Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

II. H. Daniels numbering opera
tons dre yet somewhat limited b.
the lack of snow, but he has abou
twenty men ut work at his camp Il
East Barnard. Lumber from tina
point is all shipped at Sharon
Some work is also being done a
Bridgewatcr Corners, where Mr.
Daniels has another camp.
1t is reported that the men at on
of Daniels lumber camps came
across thirteen deer skins in the
woods, which seem to be good evil
dence of further illegal killing of
deer.
Miss Clara Purple is at home
from Springfield for the holiday
vacation.
Miss Anna Marble and Ma,te,
Richard Marble of Bostorrare at l..
B. Marbles.
Ralph Nj. Tewksbury and Ralph
w. Boyce came home from Boston
this week to spend the holidays.
George Roy, driver of the Felch.
Vile stage. lost two horses Tuesday
night in somewhat peculiar way.
They were stabbed as usual in his
barn at Felchville Tuesday evening.
Near their stalls was a pile of green
shavings and in some way ii was set
atire, not breaking out into flames
but emitting smudge and smoke
which suffocated the horses. They
were found about II o'clock, dead.
1t is quite misfortune for Mr.. Roy,
who bought the stage line some
months ago.
The reports of the village officers
show that $Ioo, lacking few cents,
was expended in drow ming caterpii-
lars and in other ways in fighting
the pests. 1t is generally considered
useful expenditure of good dollars.
An observant citizen allows that
there are advantages not noted by
everyone in having a county court
in the midst of us. Wisdom has
come with years; the people have
looked on and learned and the result
is that cases in court in which
Woodstock people are interested are
as scarce as icicles in August. Ex-
perience has taught the community
that a lawsuit is an expensive luxury
under any circumstances. There is
nothing in it and the wise citizen
keeps out of it; when the pinch
comes he compromises, with no loss
Of dignity, and saves money thereby.
"There's no fight in us" said one
lawyer, but the remark hardly fits
the case. The element OF combat
iveness and courage is not lacking
not a bit. When there's anything
really worth fighting for Woodstock
is ready for trouble-on Vail field
or anywhere else-but Woodstock
would rather stand aside and let the
other fellow pay the law, ers' fees.
Sixty or seventy Years ago, per-
haps more. Squire Marsh hung il
horse shoe over the limb of maple
tree near the brick house on his
place where the Billings mansion
now stands. On Thursday work
men were cutting up the old tree,
for some time dead, when saw
struck the horse shoe embedded six
Or eight inches in the wood. Mr.
Aitken now has the relic-a hand
made shoe--in his office.
Mrs. H. H. Symonds came up
from Beverly, Mass, this week for
short stay.
DR.. Deane Richmond of Windsor
was in town Friday with patient,
mir. Prior. The latter was carrying
h nail in the flesh of one hand.
With DR.. Sherwin's N-ray apparatus
the nail was soon located and ex-
tracted.
The post office clerks have not
been rushed yet, but will be busy
today and on Monday morning they
expect to be swamped with holiday
mail. Postmaster Chapman he.
decorated the office very attractivelv
with young spruce trees. boughs and
Nreaths.
George II. Fuller Of Hartford has
aid an attachment on the plant and
Rll the property of the Woodstock
Electric company in Woodstock for
debt he claims is due him, and has
hlso trnstecd a number of the CON-
pany's patrons.
Three handsome pairs Of pigeons
pave recently been added to the
igeon loft at Billings farm. They