Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

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the donors say.
Miss Bernice Vaughan is visiting
her brother, DR.. Frank Vaughan, in
Boston.
The houses of M. j. Houghton, G.
R. Hathorn and j. X. Hoadley have
recently been connected with the
Peoples Telephone line.
E. Benson attended the meeting
of the Valley Fair association in Brat
tleboro last week Friday.
Miss Lucy Fisher is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Otis, in St. Adams.
Mason w. Ladd has sold most of
his home farm $50 acres) to George
r. Atwood of this town and D. H.
Atwood of Eagle Grove, Ia, as trus-
tee for Geo. A. Atwood. The prem
Uses are conveyed to these two parties
as tenants in common, half and half,
and the price stated in the deed is
$1,000. Most of the stock on the
farm was sold with the premises, and
it is understood that the total price
was in the vicinity of $4,000. Mr..
Laid reserved for himself about %
acres from the southerly portion OF
the farm Coward West Woodstock)
on which he has begun the erection
of fine new house and barn on
slightly location, and reserves also
spring which is piped to the site OF
the new buildings.
Rev. Stanley Gates Spear of Dex-
ter, Me-, made brief call on his
brother, E. A. Spear, Wednesday.
Strayed or Stolen.
"Tippy," black and white cat,
with only three feet, is something Of
a mystery to the village household in
which he grew up, and an interest
ing personality as well. He may
have wild streak in his blood to ac-
count for his peculiarities, but twice
since his kittenhood four or five years
ago he has suddenly dropped out Of
sight and knowledge of his owner
only to reappear year later hale and
well to resume temporarily his place
in the family. Now he is missing
again.
Tippy got his name from his four
white paws-when he had four of
them. His first disappearance was
in 1904. He returned unannounced
about county fair time the next year
on three feet, having lost one in
trap, and showing much evidence of
suffering and deprivation. He took
several months to mend up and get
into shape; then the insistent call of
the wild took him away without
clue to his whereabouts. About
Thanksgiving day, 1906, he showed
up again, clean, sleek and well-fed,
having been in good hands OR else
had shown uncommon ability in
looking out for himself.
Tippy is at first wild-eyed and un-
approachable after a twelve-months
absence. He yowls from the wood
pile for day or two, then from the
doorstep he enters and sinks under
a stove, and it's about a week before
he is ready to appropriate to his use
the best chairs and the beds. He
isn't altogether favorite; his mis-
tress gets along nicely with him, but
in dark place he will hump and
spit at anyone. A neighbor goes on
record as saying that he'd rather face
a real fullgrown wildcat of the path
less forest.
Last Christmastide Tippy skipped
out once more; for good, perhaps, but
his mistress thinks the holidays of
1907 will find him home again. A
tramp tiger cat, which Tippy's owner
was about to adopt or give away, left
the same day., indicating that
rippy had impaired a little of his
own restless disposition.
Tippy's mistress would like to
know whore he goes and stays, and
where he is SO well cared for. Per-
haps some reader can tell her. With
his missing foot, white face and
front, he should be easily recognized.
Tippy once had brother, bill, F"
who roamed the hills and woods in the
vicinity of Tippy's home, and had
lots of wildcat in his disposition and
habits. He disappeared three years
ago.
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.