Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

Cards have been received in town
announcing the marriage of Mrs.
Mary A. W. Barrett of Brooklyn,
formerly of Rutlan |, to Judge Will
liam b. IIurd. jr., of B'ooA'yn.
The ceremony took place at the Zee
tory of st. James church in Brook
lyn Saturday, Dece nber e, ut noon,
in the presence of few family
friends and relatives.
Miss Elsie r. Chase is home from
X. u. A., Meriden, n H., with her
friend Miss Anna b. Coutant to
spend the HOLIDAYS.
Poultry show next week, begin
ming Tuesday, at floral hall.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution had whist party at 6.
w. Marbles residence Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geoge E. Mann of
Quechee entertained a whist patty
from this place Thursday evening.
The brick work on the town hall
was completed last Saturday morn
ing and the hod carriers dropped
their hods with shout heard d mile
away. Work on the roof of the hig
building is now being pushed by
Contractor German.
f. G Torrcy, ii graduate Of KIM
ball Union academy, SO. n"w study
ing theology in Bangor, Me-. is Wis
ting friends here and stopping at
]. c. Nutting's during the holidays.
A Manila dispatch of Dec. II says
that the Forty sixth regiment. in
which there are Il number of v0lun-
teers from this and neighborins
towns, has been given little work.
a company of the Forty-sixth to-
gether with Il contingent Of marines.
has been sent fro II Manila to rein,
force the Suhig garrison. The For
ty-sixth is also reported to have been
engaged in I'm attack on a strong in.
snrgcnt force of Filipincs in The
mountains near San Mateo Dee. III.
The enemy were completely r>utel
One American was killc AMI four
wounded.
A long and tedious trial was en- ).
ed in county court Thursday cver-
ing-that of Lynds VS.. Town of Ply.
mouth. Two weeks were consumed
in hearing testimony and sixty wit
nesses were examined in that time
Some of them STAYED through the
trial, but many of loyal Plymouth
ties whose presence here was neces
sarv from time to time during tn.
progress of the case hitched up =
night, went home to supper ant
drove down again after breakfast i,
the early morning in season for the
opening of the court house doors
They brought their lunches witt
them. One man "ho. fed it, homs
twelve miles in the evening
Whether he took this tramp NOR.
than once is not learned.
The "World's Fair" case f,on
Tunbridge brought cloud of wit
nesses here Thursday night and Fri
day morning Seventy-tive wer
summoned and all found accommo
dations somewhere.
1t will be IL great eXhibtion-th
poultry show to he held here mex
week.
II. b. Johnson of New York wa
in town this week.
Mis-. ]. Nj. Currier of Newport i.
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. X. Muir
dock. Lynn Currier spent Sunda.
and Monday here.
Another sale MADE bv Dearborn
4 Co., is that of the Nenr> Mors
farm in South Royalton TO II. II
Hayes, recently from the west. lIr
Hayes takes immediate possession
Rev. VIM. ii. Collins of Brattle
boro will otficate at St. James
church tomorrow.
+. H. Ingalls, has gone to Stowe
where he intends to go into til
wheelwright business. He has bee
in the employ Of George Day fo
the past year.
Miss Georgiana Prior, Jaught.
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. ". Prior. wa
married Christmas day to MIR. Z
Francis Ochampaugh. at the bride
home in Orwell.
Chaplain Jones, formerly of til
battlcship Texas, who was booke
Tor Il lecture here Jan. II, is unubl
to fill the date as he has receive
orders which forbid any publ
speaking at present.