Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-02

years ago ana mas llVeu III lattSviIic
since that time, where he has been
engaged in the mill business. He was
the fourth of seven children, six of
whom are living. He leaves four
children-Joscph H., who lives in
Brooklyn, N. Y, Arthur X, George
w. and Dean S., all residing in
Woodstock. His wife, one sister,
Miss Eva Seaver, and five brothers
Judge T. o. Seaver, F. r. Seavcr,
r. A. Seaver, w. H. and o. l..
Seaver-survive him. Funeral SER
vices were held at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
! Franklin G. Butterfield, COM
mander OF the Vermont Department.
of the G. A. r., has issued an order
naming assistant inspectors for the
various Posts. For Randall Post,
No. 81, Charles H. English is APP
pointed.
December ID, 1899, is the one
hundredth anniversary of the death
of George Washington. And in
accordance with the resolution
passed at the 33rd National Encanp-
ment, Franklin G. Butterficld, de-
partment commander, recommends
that all Post flags be displayed at
half mast on that day. Also that
g.. A. II. Posts and schools have ex-
ercises commemorative of that event.
George Rice, of Battery A,
Seventh artillery, now stationed at
Font Rodman, New Bedford, r. l.,
is at home on 2o-days' furlough.
J. l.. Dana went to Peabody,
Mass, Monday to spend Thanks
giving.
MIR. and Mrs. Wm. S. Dana of
Turner's Falls, Mass, spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. E. Nj. Dana.
Ralph M. Tewksbury, who is
studying at dental college in Bos-
ton, spent Thanksgiving week at
home.
Miss Evaline Darling, who is
teaching in the normal school at
Johnson, visited here several days
this week.
George E. Raymond, who has
been painting in the Hotel Royalton
in New York for several months,
came home for the Thanksgiving
holiday and returns to New York
today.
Capt. Elton y. Smith went to
Smi'hvi'le, N. J., Friday.
L. d. Chandler is at home from
Proctor for the Thanksgiving holi-
day. He returns Monday.
Karl Pember is ut home from
Dartmouth.
Otto Yunckcr's horse ran away
from his place on the Taftsville road
Saturday evening and dashed into
the village bv way of Elm street.
The runaway encountered a team
driven by ]. S. Richmond near the
square and Yunckcr's rig was dam.
aged to the extent of some dollars.
MIR. Richmond came out of the COL
lision not much the worse.
A JUROR IN THE MoLINEUx CASE.
The ninth Juror secured from
more than 800 talesmen to try the
celebrated Roland b. Molineux
murder case in New York was
Frederick Billings of Woodstock.
The New York papers refer to him
as nephew instead of son of Fred /;
erick Billings. The Press says of
him:
1t is not often that multi-nil-
lionaire renders to the community
his services as a juror in the trial of
a fellow citizen for murder. But a ;
man SO rich that his dollars have
reached the amount where they only
can be guessed at was accepted yes
terday as one Of the jurors to try
Rolrnd Is. Moincaux.
Frederick Billings is the juror
reputed to be worth millions. He I
is the ninth chosen from more than
900 talesmnen. He was accepted by
counsel tor the defendant and tor the {
people after long examination.
His ho"e is in No. :7o Madison
avenue. He Is unmarried. He is
the nephew of his namesake, who
bequeathed to him a great fortune.
But Frederick Billings showed no
disposition to shirk his duty as a
citizen. lie walked to the stand,
and faced Recorder Golf, and the
counsel with an air that indicated
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