Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-20
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

An extra engine came up over thu
Woodstock road Monday morning
traffic being too heavy for a singl.
locomotive TO handle. There was
an unusually large shipment of STOCK
and a car or two of lumber, E. I,
Benson shipping two cars, one
going Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. D. Foster, who has
been visiting in Boston and vicinity
for several weeks, has returned
home.
Samuel Crittenden and Jane,
Ferguson OF New Haven, Conn,
were in town the first of the week,
and the result of thei visit was a
notable deal or two in speed in sew
era stables around town, F. E.
Richmond shifted black horse for
high-booded mare, Golden Maid.
with Il matinee record to four-wheel
wagon OF 2.25 Ia. The same par
ties also bought the chestnut horse,
Ned S.--a fine roadster Cleo
Coke traded Swan.on Boy for a
chestnut pacing horse, and w. d.
Raymond, the we'll known horse
man of Prosper, let two young mares
go for the fast trotting mare, Butter
cup. Five horses 60 and the three
coming are expected to make SEN
sation in local racing circles. H. p.
Clark has also shifted with il Bethel
man his horse Edgemark for IL PAGER
which "hangs up well. In con-
nection with these changes in the
local stables it is suggested that if
the fair ground track were scraped-
and it could be done at little expense
there might be some interesting
winter sport.
ID. l.. Morgan, superintendent of
the house of correction, ana L. w.
Moloney, of Rutland, registered at
the Inn Wednesday.
The trial of Bugtee for the muir
der of Robert En-. rton at Norwich
has filled the court room from dav
to day, fair proportion of the visit
ors being ladies and children.
Thee was little or no sensational
testimony-at times the trial dragged
slow y enough-but there was life
at stake and this was enough to keep
up the attendance from morning till
night.
a number of MasLns from Il
local lodge attended the district
meeting at South Royalton last
week Friday. a lodge of Master
Masons was opened by Rising Sun
Lodge, No. 7, DR.. y. l.. Burnett,
w. NJ after which the work of the
E. A. degree was conferred Nv
Woodstock Lodge, No. 81. and leo
lures of that degree were given by
officers of Vermont Lodge, No s.
The grand officers We're then se.
ceived by r. W., w. ". Jones, and
the NJ. NJ. degree was next conferred
by officers of Rising Sun Lodge.
No. I, and the lectures We're re-
hearscd by St. Johns Lodge, No.
A..
Rev. Geo. ]. Sutherland will otfi-
ciate at St. James church tomorrow.
The funeral services of Harry NJ. |
Chandler were held at the Congre-
gatinnal church Sunday at O'Clock.
following prayer at the house, and
were very largely attended. The |
pall-bearers were Frank II. Knapp,
Ernest w. Gilman, George w. Mer-
rill and Ernest X. Wright. Two
hymns were sung by quartette--
Mrs. F. "A. Wilson, Mrs. T.. X.
Wright, Charles r. Montague anl
DR.. Burbridge. Rev. F. c. Putnam
read from the Scriptures and added
appreciate words on the life of the
young man. The interment was in
River street cemetery.
Frank H. Knapp went to New
York Monday, from there sailing
for Bermuda Wednesday.
Harold S. Dana attended Il meet.
ing of insurance men at Springfield,
Mass, this week.
r. w. Howes and W. Z. Mack
attended the poultry show, the latter
being judge in the white wyandotte
claas.
]. B. Tarleton is wiring the town
hall building for the Woodstock
Electric company. There are to he
900 lights. !