Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
News of Woodstock.
Continued from page 8.

to be held at White River Junction,
Friday evening, Jan. "a. Subject,
Resolved that business career is
preferable to a professional one.
Rev. Mr. Carpenter and Robt. Brown
for the affirmative and Rev. @. A.
Mcdaniel and Harold Perkins of
Woodstock for the negative. Wood
stock to furnish one judge and
White River Junction, two. This
debate win be made public for men.
F. B. Comings of Cornish, N. H.,
was a guest of Mrs. F. Fl. Powers
Wednesday. Mr.. Comings was the
principal witness in DEMONSTRATING
case in county court, his hired man
having gone away with his team
while supposedly on his way to mill.
The Woodstock Country club has
sold about ten acres of its land, in
Guiding Mt. Peg, to Miss Billings,
and the ground will be converted
into a public park. Miss Billings
has also bought of A. B. Pinney
three or four acres of land adjoining
her purchase.
Herman H. Durham, Woodstock,
boy who has been very successful in
it-lhe -vsoei- -I.,,,-',s-' Uaila- Henry Nc
/ THO NHUSG; Joel 4. VohlSi5- rss> oi|sEtif,s -
Allister, Jr., and William N. Vale,
all of Denver, Colo, have entered
into partnership for the general
practice of law. The firm is Vale,
Durham & McAllister. Mr.. Vale
was law partner of the late Senator
E. o. Wolcott and Mr.. Durham was
in Wolcott & Wales office for some
years.
Moses Potwin has sold the Averill
place, so-called, formerly occupied
by John A. Wood, TO his son-in-law,
Delmer Powell, and wife, for $500.
The farm is located in the Cox
neighborhood, and contains about
100 acres lying partly in this town
and partly in Bridgewater.
Thomas Reagan, who was employ
ed by P. ]. Charon for some months,
died at the home of his sister in
Hartford last week Friday. His
foot was hurt by a horse few weeks
ago. He went to Woodsville, N. H.,
to work, but was obliged to give up
and go to the Hanover, N. H., hos
pital He grew worse and went to
his sisters home Friday.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Berry of Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, and daughter
arrived at the Hatch homestead Mon
day.
The gray mare owned by F. J.
Perkins, very fast roadster when
called upon for speed-was shot
Monday to end her suffering, having
been i'll for two weeks A post
norton examination by DR.. w. II.
Corey revealed a small bundle of
three-penny nails and scrap of
zinc an inch or two in length, a col
lection at hardware that would have
have destroyed a much stronger con-
stitution. 1t is thought the mare
may have picked up the nails while
repairs were in progress on the
barn.
Peter J. Charon has returned to
work at his blacksmith shop again.
Blood poisoning followed an injury
to one hand about two weeks ago
and he has suffered severely, but is
now recovering.
The Canton ball on Tuesday eve
ming was one of the most successful
affairs of the kind ever given. The
hall was crowded with dancers from
nine o'clock, the time Of the grand
march, until after midnight, and
many stayed until the small hours
of the morning, sufficient evidence
that they thoroughly enjoyed the
excellent music and the entertain
ment offered by the management
The Canton is certainly to be con-
congratulated on the success of itt
annual social event and many will
look forward to its coming another
year. The drill by the Canton wat
most enjoyable feature of the eve
ming. Col. E. A. Spear was the
efficient floor director of the dance
ably assisted by Major W, II. Brad.
ley and Chevaliers W. B. Hutchinson
and G. j., Paul.
W. s. French and family had
very narrow escape from asphyxia
ton early Saturday morning. Th'
trouble apparently arose from closing
the drafts of the furnace too soor
f.o Lo,l,;oo, Tho 6ra tba n;0ht he.