Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-23

ing in BridGcWatcr Nhale;iuSna|'
mile from Daniels lumber mill, foi
nearl, week. but little damage has
been done and it is now about under
CONTROL There was some fear tina
it might reach the mill, but strenu
Gus efforts have avcrted the danger.
George l.. McAlpin and family of
New York are at the Inn and will
remain during the month of June.
$. Baldwin of New Work has
rented the Mower cottage ON the
Park for the season. lie is expect
cd to-day.
Half a dozen base ball enthusiasts
went over and saw Dartmouth beat
the University OF Vermont team at
Hanover "Wednesday ; score Il to 7.
Thi, was the fourth game thsse
teams had played, the University
team taking the first three.
Mrs. b. II. Pinnev and Mrs Car
re l.. Morgan are visiting in En-
field, y. H.. driving over from here
Thursday.
A pension of $l4 Il month has
been granted Alice Palmer, minor
child of the late Addison +. Palmer.
through John Gilman's agency.
\. Nj. Mills was ia Bost ON few
days the past week.
The telephone line between Wood
stock and Lakotu. was compet
Thursday. Most OF the work of
stringing the wire has been done
under the supervision OF Halle Will
lis, this part of the job taking seven
DAYS. The poles of the Huntington
line were used between here and
Mckcnzic's bridge. Instruments
are to be put in at English Mills and
South Barnard. The station here is
now at Frederick Chapman'S office
in the Tracy block. The location
of the public station is not vet dccid-
ed upon.
Mrs. VIM. j.. Shrtlc(f and Miss
Shurteff have gone to Springfield,
Mass. They will return about July
l and will spend the summer at Bar
nard.
a Electrician Halle " illls, who has
had considerable experience in string.
Isl ing wires through rural districts,
says that apple trees are the meaneSt
things he ever encounters. The
trimming operation necessary to get
wire through is ALWAYS done, too,
under the eagle eve of the owner,
and if limb has to come off he
wants to know the reason why. In
the brush Il lincman can cut and
slash as much us he plcascs, but in
going through an orchard it is quite
dllcrcnt-thc proprietor is on hand
to loss the job. Mr.. Willis doesn't
like this kind Of work.
The makeup of the High School
team which will participate in the
lntc,Scholastit meet at Hanover
Wednesday, May y, is as follows:
X \. Pcmbcr, II. ]. Pecor. 100
yald dash; II. ID. Walker. one-mile
run; {. \. Prior, two-mile bicycle
race +. b. Ordway. running broad
Jump. Ralph Tewkshury is man
agcr, and Harry Chandler will cap
tain the team.
Fears of Il serious drouth were al
laycd by the arrival of refreshing
rain Tuesday. the first rainfall worth
mentioning since the early spring.
Enough water fell to settle the dust
and to give needed boom to vege-
muon which had languiShed some
what during the hot, dry days.
Tuesday night it became cooler and
garden stuff was carefully blanketed
IN anticipation of frost, which
came hut did little damage SO far as
known.
HE plague of caterpillars which
nov threatens to greatly diminish
this years fruit crop is unparalleled
III this section. The voracious pests
are eNcrvwherc-on trees, sidewalks
and 'cnces-and nothing seems quite
ehettUal in diverting them when
once begun their work of destruc-
uon, Orchards and trees lining the
MShway are filled with the nests OF
Wese destroyers and they leave moth
ING IN their path.