Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04

VIM. N. Campbell of Chicago al
rived at the Inn Saturday.
Miss Lucy Hutchinson returne,
Saturday from a visit IN Claremont
N. II.
The post office department mad
public Tuesday the thirteenth annua
readjustmcnt of presidential post
masters salaries. The changes il
Vermont follow:
Increases: Woodstock, $Ioo
Bethel, $Ioo; Derby Line, $Ioo
Hyde Park, $500; Ludlow, $Ioo
Brandon, $Ioo; Hardwick, $500
Island Pond, $Ioo; Lyndonville
$500; Morrisville, $loo; Mortified
$loo; Rutland, $Ioo; Swanton
$Ioo; Waterbury, $Ioo; Windsor
$Ioo; North Bennington, $Ioo
Richfor,l, $Ioo; Springfield, $Ioo
Vergennes, $Ioo; West Rutland
$Ioo.
The salary of the Woodstock Of
flee is now $1,000.
A company including c. Harrison
Prescott, cornetist, John J. Henley
baritone horn soloist, Charles F
Forester, tenor, and Harry E. Mo-
Jealous, baritone, graduates of the
Perkins Institute for the Blind, will
give a vocal and instrumental con.
cert at the town hall Thursday even.
ing, July 9. The company won
high praise at concert given at
Springfield last season, and their en-
will doubtless he well
patronized here, rs it should be.
Recent Inn arrivals.
Miss M. f. Cheever. Mrs. W. H. Newell,
Mrs. James Cheever. Robt. O. Fuller, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Aldrich Boston; Mr.. and
Mrs w. l.. Lowell. Newton, Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Lyman, Burlington; Mrs; N. =.
Win New York; Miss ' y g. Grifith Utica,
N. Y; A. H. Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. l.;
l.. Du.ton, Miss May +. Fuller, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Kennard, Boston: Sussex ID.
Davis, Miss Caroline III. Davis. Robert H.
Davis. Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs A. Mich
OILS. Miss Conkling, DR.. and Mrs. COnkling,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
John Merrill has returned to
Springfield.
Robert Purple is visiting his
mother here.
A party of young ladies drove to
and back Friday.
The elevator ut the Inn, after some
delay in construction, is now in rum
ming order.
The local weather bureaus ther-
mometer registered 90 deg. above
zero Thursday, a breeze, however,
the discomfort of the day.
The stores will close this after
noon.
Mrs. A. w. Washburn of Han
over is visiting here.
"A large party will spend a quiet
Fourth at Lakota.
Mrs. VIM. S. Dana returned to
Turner's Falls Friday.
G. w. Marble went to Lebanon
Friday on business.
There is a rumor, which probably
has no foundation, that a panther
was recently seen near Lakota lake
~ three workmen in the vicinity.
The telephone business of the
own now centers at Morgan's drug
store, where the New England 'Tele-
ohone company has just placed the
oav station, removing it from Prior
Bros. store. The switchboard for
he local exchange is also in place
here. The terminus of the Lakota
inc is now at Frederick Chapman's
office, but this line will soon be con-
,ected there, as are the South Wood
stock and Huntington lines.
Miss Lucy E. Fairbanks returned
rom the south Wednesday, where
she has been teaching.
Harry B. Johnson is in town for a
few days.
Jonas Wilder OF Billerica, Mass,
IS spending Il few days with his sons
here.
MIR. ID. w. Towards orchestra
lrrived at the Inn Monday for the
ummer. The members of the or
hestra are: Miss Harriet p. Rich
lrds, violin; Miss Annie White, cor
let; Miss Ida F. Mead, cello; Miss
Bertha F. Turner, piano; u. w.
second violin.
Frank Aldrich of Boston and Mrs.
Aldrich, who has been the guest of
Ter sister, Miss Simonds, at O. L.
Narsh's for several weeks, are at the
mn. w. II. Simonds of Cambridge,
Iass., is visiting his daughter at Mr..
John II. Boynton, William S.
brooks and Kenneth Seaver are
mong recent arrivals.
Judge and Mrs. E. B. Adams of
It. Louis are at Mrs. Richmond's.
Mrs. Paul d. Dean was the guest
f Mrs. c. w. Knapp few days