Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10

August 10Th, Bloomington Battle
Day." is a State holiday.
The Woodstock Aqu educt COM
pany will build another large rcser-
voir, capacity I,ooo,o 900 gallons, ON
land bought of Ernest McClay,
a sale of fancy articles is to be
held by the ladies of st. James
church next Thursday evening, at
Mr.. Henry H. Wallis casterly house.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas took three
prisoners to Rutland Tuesday
Lewis Austin, Julia Austin and Ed
win TIFF. Leonard Park, impris-
oned for non-disclosure in liquor
case, was released from Jail WedneS-
day by order OF a Justice, and John
Cummings, who completed Is days
sentence for drunkenness. was turned
loose Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. 6. w. Farlce, Miss
Strobcl, and three children of DR..
c. l.. Dana, governess and maid,
are at the Inn, arriving last week
Friday.
Owen RAYMOND, an inmate of the
poor-house, who was somewhat I'M
sound mentally, killed himself Sun
day afternoon by strangling. He
was dead when found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Dana of
Brookline, Mass. are IN town for a
few days. Friday evening Il rccep-
ton was given them at the home of
Mrs. Frances s. Dana, where they
are staying.
Joseph Hathorn and Oliver Good
road were badly injured Monday
while at work on the bridge north Of
the fair ground on the Billings farm,
by the collapse of staging. Mr.
Hathorn's leg was broken below the
knee, and ankle joint crushed. his
fellow workman escaping with Il
broken rib. MIR. Ilathorn is now in
the hospital at Hanover, and it is
probable that the broken limb will
have to be amputated.
Elton A. Smith is in Savannah
this week.
The remains of VIM. E., the little
son of Edward Marsh, were brought
here Monday from Portland. Maine,
for intermcnt.
DIR. II. L. Hastings of Boston lee
tured at the Congregational church
Tuesday evening on "a famous
young man, and the secret of his
greatness"
Eight weeks ago A. NJ. Foster of
Woodstock, aged 81 years, and his
brother, l.. p. Foster of Windsor
vile, Conn, who is Y years old,
started out for carriage drive and
in two months they covered $50
miles. and besides travelled by car
and boat 900 miles. Their itinerary
was as follows: From Woodstock
to Barre, to Montpelier, Worcester,
Orange, returning to Barre. From
Barre a. Nj. Foster drove alone to
Gambia, n. H., where he met his
brother, l.. p. Foster. and their
sister, Mrs. Sarah Colcord. From
there they went TO Exeter. \. H.,
thence to Boston, Somerville, Lynn.
Lowell Worcester, then into Con-
necticut to Windsorville, Hartford,
New Hartford, New Haven, Bridge
port. to New York and New Jersey.
They completed their travels Aug.
:, arriving home at Woodstock on
that date, their trip being a delight
full one.
Rev. Stephen B. l.. Penrose pres
ident of Whitman College, will
preach at the White church Sunday,
August IS, and tell the thrilling
story of our pioneer missionary,
Marcus Whitman, who saved Ore.
gon, Washington and Idaho to the
United States.
Misses Susie and Grace Slayton of
Maiden, Mass, and Lillian and
Pearl Sturtevant of Haltland are
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred p.
Marsh.
Jacob Tewksbury of White River
JUNCTION and A. O. Richard of
Claremont were recent visitors in
town. Mr.. Richard is a former res