Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-12
TO RENT-Storc room, 1894.
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Attention is called to the fact that
tax time runs out Sept. IS. Bea
this date in mind.
Col. +. G. Ainsworth of Wash
ington, ID. c., has been visiting hi.
mother at West Woodstock, and en-
poets to remain here several days
longer.
w. Nelson Smith, who has been
in New Orleans TOR the past two
wears or more, is visiting his parents
here.
Rev. Harry Dasco.nb, formerly of
Woodstock, now of South Pullman,
Ill.,, Il son of the late Rev. A. b.
Dascomb, is to be married in Bos-
ton September IS, to Miss Sorosa
Wilson of that city.
Count Nepveu, of Holland, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. David l..
Billings several DAYS this week, ar
irving Saturday from West Supe-
nor, Wisconsin. On Wednesday
Count Nepvcu, who is on his way
to Holland, left with Mr.. Billings
for New York.
! he court room and four 81 lc
rooms are now IN the hands of
painters, who arc rc'nuchiny the
walls and ceilings here an | there
where the frcs.,ning is disc ,lorel OF
has haEe ed off. The WORK, which is
hrin. done bI II. II. Cochran Of
Boston. was begun last week.
l.. NJ. Beeman left on Thurs lay
for Pittshurg. Pa, where he has II
position in Il fitting school, teaching
music and elocutlon. and also hay
ing charge of the gymnasium and
instructing in general athletics. Mr..
3eeman ranks high among the col
lege base ball PLAYERS of the country.
and as third bascman probably has
not I'm equal. He is IN effective
man in the box, too. and has been
of great assistance to the home team
in recent games.
The Barnard ''panther" is as elu-
sive as Il sea serpent, but he Is again
showing himself occasionally, though
at Il distance which does not allow
a fair description of him. The beast.
whatever it is, occasionally turns up
in the vicinity of Lakota, and was
last seen by several children in Il
berry field. lie has not attacked
any one yet, but what was said to
have been a case of panther badly
frightened horse on the "gulf"
road not long ago.
Woodstock is unusually favored,
at the present time, in having among
its guests at the Inn Mr.. Justice
Gray of the Supreme Court of the
nitcd States, who, with his wife,
is spending part of his vacation here.
Although citizen of Massachusetts,
he is, in larger sense, New
Highlander, and as such is our rep
rrscntatlve on that august tribunal.
The Age expresses the hope that his
visit here among our hills may be- SO
agreeable as to insure his frequent
return.
Charles Dimon of New York is
the guest of Mrs. II. c. Philips.
George L. Ladd, son of Mason
W. Ladd of Woodstock. and Miss
Mary Hamilton, of Lexington,
Mass, were married on Wednesday,
Sept. 9. Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd went
to Lexington Tuesday to attend the
wedding.
The Vermont State Christian con-
ference is IN session at the Christian
church. All the meetings are pub
lie.
The Vermont Branch of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions will hold
'ts twenty-fourth annual meeting in
the Congregational church of Wood
stock on Wednesday, Sept. 80.
Henry ]. Fisher of New York
spent day or two with his wife
here this week.
Flies are especially pestiferous
Just now-more SO than ut any other
season of the year-and horses
which are left unblanketcd in the
street are perhaps the greatest suffer