Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-04
m AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

a large force of men are busy at
he Woodward mansion, inside and
it, these cold days, and the old
buse is hive of industry while the
ORR on repairs and alterations goes
~. Not many changes are being
adc in the rooms, but the hopeless
ok of confusion just at present is
dicative of Il good many minor
pteratlons, including new lathing,
lastering, paper and paint. Seven
wv freplaces are being put in and
hetc will be three bath rooms in the
CONSTRUCTED house, all the plumb
hg being done by New York firm.
new covered piazza, colonial IN
esign. is being built on three sides
the house which will add much
its appearance. The part of the
Eazza extending along the sides of
he house is nine feet wide and the
Ection in front II feet in width.
he house is to be lighted through
Ut by electricity. Whipple, of
lebanon, \. H., is the contractor,
F. Phelps being in charge of the
ork.
Tie regular monthly meeting of
he Parish branch of the Womcn's
ikillary, was held Monday after
BON at the home of Mrs. Henry
oynton, on Park street.
The district schools taught 10y
lisscs Margaret Bartlett. Clara Pur-
nnd Helen Marble closed ycster-
az.
The regular monthly meeting of
he Kings Daughters will be held
It'll Mrs. II. p. Clark this after
Don at e.3o o'clock.
The winter has been quite favor
bic for numbering operations in his
amps, Mr., ii. II. Daniels says.
now has not been deep in the
Foods, but he has been working ON
bmparatlvclv smooth ground and
as bad little trouble in hauling logs.
II. Daniels now has two camps,
ne in East Barnard and another on
he Scott Robinson farm in Bridge
Eater, and mills are in operation at
9th places From fifteen to twenty
ZEN are employed at each camp.
ixtysix loads of logs were drawn
ITO one of the camps one day and
bolt 200, 900 feet of lumber has
cen cut already.
Thursday was Candlcmas day.
hero Is a universal super stition
hro,lghout Christcndom concerning
heS weather on that dav. Good
Feather indicates severe prolonga-
IN of winter and y bad srol.; bad
fo1thcr on this day indicates a good
bop and IL good summer. Thurs
aywas clear, cool day.
The Maple Creamery is paving
Is patrons on the churn test.
B III. Dunbar, who is we'll known
/ his county as an educator, and
Fho went to Minneapolis some
lopths ago, appears as candidate
brh ssistant state superintendent of
dueation of Minnesota. Since 60
haNvcst. Mr.. Dunbar has been en-
d in educational work, aud m
hd~,tallv MIXED Il bit with politics.
ieskill be remembered here as an
dv1catc of silver, speaking at sew
raj places in the county during the
unprecedented campaign. During
be last campaign in Minnesota,
M Dunbar took an active interest
n ehalf OF John Lind, the fusionist
q iidate for governor.
Ey. Or. \. ID, Brown of North
els will preach at St. James church
Puuk|aN,
ISIS Haskell goes next Monday
Lawrence. Kansas, to visit her
is(}r. Mrs. VIM. f. Hazen. intend
hf % remain till June.
rS. Clara Davis of Boston is Wis
HI Mrs. q. b. Warren.
cnncth Scaver is at home from
e. ton for q vacation of ten days.
iss May Louise Harvey is visit
~ her parents, MIR. and Mrs. 6.
NS harvey.
& q. Thompson returned this
w. ! from the Hanover hospital.
ISIS Margaret l.. Johnson is in
ON this week visiting her aunt,
Morton.
ev. fr. Drouhin has been at St.
Cmth. Quebec. this week.
pc bicycle business has been
lu9H Tor a few months. but there
s buses to be a lively trade in the