Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-03
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.


farm IS now nearly ready for active
bpera,ion. 1t has been installed al
considerable expense and is vel
qui ppcd and complete in every de
hill. Thursday morning the wheel.
we're set going, all the machinery
Working smoothly and satisfactorily,
hnd the arrival of lamps is only
awaited to use the power for illumi.
hation of the houses and barns on
he farm. Besides lighting the
buildings, electricity will be used
or running Il separator, grinder,
ETC., and as soon as the new wood
working machinery recently bought
S in place it will also be run by the
anne power. Arthur TempIeton is
1t present in charge of the plant.
Miss Susie Montague left Friday
for Il months visit in New York and
Boston.
The Country club had another
snow shoe party at the club house
Friday evening.
Miss Billings and Mrs. S. +. Xii
ner came up from New York Satur-
day, Miss Billings returning Mon,
day accompanied by Mrs. VIM. $.
French. who will spend Il week or
two in the city. Mrs. Nrlner re-
burned Thursday.
Herman Howes is visiting his
laughter, Mrs II. T. Brown. at Col
lege Hill, Mass.
Rev. w. IL. Robinson will Off.
ciate at St. James church until fur
her notice.
VIM. J. Sayward of Boston was
at his fathers over Sunday.
A lady residing in Durham, the
seaport of Natal, South Africa,
where many of the British troops
destined for the front have been
landed, in il letter to Il Woodstock
friend writes very cstingly of the
rransvaal war. The Age is per-
mittcd to print this extract from the
letter:
"lou ask about the war. Well,
j am all with the Government, for
III heard men, II years ago, who
knew the Colony and knew the
Beers, who said the magnanimitv
of the "British Government (Glad-
stone's) had been taken for weak
ness or fear, and as soon as their
exchcquer was filled Cat that time
he Traansvaal was nominallv bank
rupt) by the opening up OF the gold
fields, they began to assert their SUI
prcmacy. Those who pity the i'o.ls
have never lived in their country or
lad dealings with them. and men
1t home here, who are in Il position
10 Judge, and who admire the Boc' :
Is fine race of men, say we coul |
newer have accedcd to their demands
hnd given mp our rights as the su-
prene power in South Africa
Those infatuated bisotS who con
lemn the Government for having
eone to war with Il "brave AMI
Eimple people" might see now that
i is the B,itisher who is simple, for
being so unpreparcl fer such Il
crafty crew. ! have ncve' tell 30
Excited over any war. | could &,
nd fight myself; (don't laugh) |
eel quite nervous and almost afraid
10 lit the papers. to read of such n
Slaughter of our brave men.
Rev. George a. Gordon, pastor
pf the Old South church OF Boston,
pas been ut the nm the past week
Selm NJ. Bugbce, who was con-
Iicted of murder in the second de-
gree for killing Robert Emerton. has
pot vet received his sentence. Nun
ier in the second degree involves
fife imprisonment, but at the same
time sentence is formally pronounc-
ed. Several exceptions We're taken
II Bugbee's case and it may goto the
SuDl emc cot rt. but that will not be.
decided until county court resumes
is session here.
The Hanover correspondent of
he Manchester, \. H., Union saws
"During the last few days. efforts
havc been making to secure evidence
ending to revise the decision Of the
y ndsor county court of Vermont
N its recent conviction of Sclim
}ugbcc for murder. Counsel for
Bugbce has already appealed and
he case will go to the next session
of the grand jury on exceptions. 1t
WAS generally thought at the time of
he trial that both sides had present
Ell all the evidence obtainable, but
Bugbec's counsel has learned of
omething which they consider valu.
kble n d they will try to have the
Ease re ,pened.'
Isaac Nj. Fisher, one of Wood
stocks oldest residents, died sudden