Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-17
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Nv HNO HpOOI WUUUO JUN.
The fourth annual banquet of tn.
Woodstock high school alumni will
'c held at the Inn on Friday even
ne, July 30, at $50 o'clock. Re-
Eeption at s o'clock.
B.'Connelly of Boston, mem
her of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ion, is at the Inn. Mr.. Connolly is
well known athletic and ut the
Plympian games at Athens last yeal
ne won the high jump and running
'road jump.
Mrs. Raymond of San Francisco,
lal., is visiting her sister, Miss Har.
riu Hatch. This is her first visit
here for twcnty-three years.
Miss Mary Hayden of Washing
ton, d. c., is visiting her sister,
Miss Gertrude Hayden.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. a. Gushing of
Milton, Mass, are at the Inn.
Rev. p. Mcmillan breaches at
\uburndalc, Mass, Sunday, July
p.
There is to be another photo
ylaph studio in Woodstock. +. b.
OnIway is the proprietor and he cx-
poets to be ready for business the
first OF next week.
There has been considerable COM
plaArt made lately of the numbe, of
stones scattered along the roads in
the vicinity which are causing much
trouble to drivers and are Il frequent
cause Of lamcness in horses. They
are not large enough to be avoided,
and are an annoyance and danger
THAT might be easily removed by the
highway officials. The Bridgewatcr
road is said to be in rather bad
condition in this respect.
Recent arrivals at the Inn:-
New lork-Roger S Baldwin. Miss J c
Dracld, Miss f Delatield, VIM II Owen.
Boston Mr. and Mrs Jas & Freeman, Mrs
{ Potter. Miss Kate Potter
Miss Kennedy, Alice l. Kennedy. Wind
s"r Miss + II Bent. Cambridge. Mass John
PlUmmer. Brattleboro; JAS II Watt. Ber-
IN. CT: 9 w Shattuck. Winchester. Mass;
Mis- NJ Greenough. Poutneuf. Quebec; Mrs
Is Chapman. Morristown. N J: Mr. and
Mrs Goodrich. st Johnsbury: Mrs + Ly-
Eaan,. Ada Lyman. Burlington: Mr. and
Mrs + w Stevens and child. Rutland: T. S
ioodnle. Syracuse, N Y: l. F Terrll, I'm
blrrhill, Mass; H Schooley. II b Esten.
Providence, II /.
The funeral of Mrs. Moses kidtler
MAS held on Wednesday afternoon
bit her late home, Rev. NJ. II. Nor
'lll conducting the simple services.
lntcrment was in River street ceme-
terry.
Windsor county court re-opens
hcNt week Tuesday, July 20.
Mrs. William II. Smith of Scran-
on. Pa, Mrs. Scmple, Miss Scmple
|,nd Miss Katherine are at Mrs.
Rchmond's.
Harvey Button, well known
resident of Woodstock, died Thurs
Ia, morning after few months i'll
hess, in his Sgd year. Three chill
hen survive him-.Julia, Uriel and
Mrs. George Lockwood, all resi-
lent, of Woodstock. Funeral SER
ices will be he'd to-day ut o'clock.
MIR, and Mrs. Franklin S. Billings
y New York arrived Thursday.
wv. Gillingham of Chicago ar
''ed Tuesday.
Mason Bceman, son of Rev. J. ID.
'eeman. whose abilities as Il ball
PIal,cr are we'll known here, is with
he Burlington team for the summer,
(Which on Saturday shut out Yer
ecnncs, it being the first whitewash
pit the Northern League season.
lie is in his old position at third,
" here as a college player he had
few equals.
The winter residence of Pliny
Fisk in New York was recently
malred by fire. Mr.. Fisk and his
family are in Europe and the house
is IN charge of the servants. 1t is
up fer sale and few days ago the
butler was showing it to man and
woman sent there to inspect it.
The butler turned on the electric
lights IN the Chippendalc dining
loom and then took his visitors
through the upper part OF the house.
y ic" minutes later, when the party
same down stairs they found the
dining room in flames. The fire.
men were summoned and extin-
suished the flames, which were con.
'ned to the rear of the house on two
'ooFs' The Turkish carpets, costly
O''''a'brac, and painted silk hang