Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-15

excellent missionary work with the
road-scraper and has rubbed out a
lot of snow banks about the village.
This has FASTENED the departure OF
the snow and has also been Of much
benefit to those who are compelled
to come in here on runners. Back
on the hills snow is still very deep
and travelling difficult.
Michael Myers and son. plumbers
from Boston, are at work on the
Hill. Miss Holland came Monday
and is busy getting the house ready
for occupancy.
Capt. Clyde Houghton of the
High school athletic team has had
the boys out running several days in
preparation for the inter scholastic
meet at Hanover in May. At pres
ent this exercise is confined to con-
crete sidewalks, but as soon as the
fair ground is available it will be
used as a training ground.
This has evidently been Il hard
winter for the crows. Signs CT
spring brought them out OF their
winter quarters. but with their feed
ing grounds covered with snow they
have been forced to come into the
village in search of food. They
have even swooped down into sew
eral backyarts and picked up dain-
ties set out tor domestic pets.
Postmaster Chapman was in Bos-
ton this week.
b. II. Pinnev & Co. have the con-
tract for heating the court house
building and will put in three Rich
arcson & Bo,nton furnaces. One
of the old furnaces will also remain
in use.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Mackenzie
and the Quechee members of their
party are expected home from Cali.
fornia Saturday.
Fifteen new members were re-
ccivcd into the Univels allst church
last Sunday morning.
About twenty Masons from the
local lodge attended the funeral OF
Henry -. Stone at Windsor Sun
day, going by special train.
DR.. Boynton and Miss Bo, nton
sailed for Boston from Jamaica last
Tuesday.
Will Saywar,l is at home from
Burlington.
VIM. \. Campbell, who is in
town this week, intends to tear down
the Palmer house on North Park
street, but has no immediate plans
for building.
Leon f. Sampson was in St.
Johnsbury last week Thursday to
take civil service examination for
the railway mail service.
J. +. IIerrick. who has sold his
farm at South Woodstock to Il MIR.
Dougan. has rented half OF the tene-
ment on River street recently sold
bv Frank PAYNE to Mrs. Carpenter
of Felchvillc. Mr.. Ilerrlck's family
will live there, his business keeping
him in Somerville, Msss., part of
the time. Nh. Dougan has taken
possession of the llcrrick farm.
One of a pair of horses belonging
to +. {. Perry was drowned at the
Mackenzie bridge last Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Pcrry's hired man
drove on to the bridge and as snow
was scarce drove rs near the edge as
he thought safe to find more snow
for his runners. One of the horses,
winch was blind, made Il misstcp
and fell over the edge. pulling the
other after him. The load was left
standing on the bridge. There was
il lively rescue of one of the horses,
but the horse that first fell over was
drowned. The accident calls atten-
ton to the need of lailings on such
bridges.
jill. Gaylord OF Hartford, Conn,
will preach in the Congregational
church next Sunday.
Roswell II. Buchanan, son of the
late S. p. Buchanan of Quechee and
Il brother of Mrs. L. X. Slack of
this village, died Of mala,ial fever at
Fort Mcpherson, Ga. March 9Th,
interment being at Fort Douglas,
Utah, March 18th. Mr.. Buchanan,
as Il member of the 10Th l.. ). In
fantrv band. was with our troo ps in
Cuba, and taking up arms fought IN
the battle of San uan hill.
LOCAL POULTRY NOTES.
W. i. View now has $50 mems at
his place on Church hill, part of
the old Benson place. and is quite
an enthusiastic poultrvman.
White wvandottes are good layers,
thinks f. w. I1owcs, whose IS
birds laid 1872 eggs between anu