Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09


LAW AND ORDER.-Noticc is hereby
given, that the citizens Of this place
will meet in the Town Hall, on Friday,
of this week, July l1th, at $50 p. M,
to hear the report of their committee
with reference to the organization of Il
LAW and Order League" and to take
action thcreupon, BY order Of COM
mittee, j. +. Brodic, A. II. Webb, c.
O. Thompson
Vacations, like everything else, have
an end, and here we are in the harness
again. After haying, hocing, and set
ting our house in order, we thought we
would take in the editorial excursion to
Saratoga. 1t is poor sport that is
not worth candle. Thursday morn
ing We packed the family and the nee
cssary commissary stores on board
George f. Frcnch's coach and sailed
for the Woodstock depot An hours
ride over the Woodstock r. R.-which
is perfectly splendid" at this season of
the ycar-brought lis to White River
junction, where we grasped the hand
of many warm friends, and told them
we were "out on fly" We looked
around for brother Earle and daddy
Colburn--wanted to see the handSom-
est men in the place but could not
find either of them, so we went on.
We reached Bellows Falls at 2.3O
p. H., where we had to wait for the
train to Rutland five mortal hours.
We secured quiet retreat at Towns
hotel for the family, and sailed out into
the streets to sec the sights, when sud
denly we heard somebody call, "Nlac,
Mac, come over here 1t was our
old friend, Charley Williams, formerly
of Woodstock, who is running a large
paper stock establishment here, and is
making money. We spent II pleasant
hour with him, talking over old times,
and inspecting his works. Arrived in
Rutland at $50 p. In. Our editorial
brethren were in session at the Bates
House, bnt we were not in season to
hear the programme read for the next
morning, so we got left, as the train
started for Saratoga at a. M. instead
of at s, as we got it into our head,
some way. We enjoyed Rutland and
its society until one o'clock, p. M,
when we took the train for Saratoga,
and joined the brethren at the Ameri-
can House. As horse men have it, it
was a "go as you please gate with
us, but we enjoyed it full as well, per-
haps, as if we kept up with the process
sion. We saw all they saw, except
Mt. McGregor. 1t is said that on
every mountain top is rest, but we pre-
fer the valley. The canal boats inter-
csted us very much. If there is any
moving thing slower than Il canal boat
we would like to see it. The boat is
generally drawn by a span of mules,
several rods ahead of the boat, ON the
boat, on the bank or "tow-path' as it
is called, and an OK team is railroad
speed compared to them, and the boy
that drives them must lead long and
peaceful life. Hotel keeping and the
springs are Saratoga's principal indus.
tries. "The Grand Union is the
principal hotel. There are some ten
or twelve springs, the most noted one
is Congress, its waters are the most
agreeable to the taste, but not so rich
in medicinal properties as the "Hath-
orn"-this is the most powerful water
of any we tasted. Congress Spring
Park is large and fitted up in the most
modern style, and is a ''paradise" in
the way of beauty. You pay ten cents
to enter it and you can drink all the
water you want free, but one glass
generally suilices. A grand concert
and fire works were advertised to come
off in this park on the evening of the
4th, to which the editorial force, their
wives, their sisters, their cousins and
their aunts were invited, but shower
coming up as it was about to open, it
had to be postponed. We believe this
was the only disappointment the excur-
sionists met with on the trip. Much
credit is due to Mr.. Forbes of the Bos-
tOnJournal, also to the Messrs. futile
of the Rutland Herald, for the able
and courteous manner in which they
piloted the "innocents" of the press to
the various points of interest. What
do they do at the springs? They eat
and they drink, they sleep and they
walk, they ride and they talk, they
CYCLE and oglc, aud court, and spend
their money; and that's what they do
at the springs. When we 60 there
again we will tell you some more, if
this don't kill you. Nothing remark
able happened on the way home. We
lett there at 8.15 o'clock, a. M, and
arrived in Woodstock at 2.3O p. NJ
10 miles, via. Bellows Falls-which
we call good speed.
There will be caucus at the AGE
office, Saturday evening, July 18th,
at Z o'clock, to elect delegates to the
county convention, which meets here