Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

week Friday. lie went 10 r''c'
burg in 1858, and since that date ha
been leading figure in social pc
Iitcal and industrial circles OF tn
town. The Fitchburg Public Ii
brarv, which he erected at cost o
$50, 900, and the Wallace Way
which he built at cost of $50, 900
ale marks of his benefcence to tn
city. MIR. Wallace is survived b,
two sons, one of whom, George X
Wallace, is member of the prosen
state senate. He was twice married
the first wife being Sophia lngall
of Rindge, n. H., who died in 1871
leaving two sons, and the secont
being Mrs. Sophia +. Bailey, sistel
of Mrs. T.. $. Allen and Of the late
Frederick Billings of Woodstock.
The heavy rain and thaw Of Sat
ulday cut into the snow severely
raising the river and Branch ant
mixing bad travelling as well. Sat
urday night Mr.. Sylvester came
down from Lincoln bridge with the
report that the ice which had been
piled up above the bridge was NOV
ing, and giving warning to look
out for trouble here. There was
some expectation that the ice in the
null pond here might break, but it
refused to bulge an inch. The ice
pack up the river, however, stopped
just below the bridge and no trouble
is feared until another thaw hap
pens. The Bridgewater road was
filled with ice at Copeland's, how
ever, and the stage had to cross the
rive, twice to get around it. The
river cleared itself of ice Saturday
afternoon. running over corner Of
Billings farm, disturbing the swans
and sweeping away Il section or
fence.
~ " hite River Junction despatch
saws:
The thaw and heavy rains Of Sat
urlav have caused considerable dam
age to bridges and HIGHWAYS in the
White River valley. Bridges are
reported swept away in South Roy
alton and Sharon and the trestle of
4 bridge on the White River Valley
railroad is so much injured that the
road between Bethel and Rochester
will not be open for several days.
This accounts for the delay of the
Bethel stage, due here at about 7 p.
M, which pulled into Woodstock
Sunday morning.
There was trial Wednesday
before Justice E. W. Prior
in Charles Batchclder's office
OF the case OF Merle SAWYER VS..
l.. III. Pratt. Mr.. Pratt refused to
serve replevin writ as constable
some time ago, whereupon this suit
was brought for damages occasioned
by such refusal. The jury We're:
George ". Merrill, DR.. A. f.
Moore, Z. X. Slack, Orley a. Whit
comb, Thomas Smith, Frank 5.
Payne. The jury found Tor the plain
tiff, assessing the damages at one
cent; costs $500. G. l}atchelder
for Sawyer; F. c. Southgate for
Pratt
Mrs. Clara F. Reed, widow of the
late Henry b. Reed, died Thursday,
March 5, at about noon, at her home
on Ford street. She was the second
wife of Mr.. Reed, who died ten
years ago, and was 6S years of age.
The funeral will b- held at the house
this morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs
Reed fell about six weeks ago and
since then has been unable to move.
Sic has been cared tyr in her late
years by her step-sons, +. III. and
W. II Reed.
F. ". Wilder was at Wells River
last week Thursday to attend the
annual meeting and banquet of the
Northern Bankers association. r.
L. Smythe of Plymouth, n. H., was
elected president of the association,
MIR. Wilder declining reelection.
Mrs. Mahala Dearborn, widow of
the late Henry Dearborn, died at the
home of hei son, w. w. Dearborn,
Wednesday morning, aged 90 years.
The fperal services were held At ths
homestead yesterday afternoon at
half past two O'Clock. Mrs. Dear
born leaves AN aged sister, Mrs.
Horace Hall, in Reading, Mass,
and three children-Walter W. Dear
born, Mrs. l.. A. Munger (both of
Woodslock) and Charles III. Dear
born, who is in business in St. John,
y. b. She had been resident of
Woodstock for so years.
MIR. and Mrs. II. S. Brooks, ir.,
and , ISIS Vail of New York are at
the Inn.
Sugar. makers, it is said, see no