Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-01-19
ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.
H. b. Hutchinson. who live s
lone,,t his hen ranch near Prosper,
WOKE at davbrenk SUNDAY morning
nd Found hi, house full OF smoke.
lei Bumped up, fired his gun for his
ls,glInor Atwood--a pre-ar'anGed
,ignnl and prepared to battle with
lanes. The smoke was coming
rom the timbcrS under the first floor
,f the house. having Caught through
/, crack in the fire place, and the
fuel was Just ready to burst into a
blaze. MIR. Hutchinson had to 90
seyeral rods after water and he
feared that the draft caused hv the
obcning of the doors of the house
wotili start il blaze any moment. hilt
in "A short time he was able to
wet down the smoking wood beyond
the Hanger point. He had to wade
through some deep snow with his
water pail--it was Il cold morning,
ton-and he thus worked under con-
side able difficulty. \eighhor At
wool arrived in about an hour. lie
had heard the signal all right. but
seeing no tire supposed that Mi.
Hutchinsun was i'll.
Al three. seated surrey sleigh is Il
recent addition to ownsend'S stable.
Tic regular meetings oi the board
Of trustees of the village will be
''keid the first AIoa l.y ev,niu ing -!
eAch month in TIE office If Harold
aSspana.
e. ". OAke,, father of ,ir>. IL.
Burbridgt. OF thI, place, has re-
turned To Windsor from Minnesota,
where he WAS called bv the critical
illness. from Wphoii fever. OF his
son, Luther :. Oakc>. I'hc latter
isnow improving rapidly. it is re-
ported, and hope, to bc able To leave
the hospital at Erainard within a
shol' time.
The horse on lIathorn'> rlilk cart
ran away Thursday morning, COM
ing down h> the paris like 4 win nsr.
The horse was stopped on Elm
stfect. the sleigh right side up. and
without the loss OF a drop of milk.
Flown Clerk &. ". Paul now has
afs'e>cellent office in the room in the
reNl of +, Simmons store.
Mrs. +. b. Merrill is soin! nr>'
@cEk to visit her daughter. Mrs
Rjthar,l Billings. in st. Paul, Mimi.
Mrs. Gilbert y. Davis accompanies
her rs tar as Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. ". Sdbin %
Bfpokline, Mass. are at the Inn
y several parties are expected
IRE within a day or two.
George Perry has charge of The
V1laue streets for the coming wear
Ming been appointed by the new
N0ard of trustees.
he engagement is announced I"
Mss .cEa Mabel. daughter of MIR
kxA Mrs. Albert : llcalrN of Clar,
ga0nt. y. H.. to Mr.. William E,l
Foster Of Woodstock.
MIR. and Mrs. George ". Merrill
Nho returned tron THEN wcddin;
nip Saturday, expect to he at hom
m Mountain avenue after Feb. st
The Village tire wardeuS have or
gahiz.d as follows: Chief engi
ncer. :. J. Winslow; list assistant
Fred Deiano; ID assistant, ". I.
View.
mi. VIM III. Owen has been i
New York for few days, rcturni,!
this week. hegrudging the time i
DAYS. hours and minutes spent ava,
from Wood>,ock.
n party OF thirtv-tive. members {
Country club and their guest,
9oycd IN evenings outing at Il.
@rcn.by-thc- Ncdron on Thursda,
the nrwIy,appointcd and mo.
rAc'iNe hostrlrN the conpan
9proughly enjoyed themselves wit
dAncing to the strains Of llawkin
orcheStra and i'll disposing of
6ounttul spread served 10y L.andlor
Bolt.
Dr.. and Mrs. T.. G.. Bracket
(oston. who were recently marrct
* at the Inn. Mrs. Bracket. WI
Was formerly Miss Pedric, has bee
4 frequent visitor here in wears pas
s:S George II. CHANNEL Of Rutlan,
.ntI< bC installed ,L, f,,,,,,,s ~ d.