Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16

Rutland. This will take place
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Vermont regiment will be IN
line, also companies from Massa-
chusetts and New York. Wednes-
day morning special car will leave
Rutland for Ludlow where it is en-
pected that 1000 people will attend
the dedication.
The school authorities have called
the attention Of the publishers of the
"Grammar School Geography" now
in use in the schools of the town, to
several conspicuous errors in the
map of Vermont contained therein,
which make it practically useless to
students. The entire mountain range
which divides Washington and Chit
tenden counties, including Cancels
Hump, one of the most important
peaks in the state, is missing. Kill
lington peak, which is second only
to Mt. Mansfield if not equalling it
in height, and also Pico, are left out,
but the map is plentitullv dotted
with any number of lesser. peaks.
concerning the existence of which
there is very little interest. A map
Of the Screen Mountain State" with
the Green mountains left out is
unique but not particularly useful,
and it is we'll to remind the map
makers Of the fact. 1t might he
added that the geography was bought
on the merits of the body of the
work with the understanding that
the supplement which includes this
map should be added later. The
directors were therefore not aware
of the errors it contained.
Tickets for the prize-speaking
contest at White River Junction
May II will be on sale at Winslow's
book store next Friday. Price of
tickets Is cents.
MIR. Walter l.. Leaman of New |
York has rented Harold S. Dana's
house on Elm street for the summer.
MIR. Leaman, with his wife and
young son, will take possession June
I. Mrs. Leaman is a sister of the
late Henry c. Philips.
Lyman G. Atwood, son of the late
ii. G +. Atwood Of Barnard, was
in town Thursday. This is his first
visit here for fourteen years and he
notes Il great many changes in that
time. He is now living in Alexan-
lria, Douglas county, Minnesota,
where he is engaged in the mill bus
mess with his brother, Herman G.
Atwood. He arrived from the west
a week before his fathers death.
Stephen Chase, captain of the
Dartmouth athletic team and worlds
champion Ieo-yard hurdler, was at
the Inn ednesday. He recently
met with quite serious accident
which may keep him out of the
races. While working on
some wooden horses for the athletic
field his chisel slipped, cutting
cash in his right leg which required
four stitches. His loss in the meet
will be a severe one, as he was a
sure point winner in several events.
"A union memorial service will be
held at the Congregational church
May "a, the members of
Randall Post and the Women's Re-
lief Corps attending in body.
Rev. p. Mcmillan will preach.
The school directors have recently
put Montgomery's ''Leading Facts
Of History" series in the schools of
the town.
The docket for the May term of
Windsor county court contains za
cases in chancery and PA law cases,
Of which 80 are petitions tor divorce
and 70 state cases.
Summer train service begins on
he Woodstock railroad May IS,
when the early morning and late
afternoon trains will be put on.
Leonard II. Pratt went to New
York last with bunch of ten horses.
They are good ones and will doubt
ess fetch good prices.
Mrs. Lloyd Morton of Boston is
It the Inn for the summer. arriving
Saturday accompanied by Johnson
Morton, who returned to Boston
Monday.
The high school boy, are all wear
ing neat caps OF Il dark red color,
figures on each cap denoting the
wcarcr's class.
Miss Nettie Gates is clerk in Win
slows book store, succeeding George
Merrill.
DR.. +. n. Utley OF Newton,
Mass, is among the weeks visitors
here.
The Ladies' Whist club met tor