Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
News of Woodstock

f. f. Richmond took ii horse to
New York Monday.
Miss Bessie E. TAYLOR returned
from Lakeport, \. H., Monday.
The bank wall protecting Mrs.
F. n. Billings grounds from the
brook has lately been relaid.
The regular meeting of the ID. A.
r. will be held in the chapter room
Tuesday, Nov. 3d.
Mrs. George S. Day is in Ga'd-
ner, MISS, for the winter, Mrs. +.
s. Ransom going with her to spend
two weeks.
Mrs. f. S. Dana and Miss Mary
G. Dana closed their house Tuesday
for the winter. They went to Ham
over, N. H., Tor few days and
from there go to Auburndale, Mass.
Mrs. Marshall and Miss Hatch
returned from Salem, Mass, Mon
doy and ON Wednesday Mrs. Mar
shall went to visit her son in New
York.
d. Burbank of North l'om(rct, the
champion checker player, was in
town THURSDAY. He has yet to find
local player who can heat him,
though one or two have taken a sir
gle game.
Attorney John Gilman has Sc
cured an increase of pension from
SO to SIS per month for Sidney
Brown of Quechee.
,><s'-N..e '-r.len w. F. Jones was
vMeaj to Bridgewater few days
ago, 4 doe having been shot, but did
not learn the identity of the offender.
Fine weather Monday was fol-
lowed Monday by cold wind, snow
in the AR making tine weather more
disagreeable.
George S. Myers of Washington,
d. c., has been at the Hewitt home
stead in Pomfrct this week doing
some experimental work in forestry.
George Aitken, president of the
State Board of Agriculture, lett for
Isle La Motto, where the first OF
three farmers meetings this week
was held, Monday.
Principal Watson, Miss Bartlett,
Miss Margaret Bartlett, Miss Rey"
nolds and Miss Eaton are attending
the state teachers convention at St.
ohnsbury.
Col. Crosby p. Miller of the gen.
eryl staff of the United States army
and Mrs. Miller, guests of M. IL
Miller in Pomiret, were in town
Tuesday.
The Woodstock Hunt Club, which
has been unusually active this sea
son, reports gratifying results from
moonlight raid Thursday, the part,
capturing two coons and two hedge
hogs in the vicinity OF "Wayside."
George Otis and A. E. Spaulding
who went into camp at the Mac
cave club grounds last week Thurs
day returned Sunday evening. VI
to this hour they have told Al
people that they didn't shoot dee
and didn't see buck during thei
three-days' outing.
Building operations along the Bou
leva,d and vicinity make that par
of the village busy place, COLI
weather not interruptiug the worl
of the carpenters. Charles l.. Kings
ley's carriage shop is beginning t
take shape and Oliver Goodroad ha
the foundation for a house alread
laid Near Cross street, George h
Day is getting ready to move hi
blacksmith shop, which will res
partly on the foundation built 10
an addition to his premises.
The w. II. S. basket ball tear
was defeated by the Bellows Fall
school team here Saturday afternoon
l,3 to IL, but this was the first gam
played by the locals and they mad
very good showing. The first ha
ended in their favor, and ut the clos
of the second the score stood II I
II. 1t took few minutes to pla
off the tie, the visitors throwing
basket from outside the field, a
irregularity that was for some reaso
overlooked and allowed by Reiere
Mackinnon. 1t was quite fast, il
teresting game, with hardly a sus
gestion Of rough tactics.