Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-02

Mrs. f. :. \ lamS. who passed
the winter in the South, is expected
home TO-DAY.
Mrs. F. b. Merrill, who has been
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
O. Il. White, in Springfield, Mass,
since her return from the South,
was brought hone Thursday, +. +.
Merrill going down Tuesday night
to make arrangements for her re.
turn. She was accompanied hv NJ.
Merrill, Ms. Richard Billings and
George W. Merrill, who have been
with Mrs Merrill for some weeks.
James Bassctt visited his former
home in Bridgewatcr Sunday and
in cutting "cross lots" on the way
back noticed that several cows stand
ing in an open pasture showed signs
of curiosity over some unusual
sight. He looked around and there
saw a litter of seven little red foxes
Irisking ahnu, with all the fearless
ness of Il lot of puppies. He watched
the show for half an hour or more,
the foxes diving into their hole near
by whenever the cows made move,
then reappearing and resuming their
play.
Another OF the Felchville stage
horses fell by the. wayside last Sat
urday on tine trip this way, but the
team managed to reach Wood,tock.
DR.. Iewett would not let them he
driven back that day and il LIVERY
team hired bv Assistant Postmaster
Nye took the mail and driver to
Felchville in the afternoon. The
mail came through with single
horse Monday and Tuesday, return
ing with this horse and one of the
pair sent to the barn Saturday.
Another horse was pulled off the
route Wednesday,. Contractor g.
w. Hawkes., who sub-let the route
to the present manager. has been in
town and promises to see that suit
able horses are provided for the SER
vice.
EVANGELIST SHOWER COMING.
Rev. Melville A. Shower, evangel-
ist, from Toronto, Canada, will be-
gin 4 series of special union services
at the Christian church at 7.3o
O'Clock, next "Wednesday evening
May e, 1903. lie is reported to be
very careful and interesting
preacher. All are invited to the
service.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TO-DAY.
The special town meeting today,
which "opens at o'clock, is called
to Straighten out the schoolhouse
site matter at South Woodstock.
The building comnittee-G. NJ.
Rood, John NJ. Blake and Z. {.
kendall-bonght the Roulston place,
on corner in the center of the viii
lage. near the hotel, store and post
office, and the selection of site has
brought a tremendous protest in
print and has otherwise stirred the
village to its depths.
The first Article IN the warning
reads:
To see If .hc Town will reconsider the
vote ut the last annual meeting in reference
to the authority given the committee to
locate II schoolhouse at South Woodstock -
Another site, near the G. NJ. p.
Academy, is said to be favored b,
large majority of the residents of the
village, and the abundant evidence
of dissatisfaction over the commit
tees choice is likely to make the
meeting interesting.
WHITE RIVER MUSICAL. FESTIVAL.
The arrangements are completed
tor the musical festival to he held
May II and IS at White River unc-
tion.
There will be four grand concerts.
two on each day. "Fair Ellen by
Bruck and Handels "Messiah will
be rendered in addition to minor Sc
lections. A children's chorus will
sing at the matinee Thursday.
The orchestra will consist OF
twelve PLAYERS selected from the