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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Two Famous Kisses.

History has taken notice of some
famous kisses. There was that
which Queen Margaret gave to
Alain Charter over 800 years ago,
the memory of which is fresh in the
minds of men if not on their lips.
Charter was a poet, but he was the
ugliest man personally in all ''the
sunny land of France" The queen,
with her maids, one day found him
asleep and, bending over him, kissed
his dreaming lips. Turning to her
maids, she prettily said: 81 kiss not
the man, kiss the soul that
sings"
Two centuries later Voltaire, an
other Frenchman and also a poet,
was publicly kissed in the stage box
of the theater by the young and
lovely Countess de Villars, but in
his case the lady gave the kiss not
as voluntary tribute to genius, but
in obedience to the commands of
the claque in the pit, who, mad with
enthusiasm for the poets "Me-
rope" bade her kiss him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
SOUTH PoMFRET.

Rev. c. A. MacDaniel will speak
in Village hall tomorrow at the usual
hour.
Mrs. Hobbs returned to II. L
Howe's this week.
c. ]. Markham shipped two cows
to Rhode Island recently.
Social at the hall Friday evening,
Nov. 9.
Miss Mary Jaquith of Fitchburg,
Mass, visited her nephew, Willis
Wheeler, several days last week.
The friends here of Mrs. Harvey
DeWolf of Lebanon will be pleased
to learn she is recovering as fast as
can be expected from her recent OPP
Grafton.
Rollo Childs and family have
moved to Woodstock.
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TAFTSVILLE.

B. +. Bugbee and wife have re-
turned from their visit to their son,
R. O. Bugbee, in Wallingford,
Fletcher Dole spent Sunday in
Cavendish.
A house warming was held at l.,
B. Spaulding's Saturday evening,
when about 25 of his friends and
neighbors met with them for social
time in their new house. Music was
furnished by T.. L. Morse with his
monograph. Whist and euchre and
other games were played and about
IL o'clock an oyster supper was
served. The party went home about
midnight, all reporting a good time.
OLDEST RESIDENT DEAD.
Mrs Bigelow, widow Of the late
Daniel Bigelow, passed away We'd
nesday morning at l.30 after a short
illness. Mrs Bigelow was born in
Hartland, Nov. 6, 1917, and was the
oldest person in this village. The
funeral was held from her late home
Friday at 3 o'clock Interment was
in the family lot in the village Gem
etery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
FATE AND ANDREW JACKSON.
What Going West, Not East, Meant to
the Fiery Lawyer.


the Fiery Lawyer.
During the young manhood of
Andrew Jackson, when he rode the
circuit in Tennessee, knowing more
law than most of his brethren at the
bar, afraid of nothing on earth,
ready to challenge to duel some
trained lawyer from the older set
Elements when that lawyer tres
passed upon his own preserves and
made fun of his ignorance-as
Waightstill Avery did-thus hold
ing his ground against all corners,
partly by brute force and partly by
mental superiority, he was probably
nearer to happiness than he ever
was afterward.
From court to court he rode his
race horse, pistols in holsters, carry
ing his gun and his pack Of hounds,
ready for the courthouse, ready for
the deer chase, ready for the shoot
ing match, ready for the horse race,
ready for the house raising and log
rolling, ready to go out himself and
drag into the courthouse the des-
perado whom the sheriff feared to
arrest.
Rough and tumble times these
were in backwoods Tennessee, with
rude and lawless elements boiling
and bubbling in that inevitable pc
Rod of unrest and struggle which
prevails in border settlements be-
fore the community takes form and
everybody smugly congratulates
everybody else on the "reign of law
and order"
In just such a state of society
young Jackson was peculiarly fitted
to lead, dominate and prosper.
Had he gone eastward instead of
westward, had he cast in his lot with
the lawyers that were striving for
advancement in the cities of the
original thirteen seaboard states,
nothing is more certain than that
the world would never have heard
of him.
His lack of knowledge of the law
would have made him easy prey to
those who were masters of this pro-
fession. His fiery temper would
have kept him constantly in battle
array, and in fighting those lawyers
who got the better of him in the ci-
tation of legal authorities he would,
in the nature of things, have met
the wrong man sooner or later
Watson's Magazine.
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FELLED AN ATTENDANT
Vicious Assault With an Axe at thu
Brattleboro Retreat.

Harry Burt, patient at the Brat
tlcboro retreat, struck Walter S.
Stoddard on the head with an axe
Monday afternoon, inAicting serious
though probably not fatal injuries.
Stoddard has charge Of the patients
who are not considered vicious and
who assist in the farm work.
Monday afternoon they were on
the retreat meadow, cutting wood.
Stoddard was seated on a log, when
Burt approached stealthily from be-
hind with an axe and delivered Il
stunning blow on Stodtlard's head.
Stoddard was Frustrated and blood
flowed freely from the cash in his
head.
Burt was Immediately placed in
confinement. Never before has Burt
showed any indications Of vicious
ness.
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Haitod tho Wrong Fish.

1t happens sometimes that the
cure is worse than the disease, 1t
was in the case of the mother who
tried to break her little Theodore of
the habit of taking sweets off the
sideboard. owe often have bon
bons when there are guests to lunch
con-" she said, "and although Theo-
dore promises not to touch them he
always does"
''You might do as I did in the
same circumstances" suggested the
neighbor, smiling reminiscently.
"What did you do?"
81 carefully removed the inside
filling from a chocolate drop and
stuffed the shell with red pepper"
odd it work."
'1t might have worked" replied
the neighbor, eff Johnny had hap
pened to spy it, As it was, forgot
all about it in the press Of other
matters, and at dinner time the
guest of the evening got it"
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PREACHED SO YEARS.
Rev. AImOn Shepard, Who Died at
Age OF ga Years.

Rev. Almon Shepard died at his
home in Tunbrldge Saturday, Oct.
20, at the age of "a years. His &C
tive ministerial efforts extended over
a period of nearly O. years, has been
for several years one of the oldest
active ministers in the state.
He was for many years a promi-
nent figure in the Free Will Baptist
denomination, being in attendance
at the last state convention at Hunt
ington.
He was at one time a member Of
the legislature, also performed a sim
liar office during New Hampshire
paStorate.
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Miss Woodruff went to Boston on

Miss Woodruff went to Boston on
Thursday.
Howe's moving pictures at Music
hall Tuesday evening, Nov. 6. Tick
cts at Morgan's-35c and SOC.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Kings Daughters will be held
with Mrs. Hereward Burbridge next
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
A special communication of Wood
stock lodge, 81, F. and A. NJ, will be
held in Masonic hall next Thursday
evening. Work on the third de-
gree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Woods
have moved into the Prior house on
High street just vacated by George
M. Bradley.
There are now IA prisoners in the
county Jail. The latest commitments
owe Maliesa Wvroau. Myrtle Rumrill
and Warren Green, from Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Townsend
have issued invitations for the we'd
ding of their daughter, Maude Eloise,
to Mr.. Edwin Thayles Emmons of
Rochester, N. Y, to occur at the Con-
gregational church at noon on Thurs
day, Nov. s.
Mrs. Mary Grace Garfield and
son Hubert left for Owatonna, Mimi,
Wednesday, where Rev. Mr., Garfield
has recently been installed as pastor
Of a thriving church.
Erastus G. Pelton, aged 81 years,
died at his home on the south road
Oct. "a, where he had lived all his
life. The funeral was held at the
Pelton schoolhouse Saturday, Rev
Ralph Holbrooke Cheever oficiat-
ing.
David Harum" was greeted by
large audience at Music Hall Thurs
day evening. Harry Brown did a
good bit Of character acting as the
shrewd old horse trader and was ex-
cellently supported, the scenery also
adding to the effectiveness of the
play.
A conference of the Sunday school
superintendent and assistant SUI
perintendents of the several churches
Of the village was held at Rev. Jo-
seph Hamilton's Saturday evening
in the interest of the proposed reli-
gious canvass of the town. On Sun
day committees were appointed by
the different Sunday schools, who
will meet this evening at the Chris
tan church to make further arrange
ments for the canvass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
BRIDGEWATER.

John Woods and family are visit
ng in Bellows Falls.
Robert Southgate is spending a
few days with friends in Rutland
and Burlington.
Frank Clement and family have
moved into John Beams tenement
and Mr.. Bean and family will board
with them.
Addie L. Smith, who has been in
Hartford for several weeks, returned
home last week.
w. G.. Brown and family were in
White River Junction last week to
attend the funeral of his brother-in-
law, George Flanders.
Mrs. R. D. Curtis, who has been
caring for the sick at Mr.. Finney's,
West Woodstock, is at home again.
Lena Flanders, who returned from
the Hanover, N. H., hospital last
week, is slowly recovering.
Charlie Boyden has finished work
at Woodstock and is at home for the
present.
THE DEER HUNTERS.
Win Baker, A. Fl. Pinney, G. r.
Southgate, A. r. Weeden and Frank
Johnson were the fortunate deer
hunters this year.
Amy Dodge wounded a bear in
Sherburne, but was unable to get
him, although with other hunters
she trailed him for long time.
FOUND TWO DEAD BUCKS.
A. G. Walker and companions
found in Sherburne two buck deer,
dead, with antlers interlocked in
such way that they had to be cut
apart with an aye.
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
ANOTHER BURGLARY.

Adams & Smiths store was bur-
glarized again Saturday or Sunday
night, being entered by back win
dow. Two overcoats, two suits of
clothing and two pairs OF shoes were
taken.
The Landmark says: Adams &
Smith are getting tired of being
raided at night by impecunious Wis
itors, who take clothing without MAX
ing any reference to the payment.
The firm now has a four-footed
Waterman whose front name is don, "
a big yellow dog, whose specially is
nabbing marauders who enter
through windows"
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FIRE AT HANOVER, N. H.
Largest Business Building in Town
Destroyed-LOss $4,000.

The Bridgman building, the largest
business building in Hanover, was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday.
The fire startrvI.i" tl,.. llasaaan,,t s,f
three and halt story BRICK struc-
ture. Tie heaviest loser is the firm
of George w. Rand & Sons, furni-
ture dealers. The Odd Fellows hall
and the rooms OF d. K. E. fraternity
and other Dartmouth societies were
ais ), in the building and they lost
their effects.
Five stores were completely burned
out.
Students rooming in the building
lost all their effects. Those burned
out were A Il. Anderson and F. w.
Anderson OF Boston, E. p. Norris of
Portsmouth,, N. H., Amos Dodge of
Concord, N. H., aud L, Il. Reding-
ton OF Evanston, Ill.
The damage amounts to over $751;
900. The insurance carried amounts
TO nearly $4,000.
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Talk of a New Hotel at Barnard.

The Barnard correspondent of the
Randolph Herald and News says:
"The sale of the Putnam farm and
the L. D. Regan place adjoining the
lake has awakened great interest,
as it is rumored that Barnard is to
have on the Regain place a modern
hotel. We hope this is true, for il
is one Of the grandest sites for hotel
in the country, and first class
house would be a great benefit to the
town il many ways"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Dr.. ]. M. Ryder Of Bellows Falls
Under Arrest.

DR.. ]. NJ. Ryder Of Bellows Falls,
former resident here, was held for
the county court after a hearing
Wednesday night, on the charge of
causing the death OF Miss Ida Martin
of Proctorsville. He was remanded
to Jail in default of bonds of $4,000
Miss Martin went to Bellows Falls
Tuesday from Proctorsville and went
to the office of DR. Ryder. Four
hours later the authorities were mott
fed that she had died in the office
and DR.. Ryder was taken into Gus
tody.
He said the girl called at the office
to consult him and that he made an
examination, after which the young
woman suffered collapse, appar-
emily fiom nervous shock, and he
was unable to rouse her.
An autopsy was held Wednesday
by DIR. B. II. Stone, director of the
laboratory of hygiene, Burlington;
DR.. E. S. Albee, health officer of
Bellows Falls; DR.. Frank Whitman
of Bellows Falls and DR.. Gillette Of
Springfield.
AT the hearing before H. ALI
bee, sitting as justice OF the peace,
tonight, the physicians testified in
effect that they found the heart and
lungs in normal condition.
They allege that they also found
evidence that criminal operation
had been attempted.
In their opinion the death of the
young woman might have resulted
from shock.
Miss Martin had been working as
domestic about one mile from Proc
torsville on the farm of Owen
Graves. Tuesday morning she went
to Bellows Falls, accompanied by
Lydia Holland, going to DR., Ryder's
office. One hour later, Miss Hol-
land says, they wished her to get
some brandy, were given a note to
go across the river, where they OBJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
PAY $4,000 FOR CONTEMPT

The Burlington Rendering compa,
ny was adjudged in contempt Of
court by Chief Judge John w. Row.
ell in Chittenden county court Wed.
nesday and the fine of $4,000 i'm.
posed was paid on the spot. The
Judge said the failure of the company
to produce the papers wanted i'm.
peded the grand jury in the investi-
cation into the diseased meat charges
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
WEST WOODSTOCK.

Miss Maude Mills, who has been
visiting her sister in Burlington for
several weeks, has returned home.
Miss A. E. McClay started west
Wednesday, after visiting here for
several weeks. She will stop in Chi
cago, thence going to Kansas City,
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tanned it, returned to the Office with
it, when Miss Martin and the doctor
went into an adjoining room to-
gether.
Fifteen minutes later, she says.
she was called into the room and
found her friend dead
Dr.. Ryder was tried in Woodstock
on similar charge but was not con-
victed.
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News OF Woodstock

Miss Hazel Fraser spent last week
IN Hartland.
Rev. S. +. Jones of Hanover, N.
H., will preach at the Congregational
church tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brown went
to Lynn, Mass, Thursday.
John French of New York was in
town over Sunday.
James Cooper, who passed the
summer here, returned to Amherst,
Mass, this week.
The regular W. R. Q. meeting oc-
ours this afternoon. All the officers
Rre requested to be present to pre-
bare for inspection.
Charles R. Boyden, for some time
a popular clerk in F. j. Perkins
store, ended his work there Satur-
day.
DR.. G.. H. Spiller, optician, will be
at j. G. Nutting's Nov. 5 and 6;
Felchville Nov. 7; Windsor 8 and 8;
Hartland Nov. Is.
Mrs. Walter Houghton and son,
who have been with Mrs. V. d. Fra
ser for few days, returned to Hart
land Friday.
Rev. Frederick Newport of Ok
ford, Me-, is visiting his sisters, Mrs
Otto Yuncker and Mrs. Henry Car
penter.
The regular meeting of the Daugh-
ter of the American Revolution will
be held with Mrs. E. X. Wright
Tuesday evening, Nov. 6, at 7.30
o'clock.
Rev Rufus Horton Jones of Port
#land, Me-, will ofhciate at st. James
church tomorrow. Morning prayer
and holy communion at 1910, even
ng at 5 p. m.
Halloween was celebrated Wed
nesday evening with some noise and
pea-shooting, and there was about
the usual number of misplaced signs,
gates and blinds and other movable
property found the next morning.
The annual meeting of Rebekahs
in district 8 will be held at White
River Junction Friday evening, Nov.
9. The banquet will be served in l.
o. 0. f. hall at $50 at % cents
plate. There will be special train
after the meeting to accommodate
those attending from Woodstock.
Round trip 81.
w. e. View was called to Hart
land last week Wednesday to tow
home a disabled automobile. On the
return trip he carried bottle of sui
phuric acid, with which he had been
treating one Of his colts. The acid
began to leak through loose cork,
burning his flesh and causing terri
BILE pain. DR.. Holbrook attended
him and he is now coming out all
right.
A meeting of those interested in
forming Young Peoples Christian
Union In the Universalist church
was held at the home of Miss Grace
A. Smith Wednesday evening. The
matter was briefly discussed and a
second meeting will be held there
next Wednesday evening. The meet
ings of the former Young Peoples
society of the church we're discon-
tinuet some time ago, and the pres
ent plan is in the line of reorgan-
lzation, the purpose being also to en-
list more of the younger people.
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Memorial of Bishop Halls Con-
secration.

A new stained glass window has
been placed on the north side Of the
sanctuary Of the chapel in the RES
dcnce Of Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A.
Hall at Rock Point, Burlington. The
glass is the gift of the clergy of the
diocese OF Vermont as memorial
of the twelfth anniversary of the
bishops conservation. 1t represents
the baptism of Christ and is designed
and executed by Charles E, Kempe
of London.
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AFrER STOLEN GOODS

U. 5. Ofhclals racing T'u"u0'
Taken from Vermont and New
Hampshire - Alleged Thief in
Woodstock Jail.
A despatch from Ottawa, Ont, Oct,
30, to the Burlington Free Press
gives the following record of the
robberies of which Harry McDale, or
III. NJ. Dole" now in Windsor
county Jail, is accused;
U. S. detectives today reached
Montreal to trace and if possible take
back with them goods secured by
Harry McDale in Vermont and New
Hampshire and shipped to Montreal,
where they were sold by the alleged
thief. Chief ODER today of Clare
mont, N. H., and f, E. Joy of Bos-
ton, Mass, related the details. Chief
ODER said:
"McDale started his operations in
September and made specially Of
stealing the Starett manufactured
goods and selling them to mechan-
les. He made a raid in Newport, N
H., and cleaned out lot Of goods.
Then the police got busy, but moth
ing was heard of him until he
reached Lebanon, n H., where he
visited the hardware stores, taking
tools, knives, jack-knives and guam
Sil,..r ......-..4- IIs-.-l-.., l,,s5 7VToIrg
liking for getting away with razors,
in fact his whole forte is getting
away with both Starett tools and ra-
zors of every manufacture.
"From Lebanon he went to Clare
mont, N. H., Barre, Norwich, N. H,
From Claremont he shipped dress
suit case filled with jewelry by ex-
press to st. Lambert, signing the
bills as Harry NJ. Dole and getting
receipt for the same. In addition he
made a large shipment Of tools from
Claremont to St. Lambert about the
18th of October.
"He then came to Montreal send
ing the stuff across to your city from
St. Lambert. He followed the goods
and endeavored to dispose of them in
Montreal. He succeeded to certain
extent by going to one Of the largest
machine shops and selling to the
men. The. officials learned of the
selling of the tools in Montreal and
detectives warned those who had
bought that they might have to give
them up.
"McDale got away from Montreal
and turned up at Springfield, Yer
mont, where he stole $500 worth Of
goods. About this time started
for the tools which McDale took
in a wheelbarrow to Charlestown, N.
H., and then started off toward Clare
mont. While thus engaged came
up with him, and he dropped the
wheelbarrow and ran for it. | inn
mediately started in pursuit, calling
upon McDale. to throw up his hands.
He paid no heed to the warning and
[ opened fire, sending five successive
shots in the endeavor to reach him.
The chief finally threatened to
shoot to kill and McDale gave in, was
arrested, and taken to Woodstock,
w., to wait trial at the December
assizes.
Just after the arrest the prisoner
tried to disable Chief Ober by bring
ing his iron-clasped arms down on
the chiefs head, but was frustrated
and disposed of safely.
Ober's trip so far has been very
successful. Part of the stuff he has
recovered will be taken back with
him and the balance will be forward
ed by the Montreal Detective agency.
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HORSES AND HORsEMEN

G. X. Richardson of Boston has
bought of F. e. Richmond his grey
colt, Greylock, sired by John NJ.
Wilkes, to mate his brown colt,
0ttaquechee. They make a fine
pole team; stand Is hands, can step
better than a three-minute clip to-
gether and draw like one horse.
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letter from state,s Attorney.

Letter from States Attorney T.. r, Bucl
of Nov. reads as follows
AS understand this matter have ALSO
lutely no choice one way or the other. Thai
my duty, and my only duty, is to prosecute
if the law is violated. The petitioners have
a right to expect will prosecute il the hall
is used before being provided with fire es-
capes.
But there my part begins and ends,
am yours truly,
(Signed) L. Il, BUCK.
In favor of petitioners,
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POST OFFICE NOTICE

Mail trains arrive 7.O5 a, M, 1928 p. M,
fMMl trains leave $50 a. M, 1880 a. M,
a Bridgewater, Rutland and Ludlow stages
Dare a 90 a. M and 300 p. IN.
RSotStf woodstock. $40 p. IN.
fafH free sSa a6if Ht&S rdtos" Iea7 at
MAILS CLOSE-For early stages $50
Il M. Later mails, 1000 a, M, 800 p. M,
30 p. III,
Office Hours-6. 80 a. m. to $50 p. m.
Sunday-12 to 1p. m.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. P. NJ.
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PIGS FOR SALE-As fine a litter
of pigs as there is in this town. Five
weeks old. D. S. Capron, Wood
stock, VT.
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The Age and Delineator One
year Tor $r.55.
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!, trains daily-Sundays excepted.
Flag Station. ,c.4 D o;onol
Sbjs Gompany reserve the right to cancel
nins without notice.
j. G. PORTER,
General Manager.
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LINN H. COREY,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office in Tracy Block, formerly occupied
~ DR.. Boynton.
Residence 10 Court st.
7. Office Hours-1-3, IS.
Tel. 1913. or A. H. Townsend 1913
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