Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
News of Woodstock.

. Manager +. b. Dutton of Cloud
land farm has gone to Burlington tc
takc Il course at the dairy school.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Alice l.. Dewey. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John ] Dcwe, OF
Qnechee, to Mr. Gilbert D. King
nan of New Bedford, Mass.
Miss Frances S. Southga,c went
To Boston Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Merrill is visiting
IN Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. F. n. Billings has returned
and opened her house. Miss Julia
DeIano of New Bedford, Mass, is
visiting her.
Foster Rhodes and family are
spending several months in Phoenix,
MIR. and Mrs. A. l.. Powers OF
northampton, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. F. II. Powers.
n special meeting of the Vermont
Dish and Game League will be held
u the Van Ness House in Burling-
ton Thursday evening, Jan e, and
s4veral members from this vicinity
VII! probably attend. The date has
b6en set with special reference to
the convention of the North Amer
cdn Fish and Game Protective Asso-
cibtion to be held at Burlington the
I'D and 23d, and the members of
q is organization will be the guests
q the state league at a banquet at s
q clock Thursday evening. Con-
Mntion rates will be made by the
railroads for those attending the
Meeting.
The engagement OF Miss Alice l..
Kennedy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Kennedy, of Wind
sof, to DR.. George Haven of Boston,
isannounced.
The Woodstock National Bank
isstlistribnting to its patrons neat
bpoklet containing maps, calendar,
e., and much practical informal
tien-a great deal in a small space.
Isaac Newton Of Randolph was in
t&~n Saturday on business.
AAhout twelve inches of snow fell
saturday night and Sunday and
there seems to be enough now tor
Al practical purposes
a pair of Billings farm horses
were the star runawavs this week
and they added few trills to the
culinary affair OF this kind. The
Van was standing IN what is known
~ the "big" barn, when the driver
tQd them to "more up" little.
Tic horses started and shot out of
- barn, striking into the highway,
kseping on around the corner by
m fair ground and turning in at
COW barn. AT that place there
ma gate tor teams and stock and
q PIT to the building a smaller one,
eSont tour feet wide, used by the
nen. The horses came at full speed
ward the closed gates, dragging
forward runners OF the sled to
hich they had been hitched. They
q nearly reached the big gate
Whcn one of the men on the other
ahe, who got out of the way just in
Ne, waved his arms at them and
uey swerved toward the building,
Hanged through the smaller gate,
flashing it, and stopped in the yard
oelow. The horses and sled were
n0t much the worse tor the encoun.
ter, though it would seem impossi-
ble tor the pair to squeeze through
= gate, but the team ripped off
Fable patch of shingles from the
cofner of the barn.
DR.. Ralph W. Boyce received
egram Wednesday from the vet
narian-in-chief in charge of the
'tish rcnounts at New Orleans
uesting him to report at that city
aesoon as convenient. He has al.
ndv taken two shiploads of horses
South Africa and will leave for
w Orleans next week.
S'llings farm shipped three young
q to Deerloot farm. in Massa.
en~setts, on Thursday. They were
caEred at West Hartford.
Dr.. 6. II. Spiller, optieian, will
~ at J. {. Nutting's, Woodstock.
Jh, % and "a in Bridgewater Jan. !