Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-10
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

The big 52-inch circular saw at
Marbles mill broke Thursday morn
hg. 1t had just cut into log when
be log turned on the carriage, break.
hg it in two places. Usually in an
hccident of this kind the saw takes a
rip somewhere at high speed. cut
ing down everything and everybody
IL its path, but in this instance it
topped short, the water was shut
bf and mo one was hurt. 1t will
AXE some time to get another saw
p place and in running order.
Richard Southgate goes to Brook
ne. Mass, today to spend his vaca-
on.
Carlos Hawkins of Reading was
h town Monday.
4 The 24th annual meeting of the
Vermont State Dental society will
be held at St. Johnsbury on the sIst,
ed and 23d lists. Among those
announced to speak at the meeting
DR.. Burbridge of Woodstock.
The second storm within IL week
began Monday night and all day
Tuesday snow fell steadily, though
bot coming nearly up to last weeks
ecord. The wind blew, too, the
combination making very respect
Rble blizzard. The afternoon train
II was later than it has been before
ibis season. The Bethel stage which
eft here Tuesday morning did not
how up at night, but pulled in
bout s o'clock Wednesday evening.
Driver Howe said that he got back
Barnard from Bethel-about nine
1iles-at 9 O'Clock Tuesday night,
put the snow was so deep aud travel
20 heavy that he didn't think It
worth while to break the road
through to Woodstock. Wednesday
hlorning he returned to Bethel and
pade the trip here with some diff
llty. The snow fall on Barnard
I'LL, he says, was something tre-
nendous. Billings stage reported
ad travelling Tuesday night, leaving
(ridgewatei before the Rutland
tage had been heard from.
Frederick Billings and Miss Mary
Billings came up from New York
Wednesday, returning Friday.
Hiram w. Johnson attended the
portsman's show at Boston this
week.
S. b. Whitney came up from Bos
bn last week Friday, returning
Tuesday.
AT the Universalist church next
|unday morning, Rev. F. Sim
hons will speak on John Rushin, a,
man and a religious and ethical
eacher.
The village streets are not often
10 clogged with snow a> they have
been the past week. Roofs have
been overloaded, too, and it has
been busy time for snow shovc.-
Ers. Teams have been cartiny off
now all the week, and Messrs. b.
ker and Dunbar of the local transfer
service report fabulous number Of
loads dumped into the river.
Wahlee Lung, local laundry.
man, whose oriental courtesy, bust
ness ability and command ofthe En-
slish language has won for him
friends and plenty of good dollars,
eft town this week, going to Bos.
ION from here. Lung Sing, another
-hinaman, will continue his bust
less here, assisted by the "washee"
Who has been in Wahlee's employ
Tor some time.
Peter Bourbon, aged about 70
years, died at his home here Mon.
lay, OF pneumonia, funeral services
|eing held Wednesday. His wife
nd eight sons and daughters sur.
i've HIM. They are Rudolph, Jer-
y, Mrs. Joseph Bourbon, Mrs. Oil
FER Goodroad, MIS-. Eugene Gobie
md Mrs. Peter Charon, all residents
f Woodstock Mrs. Make Clarion
bf Bridgcwater aud Eugene Bour-
Ion of Claremont, Il. II. MIR. Bour-
I!on was for over thirty years resi-
dent Of Mortified, coming here
pbout a year and half ago, when
pis health began to fail. He learned
he blacksmithing trade at the Gil.
ingham stand and lived here for
some years, respected citizen. His
later wears were devoted to farming
and he was also employed IN rail.
road work.
Postmaster Chapman was in Bos
ton and New York this week.