Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

Trains Going West. No. |, hccomms'
dation, A. M..-Leavc White River junction,
720; Hartford, IS; Dswey's Mills, 7 So
Quechee, 8 90; Taftsville, 8 10; Woodstock
$40.
Trains Going West. No. 5, Mail, I'm
Leave White River Junction, 90; HNt
ford, / S.; Dewey's Mills 2l2; Quschss.
2l7; Taftsylle, 2T; Woodstock. So.
&c. PORTER, Supt.
Rev. b. M. Tillotson will give the
memorial address at Hartford next
Saturday afternoon.
The Woodstocks and Hanovers will
play game of base ball on the Fair
Ground tomorrow Crhursday) after
noon.
Turn your eye on the northeast cor
ner of this paper, where the advertiser
told you to last week, and you will see
good chance to save money. The
liberal advertiser is liberal dealer,
no mistake.
1t looks now as if we are to have
better gas at less price than formerly,
and that more of our citizens will burn
it. Hon. Frederick Billings, who has
owned the bulk of the stock has bought
the remainder, and will put the
"works" in proper working condition
at once, by adding new buildings,
chimney, machinery, etc.
There are great many visitors
among us now, many of them sons and
daughters of the town, who come once
year for health and recreation, and
to meet the smiles and grasp the hands
of old friends and acquaintance; be-
sides, many strangers, who know that
Woodstock has no superior in the
State as summer resort. We are
clad to see this growth each year, and
hone it will continue. Our citizens are
doing all they can to merit it. The
Eagle Hotel, which has been the home
of the traveller and pleasure-seeker so
long that the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary, has been thorough
ly overhauled this spring, and large
additions made to its dining and sleep
ing apartments, and is now in full
charge of Mr.. Fred b. Merrill, a gem
tleman who will spare no pains or ex-
pense to make it home for all who
put themselves in his charge. The
improvements in the house, and the
new management, has been noted by
old patrons of the house, and all speak
in the highest Communications Of both.
Come in the evening, or come in the morn
ing,
Come when you're looked for, or come with
out warning,
Greeting and welcome you'll find here before
you.
The stewards of the M. +. Church
having granted their pastor two weeks
vacation, he leaves for the North with
his wife this week, consequently there
will be no preaching in the Methodist
church for the next two Sabbaths.
Sabbath School and social meetings
will be held as usual.
The Good Templars will give an ice
cream party in their new hall Friday
evening, August 9TH. Ice cream will
be served from half-past seven till
/ half-past nine. The public are cor
daily invited.
The SEvEREsT STORM OF THE SEA-
soN.-A severe thunder storm struck
this section about s o'clock last even
lug, which made things lively for
about half an hour. The wind blew,
the rain fell, the lightning flashed, and
the thunder rolled fearfully. The
growing crops were Frustrated in many
places. The new Cleveland & Hen
bricks flag, draped in mourning for
General Grant, that hung across Main
Street, was blown down and badly
damaged. At Quechee, j. G. Park
er's barn-the one some distance from
his large barn-was struck by light
ming and burned down, together with
three young horses, and valuable
mare and colt belonging to the Hon.
w. C. French of Woodstock. The
mare was not burned to death, but was
burned so bad that she had to be
killed.
o. H. Dana, and his mutual friend
M. j. Devine, of Macon, Ca, have
been spending a few days in town.
SOL" by which he is best known to
the boys, used to be typo on the AGE
and the Mercury here some 80 years
ago, but is now in the employ of j.
w. Burke & Co., printers, in the
above named city.
There will be a grand excursion and
basket picnic to Willsboro Point, N.
Y, via the Central Vt. r. r. and
steamer on Lake Champlain, Friday
Aug. Z. Round trip fare from Wood
stock S1.40, children 75c. Special
]. train leaves Woodstock at els a. m. -,
and arrive at 8.35. Everybody and
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