Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-08

excitement. He kept on out Cou,
street, over High and to Central
again and was stopped on the con.
crete near Thomas Smiths store.
Miss Gertrude Dewey of Quechee
entertained n whist party from TIN
village Friday evening.
The ladies of the Univers,li,t
church will have Il sale on TueSda,
afternoon and evening, Dccembc,
rs, beginning at I o'clock, ut til,
church purors. There will be :,
large display of fancy articles,
aprons, etc, and confectionery and
ict cream will also be ON sale. Ooc
OF the features of the sale will he
the box table and as purchases at
this table will have to do some
guessing it is expected to prove II
strong attraction.
Sidney Davis of South pomlrct
has rented the Dana house at the
lower end of the village and will
",,upv it this winter.
The new steel bridge at West
Woodstock is completed and was
used for the first time Friday. DR..
Sherwin was the first regular pas
scngrr to drive across it.
One of the best musical entertuin-
mentS Of the season will be the con-
cert next Friday evening given bv
the Dartmouth Glce Club. This is
said to be one of the best organiza-
tons ever sent out 10y the college
and those who attend this concert
will be sure of hearing fine vocal
and instrumental music.
\ baked bean supper was served
ut the Congregational church par
lors Friday evening.
+. w. b. Smith announces a spc-
cial sale OF boots and shoes, the
stock purchased of II. p. Clark hay
ing been removed to his clothing
store.
Mrs. +. G. Putnam has returned
home
y double quartettc OF small boy
sercnaders rendered several pleasing
selections on the street last evening.
George {. Otis of West Burke.
registered pharmacist, is clcrking in
\. b. Morgun's drug store.
Last Tuesdays storm was quite
destructive in many ways. though
only Il few inches OF snow fell.
The flakes were laden with moisture
and ednesday morning tees, tcle-
phone and telegraph poles and wires
were covered with Il dazzling coat
of white. Wire, all over the rifl.g.
We're sng ycd and broken and tn,
pn!rs in some places seemed ready
to break under the strain. Onii one
telephone wire was WORT ing--t that
to +. :. Ma ,kenzic'> house an |
t. "r was a ycntrl slSD.l>ion OF
operations at thu local exchange.
The Western Union had no wire out
Of town and even county court buSi-
ness wLs DELAYED bv the lack of
telegraph and telephone facilities.
Electric lights were supposed to
have been knocked ont for several
DAYS. hut before o'clock house and
store lights were on as usual, the
street lights also burning tor a short
time. Wires Oh the Bridgcwater
road were broken IN many places
and there was trouble in ct Their direc-
tons. a little sunlight would have
melted the snow from trees and
wires, which refused to be shaken
off, but it failed to appear and the
rarely beautiful sight continued for
several days.
Miss Harriet Hatch and Miss
Mary Marshall went to Salem,
Mass, Thursday. From there they
go to !irooklyn, \ y, for the Win
ter.
The New England Telephone
company got the wire to White
River Junction in working order
rhursia, morning, Il gang of line
men reaching here after repairing
the breaks caused by the rec ent
storm on the way. The gang will
90 over the main line to Rutland.
CANTON WOODSTOCK DANCES.
The second annual ball OF Canton
NJ. II, |. O. O. f.,
was held at the town hall Thursday
evening. 1t was the first big dance
At the new hall and it was a great
success except in Il financial way.
The floor was we'll filled and every
body enjoyed the evening.
The grand march at 8 o'clock was
led by Major and Mrs. E. A. Spear,
followed by 10 couples, Blaisdel's
orchestra of Concord. y. H., play
ing. The mnsic was exceptionally