Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-10
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

William w. Lawrence, who sho
Judge T.. O. Scaver and who was
sentenced to state prison for term
of sixteen years at the May term of
court, 1898, has been pronounced
insane by physicians and transferred
to the asylum at Waterbury.
A. II. Paul of Watham, Mass. /;
cousin of G. w. Paul, is stopping at
the Inn.
The trustees have received from
Chief Engineer II. A. Cairnes of
Waterbury, Conn, a large and we'll
executed map of Woodstock village
and plan of the proposed sewerage
system. The map and plan is on Il
scale of 100 feet to the inch and it
will be framed and hung in the post
office. The profile maps of the sew
eral streets have also come. There
are nineteen in all and they make an
interesting study. The profile of
Prospect street-once on a time
known as "Church hill"-shows Il
rise of 90 feet from the foot to the
highest point reached by the pro-
posed sewer.
There was a pleasant entertain
ment at the Unversalist church par
lors Friday evening, given bv the
W. {. L. y. Supper was served
from 6 to s o'clock. Readings by
Mrs. Purple and an entertainment
by "Mother Goose and her family
followed.
Kenneth .Seaver returned to Bos-
ton Monday.
6. w. Cady exhibited Young
bay lynx Monday, which he shot
near the highway mile or two be-
You'd South Woodstock last week
Friday. DR.. Chandler, who was on
his way to Fclchville, first saw the
animal ahead of his team in the road
and approached within quite Il short
distance before it left the highway
and started oft up Il hill. Mr.. Cadv
then got sight of it, took his gun ana
baggcd the lynx after brief chase.
There is supposed to be Il family of
these mutton-h;nters somewhere in
that ncighborhood, as Charles At
wood and Will Anthony each lost Il
lot of sheep last fall through the
depredatious of some wild animal.
Hunting in the towns limits may
grow exciting if these creatures CON
tinue to multiply.
DR.. George H. Spiller, opticiAn,
will be in Woodstock at !. {. Nut
ting's Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9
and 10.
There was st. James parish SD
ciable at F. A. Wilson's Thursday
evening.
Charles Crockett of Boston came
up Thursday to inspect the Billings
farm electric plant, which is now
running very smoothly. The storage
batteries, which will run the lights
so anpere hours, are now gang in.
90 of the largest glass jars made
being used, filled with about thirty
carboys of acid.
Capt. and Mrs. Elton \. Smith
with their family and servants closed
their house Frida, and started for
Smithville, n. j., where they will
spend the winter.
]. 5. Richmond will move his
hlacksmithing business Feb. IS into
the Harvey Williams shop leased Of
{. Z. Woodruff. S. u. Houshton
has bought the old stone shop and
7. ]. Farrelly will go into business
there. Mr.. Houshtom is to build II
two-story house on High street above
the shop.
W. L. Mack's white wvandottes
won three ribbons at the New York
poultry show last week. One coop
is missing, including high-priced
cockerel, failing to show up on the
return of his other birds from the
exhibition.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Wilder went
to Wells River Tuesday. Mr.. Viii
der going to attend bankers meet
ing.
The bicycle season will open in d
month or two and local dealers will
have their sample wheels ana sun
dries in stock in few weeks. The
travelling men predict most pros
porous year and say that the sales
thus far have been large. The
prices will not vary much from those
thai prevailed last year, the popular
grades selling from $,5 to $50,
while the best will lie SIX The