Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-11

DIV IN the near future Mr.. Eaton
NAV become resident of this vii
lagc.
The first heavy snow storm since
November came along Tuesday
night and continued all day We'd
nesday. The snow was very light
and dry and the wind following the
storm drlfted the roads till they were
nearly impossible in some places
delaying all the stages running IN
here. The afternoon train Wednes-
day was two hours late. About ten
inches of snow fell in this vicinity
and in other parts of the state the
fall was much heavier.
Townsend's coach tipped over in
front of the Inn Wednesday. There
were no passengers.
Mrs. +. Stearns Fairbanks re-
turned from Brooklyn Thursday.
The Northampton, Mass, CORE
spondent of the Springfield Repub-
lican whites:
"1he comm ittee of the Edwards
church to which was assigned the
duty of selecting Il pastor to take the
pulpit left vacant by the resignation
OF Rev. DR.. Paul Van Dyke is hope.
fnl that man has been found to till
the position. The committee has
reported favorably on Rev. Peter
Mcmillan of Woodstock, VT. Judge
]. w. Mason and S. D. Drury of
the committee went to Woodstock,
Sunday to hear Rev. MIR. Mcmillan
add We're favorably impressed. 1t
is expected that the members OF the
church will be given an opportunity
soon to hear and meet him. He is Il
graduate of Union theological semi
nary and began his ministry at
Barre. VT, being called to the
church III Woodstock 10 years ago.
He is about 10 years old, and is
married. He is Il man of fine adj
dress and scholarly attainments."
J. f. Herrick has sold "Maple
Grove farm" at South Woodstock to
L. &. Dougan of McGraw. n. y.
The combination of the fremont
Quartet of Boston and the Svenden
Trio, who appear in a joint pro-
gramme Monday evening Feb. 20,
will present special treat for lovers
of instrumental and vocal music.
Any one who sees the programme
as arranged tor that evening will be
sure to attend. \ few more tickets
with reserved seats can be procured
at Clark's.
n dispatch to the Boston Herald
from Taunton, Mass, Feb. 8 says
that Essex III. Pierce of Rehoboth
has been missing from his home
since early in January. MIR Pierce
is the father of the late Mrs. Frye,
the first wife of former pastor of
the Christian church, and spent con-
siderable time IN Woodstock during
his daughters residence here. The
Herald dispatch reads:
lie made an appointment in Bos-
ton, Inauguration day, with friend
from his town, but when the friend
arrived in Boston Mfr. Pierce had
paid his bill at the Adams House
and departed for Cape Cod. There
he was taken ill with grip, and after
ward went back to Boston. He was
not feeling well, and although he
was seen in Boston several times
during the month he never went
home. lie had business engage
ment with man in Il town near
Boston, which, it is SAID, was not
kept, and now his friends are fearful
that the grip has unsettled his mind
and caused HIM to wander away.
The town officers reports arc now
being printed. The overseer's re.
port shows that the appraisal at the
town farm this year is $2I74.72, al
increase of $22S.a7 over last year.
The expenses at the farm amounted
to $ISII.4o, and the net expense ton
individuals away from the farm wa,
$II37.SI. Receipts from various
sources, and the excess in appraisal
over that of last year. leave the lie
amount expended by the oversee
$,,.o IS. The aggregate cxpendi
ture by the road commissioners was
$47S6.o3. The total expenditures
for roads and bridges was $732o.22
The sale of liquors and cask'
amounted to $S6S. 70; profit to tht
town 1851. The sum of $500. 6
! was received from the town hall {
: profit to the town of SI2.SS, ant
1 Sl;1.,5 was received from the dog
5 account. The summary:
LIABILITIES
Town bonds. $4,000 90
Floating debt. lO,il7 10
5 S22. All i
ASSETS.
, Land rents. 3Il 10
Delinquent taxes, l,J3o %
t Cash on hand. l,i66 50
1859 6
Net present Indebtedness sl9,547 j
The Indebtedness has been de
creased ST., .63.96 during the pas
year.