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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
TAFTSVILLE.

Luke Russel's brother has been
visiting him few days this week.
Mrs. w. ]. Strong spent a few
DAYS with Mrs. E. M. Fletcher IN
Woodstock the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Caswell, Miss
Louise and Master Leigh, called on
former neighbors in this place Tues
da, and Wednesday.
Mabel Strong is dressmaking at
the Junction.
Mrs. G. E. Flanders and Miss
Marion returned to their home in
Cavendish last Thursday.
W. II. Brownell is away on bust
ness in the northern part of the state.
Frank Gates, who has been in
Boston several years past, has given
up his business and returned to
Taftsville to make it his future
home.
Ed. Parkhurst has returned to his
work IN Springfield.
A party of people from this place
held one of their old time sings with
Harvey Vaughan's family of Wood
stock last Tuesday evening. A very
pleasant evening was passed.
The night of the 10Th inst. Jose
plus" fell asleep. For three long
years she has been the pet and pride
of the ''Professor. The BODY re-
poses in state at its lifelong resi-
dence awaiting the arrival of the
"Profcssor" for the disposition of
the remains. We extend heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved. "'Tis
hard to be parted from those that
we love-.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
w hats the News?

O, what is the news from Dekel's drift,
Or the news from Slingerstonteln
Is Honey Nest kloof still on the lift,
Or KoOdoosberg in line
Is Majesndie or Jacobsdal
Still held bw the Brits or Beers?
Has Potgieter's been captured yet
BY the men of wiles and lures?
Has Butler quite recovered from
That day on Spion kop-
o tell me Are the British
Or the Dutchmen still on top!
Indianapolis journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
NORTH POMFREr.

The winds last week did consid-
cradle harm in blowing down tele-
phone wires and moving the horse
sheds off their base. They would
have gone farther had it not been
for the large elm tree back of them
which was support.
Ralph La Mountain attended the
wedding at Woodstock of his niece,
Miss Josephine LA Mountain and
Mr.. Stephen Marcy. last week.
We are all glad to see Z. y. Dana
out once more.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

Nergennes suffered from disas-
trous conflagration on "Wednesday,
which totally destroyed the saw mill
and the factory of the Nergennes
Manufacturing Co.
Fifteen hands are thrown out of
employment. The loss is $4,000 to
S12, 900. Insured for ST.. 500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
HANOVER n. II.

The engagement is announced of
Prof. Frank II. Dixon, of the Eco
Monies department in Dartmouth col
lege, and Miss. Alice Lester Tucker,
daughter of President VIM. J. Tucker
of Dartmouth. Prof. Dixon has been
at Dartmouth less than two years but
he is thus early recognized as one of
the ablest members of the faculty,
and townspeople. Miss. Tucker is
a graduate of Smith college, and a
highly accomplished and very popu-
lar young lady.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
LOS =,

Between White River Junction and
Woodstock, on Wednesday, Feb.
2Ist. 1000, Dark Grey Fox Bon.
A reward of Five Dollars will be
paid to the finder on returning same
to the Woodstock Inn, Woodstock,
Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
POST OFFICE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

Boston, New York. North and East, 1000 A.
NJ, 800 p. NJ.
Bridsewater and Rutland, $50 A. M ana
800 p. NJ.
South Woodstock and Fechville. 800 p. N.
Barnard and Bethel, so A. NJ.
Otiice hours from $50 A. NJ. too P. NJ
sundays. II to p. NJ.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
ICE RACING AT BARNARD.

Two good races came off on Sill
yer lake Wednesday. Bethel horses
were interested and the matches
were witnessed by number of
spo' tsmen from this place. The
track was in good shape for settling
the little question of speed between
the rivals, but the time, however,
was not given out. The races were
in half mile heats, best two in three.
Razzle Dazzle, owned by Stearns,
and Silver Thread, Daniel Bliss
owner, made good race for stake:
of twelve bushels of oats. Silver
Thread got the oats.
The other race was for t:ree-year-
Odds, SIS Il side, in which Brad
laugh colt owned by Abbott and Il
Westmont owned by Kittredge were
the contestants, The Bradlaugh
COlt LOOK Tue n'OHeN.
BRIDGEWATER VILLAGE.
There will be an "Old Folks"
dance at Union hall Saturday eve,
Feb. "a.
Rev. r. B. West has advertised
his HOUSEHOLD furniture and some
other things to be sold at auction
next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Spaulding
of West Bridgewater visited at Allen
Pinney's Saturday.
The lower school taught by Miss
Barrows closed Friday last.
The Rev. r. B. West will preach
his farewell sermon at the church
next Sunday.
Several couples from here attend
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
Lest We Forget,

The Congressional candidates thus
far in the field in the two Vernon,
districts in alphabetical order are as
follows:
In the First District:
Joel &. Baker of Rutland.
James X. Batchelder of Arling-l
ton.
d. ]. Foster OF Burlington.
Alfred \. Hall of St. Adams.
Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park.
Hamilton S. Peck of Burling-
ton.
H. Henry Powers of Norris
vile.
In the Second District:
Porter II. Dale of Island Pond.
kittredge Haskins of Brattle-
boro.
Frank Plumlcy of Mortified.
Wendall p. Stafford of St.
Johnsbury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
WEST WOODSTOCK.

The sociable that was to held this
evening is postponed until next
Tuesday evening. There will be Il
short entertainment. Ice cream and
cake 10 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

Mrs. Rebecca Osgood OF South
Royalton was awakened one morn
ing recently by a rapping sound at
her door. Upon looking out she
saw large deer on her piazza,
which is on a level with the street.
She drew the curtain to get better
view, when it raised its head and
looked directly at her, and then Gid
ed away out OF sight.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
WOODSTOCK'S MUSIC HALL.

The .Ag6 today prints sketch OF
the interior of the music hall in the
new town building, fro II which a
very good idea Of the completed
auditorium can be obtained. The
room is about ASK 81 feet, balcony
extending across the front, and the
stage is e5x IS feet, the scenery arch
being "a feet high at the top. The
whole plan Of decoration and fur
nishing is not completed, but the
walls are to be painted terra and the
ceiling and woodwork finished in
white enamel. The auditorium will
be lighted by fifty electric lights, ex-
elusive of the footlights and lights
for the wings and dressing rooms
The work of clustering the hall
began Thursday, and while the fin
ishng touches will not be put on for
some time, yet satisfactory progress
is being made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
The Age,
and
New York
w eekly Tribune,
One year, $1:OO.

ed the dance at West BridgeIater
Thursday evening.
Ernest Capron sprained his ankle
quite badly while trying to see how
high he could kick. ...
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
QUECHEL.

w. J. Sake of White River unc-
ton spent Thursday at his home
here.
Mrs. Brownell, who has been at
o. B. Heads, has returned to her
home in Pomfret.
MIR. and Mrs. II. G. Gushing and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Gushing have
been recent guests at Mrs. d. l..
Cushing's.
Guy Russell and Geo. Larrabee
were home from X. u. A. over Sum
day.
Miss May Hutchinson of Nor
witch is with Mrs. d. &. Landcrs.
The schools were not in session
Thursday.
Martin Coutermarsh has recently
moved to North Hartland.
The social at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening was very
much enjoyed by the large number
present.
VIM. Lindsey was in Boston las t
week on business.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

Feb. Fl Estate of Frank Shattuck
I Inventory returned.
| Estate of G Gorge NJ. Foster: Ad-
/ ministrator ordered TO settle Mar. II,
Vermont State Poultry and Pet Stoc
Association.
The next annual exhibition by the
Vermont Poultry and Pet stock
association will be held IN Wood
stock during the first week of an
uary 1901, this matter being decided
at the annual meeting of the associa-
ton held in this place last week Fri
day evening.
The following officers were elect
ed:
President, Frederick Billings.
Woodstock vice-preSidents, +. G..
Brown of Quechee, ]. c. Under
wood, r. II. Ranney and w. l..
SWEET of St. Johnsbury, f. E. Per
luns, Burlington, "A. Il. Fuller and
ii. p. Clark of Woodstock, Warner
Bingham West Concord, Rush
Vaughan Woodstock, d. q. Spaul.l-
ing Taftsvillc. {. o. Barrett Mont
pelier. G.. G. Paine South Ran
dolph and II. M. Barrett of st. AL
bans; secretary, John S. Eaton;
treasurer. Frederick. Chapman.
The directors, all residents of this
vicinity, are James Aitken, w. a.
Clifford, w. 5. Thornton, E. p.
Tewksbury, V. D. Fraser, w. d.
Foster, F. w. Howes, E. a. Emery,
Il. b. Hutchinson and A. G. Hoitt.
Superintendent of Poultry, F. w.
Howes.
The judges engaged for the next
exhibition are II. B. May and ii. 5.
Ball, both well known experts of
much experience.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

People who are always getting
their feelings hurt mean that they
are always getting their vanity hurt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

For the first time since 1873 div
idend has been declared on the sec
ond preferred stock of the Grand
Trunk system. The Vermont poll
ticians are now paving railro ad fare.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
Fire At Weston.

The saw mill, barn and carriage
house owned by &. +. Mansur at
Weston were destroyed by fire Mon
day night about II o'clock, together
with their entire contents.
1t is supposed that the fire Started
from a defective chimney in the mill
The loss is estimate at $4,000 and
no insurance.
The mill was operated by w. E.
Benson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

The Age and Th,ice-a-week
World one year for $i.65.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24

Miss Sleeper of Woodstock was
the guest of Mrs F. S. Hewitt last
week.
Miss Alice Wood went last week
Monday to Wavcrlv, Mass, where
she has d position as attendant in
the MIC Lean hospital.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
DANA BROTHERS
New York Cash Store.

The coolest weather is to come, and
the bargains in Underwear which we
are offering are worth your attention.
Ladies' Jersey Vests worth soc ut
Ladies all-wool Vests and Pants the
!)Sc kind, at
Mems wool lined Shirts and Drawers
bargain at soc. but closing
them out ut
Flannel blankets, large size, l5c.
Colnlortabes, lined with pretty silko-
lines, filled with pure white cotton.
light and warm $l25 and ; $50.
Outings, good patterns at DC, Sc, Zoe.
Chdrcn's Dresses, ready to
They save the trouble of making, and
more too-$ lbs. $1.S7, $3.50
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
smeIter city Papers.

From the Durango Democrat.
Charles r. Mcconnell will land in
Durango Saturday with thirity-five head
nf chnica nadipraad salected Dnrham
bulls which he will offer to growers at
their value, as Charles E. lie interested
ia improving range stock.
From the Dup,neo fseraId.
Clint BoRman came up from Farm
iOgton lastl evening and continued u
Silverton today
Pennington people are considerably
agitated over an elopement that WIS
Knocked silly in the nick of time. The
father Of the girl, aged 10, became sus-
picioua Of her actions coupled with that
Of the would be bridegroom The latter
had repaired to the livery stable Of
Frank Allen and while a team was heing
hitched up the father got wind of it and
kidnapped his daughter and started in
the direction OF Durango to get her
away from the wooers influence, who is
old enough to know better, being 81.
L. r. Smith came in from Bayfield,
last evening, returning todsy. He saws
there is considerable alarm over reported
smallpox on the reservation and an at
empt IS being mhue 10 keep the lnulHn6
from visiting Bayfield,, but 80 far this has
been unsuccessful.
s. W. Raymond returned last evening
from San Juan county, where he put in
a week in aud around Aztec and Farm
iugton. Mr.. Raymond reports that sec
tion in very good condition. Many
newcomers are taking up lands aloug
the Animas and San Juan rivera, as well
as on the mesas, where new ilrigating
bitches convey water Both Aztec and
Pennington show many signs OF enter
prise Many new buildings have been
constructed in the past year, and others
.are under way. OF course everybody is
anxiously awaiting the advent Of rail-
road, but the people are not idle in the
meantime. They are going ahead aud
bettering conditions as best they can
without it. The fruit growers are unus-
uslly hopeful The crop has been light
the past two years trees are IN excellent
condition for bearing, and Rith favorable
weather we may look for larger crop
than In 1897, as the acreage has been
considerably increased. The Herald is
pleased to note the general air Of pros
perity and content that prevails among
our southern neighbora.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
All Along the Line.

The New Mexican notes the general
advance along the line being made by
New Mexico at this time, as follows;
"There wasa time when all the counties
Of the territory we're standing etill
apparently, or going backward 10 wealth,
and few persons denired to expend
money in improvements, but now all this
ia reversed There are no counties
where investments are not being made
ia mining, stock raising and farming
Nearly all the county towns and many
which have not the advantage of being
a county seat are growing The people
a.o building homes With tinai deter
mination to remain In the territory,
and new settlers are constantly arriy-
ing.
"Of most places remote from rail
ways, like Los Lunas, Taos Moro and
Puerto de Luna, little progress can he
reported, but the stock and agricultural
interests near them are prosperous, and
there are prospects Of railways going TO
the most Of them which viii put the
towns 10 line with growing places. San
Juan county. however, which has been
held back through lack Of railway iaeili-
ties, is growing now Many eastern
farmers are locating along the streams
IA engage 10 fruit growing, tarming ana
stock raising The towns oi Aztec and
Pennington are rapidly building up"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

The political pot is simmering and the
Political Pointers" columns Of our torritor-
ial contemporaries are again running IN the
foremost positions and nowaily describing the
fights Tor supremacy and the struggles IN
the ranks Of the political organizations for
control. The presidential campaign is the
cause Of an earlier start than usual And so
It goes. on and on Primarily tho heavy
weights Of the great parties "set to" to down
each other, or. sooiably enough, they combine
with one another 10 vanquish tho other
crowd. When tho conventions have been
held and the truly good ones have won out, /,
the adherents Of the old time political bod
les line up for the scrap at the polls and al Is
merry. New Mexico can stand it better than
some others. We have an election only once
in two years. whereas In Colorado and in
fact all the states, they hold annual elections
for state on county officers, and the munici-
pal elections and elections for school direo-
tors also occur yearly.
The Republicans occupy the center Of the
local stage at present. Their national CON
vention meets IN june the territorial conven-
tion IS billed for sooorro the 18th Of next
month and their county conventions for the
election ofdeleEates viii al be held within
two weeks,
The buoyant silver Democracy viii not be
long in getting into line The national COM
mlttee meets this week to hx the date of the
national convention. and the county and
territorial conventions will soon follow, the
indications now being that the Democratic
national convention viii be held prior 20 the
Republican.
From the reports at hand, the territorial
g. o. D. is in the middle Of a Kilkenny cat
fght, the administration faction and the
Catron faction having declared war to the
knife and the knife to the limit. The terri
tory's energetic executive officer seems to be
about to lift Hon. Toms political scalp. EFF
anybody ken, he ken" That's certain.
The capital Of our neighboring county, La
Plata, harbors a weekly publication which,
evidently not having business Of It's own to
attend to, sometimes takes desire to con-
duct every one else'a business according to
its own peculiar and "nutty" notions Once
upon q recent time It gyRated along amyster-
ious trail to the discovery Of rumors that
its Aztec contemporary" was habitually un-
favorable to the publication OF matters di-
vers and sundry and not Affecting the weekly
referred to in any manner under the sun. In
cities Of as much turbulence and turpitude as
is commonly credited to the smelter City q
everyday existence, the ones involved have
frequently been known TO be satisfied to let
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
INDEX IMPRESSIONS.

well enough alone and assuming that the
local Press Is on friendly terms with tnom. %
usually follows In their footetops--i e. in this
respect 'Tis true, tho majority ia not con-
cofned one way or the other. But tho email
and possibly select circle whose doiuFs are
the subject Of discussion. should be as anx
ious as anybody not to underestimate the
worth Of that adage which declares that si-
lenoe IS golden, 2l.karats fno
Rumor rides the wind and many's the
southerly breeze that along this vale has rar-
rled tale Of trbulation. The metropolis OF
the valley furnishes the theme for deep re-
llglous reflection in these lower rural regions
and provides many a radiant reason. on be-
halt OF the few, for a modest reserve In
speech and suggestion Rumor. which is
vile and vulgar, anyway, Is said to bel
Pipe
Blown by surmiscs jcalonsies. conjeciuros.
And Of 80 easy and 30 plain o stop
That the blunt monster with uncovered
heads,
The still disoordant waveriug multitude,
Can play upon IT,"
Durango is al right. though Notwith-
staeding the fact that It contains some deuced
good examples OF commercial atudidity. In
competency and niggardliness, 1t also carries
on It's active citizenship rolls many men who
are peers in business enterprise Of any Of tho
merohsut princes that have made the cities
OF the nation and have builded where none
but the enthusiasts and the "cranks' could
see the way clear.
It is claimed that some prominent" oiti-
zena Of Duraneo are opposed to the long
talked Of Durango Albuquerque railroad
scheme. They think a new road would cut
of their trade in this county. Shades Of Rip
Van Winlrlel what do you think Of that? IL
they had foil sway, these old chumps wculd
get out somo dark night and tear mp the rails
Of the Silverton road and the Rio Grande
Southern, so that the min ing camps would have
10 buy of them Aud their fellows in Pueblo
would tear up the rails between Pueblo and
Durango so that Durango and intermediate
points could not order through shipments from
the East, and then Chicago and then New
York, and the mule wagons and ox-trains would
take the place. Of the railroads We are not
going to print the names Of the old silurians
who are named in public conversation as the
possessors Of such ideas, but that isn't saying
we ought not to.
Durangos daily papers are. however, genu.
inely enterprising, the majority of the business
men are generally known to be wide-awake
end the natural resources are wonderful.
Which accounts for the fact that Durango &
and will remain the metropolis Of the saa
Juan.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

"a Few Random Suggestions on SUBJ
ieete Of lnterest 20 the
EnHchmon.

The paragraphs below are from the
Field and Farm oi Denver
The Americao pople seem to like
red ties. red dresses, colored Shirts
oolored handkerchIefs and fancy hose
and stockmen, ta1 admire red. In
pomological mattofs the craze has like
wise taken hold q the people. Red
applies are regarded as superior to green
or yellow ones; the sell better because
buyers like attraciye color. Out Of this
color craze has ga en q deoreaeed de
mpnd for yellow arli green apples and
this is why the W3tg Winter Pemmain,
Grimes Golden, Colsrado Orange, Hults,
mans Favoriie Rla Island Greening,
etc, are not plaula gtonsively, though
all fruit growers know chat these
are the splendid vt tiee we believe
the time will come hon there viii 10 a
reversal Of publ opinion end that
people viii buy fss 1ality rather than
color.
There has been moro or less anxiety
about the winter adrdiuon of fruit trees
all over Colorado. ~ 80 tar as we can
learn through reliaee e sources in various
horticultural counties the buds are all
right and are unieafed SO far While
the winter has bee mild the sap has not
started to leak fros the box elder trees
ead until this oce,fs there is not much
danger from the premature swelling
of buds on fruit tr5es Denver has had
but two nights Wit the mercury six d.
grees below zero, Dot the Arkaneas val
icy was hit ali the tay from eighteen to
twenty-five degre below the second
week in Decembr which must have
caused some loss "a lender varieties In
many cases the vino renewed the mulch
from strawberry hos and the breeze and
sun have caused some injury by exposure.
On the whole tss outlook is more
cheerful than otherwise and We can say
everything is all right thus far.
A California fr5s grower has had some
very good expert see in irrigating to
preventfrost AT Inc time, or perhaps
more, bis own was he unirrigated or
chard, and bis nehbJor was more for
tunate in havingis applied water, with
a clear escape tfga fost. Last spring
he had hia orchaii loout half irrigated
when severe l'gst came which de-
atroyed many apheote. He had been
using the water - several days and a
part Of the land bid been irrigated for
nearly a week an from that down to
about two days n be- transferred the
water from the e the orchard to
thefront and wso ~ frsst came there
wers about frse 81 treesi the front
whie .i.,set, guae s rclD
water The result was that the irri-
gated half of his orchard at the time Of
the frost bore an 'rbundant crop, The
half not irrigated was almost failure,
There was some apparent effect on the
two rows in front irrigated last, but the
success was not complete. NeighboriDg
orchards on all sides that had not been
irrigated suffered loss Of practically
the entire crop It is therefore con-
cluded that il the land is sonly damp from
the effects Of irrigation the orchard is
well protected, but it 10 better if few
days have elapsed after irrigation than
il water is applied the day before the
frost.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23


San Juan county stockmen have been
making efforts to get a copy of the list
Of brands recorded 10 the territory, and
Probate Clerk Stafford has taken the
matter up for them, with tho result that
the following statement covering the
cause Of delay has been received from
the Cattle Sanitary board.
East Las Vegas, N. MI, Feb 70, 19O0- -
O. V. Stafford, Probate Clerk, Aztec,
New Mexieo.--Dear Sir; Replying to
yours en- the matter OF Brand Books, /
have to say that after the passage Of the
law Of 1895 ! asked for estimates of the
cost Of getting them Out Finding thar
It 10y Far exceeded the means of the Board
TO pay for them ] stated the case to
our legal advisor. They told me that
the law was advisory and not mandatory
and that | need not undertake TO do
what was manifestlY impossible At
that time there was come 10000 brands
on recOrdl the Re recording law has cut
them down to about 00O0, which would
cost not less than $1,000. perhaps more,
and the Board has not yet the money to
put into it.
/ shall however put the matter before
the Board az their next meeting, and il
means can be devised to cover the cost
believe they will order it ioue.
Yours truly. " a. Ia RUE. Secretary