Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-27

| oS t'oS VA Dohu'uoys
The Barre Telegram says of a
base ball player well known here:
.'Bill" Hazelton has been obliged
, to resign his position as captain Of
the Tufts College base ball team for
the coming season, owing to his
: poor health which is the result of an
injury he sustained last summer.
He is also unable to return to college
this spring for the same reason.
Mason D. Farwell, who has been
much.respected resident of Wood
stock for many years, died Friday
morning. He has been in feeble
health fora long time and was taken
severely i'll a week ago Thursday.
He was about So years of age. His
wife and one son, Oscar F., survive
him. The funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock.
Mrs. Robert A. Perkins went to
Boston Monday, expecting to return
with Mr.. Perkins late in the week.
A Chicago dispatch to the Boston
Post suggests theory almost equal
to that probably back of the compile
ton of Dickens "Mystery of Ed
ward Drew" in Brattleboro, that
created such excitement IS years
and more ago, says the Brattleboro
Reformcr. This theory or story is:
William Allen White, we'll
known newspaper man, is authority
for the statement that Rudyard Kip
ling wrote 'David Harum" and that
the name of edward Moves West
colt" the heretofore supposed author
of the popular book, is an invention
pure and simple. Mr.. White ex-
plains that Kipling wrote the book
on il bet that a book by an unknown
author could be made to sell we'll,
and that Mr.. Box invented the
Maine Edward Noyes Wescott hav-
ing as an inspiration noisy waist
coat worn by the author of "Soldiers
Three" and other stories.
The jury in the case of State VS..
"Jack" Donahue, in county court,
charged with assault on Deputy
Sheriff Henry S. Peck with intent
to kill, brought in verdict of guilty
of simple assault last week Friday
evening. The assault occurred on
Deputy Peck's attempt to arrest the
respondent at White River Junction
in January, 1895. Donahue pulled
a gun but Mr.. Peck quickly grabbed
the weapon and his two able assist
ants did the rest Donahue was
sentenced to one year in the states
prison.
AT meeting of the State board
of railroad commissioners Tuesday
Charles Batchelder of Woodstock +!
was appointed secretary of the
board. His office will be at Mont
pelier.
The ladies' afternoon whist club
was entertained by the Misses |
Dewey at Quechee Wednesday.
Henry Simser started for South
ern Pines, N. c., Monday, for the
benefit of his health. He was ac-
companied by l.. Fl. Pratt.
In the printed report of the poul-
try and pet stock premiums the
awards to Peter Charon were care
Iessly omitted. His English bull
bitch took first premium in her class
and also a $I.5o special as the hest
bull dog in the show.
The first of series of weekly
whist pa rites was held at Grand
Army hall Thursday evening.
There We're Is tables and the affair
was very successful and pleasant
socially.
THE NEW RECTOR OF ST. JAMES
PARISH.
The parish of St. James has ex-
tended call to Rev. John Davis
Ewing Of Middle Haddam, Conn,
who preached here two weeks ago
and who made very favorable i'm
preston as IA man of ability and an
excellent speaker. file has accepted
the call, his acceptance to take effect
March I, and he will enter upon his
new duties on Easter Sunday.
Rev MIR. Ewing has been at Mid
die Haddam four ,ears-two years
as missionary and two as rector of
the Episcopal church there. He is a
graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania and is about 80 years of
age. He took theological course
at the Berkeley Divinity school at
Middletown, Conn, of which the
late Bishop Williams was at the
head for many years. His home is
in Philadelphia. During his college
days MIR Ewing was we'll known as
an athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL LYCEUM.
The first meeting of this lyceum
was held Friday afternoon, Jan. 26,