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Woodford,

j. F. Smith had new potatoes from his
garden several days ago.
The Rev. T. j. Winslade last Sunday
preached on ''Leprosy' in an able man.
ner
John Belrose has finished work at
Chase's mill, Somerset, and returned
Mrs. Wrisley of Bennington, is at the
Summit House for a few days, dress
making.
The Park family of Boston, are here
for their annual vacation of several
weeks.
Mrs. Wilbur Dunton and her daughter,
Miss Eva, of Rutland, are in town for
several weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gleason have Wis
tied her son, John and wife, at their
new home in Wilmington.
AS regaNds temperature, between the
last two Monday mornings at s o'clock,
there was a difference of 80 degrees.
Miss Edna Haskell of Wilmington, is
with her aunt Mrs. F. A. Gleason. New
land Haskell WAS in town Monday.
Miss Clasfa Gleason closed her school
at SeSEah5drgh last Saturday. Tuesday
she and her father enjoyed a trip to
Troy.
Robert Smith and wife and j. F.
Smith, End, of Arlington, passed last
Sunday with Roberts father, j. f.
Smith.
The 1. o. G. T. will soon give public
entertainment when the plays, David
and Goliah." and "a Mock Trial" will
be produced.
Walter Cutler has built porch on his
house and made improvements by paint
ing, etc., and VIM. E. Cutler has put an
addition on his barn.
The Rev. Mr. Winslade's subject at
the Union church Sunday, will be: "The
Second Birth" The attendance at his
meetings is large.
Miss Edith Robinson closed her school
in the Hollow last week Friday The
children spoke pieces and sang songs in
a commendable manner,
The trunk at the Red mill gave way,
but by the alacrity and go-a-headitive-
ness of Mr.. Rooney, things were soon
set TO rights again.
We note by the Troy Daily Times that
the Rev. Dexter Moody and wife are en-
joying the comforts of life at Round
Lake, occupying their own cottage.
State Commissioner Aldrich and Town
Commissioner Wood have put the high
ways in excellent condition. Just thank
Mr.. Aldrich for lowering 1.-THE knoll'' at
the railroad crossing,
W. w. Bowles has canopy top on his
stage route, and passengers are sure to
ride when they want to come to Wood
ford. Mr.. Morgan "holds the reins''
and is very competent and obliging.
Truman Greenslet of Readsboro, Wis
tied at John Bugbees last week. Mr..
Greenslet drove stage across the noun
tain thirTy-seven years ago, and had not
been in Woodford before for thirty-four
years.
A Searsburgh friend sends us what he
calls "17-year locust" We are not
entomologist enough to know just what
sort of insect it is. IT'S interesting,
anyhow. Send over some more when
you have 'em to spare.
Through the courtesy of Arthur W.
Bowles, who is one of the compositors
on the paper, we have received several
copies of the Gardner (Mass.), Journal
1t is bright and newsy paper and one
of the best published in the Bay State.
Mrs. ,Lucius (HaskelD Harris, who
died suddenly at her home in Whining
ton, last Sunday, taught school in Wood
ford over forty years ago. Deceased
was aunt to Mrs. +. A. Gleason, who,
with her husband, attended the funeral
Wednesday.
Robert s. Drysdale and a gentleman
from New YORK, were among the arriv-
ais at the Little Pond Hotel this week.
Robert says he enjoyed the rugged
beauties of the landscape" but for some
reason the ''speckled beauties kept shy
of him this trip. But it is not ever thus
Our thanks are due f. W. Childs of
Brattleboro, for descriptive booklet OF
the beauties of the Forest and Stream
Club, Wilmington. The engravings of
"Old Haystack," and other principal
points of attraction certainly makes one
long for his native land, especially dur
ing the hot months.
On the evening of "the 4th," while in
the front yard, VIM. S. Knapp saw a
light hitched to dark object slowly de-
acending, few rods back of the house.
OF course Wills curiosity was excited
and he started for it, pell-mell, reaching
the place just as it touched terra firma,