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

y ltutIlnd paper SAYS
+. II. Chapman has been appoint
cd post quartermaster sergeant OF
the Vermont National Guard by
Quartcrmastcr General W. II. Gil.
more. This appointment makes
Mr.. Chapman the senior non.com-
m,sioucd officer in the quarternas-
rcr's department. His duties will
be to assist rs regimental military
,torekeepcr. and at muster to issue
the cquipagc and like supplies to the
rrgimrntal quartcrmaster. On o.
lohcr OF this year Mr. Chapman
will have been Il member of the
Vermont guard for 20 years. For
- years of this time he was II hos
pital steward. He has served one
OF the longest terms in Il single de-
pa,tmcn, of any member Of the
regiment. He is at present treas
mcr of Company y. Rutland.
Capt. and Mrs. Elton \. Smith
returned from Smithvillc. y. j.,
Tuesday, accompanied 10y Nh. and
Mrs. OBvrnc of Savannah.
William T.. Johnson and b. :.
ki,tlcdgc were in Montpelier Il day
or two this week attending the SUI
rrrmc count.
The whist club took a ride to Bar
nard TUESDAY evening and were en-
tcrtainrd 10y Mcssrs. Hewitt and
Chapman 1t the Silver Lake House.
The services at several churches
last SUNDAY were conducted hv rep
rcscntativeS Of the \. NJ, {. A., and
were generally well attended. In
the morning Austin III. Robv of
Concord. \. H.. assistant secretary
OF the inter state committee OF YER
mont and New Hampshire. spoke at
the Congregational church and T..
{. Walcott. sccretar, Of the Dart
mouth college \. NJ. { A.. made
an address at the Christian church.
\ mems meeting was held in the
Methodist church in the afternoon.
at which both MIR. Rohv and MIR.
Walcolt spoke. \ largely attended
union meeting was held at the Meth
odi>t church in the evening, and Il
collection taken at it, close amount
Ell to SIS. Leon +. Sampson was
appointed corresponding member
for Woodstock.
An icy sidewalk was responsible
for an accident Tuesday. Mrs. Fair
banks OF Barnard falling and break
inc 4 wrist. The sidewalks have
been in pretty bad shape lately. In
I.ittlctun, y. H.. the sidewalks are
regularly sandei when covered with
ice and the CITY fathers here. the ac-
cidcnt shows. could cover them
selves with glory by doing some
preventative work.
"Wednesday morning was Il cold
one in Woodstock. Up in Barnard,
at least IN some parts of the town.
the mercury took no deeper plunge
than usual. NJ Mr.. Lucc's the
record was 1 degrees above zero
about fourteen degrees warmer than
hcrc-and this is pretty near the
lofty .0okout."
The body Of Joseph Smith was
taken to South Woodstock from
Chester Monday for intcrment, odd
Fellows from the local lodge attend
ing and performing the hnral SER
vice of the order. Mr.. Smith was
formerly resident of South Wood.
stock.
WOODSTOCK BONS N THE PHILIP.
y letter from oc Ca,bino, Co.
IL. 10Th volunteers, in the Philip.
pines. tells of more little fights"
with the natives and the continued
progress ot guerilla warfare in that
part of luzon (indan) where he is
located. All the boys from this
>icinitv--Tum Godsill, Harry James
ana the writer are in good health,
and Eddie Mclaughlin. Il Ilartland
boy. has Just returned to duty.
Joe is now cooking for the com.
pan\ and doesn't have to 90 on any
hikes. One of the wagons coming
from Silan was attacked by large
body OF Gusus. They killed one
mule and the others ran away. run.
nng off Il bridge into Il deep gorge
The wagon was smashed. but the
mules escaped. The natives were
badly whipped in the encounter.
There is plenty of fighting. One
and thirty men lately re.
turned from five day hike in the
mountains after three or four brisk
skirmishcs. with several men badly
wounded and minus 4 few pack
mules.
"lhc report is now that we will
not leave the island before next
May. The Gugus say that We will
have all the fighting we want before
we leave"
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