Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-16


cred pen in some way. and without
making the least noise killed be-.
tween twenty and thirty old and
Young birds.
Eli, tt Brooks is studying law in
Il. :. ki,trcdge's office.
Cold weather has been a feature
OF the first half Of this month. the
mercury lowering around the zero
mark with unusual perseverance.
Travelling has been rough, with the
snow piled up on the hill roads
everywhere. John Bradley drove
over drift six feet high in front Of
the South Barnard school house
Friday. and bigger drifts are report
ed elsewhere.
T.. t.. lIowcS OF Shelburnc Falls
has been with hi, brother. Fred
IIowcS. few DAYS this week.
Warren {. French returned to
New York Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. !. Williams and
son Paul Of Lowell, Mass, were
guests at DR.. Corel's the past week .
Miss Leila Corey has returned
from North Har,land. where she
has been caching.
"Good Citizenship" will be the
subject Of Rev. ]. +. Simmons SER
mon at the ljnivcrsnlist church to-
morrow morning.
Mrs. Walter l.. Wood j. visiting
in Gardner aud " orccster. Mass :.
and will also go to New York.
Miss I.aura Ransom accompanied
Mr.. Wood TO Gardner. where she
is To- work in a millinery shop.
\ party of snowshocrs braved
the weather Tuesday evening and
tran ped over Church hill for about
an hour. Returning to College Hill
House the rest of the evening was
spent in refreshments and music.
l.. T.. Cross and Il. l.. Lowell Of
Springfield have been here several
day, thi, week picking up horses.
They made purchases of &. ".
Marble and ". l.. Thornton and
also bought several animals else
where.
O. l.. Ta> Tor is not letting the
winter slip hv without bagging Il
few foxes and has captured seven
mp to this ii Ne. lie has a couple IF
GOOD hounds that know the business,
too. and it the weather hold, good
Mr. .'uvlor will add more foxes to
his string this season. One of his
dogs got two foxes Ia a ia early in
the Winter ---unc near the Sam Gil
bent place and the other on Wirslow
nil . Inc dog Killed both foXr,
lille hunting with hi, master and
,Ia' ted i third one which Mr.. ra>-
10, ihr,k> ne also killed.
i. u. prcor celebrated his fflicth
b ,hdH. hy Giving a dance in the
fu'r-tyrs ha,l Monday evening.
There were >cvrnty.iive guests in
the ha and the hours sped merril>
10y with the help of Cnbb'S nrches-
ira. Refreshments of tea, coffee
and cake were served during the
evening and the affair was very gay
and pleasant to all hidden to the
music and feas,ing. Mr.. Pecor was
quite well remembered by his
friends among the Forcstcrs and
others and as birthday souvenir
now has fine writing desk,
!. y. R,mrill and child of
Springfield. Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs. w G. Nash of ALBANY are re-
cent arrivals at the Inn.
\. b. Wilder is back at the Inn
after a two-weeke' trip to Masscna,
y. \. On account of the snow
blockade ON the OSdcnsDurgh branch
Of The Rutland railroad President
Clements cxpedilious" through" line
MIR. Wilder found that the nearest
way home was by way OF Montreal.
The trains were tied up in the FL
lenburgh cut between Moocrs and
Iherlhusco, IT niles apart, tour
passenger trans being stalled. The
trouble began Tuesdny and it was
not until Saturday that the route was
cleared. Near Montreal. on the
Grand Trunk, the train on which
MIR. Wilder WAS Il passenger had an
accident. The engine and some of
the trucks in the rear left the track
on account of a broken rail and the
cars skated and bumped along the
icy ,oad-bcd tor about a quarter of
a mile, stopping on Il bridge span.
ping a >awning chaSm. Mr.. vii.
der. however. returns much i'm
proved in health.
MRS. ABBlE CLEMENT PUTNEY.
News of the death of Mrs Putnev
It HolIvyinSy;ll. MAJ, .,,:.,l