Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-13
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Three New England Telephone
company representatives have been
n town the past week hustling for
new subscribers to the local cx-
hange. Among the subscribers
ready secured are {. Nj. Perry, f..
B. buttons blacksmith shop. W.
w. Dearborn, the probate office.
Charles +. Merrill and George w.
Marble. The telephone company
vii also put in IA line between the
Billings farm office and the house.
lot to be connected with the local
xchange. \ gang of workmcn
began work at White River june
ion Wednesday ON the new line
ron, that point to Rutland and
bout half Il mile Of poles day will
,e Set. No work will be done from
he Rutland end of the line.
Frcd Billings WAS riding Il bicycle
h The square about O'Clock Thurs
lay when the bar just above the
ork broke and he was thrown to
he ground, striking on his chin.
1cswaS stunned for moment and
vas carried into Wright's drug store.
where the wound, a bad cash in his
hin, was dressed.
The .\queduct company is putting
b Zoo feet of fourinch pipe on the
sHpulevard' to connect the houses
{ the south cud with the water svS-
EN-. Work was begun "Wednesday.
Randall Post has accepted an offer
TIA PARROT gun. Il 5o-rollnler. ten
cred by the government through
congressman W. W. Circuit, anl
he9old cannon will soon hc shipped
eTe. 1t is one of Il lot of con-
emncd cannon and the Post secures
BY paying for its transportation
rom Boston. 1t weighs about $500
0undS. The Post was offered Il
lcavier piece weighing 1900 pounds
mt preferred the lighter one. \
0mmittcc fro n the Post will confer
Nth the trustees regarding p'a
or setting up the gun somcwh,r, in
he village. Ten shells will accom-
ANY the gun.
Billings farm shipped eleven head
f Jerseys to VIM. b. Goodrich of
sMmbing Hill. Ia, "Wednesday,
atncs .\itken taking the stock west.
he stock includes a Young bull
iIed bv Iandscer'S Columbus. Bill
Uss farm has also sold a daughter
EGartcld Stoke Pogis to Ohio
eedcr, and is probably the last one
bat will be- Sold
The supreme court has ovcrrulcd
10 sentence pronounced in Windsor
0untv court a short time ago com
hitting the two Darrell bows of
iaftland to states prison for re-
s6ng an officer. Sheriff Spafford
~ them from Jail here Tuesday
Al in company with Deputy Sher-
4Pcck took them to Montpelier to
c<&ive new sentence from the su-
tennc court. They will probably
Nent to the house of correction.
ork on the club house of the
R&b dstock Country club was begun
hN past week. The building is To-
I'D at the edge of the woods. near
Ell present summer house on the
IS. 1t will bc about forty five
each WAY, one story. and a
ad piazza will extend along three
Is of 1t. There will be one large
IN, lockers for the use of club
@mbcrS. and Il kitchen. Water
he brought to the house from Il
lltitu! spring in the woods a short
;lnce away. The hot Sc is to be .
~ plctcd about July Ist. 1t Will
4R handsome building and it i, cx-
ectcd to add much to the pleas
of the coming goltiug season.
IN alarm of fire called the depart
h' to the Gallup house on High
bet extension shortly after |
otk Thursday, but the blaze.
Pen was III the root. was put ont
bout turning on the hose. The
was in the south end ot the
Sc, occupied 10y Edward Barnahy.
pipe from the kitchen stove
burning uut an hour or two be-
+, then the chimney took fire and
ignltcd the roof. Little damage
done.
Harvey Il. Smith of Chicago ar
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