Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
I'M AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

One interesting case coming mp in
ounty court next week is that OF
ened,ct VS.. the "World's FAIR
tunbridge, and it is said Is wit
pesscs will appear. Benedict's claim
N that while he was in bicycle race
orses were called out for race
nd one ran on to his bicycle and
roke it.
Principal w. M. Thomas OF the
White River Junction High school
as in town last week Friday and
saturday examining applicants tor
eachers' certificates.
Mrs. Charles J. Ives of Cedar
lapids, Ia, is visiting her mother,
irs. Eliakim johnson, arriving on
Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. E. X. Wright went
Boston Monday.
In several places about the village
mgle stakes set by Surveyor
.owndes have been pulled up and
brown to one side, contemplate
bit of mischief which has bothered
him considerably. This petty mean
Ass can he punished severely if tive
ke-puller is caught.
Geo. &. Randall Post elected the
ollowing officers at its annual meet
ng last Saturday evening: Com
handler, John Gilman; senior ,icc,
commander, Chas. o. Thompson ;
mnior vice-commander, Geo. W..
Perry; quartermaster, Nathan Cush-
ing; surgeon, Dr.. Henry l'oynton
chaplain, c. w. Sayward; officer of
the day, L. B. Thomas; officer OF
the guard. Moses George. The bal
ance of the officers will be appointed
lat the next regular meeting, when
the installations will also take place.
Rev. E. II. Randall of Poultney
will otficiate at St. a nes' church
tomorrow.
Sociables were held ut the parior:
of the Unive, salist and of the Con
gregational church Thursday even
ing.
Ex-Governor W. p. Dillingham;
was in town Monday and Tuesday
| He was called here by court cast
in which he is counsel his visit hat
| nothing to do with the little stree
canvass of voters made by {. o
b. Thompson week or SO ago
Mr.. Thompson stopped some sixt,,
men with an interrogation as t.
whom they favored as candidate
for the senate-Gen. Grout or ex
Gov. Dillingham;. Forty were TO
Dillingham;, nine for Grout, ant
several voters hadn't made up thei
minds at this early stage OF the con
test. But this is quite small pro
portion of the voters of Woodstock
How the whole town would go is
very different matter.
Harold S. Dana was in Boston
day or two this week.
Ralph M. Tewksbury returned II
Boston Tuesday.
Walter l.. Wood, now repre-
sentative of the New England Tee
phone company, is at present locat
ed at St. Albans.
Some of the court people driving
in here Tuesday reported consider
able snow between here and Eas
Barnard, and that in some place
runners would have made travclin,
|. easier than wheels.
Miss Elsie Chase spent Thanks
giving at her home here, returnin;
to Kimball Union academy Monda,
i. Eugene V. Smith is going t
Smithville, N. j., soon to take
position with the n. B. Smith Nj;
chine company. He has sold hi
milk route to Geo. r. Lockwood
who will take possession at once.
A horse belonging to Charles ]
Thompson was turned out in tn
yard the other dav and in some WI
got into the brook where the water
setting back from the Billings dam
is quite deep. The horse plunge
about in the water for some tim
but steep bank prevented his Gel
ting out. Search was finally mao
for the missing animal and he W.
helped out of his distressing pligh
Miss Lizzie Dyke who was calle
to Lebanon, N. H., by the seriot
illness of II. H. Brown, has u
turned.
Rev. F. d. Handy conducted r.
vival services at Hartland Frida
evening.