Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11
News of Woodstock.

EThcre will be another series of
prize-spcaking contests at the High
school this year, which will close
viii public exhibition. The pre-
ninary speaking at the school,
Which will begin in Il few weeks, is
not expected to be public.
1he local circle of the Kings
daughters is planning for charity
bail, which will be held at the town
hill the evening of Feb. 9TH. There
viii be a concert before the dancing
hegins and the affair will doubtless
become of the successes OF the sea-
son.
Rev. DR.. A. ID. Brown will
pfeach at st. James church tomor-
row.
b. II. Pinney & Co. are now using
acstylene gas, which makes their
shop one of the best lighted places
onthe street. The gas gives a
strong, white light and is not en-
pSpsive. "A ao-light generator has
been installed IN the basement of the
shop.
Mark E. Slayton of Maiden,
Mas, is in town.
George Aitken was elected presl-
dent of the Vermont Dairymen's AS
sociation at the meeting held in
Montpelier this week.
Mss Sprague of l'rooklne, Mass,
10 atsDr. F. I. Kidder's.
G. F. Ingalls, was remarking last
week that he had never been tipped
oxer in sleigh. Last Monday
morning the thing happened.
He WAS coming down from his
South Pomfret place when he over
to3ka plodding team going in thc
same direction. He had Il pair of
skAfts and some wood in his sleigh
and the craft rolled Il bit even on
level road. His Young mare showed
qns{tlerable anxiety to pass the rig
aR01d, hut Mr.. Ingalls, held her in
tor tpme distance. Then he gave
her M rein and she slipped around
thu n low freight in front in hurry.
ia turning into the road, however,
hia tteigh was upset, throwing MIR.
Ing6ils on his head, but unhurt. The
mare stopped at the word, Il broken
SHIFT being the result of the ucci.
de1t.
kfhe annual meeting of Ottau-
qdtchee Chapter, ID. a. r.. held
Wnll1esday evening, these office :
w(F&e Elected:
RI ent, Miss Alice Lowell Eaton 4;
viS& regent, Mrs. f. f. Wardwell;
secremry, Miss Anna Nj. Batch.l-
deyj treasurer, Miss Grace q. Mar
bic Registrar, Miss EVE NJ. Hap
g0pd historian, Mrs. Z. \. 5 pear.
icAard $. Southgate returned
from ew York Wednesday,.
r& r. a. Perkins, who has been
visikfk her sister in Montreal. has
rctAE d and is at the Inn.
La il fishermen have Il sorrowful
lot n bard luck stories these days,
aud th the weather against them
and lack of inclination on the
parts big and little fish to talks a
hd0k4he sport is not what it might
bes III. Desc and Ernest HoweS
stare for "Ninevah," in Plymouth,
ones1ry last week. The snow got
dee and deeper and they were
aboa even hours in making eight
een lies. They finally gave up
and o1pppcd five miles from the
ponds turned around and put up
over uaght at the Reservoir. This
weV& Tuesday Sam Cady and Dell
De- ent up to Silver Lake to try
IL ok, but bite or two OH their
,co lad to satisfy them.
f. b. Adams and Mrs. ]. p.
3fI of St. Louis are the guests
W. III. II. Moore.
II, G. Leach, who has been
p. p. knapp's for several
no has gone to New York to
ake4 Postgraduate course in hos.
6 b. Johnson of New York,
Morton of Boston and
taeF{ ice OF Salem, Mass were
here nday to attend the funeral
IHes Z. Johnson.
Lt4 Corey has returned to his
tudies at the medical department,
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