Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
LOCAL NOTES.

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street got loose Monday evening, his
halter breaking, and somewhat
miraculously escaped Injury in an
accident due to his temporary free
dom, He strolled through door
way and when Mr.. Leonard found
him few minutes later he was
standing over a stairway, seeming a
little in doubt as to what he should
do next. AS Mr.. Leonard started to
back him through the door the wind
closed it. Mr.. Leonard stepped
around to open it again when the
horse fell backwards down the stair
way and hung there helplessly. AS
sistance soon came, but the horse
wasn't released until the stairs had
been chopped away, allowing him to
drop through to the floor below.
a high wind and freezing tenn
perature Tuesday night and Wednes-
day gave the late Indian summer a
jolt from which it is not likely to
recover. At South Pomfret, the
cradle Of cyclones, it was the worst
blow since the year of the Big Wind.
A man who was stabling his horse
Tuesday evening left his carriage
few minutes and when he came out
of the barn it had vanished around
a corner of the building, He now
anchors the vehicle on his arrival
home.
Charles s. Switzer returned to
Newton Center, Mass, Tuesday. He
is now in the poultry business to
some extent and made some pur-
chases while here.
N. j. WhitehiIl Of White River
Junction has been reappointed ex-
aminer of teachers for Windsor
county.
Rev. Pliny N. Granger, the oldest
member of the Vermont Methodist
Episcopal conference, died suddenly
at his home in Peacham, Nov. 25th.
He was born in Bethel in 1923. In
1S49 he married Miss Sophia Rich
mond Of Woodstock, who died in
1878. He served in Barnard in 1858
and had charges in many towns in
his long career.
George P. Parlin, who came here
from Maine year ago last Septem-
Der, is in the county jail, having been
arrested at White River Junction
Saturday night on charge of jump
ing his board bill at the Adams
House He was first employed in
The Age office, but has worked at
Billings farm for the past few weeks
Monday afternoon Parlin was ar
raigned before Justice B H. Pinney,
who issued papers in civil suit for
recovery of the board bill, amounting
to about $S5, and the suit is re-
turnable December 9.
Edward A. Abbott of this village
recently bought the Harvey Hewitt
farm of 40 acres in Pomfret.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Raymond, their
two children, and Mrs. Sarah Dem
ing of Fair Haven, and Mrs. Jane
Perrin of Bridgewater were at H. P.
Clark 8 Sunday,
Col. and Mrs. F. S. Billings re-
turned from a trip to Boston and
New York Thursday.
Uncle Sam at Panama" is the
subject of an illustrated lecture to
be given in the assembly hall of the
school building Tuesday evening,
December s. The lecturer is G. f.
Sweeney, who recently returned from
Panama, and he will show l25 ster-
eopticon views. Admission, % cents
for adults, 15c for scholars.
Dir. Hereward Burbridge has be-
gun building an addition to the ell
part Of his house and will use it for
his dental Office, which is now on
the second floor. In the rear of the
addition he will build an 18-foot
garage.
The December meeting of the
Kings Daughters viii be held with
Mrs. H. e. Davis Monday evening,
Dec. 9TH, at 7.30 O'Clock.
Elton ]. Fuller Of Harding, Mass,
was in town the first of the week on
his way to New Hampshire for a few
days deer hunting
Mrs. Frederick Chapman is visit
ling in New York city for several
weeks
Mrs. Walter D. Parsons returned to
Detroit, Mich, this week.
Miss Hatch and Mrs. G. W. Mar
shall sailed last Saturday for St.