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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
BRlpGEWATER.

Louis Granell, who has been on
the town farm for the past year, has
moved back to his place in the vii
lage. He will have charge of the
farm until April Is, when his lease
expires.
Mrs. George Pollard is in poor
health and they have been obliged to
give up the boarding house and ex-
pect to move back to their farm in
in about two weeks. Mrs.
Agnes Greaves is to have charge of
the boarding house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
DOGS RUNNING DEER
Several Exhausted Animals Chased
Into West Woodstock - One
Dog Killed by His Owner.

Dogs with fancy for deer hunt
ing have been making trouble in
West Woodstock and vicinity the
past week, One dog has been shot,
others are undersurveillance and the
authorities and others interested will
try to break up this practice.
Last week Friday Rev. Fl. L. Can
field, as he was returning home, saw
a handsome doe standing near Riv-
erside cemetery, not hundred PAGES
from the highway over Rose hill.
She showed no fear Of the spectators
called to the spot, even when spoken
to and remained there some time be-
fore going down the hill by Marbles
mill and crossing the river. The
doe looked sleek and well fed, though
there has been some talk that deer
have been suffering from hunger.
The next morning doe followed
by four dogs came bounding down
the hill from the direction of Mr..
Canfeld's place into West Wood
stock village, running past the ma
chine shop and saw mill and over
the iron bridge there. The dogs in
pursuit were driven off before they
could reach the bridge, and one was
taken home and shot by his owner,
Ed Campbell.
Wednesday morning of this week
a hound chased four deer down from
Seneca S. Winslow's place above
West Woodstock, where they have
been yarding the past winter. The
animals scattered over
the hill as they approached the vii
lage, but the dog hung to the track
of one and drove it down to the river
road, where it turned into G. H. Nc
Clay's place There the dog cor
nered it between the barn and poul-
Try yard, jumping at the exhausted
animal but not not daring to get into
very close quarters. Just then John
Sumner came along on the Bridge
water stage, and Selling his whip
he went to the rescue of the worried
leer, sending the hound away howl
ng. The deer was then allowed to
lepart up the hill.
There have been several instances
If deer chasing lately and the au-
should take the matter up
n earnest. Owners of dogs should
'e interested, too, as pets with dis
position to chase deer are expensive
lnimals to have around the prem
ses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
Special Village meeting
Saturday Evening, April 8.

BY direction of the trustees, the legal
voters of the Village OF Woodstock are
hereby notified and warned to meet at the
Town Hall in said village ON Saturday even
ing, April 8, at seven O'clock tor the fol-
lowing purposes, viz:
l.. To see If the Village will alter, amend,
strike out or make any new bylaws for the
government of the Village before the
same are printed rs provided for by the
resolution adopted at the annual meeting
of January l.
q. To see if the Village will make any
changes in the rules governing the Fire De-
partment.
8. To see what action the Village will
take in regard to the testing for tuberculo-
sis, of those herds of cattle from which the
milk and cream is taken for distribution
through the Village.
4. To see what action the Village will
take in regard to installing fire alarm
system, and to provide foI the payment of
the same
8. To do any other proper business.
JOHN s. EATON, Clerk.
Woodstock, March %, 1905.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
New License Commissioners.

Assistant Judges Chas. H. Max
ham and M. S. Buck on Tuesday APP
pointed license commissioners for the
three Windsor county license towns
as follows:
Ludlow John G.. Sargent, chair
man, Edward @. Warner and Chas.
johnson.
Plymouth Henry P. Crandall,
chairman, John M. Lynds and Henry
R. Taylor.
Stockbridge-Martin L. Wyman,
chairman, Augustus Newell and Her
bert L. Mills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
A New Creamery.

II. P. Hood & Sons of Boston, who
lre buying cream at the station, now
lave about twenty-five patrons and
Expect an increase in the business
here. Their agent here is G. P.
Brown of Norwich. Hood & Sons
plan to start a creamery here the
poming summer, occupying the Ma
PIE creamery building owned by l.
B E, ]. Benson. Most of the cream
bought here is now taken to the com
Pany's creamery at West Lebanon,
N. II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
A Chance for Boys.

We want all the bones we can get,
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-any-
thing in the line Of bones--if only dry.
We will pay coo per hundred pounds
for thoroughly dry bones--we can pay
even more II strictly clean, hard, fresh,
dry, boiled butchers bones--and pay
freights from your station IL shipped In
lots Of 200 pounds or more. May be
shipped in barrels or cheap sacks.
O. 3. Page, Hyde Park, vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
FIRE AT BETHEL
Blacksmith Shop and Office Build
ing Burned.

Fire destroyed the blacksmith
shop and Office building of the e. B.
Ellis Granite Co. in Bethel last week
Friday evening. Some of the books
and valuable tools and machinery
also were burned.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The loss is $500, with an insurance
of $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
Village Of Woodstock
TAX NOTICE

The tax bills for the village taxes on the
1904 Grand List of the Village of Wood
stock, Vt. have been delivered to me for
collection, and taxpayers are called upon
to pay their respective taxes to me within
ninety days from Wednesday, March Sth,
(by June 6th) 1905.
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid within that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by the
Constable, with costs.
HAROLD s. DANA,
Village Treasurer.
Woodstock, VT, March 8, 1906.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
Penalty for Deer Chasing.

Section 8, Act 132, of the laws of
Vermont, says that the owner or
keeper of a dog which pursues deer,
shall be fined So for the first offense,
$40 for the second and $15 for the
third and subsequent offenses; and
if dog kills deer the owner shall
be fined not less than $50 or more
than 800, with costs of prosecution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
GAYSVILLE.

The wooden bridge across White
river in this village is to be replaced
by an iron structure.
Some of the track of the White
River railroad was washed out Sun.
day, the ice causing an overflow at
Charles Osgood's place. Passengers
were transferred to Bethel by teams.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
The Town Building

1t is understood that some neces-
sary changes are to be made in the
town building as soon as the weather
permits. The work will be in charge
Of j. e. Randlett, architect and con-
tractor of the graded school build
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
BASE BALL PUZZLE
Beats the Familiar "HlOW Old is
Ann" Query.

The following puzzle is going the
rounds of the press:
"Two teams, A and b, are play
ing. A is at the bat in the last half
of the ninth inning. The score is
S to 4 in favor of B. Two men are
out, a man on second and man on
third. The batter. hits the ball into
fair territory, but is not a hit. There
is no put out, no base runner hit by
the batted ball, no assist or no error
and yet A wins the game by score
of 6 to S. What was the pIayl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
News of Woodstock

Richard Billings of New York is
iassing the week here.
j. R. Pember went to Randolph
Thursday to attend the funeral OF a
ousin, Mrs. David Washburne.
DIR. R. w. Boyce has been in War
EN- and Waitsfeld and vicinity for
week testing cattle, returning home
Friday.
Mrs. w. L. Johnson and Miss
ohnson have been passing the week
Va Boston.
Peter Gobie and family have re-
moved from South street to the house
III the Elm street bridge formerly oc-
eupied by them.
Rev. W. NJ. Newton, presiding
Ader of the Montpelier district, will
old the fourth quarterly conference
the Methodist parsonage this even
hg at Z o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Newton
ill preach in the Methodist church
Dmorrow at 1890 and Z.
Erastus O Wheeler of South Pom
let has been granted an increase of
ension, from $8'to $40 per month,
Sating from Nov. l6, 1904, through
ttoney John Gilman.
Rev. F. G. Putnam is in Oswego,
n. Y, and Prof. H. II. Horne of
Dartmouth will preach at the Con-
sregational church Sunday morning.
here win be no vesper service.
There was an interesting exhibit
on of written work by the pupils of
Mss Eaton and Miss Margaret Bart
pit, and kindergarten work by Miss
aton's pupils at the school building
Pst week Friday.
Mrs. M. T. Morrill, and daughter
Marion of Hanover, N. H., are spend
ing a week with Mrs. Morrills pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Vaughan.
F. W. Howes of Amesbury, Mass,
has been with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Howes, for few
Jays.
Two magazines, the Ladies
Home Journal" and Country Life,
Are missing from the reading room at
The public library. The borrower is
hsked to return them at once.
AT the annual meeting of Wood
lock lodge, F. and A. NJ, Tuesday
gening, officers were elected as fol-
pws: Worshipful master, E. A..
pear; senior warden, George M.
Bradley; junior warden, |. Clinton
lower; treasurer, H. G. Cushing;
cretary, @. R. Montague.
Miss Della Dupuis, daughter of
Victor Dupuis, was successfully OPP
erated upon for appendicitis at the
Hanover, N. H., hospital Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Day celebrated
he Both anniversary of their we'd
ling Tuesday evening, March IA,
about fifty guests assembling at the
Invitation Of Mrs. w. L. Wood and
Mrs. H. A. Moore. Refreshments
were served and an orchestra played
for the successful occasion.
The warm weather of last Satur-
Aay and Sunday raised little appre-
hension Of freshet, as the ice in the
liver is too thick to be disturbed by
nything less than a long rain or
ontinued thaw. Sunday night about
* inches of snow fell, and more was
aded Tuesday night This gave
Pc sleighs longer lease of life, but
ley are now fast being supplanted
b wagons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
FoR OWES Sixty AEARs.

MRS. WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of moth
ersfor their children while teethlng, with
perfect success 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie.
relieve the poor little sufferer mmediately
Sold by I'll druggists In every part OF the.
world Twenty-Five cents q BEETLE. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup," and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

NONHH MIMI DELI VEKf'
Rural mail delivery from the
Junction, route No.. I, will go into
operation April IS. 1t takes in
Christian street in Wilder, and Do
than, Jericho, and part of West
Hartford. No carrier has yet been
appointed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
SHERBURNE CHILD
KILLED BY FLAMES
Young Daughter of Roy M. lyon
Burned to Death,

The three-year-old child of Roy
M. LYON of Sherburne was burned
to death on Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Lyon were both out of the
house at the time, having left the
little girl with her sister, about four
years old. When the mother. re-
turned she found the child dead. The
bed and various articles of furniture
were afire. 1t is not known low
the fire started.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
POMFRET

Mrs. Sumner Sherburne is on the
sick list. DR.. Fish is attending her,
also F. B. Dutton. Mrs. Howard
Bushway and daughter are wrestling
with grip,
George Darling moved his family
and household goods to the town
farm last week. He is to carry on
the farm the coming year.
A few have tapped their sugar
places, but little new sugar has been
made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25

Master Ito youth being examined
in English history)-With what
crime was Lord Bacon charged?
Youth Gas if by an inspiration y
With writing Shakespeare's plays
London Tid-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
Notice

We will receive cream at our room in the
depot any time from Monday morning un-
til Saturday at 10 a. m.
II. p. HOOD Il SONS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25

Norway and Sweden are the only
countries where practically every
grown man can read and write.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25

For Special Rules, see book of Rules and
Regulations.
This Company reserve the right to cancel
rains without notice.
j. G. PORTER,
General Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
POST OFFICE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

alton, New York, North and East, 1000
M, LOOP. NJ. s.30P. NJ.
ldgewater, Rutland, and Ludlow GIG
A. NJ, and 3.00P. N.
nth Woodstock and Felchville, 800 P. M
lrnard and Bethel, 6. Is A. NJ.
Office hours from $50 A. NJ. too p. M
lndays, - to P. NJ. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25
.T.J.& CAL. WHITE
Farm House Burned at Windsor.

Fire destroyed the residence on
the Runnemede farm of the William
Evarts estate near Windsor Friday,
March II, causing a loss of $1,000.
1t was an old frame structure and
the flames spread rapidly. The
blaze started in the chimney. The
property was insured for $1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25

The Age and Delineator one
Year $r.5s.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-03-25

Recently added to the
one-cent-a-day library:
The Princess Passes,
Order No. II.
The Marriage of William Ashe,
The Vicissitudes of Evangeline,
Manassas,
The Secret Woman,
Hurricane Island,
The Prospector,
The Clansman,
Marathon Mystery.
The White Terror and the Red, a
story OF Russia.
The Unwritten Law,
The Winged Helmet,
The Garden of Allah.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

direction of her carriage. When q short distance from the church door the people ahead of them suddenly be- gan to scream and run, and some one yelled mad dog" He of the black
 inoustache wavered for an instant, and
 then ignominiousiy scrambled back to
 the church door. leaving Irene stand Ing in an open space alone, apparetiy froze with terror. A large gaunt bloodhound. ravenous with hydrophobia, snapping to the right and left at imaginary enemies. was leaping down the open space and
 making straight for Irene. Her face was white as death, her form seemed
 to shrink within itself She stood per | fectly still with a look of pietous ap- peal in her whole bearing Like shot from a catapult, Landing sprang from the vestioule, and, quicker than it takes to tell it, he had planted himself In front or the covering young woman, with every muscle strung as steel
 wires. For one moment the beast and
 man faced each other; then the dog
 made bound for his throat, but July
 clinchcd the great animal as 1t struck
 on his breast. flung it clear, and then
 his arms turned to iron bands and ais
 fingers to hooks of steel as he fixed an awful grip on the throbbing throat of the monster. The savage brute surged from side to side, and tried with his teeth to tear the white skin of the man. while some of the nearby women prayed audibly, but July frightened his grip until it's last quivers showed the dog was dead. He flung it from him on the grass as the men broke into cheers, and the women to sobbing. while Irene grasped his hand. and, with quivering lips. said, T thank God--I thank God. and you; there. are yet men living on the earth" This. with a whitening glance at Black Moustache. For one moment her hand rested trustingly, In the brawny palm of July and her eyes looked softly into his. He stammered. hesitated one mo- ment, and then, breaking through the crowd, he ran ike a deer for the friendly covert of the neighboring for est.
 Colonel John Mallory rode over to July's home next morning to thank the young man for his services to his and at the close of the in- terview. he pulled out his purse. and with confused, hesitating air of fered two $1G0 bills to the young man, "as a slight testimonial of his appre- citation of his conduct"
 July, with a turning face, rejected the proffered gift, and carried away by the impetuosity of his feeling swore roundly at the Colonel, and his money, and asserted his willingness to go through fire and water for the girl, but for the girl. only.
 Sooner than he thought, he was called on to make good his word. A negro desperado called Railroad Bill'' had terrorized the whole country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
JULY CCEED THE GREAT ANIMAL IT STRUCK ONFAs BREAST

Well. let me tell you, right now" said the Colonel. speaking deliberate Iy, eff l catch you cutting my trees on my land, I'll put you In the peniten- tiary-and beside that, wish to re- mark to you that I've noticed you banging around my place. and I now notify you to keep away from here"
 The young man returned no answer. bat slowly walked away, sick at heart, and Indignant In every nerve of his hody.
 For weeks July buried himself In the woods trying to stine the mad Infatua- ,ion that possessed him. For many days he spoke to no human creature but Guinea Nigger Sam. and his pre- occupied manner and incoherent re- plies greatly disturbed this sable con Jurer, who exhausted all his simple 1 cunning in trying to find out what was | Inc matter with hisN beloved Bud" as he affectionately termed him; ''Bud'" being negro diminutive for "brulh- "r.
 Restless and dissatisfied July found | himself one Sabbath morning a listen
 CT .u the small hamlet church where
 handful of worshtppers patiently en-
 duTed the vapid platitudes of a callow | preacher for two hours on a stretch. | The object of his adoratlon sat a few pews away sereneiy unconscious of l large pair of tender grey eyes devour- | Ing every curve of her figure. All too
 soon for him the service was over. AS | the congregation dispersed the cava- | Her with the black moustache joined | Irene at the door and escorted her in l d Jaunty' matter of course way, in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

near there. Officers had hunted him from swamp to swamp shooting at him numberless times, but "Railroad Bill" seemed to bear a charmed life, Several lives had been lost in the ef- fort to apprehend the negro. He lived in the dense swamp from whence he sallied forth, at intervals, for food or prey. Everybody was afraid of him; and those who knew of his hiding places were afraid to reveal 1t lest they might fall victims to Railroad Bill" He was of immense stature, ferocious. and cunning, very black flend, when aroused. and his constant escapes had made him bolder and more reckless.
 For more than a year he had bid de- fiance to law, sweeping out rom his den In the swamp. carr ying off prop erty, committing numberless outrages and escaping safely to his hidden re- treat.
 When July Landing reached the country store a week after his meet ing with the Colonel, he found every one In a state of wild excitement. Mss Irene was missing. She lad been away since nightfall the previous evening. The last seen of her was on a path leading to the hut of one of the Colo nel's sick servants. the mother of Lan- young lady had not been there.
 A lad claimed to have heard q stified scream near that point, but did not speak of it for fear people would say
 fronttn,,ad n,, E1..-o Th...N \
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

that he was fishing. but in reality gaz-
 ng at the white clouds nestling in the
 summer sky. and peopling the azure
 space with reproductions of the face or the owner of the riding glove. Across
 the river In the topmost boughs of q lofty beech noisily parked a fussy red
 squirrel The coming shadows of even ing sharply rencilled the tranquil stream July was suddenly reused from his day dr-nms with the sound or d
 voice from the river bosom-whose
 tones went through him like an electric
 shock. Cautiously peering over the brink he saw two people in boat floating sisureiy with the current. IL was sne,-the only she.-the face lie had been hungry to see for dreary days. The same cavalier Of the ride was with her, and at once July hated | him. The man in the boat was saying something in low tone. which. it was apparent even from the distance the girl | did not care to hear, for she suddenly
 interrupted him ny exclaiming: ''Oh, Mir. Hunley--do listen 10 that cunning little red squirrel. l wish I | had one for q pet? If you were only l half the Knight you'd nave me thInk 1 you at once you would lay that squirrel as d trophy at the feet or the rair damosel''
 Gladly would place it captive | before your throne, together with my 1 other offerings-but fortunately I have no wings-as t would require pinlons
 to ascend that tree" replied Black | Moustache."
 Tt seems you do not dare 10 ciimD.- she retorted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

mills, the countless hcrus of cattle in his brand, were matters beyond the salculat tion of the illiterate people who talked of his riches.
 Southern born. a former slave owner he was tall, wiry and immediately dressed with white moustache. and pa trician manner. The brusque tones and reserved bearings of the Colonel for bade popularity with more Democratic neighbors, but the Colonel had fine old face, full of many lines telling of strife and victory. with eyes which. with all their keenness. had not lost kiadliness. His ancestors had owned droves of negro's, enjoyed great inheri- ted wealth, and to be exclusive in so- cial matters came as heritage to the Colonel His home wa sa palace to the undermined folk dwelling in log cabins;-a large white mansion dis playing corinthian pillars. costly pie lures, grand piano. maogany furni-
 ture, as we'll as many adjuncts to the wealthy homes of the far-away city. At intervals q bevy of belles and swans of beaux from the State Capitol would make the Colonel's mansion merry with song and laughter for weeks at time the guest of his only daughter Irene and during this time long rides and drives through the carpeted aisles oi the pine forest rendered the Colonefs daughter and her guest familiar fig