Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-23
N AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Nv" new houses are going ~ o
Coli avcnac and nearing compile
ton. l.. +, l.awton is building ;
cottagc there and Albert Hubbard i
putting up a two->t"ry residences.
Mi>, Knapp entertained Il party
ofscight ladies last evening at hen
hohne on Lincoln street.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. F. Pike went tc
RoChcStcr. \. H.. some weeks ago
intending to spend Il few days there
Mrs. Pike was taken i'll there ane
was unable To return here unit
Monday Of this week.
Elias Lyman of Burlington regis,
tered at the Inn Wednesday.
Ihc band concert and dance al
the town hall last week Fridl> even,
ing was tremendous success IN
every way. The band ncttcl good
sum and the members ara therefore
iuhiant over the outcome OF the en-
terfalnmcnt. There was Il large at
tendance at the concert. which was
under the direction of Il. Muir
docli, and the music was pleasant
revelation of the progress mad, in
months of practice Nearly a hun.
bred couples joined in tlt dance md
made merry until the early mornine
hours.
The Country club had fine hoii
(l;V onting on snrwshocS and skis
sNiday commemorative of a Etc
Mtchct episode. The evening was
spent at the club house
linn Corey is AT HON from the
Unkcrsit> of Vermont.
Irvin G. White and Cv,rcll LuSSicr
rettirncd irom MIcDcrmo'i'S pond in
Pkmouth. where they hal been fish,
Ing for several days. on .Erdnes lay,
reporting fair catch of p,ckcrcl.
Fhe ice in the pond is about two
tea thick, and two other local
auflerS, +. III. Blossom and imm,
kSpchrk. mne,ratcv started for
tk& fishing grounds to make use Of
\ thesholcS already cut in the ice, the
M tier of having this job done for
t11hi being quite Il consideration.
IN fishing is a popular sport among
W enthusiasts here. and the Ply
n30 lith ponds are little visited except
hYA Woodstock men. &" ack>' are
lts1 Ivy the fishermen, the law al
lQSEinT Il to be used bv one man at
0me. \ "iack" as made here
C0Nt lists OF Il stick Il foot or two long
seMup IN the ice near the fishing
h0 y strip Of steel. generally an
old clock spring, attached to one
end is bent over and caught bv Il
WIZ running at right angles from
thu stick. TO this is also fastened
th& line and when fish ScizcS it the
sp(i NC is released, tiving back with
Warming rattle and click. The
4N er of the line. who is probably
yy]t mns his Sims at a fire. does the
brand Lecturer Charles II. Mor-
t6&Qe will attend the annual meeting
Oft second Vermont district OF
MQHal Arch Masons. to bc held with
n4genport chapter, No. y, of Rut-
tq Tuesday. Feb. 20.
ISIS Alice Fletcher went to Bos-
49, tuesday fol two weeks.
ne milder weather of the past
49, came as tremendous relief
ttota the days and weeks OF low
tclUperaturc. high winds and occa-
sloqal snow storms. There is not
y&{R great amount of snow on the
ntainS. but there has been
hgh to fill up and blockade the
M roads 1T many points and some
On nerS lave been pretty busy dig
~ their way through the drifts.
pine Of ON snowshoers have
1l to the ski as Il more excit.
and eNhilarating form OF out.
sport and its popularity seems
growing. Skis are less man.
aoble than owshoes. but with
lhetrlck once learned there is plo.
nous sport in long slides down hills
& Ply free of distractions. and there
pot much limit to the speed.
B DR.. and Mrs. +. +. kiddcr are
hiding Il week in New York and
antic City, \. ].
Randall Post and the Relief Corns