Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-28

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bttter for the trout streams if other!
we've compelled to obey it.
O. +. Fa,well went home the
other day and ON entering his house
heard Il noise that he couldn't locate
at first. There seemed to be an
awful lot trouble somewhere, how
ever, and he looked into one or two
rooms and then started down cellar,
where he found things moving at
fall speed. \ streak of fur dashed
by him once or twice, then mounted
the coal hin and disappeared through
4 v inluW. AS soon as the dust set
tied :, little Mr.. Farwcll found that
4 strange cat had got into his cellar.
stuck his head into Il rat trap that
had snapped down behind his ears,
and then started the clatter that had
sounded like Il drum corps playing
on, of ,ine. The strange cat with
tht trap raced up the Hill back of
the house. down again and across
the street and was then lost to sight
\ ncighhor said later that he tried
to help the cat out of the trouble,
but the crAzrd animal would stop
for nothing. MIR. Farwrll hasn't
seen the cat or trap since.
Oliver Whitmore Sherwin, who
has been il! and helpless for several
months, died at the home of his
son-in-law, +. J.. Simmons. Sunday
night at 10 o'clock. He had been a
resident of Woodstock for over
thirty years, working at the carpen-
ter's trade until his health failed,
several wears ago. He was the son
OF Nathan and Christiana Whitmore
Shcrwin and was born in Reading
Nov. 3, 1882. Mr.. Shelwin built
the Prosper Merrill house, worked
on the old Eagle hotel, the Metho-
dist church and other buildings in
town He also worked for awhile
in PENNSYLVANIA, New York and
Massachusetts. lie married Louise
Pierce OF Reading in 1886, who
with his two children. ID. {. Sher-
win and Mrs. +. !. Simmons, sur
wives him. The funeral ser vices
were held at the house "Wednesday
afternoon at half past one o'clock,
Rev. II. l.. Garfield attending.
The cover of the current issue of
the Interstate ournal has a striking
picture OF the recent fire in Christ
church, Montpelier, and there is
also picture OF the interior of the
building. The Doth anniversary Of
the marriage of MIR. and Mrs S.
Holt of South Woodstock is the
subject Of an interesting sketch bv
Rev. II. l.. Garfield, and much en-
tcrtainment will be found in other
features of the magazine.
Mrs. X. a. Perkins went to Mont
real Friday and from there goes
west with her sister. She will be
absent several months.
\ local station of the Tahard Inn
circulating library is to be established
at +. f. Merrill's drug store. The
subscription is $l.5o year. and
each subscriber pays 5 cents for each
book taken from the library. a
new set of books is placed in the
station every month, including all
the latest publications.
Miss Bessie Rhodes, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Rhodes, died
at Pasadena, Cali, Monday of con-
sumption. The family passed the
winter in Pasadena on account of
Miss Rhodes health, going to Cali
iornia soon after leaving here las,
fall,
The sugar season, which has been
remarkably short. is practically end
ed. Very little sugar has been made,
and that is not of the best quality,
and there are no signs Of cold
spell needed for another run of sap.
Amy Bourbon and family have
moved into f. !. Simmons double
house on South street.
:'Strength and vigor come of good
food, duly digested. Force a
wheat and barley
food. adds no hnrlan lint Sust,;ns