Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-19


were not otherwise injured.
Mrs. VIM. S. Dana of Turner.
Falls, Mass, is at Mrs. E. NJ
Dana's.
Mrs. F. Stearns Fairbanks is en-
tertaining Mrs. L. J. Monez and
son, William, of Brooklyn.
Eliot Brooks has returned to Hol-
yoke.
Mrs. Charles X. Mitchell and
daughter of Maiden, Mass, are at
B. F. Standish's.
The axe falls Sept. 2Sth-no post
ponement-and taxpayers are again
urged to come forward and pay up
before that date, if they wish to con-
suit their own interests.
Mrs. J. L. Dana went to Peabody,
Mass, Tuesday, and will return to-
day.
The fair ground stables are filling
up as trotting day approaches.
Among those who have horses on
the track in preparation for next
weeks events are w. &. Danforth,
with six or seven, Henry Wood,
Harry Hudson and Ralph Jaquith.
"Wild Pete" owned by Dr.. Deane
Richmond of Windsor, said to be a
good one, is expected to-day.
John G. Dana of Denver arrived
from the West Tuesday, having just
attended the annual meeting of the
American Library Association at
Cleveland. The attendance of libra
rians was the largest in eighteen
years, 900, the total membership of
the association being nearly seven
hundred. The meeting concluded
with a delightful excursion to the
Island of Mackinac.
The Elm street bridge, built in
1870 and now very much out of
date, is being strengthened and re-
paired and put in safe condition for
traffic. 1t has been practically con-
demned and the changes in the ST., NC
ture do not come any too soon.
Iron joists, beams and lateral brac-
ing take the place of wood in the
floor system and the bridge is to be
replanked. The Berlin Iron Bridge
company is doing the work.
Miss Denson, Miss Lucy D. Den
ison, and Miss Alice Denison and
MIR. c. III. Woodward drove over
from Royalton Tuesday, Miss Lucy
D. Denison remaining here as the
guest of Mrs. +. A. Wilson.
Twcnty-six people attended the
Dominion fair ut Montreal Monday,
many of them taking the express at
midnight Sunday night at the juno
tion. The Woodstock visitors were
surprised at the amount of agricultu-
raj products on view, it being more
like forty Vermont fairs rolled into
one but as for horses and rigs used
by our Canadian neighbors they saw
nothing worth looking at twice.
The ". H. S. ball club played
two games with picket town team
the past week, winning both. The
school team is developing fast
pace.
The Misses Denison, Dewey and
Gibson of Quechee gave IA charming
musical entertainment at Quechee
on Monday evening, for the benefit
of the village library. which was at
tended by large number of Young
people from Woodstock.
Hunters were out popping away
at cartridges "Wednesday, the open
ing of the shooting season, and some
report very fair luck.
Rev. George e. Ladd and bride
are visiting Mr.. Ladd's father here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parker of Bid
detord, Me-, and Miss Hattie Parker
are also guests of Mr.. Laid.
George McKain is at home from
Washington, D. c.
w. E. ]. White has been quite i'll
tor some days, the trouble beginning
with a severe cold.
O. l.. Richmond began handling
tickets at the lower gate at the fair
ground in 1866 and he has been at
his post there in fair weather and
foul every year since with the ex-
ception of one, 1884, when he was
in the West This year makes the
3Ist, and he expects to be on duty as
well next year.
Mr.. S. B. Whitney gave another
delightful organ recital at the Con-
gregat,onal church Wednesday after
noon, and was assisted by Miss May
Denison, who sang charmingly sew
eral times.
Woodstocks Old Boys.
Several of the many sons of Wood