Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-29
A coatIess Taftsville man drove

down the river again, telling the
people at the lower end Of the vii.
lage to keep their children in the
house-the "criuer" might come
this way. The Taftsville mans
hurried visit started a first class bear
ss are ut once, but it turned out that
the "critter" WAS young bull
which had got away from him some.
where on the road. The bull paved
I'D a few bushels of dirt and deliv-
cred the usual def to the world in
general. Freedom had turned his
head. and as he seemed ready and
willing to wreck everything in the
vicinity, kill and MAIN, it was
thought nothing but bullets would
stop him. Before the man with the
gun returned, however, he was
yarded at Pery's i,rm and made
prisoner.
Rev. FIR. Drouhin has been in
Burlington this week.
Mrs. ". L. Wood is moving her
stock OF millinery into rooms on the
second floor OF the new bank build
ing.
Mrs. W. II. II. Moore, Mrs. VIM.
T. Smith and Miss Elizabeth Rich
mond arrived from Scranton, Pa.
last evening.
Mrs. NJ. c. Griffin and Miss Ruth
Griffin returned from Afelrose,
Mass and Miss Hortense Griffin
from Dana Hall. Wellesley, Mass,
Thursday.
a change in the well known firm
of W. !. Boyce Il Co. is announced
this week. F. S. Billings retires
and George X. Winslow, who has
been in the employ OF the firm for
some time. is admitted to equal
par,nership'~ith Mr.. Boyce.
This has been an unusually good
sugar season and it is not VET over.
The weather has been favorable and
most Of the teams coming into town
are loaded with sugar and syrup.
Roys,on Barrows is visiting his
parents here.
Mrs. Helen Southgate OF Welles-
ley. Mass, is spending the Easter
vacation here.
Several herds in this vicinity have
been tested lately BY Dr.. Nh. Co
rev. acting for the state cattle COM
nissioners. and in each OF the herds !
Of John Q: A. Raymond. J. j.
Kneen and T. {. Pu,ney two head
were condemned.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 4. Pearsons Of
Rutland were here Wednesday to
attend the funeral OF Mrs. Horace
F. Sherwin.
Mrs. Horace F.. Sherwiu died at
her home in Woodstock SATURDAY.
afternoon. March -, aged 70 wears.
She had been an invalid for many
wears. suffering tro'u paralysis. She
was the daughter OF Benjamin Pear
sons. and had siways lived in this
town, where she WAS held in the
highest esteem. Her husband, a
daughter, Mrs. F. 4. Parsons, and
= son, Elmer H., survive her. Ser.
vices were held Wednesday, Rev.
Mr.. pe,tee OF White River Junction
officiating.
Charles J. Glidden of Lowell,
Mass, president of the gres, Fri.
telephone and telegraph system,
and "lte, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Barron of Boston, are recent arriv-
ais at the Inn.
The annual meeting of Windsor
count. road commissioners will be
held a, White River Junction We'd
nesday. April ,, beginning at 10
O'Clock Il. m. State Highway Com
missioner J. o. Sanford wishes TO
NEE, all town commissioners and
selectnen and others interested are
also asked to attend.
W. n. Mack and his associates OF
the ''Town Topics" company gave
a very acceptable entertainment, a,
Music hall Wednesday evening,
much the best of its kind that has
vet appeared here. Mack and Lewis
are two very clever comedians and
their support was excellent.
c. Z. Woodruff was away on
business trip few days this week,
going first to Ciaremont, n. H.
The steel vault TOR the new bank
building has arrived and it took
eight bor ses to haul part Of it up
from the depot Thursday morning.
An excellent study of dogs,
painted by E. P. Tewksbury. is on
exhibition a, E. F. Merrill's drug
store.
AT the annual communication Of
Woodstock Lodge. No. Il. F. 4