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

IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.
IL. \. Lampman of St. Adams,
Il Central Vermont conductor, was
in town on county court business
Tuesday.
Dartmouth Glee Club concert next
week Friday evening, Dec. II
Kenneth Scaver returned to Pitts
burg. Pa. last week.
Miss Z. y. lIapgood is visiting
Mrs. Wade Key es in Boston.
En- Mayor George II. Guernsey of
Montpelier, who built the Norman
Williams public library. died last
week "Wednesday. He was one of
the best known architects and con-
tractors in the state AMI hail built
many churches and public buildings.
Principal w. ID. Parsons was
elected president of the Connecticut
Valley Teachers Association at the
meeting recently Il iii in West I.,r.
anon. n. III.
The annual meeting OF tn. y - IS
of the My site Shrine. described as
''onc brief hewillcring night at the
oasis of Montpelier in the desert of
Vermont, will be held F,iI.r even
ing. December If. Objects viii be
chosen and four delegates elected to
attend the imperial council TO be
held in Kansas City. June H..
l.. II. Blossom ami Dell Desc re.
turned from a bear hunt Saturday
night without any specimens # their
tavoritc game. The, left hv,e
Thanksgiving day afternoon tor The
bear country up in the Green moun-
tainS. Friday, accompanied by Il
guide. they toilcl up k.llington,
finding plenty of snow about toot
and Il half on the peak-hut II, bear
or bear tracks. The hunt took them
over killin5ton mountain, Bear
mountain and into Shrewsbury, but
during the entire two.days hum
they discovered no "sign." The
hunters are inclined to think that
bears den up for winter ANA that they
We're few days too late to catch
Bruin browsing around before going
into winter quarters. Their guide
told them that he started bear after
the first snow storm OF tn S.tson
and chased him foul or five miles.
which shows that bears can travel in
pretty deep snow, as this one had no
trouble in keeping ont of reach of
the guides gun. Messrs. Desc and
Blossom shot three hedgchogs and
SAW number OF deer.
George Aitkcn went to Burlington
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
state board of agriculture held that
evening. The board organized bv
.e\cctng President Buckham chair
man and {. Bell secretary. The
board decided to begin farmers meet.
lnss week after next and continue
them tor the next two months
II. J. Dressed, Jr., Of Springfield
has been re.appointed county exam
liner of teachers.
Mrs. Wilbur F. Washbu,n is at
home again ate, visit of several
months in California and other parts |
of the West.
II. p. Clark and Bert Cady were
ont bear hunting Il day or two this
week, diminishing around on Mt.
Hunger and in Stockhridge for big
game. They were no more fortu-
nate than were the hunters of last
weeks expedition in another dirce-
ton. but they boast Of having seen n
bear track.
Mrs. Charles J. Ives OF Cedar
Rapids, Ia, is visiting here. MIR.
Ives is expected to join her the last
of the week.
Hon. William E. Johnson and
family go to the Inn today Tor the
winter, closing their house.
There were two lively runaways
last Saturday morning and both took
run through the square. One of
Capt. Elton "A. Smiths horses start.
ed the fun on South street by spill
ing the occupants out of the sleigh
he was pulling and then raced down
though the village at fair speed,