Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-25
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{. Craiguc of Springfield,

hI. c. Cmigue of Springfield
h:mont's bicycle champion, was in
kvn Monday. He is interested in
ktting up an amateur bicycle race
two here next month, and it /:
(lggcstcd that the event take plac.
n the day of the parade, which i:
ow being organized. Mr.. Craigue'
cst mile record is e.oo "a, and he
$50 won the fastest novice race in
he country, in a.2I. In case the
Event comes off he will also bring
Icnrv Bcrwin of Manchester, n.
=, here, who is considered the fast
est man in the Granite State, and
The presence of two such well known
riders would make the affair a note
worthy one. Bcrwin will bring a
tandem and they will try to establish
a record for Vermont, there being
none at present. The track, here,
MIR. Craigue says, can easily be put
into good condition and if arrange
lnents can be made with the fair
ground authorities there will be little
doubt of the success of the plan.
Work is progressing on the inte-
,'ior of the new Catholic church in
preparation for fair to be held
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram U. King and
three children of Stamford, Conn,
pnd Miss Ada King are at the King
homestead.
John French arrived Saturday
from New York for vacation OF
Two weeks.
Edward A., Abbott of Marshall
town, Iowa, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Abbott.
w. II. Bartlett, Jr., and Joseph
c. Ward, of Chicago, arrived at the
Inn Sunday after II journey by wheel
from New York city. They started
the Sunday before, riding half a day
at time, making the trip of between
three and four hundred miles very
lcisurcly. They followed the Con-
necticut river from Middlctown
Springs, Ct.
DR.. G. IL. Spiller, optician, will
be at John G. Nutting's, Thursday
July goth.
A branch of a tree near the Epis
>pal church knocked out the cleo
ic lights for few moments during
n 1onday nights rain. Two high
tension wires run to Taylor's hotel
from pole at that point and the
limb weighed down by water crossed
them, forming IL short circuit, melt
ing one of the wires, which fell to
the ground flashing and suffering.
Engineer Willis was notified and
tackled the job of repairing the break
with rubber gloves. He received Il
Shock, Il very slight one, but consid-
cred it best to take no chances and
tclcphoncd to the station to have the
current shut off. This was done
and the work completed in safety.
Among the summer guests in
town are Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Judd
and children of Chicago, at F. H..
Reeds; Mrs. Louise Morgan and
daughter of Enfield, N. H., and E..
c. Stiles of Waterbury, Conn, at
a. b. Morgan's; MIR. and Mrs. Mark
ADAMS and son of Wellesley Hills,
Mass. at Rev. ]. F. Simmons /;
Mrs. Z. B. Lockwood and children
of Portland, Me-, at Mrs. O. G.
Nimball's; John c. Halcott of Wor-
ccster, Mass, at &. II. Montague's ;
Miss Mary Chamberlin of Lowell,
Mass, ut w. II. Reeds.
The Hurlburt house has been
taken for the season by Mrs. +,
Iatum OF New York, who has spent
several summers here.
The factory bridge is to be re-
singled, and part of the material is
already on the ground.
Edward Billings is taking vaca-
ton in the White Mountains and
Will visit Earl Slack at Twin Noun
tam during his stay.
Woodstock teachers attending the
summer school at Springfield are
Misses Julia Willis, Gertrude Mar
SION Nellie Rogers, Grace Marble,
Sarah Clapp, Evelyn Fuller, Eva
line Darling and Principal E. H.
Whtehill.