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

pet and pride Of ]. II. fioadlev's
family at South Woodstock, has a
new home. Friday morning he was
shipped by express to Jane, 7.
Able at Springfield, Mass. where
he will doubtless be happy in COM
Portable quarters. 1t cost Mr..
lloadlcy and his family pang to
let Mckinley go, tor they had cared
for him since he was few DAYS
old Mckinley has had visitors
from tar and neal, has had his pic
ture IN the papers and will be very
much missed in the neighborhood
where he was such Il favorite.
The Jail building is still waiting
for the steel cells which the Pauly
company was to have had on the
ground here last month. The com.
panv now expects to have the mate
rial here by December Ist. hut
Judge Markham, whose work as
superintendent of the buildln. opera.
tons is telling on him in conse-
quence of vcXatious delays. does not
think the outlook promising. The
building has been ready for the re.
ception of the interior fittings, but
us it stands now surrounded by piles
OF stone, brick and lumber it is not
Il gay and festive ornament to the
village.
E. NJ. Nutting, for four years
operator at the Western Union office
here, has gone to New York to look
for position, and S. II. Graham of
Mortified has taken his place here.
The first of the course Of enter
tainments arranged by Mr.. rember
was concert by the Park Sisters.
assisted by {. Edmund Neil, reader,
given at the Methodist church Satur-
day evening, and proved Il fortunate
opening of the seasons amusements
with which the village is to be
favored. There was no suspicion
of brassncss in the cornet numbers. !
all beng rendered with excellent
taste and skill, and these and the
other numbers were heard with the
greatest pleasure. Mr.. Neil, the
reader, proved capital entertainer;
his stories were good and we'll told
Woodstock rarely has the privilege :
OF listening to Il pleasanter entertain
ment. The next one of the course
will he given Ivy Mr.. Frye, the
,.onologue artist, Wednesday even
ing, Nov. %, and it will be an even
mg's entertainment we'll worth SIZE. !
ing. :
NOVEMBER MErEoRs. - Persons /
interested in things astronomical
should he ON the lookout for the
great $, ,wer of ~ .cunids' or me-
tcor> winch Wi! probably fall on
the night of November 1914. The
earth CROSSES the path of three me-
teors at the same time every year
and there is always an abundance !
of shooting stars on that night. But
it is only once in 80 wears that we i
plunge through tn: main body OF
the SWARM and gather them in bv
The last great shower
was in 1866 and showers have oc-
Cured ut regular intervals since the
early centuries of the Christian era.
Principal W. ID. Parsons of the ,
Woodstock High school was elected
secretary of the State Teachers assO- I
citation at the Brattcboro convention !
last week.
W00DST0CKS HEAVY MAIL.
Postmaster Frederick Chapman
has completed the task Of weighing !
for IS days all the mail matter that
was mailed from Woodstock and
originated here. His report shows
that during the IS days there were I
mailed here, of first class matter. /
427 pounds and l3 ounces; second
class. 1895 pounds and 10 ounces ,
third land fourth class, 3sI pounds
and 7 ounces; government tree mat ,
ter. o97 pounds; equipment, (sacks,
pouches, etc.,) a5S2 pounds and 3
ounces; IA total of 5424 pounds orig
mating ut this office.
The total amount of mail sent
from the local office was 49eI I-2
pounds, divided as follows: First
class matter, 1870 pounds; second,
500 pounds; third and foorth, 332
pounds: government free matter.
6Y7 pounds; equipment (pouches,
sacks, etc.,, 2639 pounds; foreign.
10 I pounds.
These figures do not represent !
the total amount of mail handled at |
the local office, as the mail received
here was not weighed. .
DEATH OF AUSTIN Il. BARBER.