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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
A FEBRUARY FLOOD.

The srain which began falling
Monday evening continued till Tues
day afternoon melted big share o.
the snow on the hills and brough
an almost unprecedented winteI
flood. Rivers and smaller stream.
quickly rose to Il great height. Re-
ports of high water came from every
direction and of course the highway:
suffered as usual, the water washing
over meadows and roads and IN
many places interfering with traffic
At noon the South Branch was
seen to be rising fast, while at the
Pleasant street bridge and below
down nearly to the Standish dam
broken ice had clogged the stream
and the water was setting back,
flooding Danielsville and Vail field.
a gang of men was at once set to
work and in an hour or two the
blockade was broken, and the pent-
up flood poured over the dam for a
few moments at II height and volume
seldom equalled.
The food did little damage in this
village beyond flooding the meadow,
where the occupants of the new
houses were prisoners until the
water began to recede.
About 9 o'clock the ice in the mill
pond broke up and went ont with a
rush and roar, the water rising high
Ell in few moments than it has for
several years and reaching, it is said,
to within a few feet of the "middle"
bridge. Word from Bridgcwater
earlier in the evening said that the
ice had broken up there and was on
the way here. 1t came along all
right, the flood bringing Il lot of
timber with it and sweeping away
the suspension bridge at West
Woodstock. Three of Stephen
Marcy's boats were swept away, in
Guiding the big double.decker which
was resting in supposed security up
on Pratt's meadow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
SOUTH POMFRET.'
THE FARMERS MEETING.

Quite number from South Pom.
fret attended the mid-winter Farm
ers' meeting at Pomfret Center last
Wednesday and enjoyed tull meet
ing and one OF the best of Pomfret's
grand dinners. The afternoons en-.
tertainment was very good, yet, with
the exception Of F. L. Davis paper
on "Dairying," hardly an allusi IN
was made to any branch of farming.
MI. Scarf, the poet and elocutionist
of Burlington, recited several inter-
esting poems of his own composing.
Perkins and WhippIe rendered a
very fine selection on the guitar and
violin and the small boys, Pierce
and Vail, sung an excellent song.
JIG. Sherburne gave ten-minute
talk on farmers in politics, Indirect
ly hitting Kit Haskins for his Brat
tleboro speech in which he intinated
that farmers were not tit to make
laws. O. Nj. rinkham and Dana
Burbank took exception to some OF
Mr.. Sherburne's remarks. Next,
Clarence Thatcher gave ten minutes
entertaining talk on ''Cranks," and
was followed by Capt. Bruce with
remarks on the war of the Rebel
lion. He showed that in any one Of
twelve battles the combined losses
on both sides was greater than the
combined losses on all sides in all
battles in the three wars-in Cuba,
the Philippines and the British and
Beers in South Africa, and closed
by telling how the Ist Vermont regi-
ment was the first to march into the
enemy's territory.
o. NJ. Tinkham then explained
his breakdown at the Brattleboro
Dairyman's meeting and talked on
roads, the summing up of which
was that the roads that go over many
hills in Vermont ought to go round
them on level ground. Songs were
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
B. H. PINNEY & co.

receive communications from on
venerable friend, Mrs. Mary T
Os ner, now resident of Water.
bury Center. She is pleasantly ant
comfortably situated and happy il
her new home but misses her old
friends and neighbors.
News was received here last week
of the marriage of Mr.. Bert Hill
and Miss Grace Spaulding, both
of West Bridgewater. Taftsville
friends tender congratulations.
Miss Bessie Vaughan of Wood
stock was in the place over Sunday.
B. T. Bugbee and son returned to
East Wallingford, Monday.
Eugene Bugbee of Lebanon, N.
H., spent Sunday with lis grand
mother.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
TAFTSVILLE.

John Boyd was home over Sun.
day.
+. D Metcalf, who has been sick
tor some weeks past, has SO far i'm
proved as to be able to ride out.
Mrs. w. Il. Darling is confined
to the house by illness.
MIR. button of this place on Tues.
day night of last week favored Il
good sized audience with "a selec.
tons OH his new photograph. The
hall was opened for the occasion
and enough money collected to de-
fray expenses.
Mrs. Osman Wood started last
Saturday for Lowell, Mass, for an
indefinite visit with her son Edwin.
Mrs Albert Nichols and son Carl
left on Saturday last for few weeks
visit in Boston.
Cora Metcalf returned to West
Upton, Mass, OH Tuesday of last
week.
Wallace Thompson was in the
place last week looking over his re-
cent purchase, the Vaughan farm.
We hear that another affection
has been added to jobs many.
Poor old Charlie is dead. Another
landmark and another faithful old
horse gone. The people of Tafts-
vile in general will feel the loss
with Mr.. Marcy. For more than Il
quarter.century these two have been
inseparable companions but, as with
all friendships, the parting has come
at last.
A party of friends stepped in TN
expectedly upon Abbie Spaulding
one evening recently on the occasion
of her birthday. Ice cream and
cake were served and very pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
w. J. Strong entertained few
friends at a "stag party" recently to
celebrate his GOTH birthday. Cards
were the event of the evening.
Mrs. G. A. Morse, who has been
poorly for some time past, was
agreeably surprised OH the afternoon
of the Sth, her 59th birthday, by
party of lady friends, who spent a
very pleasant afternoon with her
and on departing left few useful
gifts as a remembrance of the day.
Birthday parties are quite in order.
Who nexts
Luke Russell has again engaged
with Irving Gilbert for the coming
season.
Friends in this place frequent,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17

entire length, and it is expected tha,
the steam will keep the water run
ming through the spout all the time
instead of running over OH to the
sidewalk beneath.
A desirable village propert,
owned nv WEIGH Bros. OF Lebanon,
N. H located in johnson, VT, has
been sold this week through the
Dearborn farm agency.
The Age is indebted to Hon. Gil
bert A. Davis for the sketch of the
late "Hank" White which appears
in another column.
Mrs. Irving H. Whitcomb gave an
old.fashioned tea Wednesday even
ing of last week, her guests being the
members of the Ideal club and a
few others.
E. Stanley Fuller has been APP
pointed organist at the FIRST Episco-
pal church in South Boston.
The Primary school on River
street is closed on account of the ill.,
ness of the teacher, Mrs. Janet D..
Eaton.
Robert Treat Paine, End, of Bos-
ton and Il party of about dozen
are coming to the Inn next Wednes-
day for few days of snowshoeing
and driving.
DR.. w. N. Corey and family are
now settled in the Foster house, his
wife coming some time ago and his
daughter, Miss Leila Corey, arriving
from St. Adams last week. His
son, Linn Corey, was here last
week, but has returned to st. AL
bans for the present.
A couple of Western buyers have
been in the Vermont sheep market
recently, their visit resulting in sew.
eral quite important sales. Messrs.
Gibson & Guthrie of Omaha, Neb,,
owners of sheep ranch in Wyo.
ming, bought in this state and in
Hoosick Falls, N. v, about one
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17

The Bridgewater road suffered
the most and at several points it was
impossible Wednesday. The stage
was turned back once or twice, but
the mail bags were put through bv
carrying them around the blockaded
part of the highway. Between here
and West Woodstock the river road
was choked up with ice and teams
went over the hill for ii d,y or two.
The pond at Tattsv,lle did not
break up and all the ice from here
anb above was thrown on the mead
ows on the way down. where it waits
for a thaw to start it again.
NEW BRIDGE NEEDED.
West Woodstock ID at present
without bridge across the river at
that point, the suspension foot bridge
there now being on the way to Long
Island und, starting with Tues
days food. The Age suggests that
in its place driving bridge be erect.
ed, such IL structure being as much
needed there as at almost any place
along the river. TO the people of
West Woodstock, and to the whole
town, it would afford much needed
highway, and especially to the farm
ers living across the river, who now
have to climb Church hill or go up
the river three miles to Lincoln bridge
and tack again to reach their homes,
it is almosta necessity. The town
will have to throw something across
the river at once, and now the pco.
pie of that neighboriood, who have
long wanted driving bridge, are
agitating the subject, in more Wig
orous way than ever. 1t is a subject
worth talking about, and The Age is
glad to give tia little mole publicity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
THE I.N CEUM .

The third meeting held Friday
was called to order by Presiden,
Riley. The literary exercises were
as follows;
Essay, by Grace Perkins.
Essay. Gladys Fraser.
Essay, Julia Nero.
Defamation, Frank Warren.
Defamation, Seth Perry.
Essay, May Mills.
Question: "Resclved, That other
things being equal, the country-bred
boy makes more successful man
than the city-bred boy"
Affirmative-Marv White, Linn
Blanchard, Ethel Burdett, G. w.
Brownell.
Negative--Susie Merrill, Hortense
Griffin, Avis Fraser, II. p. Woods.
The jury decided in favor OF the
negative.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
THo's SMITH.

At the Churches To-morroV.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by the
pastor, Rev. Franl; G. Putnam.
Christian - Morning service at
1890, with sermon. Sunday school
at IL o'clock. Junior c. z. at s
o'clock, and Y. p. S. G. E. at 7
o'clock. Welcome to all.
Un,versalist - Usual services 10
the morning and evening.
Notwithstanding service at
1890. Junior meeting $50 O'Clock,
Epworth League OILS O'Clock, Even
ing service 7 o'clock.
St. James-Services at 1890 a.
m and 5 p. m.
Catholic-Beginning with the first
Sunday in December services will
be as follows: First Sunday, mass
in South Royalton and Barnard;
second, mass in Woodstock at II a.
m. third, mass in Bethel and Ran
dolph; fourth, mass in Woodstock
and Quechee; fifth, mass in Wood
stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
WEST " OODSTOCk.

w. Z. Mack went to New York
Monday of this week to attend Il
meeting of the League of American
Sportsmen, held there Feb. 18th.
He returned Friday morning.
n. ID Wilder of Felchvile was
at {. w. Spauldlng's Wednesday
night.
Considerable damage was done
here by the severe freshet of Tues
day night. A good deal of lumber
was washed away and several large
piles were moved bodily into the
road and over into Isaiah Benson's
meadow. The water came up to the
first floor of the machine shop, which
exceeds any previous record, and the
damage in the easements of both shop
and saw mill is quite large.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
BRIDGEWATER VILLAGE.

ICE MOVES OUT BY MOONLIGHT.
The rain Monday night and Tues
day flooded the streets of this village
and caused the ice in the pond to
break up. 1t started at about s. &C
Tuesday evening and for awhile il
looked as if it might do considerable
damage. 1t jammed in between the
bridge and the dam, breaking the
guy wire that holds the bridge and
nearly taking the bridge itself. In
good many places the ice came
into the roads and blocked al, travel
for few hours. One covered bridge
on the West Bridgewater road was
nearly pounded to pieces and sew
eral smaller ones in different parts
of the town were carried away.
Ernest Capron, driving the Rut-
land stage, was stopped by the
water near the Stafford place. He
turned and went back and but few
minutes afterward the place where
he turned around was packed ten
feet deep with ice. He came in
next morning on foot with the mail
bags.
The factory was shut down for
few hours Wednesday morning, the
head gates being packed with ice,
and the basement of the mill was
flooded.
Taken;altogether, it was the great
est breakup of ice that has been
witnessed here for great many
years. All roads are reported open
ed tonight wednesday,.
II. $. Southgate was at home
from White River Junction over
Sunday.
Eugene Woods was up from Lcb-
anon last week.
Miss Nettie Wiley visited in
Windsor last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17

thousand merinos, paying from SIS
to SIS head. Three car loads have
been shipped from West Hartford.
Among the breeders in this section
who contributed to the shipment are
J. II. Hazen of West Hartford, who
sold 90 head, a. f. Fuller, J. E.
Montague, George II. Vaughan and
Andrew Harding. Messrs. Gibson
Il Guthrie have about 5000 head
of sheep on their ranch and their
Vermont purchases go to improve
and strengthen their hocks. In Ad-
Olson county three car loads of thor
oughbred merinos have been bought
BY other parties for shipment to
Australia, bringing from SIS to $50
a head
Geo. 6. Randall Post, 6. A. r.,
will hold its annual campfire on
Feb. ed, commencing at o'clock
p. m. Note the change from even
ing to afternoon. Cobb's orchestra
will fu,nis music and there will be
some good speakers on hand.
There ought to be good attend
ance.
There will be union meeting of
the Universalist, Congregational,
Christian and Methodist churches at
the Christian church tomorrow even.
ing at 7 O'Clock.
The Wakefield, (Mass..) Ver-
mont association held its first ban
quct Feb. 7. Rev. G. Fl. Hickok,
president of the association, presid-
Ell ana among the speakers was DR..
c. E. Montague, a Woodstock hoy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
Stage Driver Swept Into the Flood.

Harry Davis, driver of the Stock
bridge stage, met with an accident
at Mill Village Tuesday morning.
He was driving to Rutland and as
he approached Mill Village he found
that East creek had overlooked the
road to the depth of several feet at a
point where the creek is close to the
road on the west side and there is Il
swamp on the other side.
Davis attempted to drive through
the water, but the strong whirling
current swept the team into the
river. Davis caught a post, but was
soon dislodged by Il cake of ice. He
at last succeeded in getting out by
means of swimming and crawling
along fence. There was consid
cradle difficulty in extracting the
horses even with the aid IF boat.
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Spirit Of the age,
Woodstock. Vt Feb II. 1900
" OoaHtOck u. Il. Time Table

The following is the running 'mc OF the
trains over the Woodstock Railroad. COM
msncing Monday, Oc,. 2. 1899.
TRAINS GOING EAsr.-NO2. Mail, A. ".
Leave Woodstock 10 80; Tnflsvillc 10 40;
Quechce 10 So; Dewey's Mills 10 81: tllart.
ford II IS: White River Junction l. 20.
TRAINS GOING EAST.--No. 4. Accom- , P.
NJ. Leave Woodstock 3 20; Tnflsyille 8 81;
Quechce 3 SO; Deweys Mills $40: Hartford
8 SO; White River junction 8 81.
TRAINS GOING WEsT.--No. /. Accom-, 4.
NJ. Leave White River junction : 80; tHart-
ford 50; Dcwcy's Mills 10; Qucchee 20:
Taftsvillc 80; Woodstock 40.
TRAINS GOING WEsr.-NO3. Mail. Leave
White River junction Az; Hartford 45:
Dewey's Mills 100; Qucchcc 2 OF Taftsrille
2 Is; Woodstock 20.
a trains daily Sundays excepted
I Flag Station.
j. q. PORTER. SUIT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
DECEMBER TERM, 1899.

The court was occupied Monda,
and part of Tuesday with the case
of State VS.. Patrick Tierney of Lud'
low, the respondent pleading no,
guilty to charge of being intoxicat-
ed on certain occasion year oil
two ago. The case came to county
court on an appeal from a justice
court. Messrs. Humphrey and F.
b. Pingree prosecuted, while Sena-
tor ]. c. Enright and E. r. Buck
were retained for the defense. The
respondent admitted that he had
taken drink or two, but swore he
was not drunk and that he knew
what he was about.
The witnesses were cautioned not
to give their conclusions as to
whether Mr.. Tierney was drunk or
not, but only to state how he ap.
peared, how he talked, walked, ETC.,
and the testimony of one was that
the respondent was sitting down on
the sidewalk and seemed to be suf-
fering from general debility"
The case was ably argued by tn e
distinguished counsel on both sides.
In closing his imprisoned appeal
for the respondent Senator Enright
said impressively:
at is admitted that Pat had taken
two or three drinks, but he could get
into a wagon and get out Of
wagon; and il a man is to be con.
victed of INVESTIGATION because he
tripped and fell in going up Il pair
of steps, then, gentlemen, Pm afraid
the whole of us are in danger!"
The jury found Tierney guilty
and he was fined SIS and costs, or IS
days iu Jail, and ne will board out
the fine in the lookup.
In the case of State VS.. William
Cushman, perjury, respondent was
found not guilty. A similar case
against Guy Cush'nan was contin-
ued.
These divorces have been granted:
Abigail r. Sunbury VS.. Lyman
N. Sunbury for adultery. Property
and minor children decrecd to petit
toner.
Herbert L. Moore, convicted Of
adultery, was sentenced Thursday to
three years in States prison.
The case of State VS.. Samuel
Bowen and Belle Worthen was mol
pressed.
In the cases Of the Italians from
Rochester, who were held on charg-
es of rioting and assaulting the boss,
a nolle prosequi was entered.
The jury has been discharged and
court will conclude its business next
week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
Probate Business Of the Week.

Feb. Henry B. Watriss' estate
Hartland: Will proved.
Feb. S-William White. Nor
wich: Alleged insane. Petition OF
n. a. Tyrrell for guardian filed.
Hearing ordered for Feb. g.
Feb. o-Estate of Thankful E.
Johnson, Hartland: Will proved
and allowed. Mary r. Webster,
the executrix therein named, refuses
trust. and Daniel c. Webster APP
pointed admr. with the will an
nexed. W. Il. Sturtevant and Abb
JAN Russell apprs, and comrs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
Marcey.La Mountain.

y pretty home wedding this week
was that of Miss Josephine E,nelm.
La Mountain, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Joseph LA Mountain, and Mr.
Stephen d. Marcy, which took
place on Wednesday evening. The
guests were assembled in one of the
parlors, where there were hand
some decorations Of evergreen, and
in another, where the ceremony took
place, an altar, covered with white
cloth, had been erected. The Young
couple stood beneath an arch OF
evergreen from which was suspend.
ed a horseshoe of evergreen and
carnations while Rev. W. H. Rob.
inson rea the Episcopal marriage
service.
The bride wore a handsome gown
of white lansdowe, cut ell traine,
and carried white carnations. The
bridesmaid, Miss Luna Marcy, sis
ter of the groom, wore blue lans-
downe and carried white carnations.
Mr.. Herman A. Reed was best man.
and the ushers were McsSrs. Ed.
ward Billings and Clifton Sawyer.
Miss Mary Jones played the we'd
ding march as the bridal party
passed up to the altar, the bride on
her fathers arm.
There were large number of
townspeople present, the happy
event ending with reception. Mr..
and Mrs. Marcy then left BY team
for short wedding tour. The
young bride received many bcauti-
full gifts and to 10th young people
congratulations are extended.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
The Age,
and
New York
w eekly Tribune,
One year, $1.OO.

interspersed in the program by Mrs
Barrows, Mrs. Stetson, O. M. Tink.
ham and Miss Sadie Burke. Off.
GERS elected tor the present year
were:
President, Dana Hewitt.
Vice-Presidents, A. E. Fuller and
II. N. Bruce.
Secretary, M. H. Miller.
Treasurer, Charles Vaughan.
Executive Committee, Mr.. and
Mrs Herman Bugbee, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Perkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Adams.
The annual meeting was changed
to August.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
Bishop Hall Appeals for 100000.

A circular letter has been issued
by Bishop A. G. A. Hall, bishop Of
Vermont aud president of the Yer
mont Episcopal Institute, calling at
tcntion to the needs of the institu-
ton. 1t is estimated that the sum
of 100000 is required with which
to endow the school. OF this sum
DR.. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne
and Col. lie Grand b. Cannon of
Burlington have each promised
$1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
G. A. r. Encampments.

The next encampment OF the Yer
mont Department of the @. a. K.
will be held at Newport in the latter
part of the coming June. The ma
tional encampment is held in the
fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
pOMFRET.

There will be box sociable for
the benefit OF the public library at c.
P. TEACHERS Saturday evening, Feb.
"a. A good entetainment will be fur.
nished by local and out-of-town tai
ent.
II. w. Vail is in Washington,
n. &.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
POST O.'t'iCE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

Boston, New York, North and East, 1000 A.
NJ, 3.00P. NJ.
Bridgewater and Rutland, $50 A. NJ, and
3.O0P. NJ.
South Woodstock and Felchvillc, 800 p. NJ.
Barnard and Bethel, 80 A.. NJ.
Office hours from $50 A. NJ. too P. M
sundays, II to p. NJ
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
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 at
Ladies all-wool Vests and Pants the
Csc kind, at
Mems wool lined Shirts and Drawers
bargain at SOC, but are closing
them out at
Flannel blankets, large size, 45c.
Confortabes, lined with pretty ske-
lines, filled with pure white cotton,
light and warm $1.25 and Sl5O.
Outings, good patterns at Sc, Sc, Zoe.
Children's Dresses, ready to wear.
They save the trouble of making, and
more too-$ 1.25. $ 1877, $3.50
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17

Rufus Harvcy's trust estate:
David y. Pingree appointed trustee
vice \. l.. Pease, deceased.
Feb. I3-Harrison Alexander's
estate: Inventory returned.