Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-04
ABOUT WOODSTOCK

1.-The rcgula, monthly meeting OF
Kings Daughters will be held
s Saturday, afternoon at $50
lock at Mrs. VIM. Jones'.
Mrs.. Lois b. Lang, widow of
mes III. Lang, has been granted a
nsion of ST.. Il month from Aug.
BOZ, through John Gilman's
ency.
The people of Vermont, says an
chabgs, are beginning to fear the
vaRts of the forest tent caterpillar
d an article IN the warrant for the
vn-meeting at Middlebury calls
action looking toward the cXtcr-
natlon of the pest in that town.
Frahklin S. Billings was in town
verdi days this week.
Mis- Alderman, the W. Z. /. I.
ssi6nary who lectured here last
eek, told of an interesting incident
ppei,ing in her travels. While
on of her tips to the far east
veral years ago the ship on which
e was passenger became disabled
I d drifted about for two weeks.
nally it was picked up and towed
to Manila, the principal port of
philippines, where Miss Acker-
an ataycd for eighteen days. Her
bsei& ations there were confined to
e islhnd of Luzon and she made
ID Over the railroad which runs
to Ne interior hundred miles
more. She doubts very much
hether American occupation of the
ands will be an improvement SO
r az the interests of the natives are
nce1ned, as the class OF men who
i'll - there is not likely to have an
huence fol- good. The most beau
ul strcct in Manila has already
kcupn many characteristics of the
,Wefy and other cities of the
ands will probably soon yield to
e sap,c influences.
It III understood that the Country
ub xill build club house on its
ouylsls the coming season, and it is
.peckd that 1t will be completed
Jab list.
Th& High school expects to send
good team to the Dartmouth Inter
hollStic associations meet at Han
Ter n May. Clyde Houghton has
zen Elected captain of the team, ii.
Chandler manager and member
the executive committee of the
sOG& tion.
DS9rborn Il Co. are Interested in
rcc6ht real estate deal of consider
,lc Importance to those hunting for
spoE on which to build house.
he m has bought five or six acres
lard opposite the railroad station
ire II Judge Miller'S estate and the
nd to be cut up into house lots.
he Pm also has the sale of 100
:re11 holc of the same estate adjoin-
e tk new purchase. part of which
az oncr known as the William
inQ kraftcd fruit orchard OF 400
/. sb trees which it has been
aim has produced in bearing
aso1(9 1000 barrels of fine fruit.
erQ3s good chance to secure new
,r111 or to go into fruit culture.
WE. J. White has disposed of
lck of stationery, books, etc,
=. Clark and the stock has
.eu tansfcrrcd to the latter's store.
u. hitc expects to remove to
hil1 phia in month or two.
TIM New England Telephone
,snf by has decided to build Il line
;ef he mountain from Rutland to
fh1 River Junction this spring.
he halter was talked of some
Uc ago, but the decision was
Ac 4 only recently and still may
ectcd by the price of copper
he the season opens. The new
ne II relieve the line from Rut.
nd Bellows Falls. which is now
70 s,y Il wire for the prompt dis
ate >f messages.
I" fsday's snow storm saved the
81 ng for few days. Wagons
~ put this week and both the
I'D water and Bethel stages made
ip0 b " hecls. which is somewha,
ou( 1 the first of March. There
r. tv of snow on the mountain
az inc but the stage has been 60.
r. ito Rutland on wheels fol-
In, lime.
recent brief spell of spring