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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
6iiogewater Villaee,

S'soE0"dtSI vIlldSC.
NJ. W. Taft and wife visited in
Springfield last week. Mr.. TAFT has
been sick since his return and is at
tended by Dr.. Kidder.
Mrs. f. w. Capron, who has been
visiting in New Hampshire for five
weeks, returned Tuesday last.
Arthur Perkins. who is clerking
in liaverhill, Mass, is spending his
vacation at home.
w. l.. Nathorn went to Lebanon
Wednesday and traded horses.
F. E. Ia, lor bought u pair of
horses in Lebanon last week.
Misses Susie Smith and Roma
Carpenter of Meridcn school are
spending the holidays with their
parents.
Miss Maud Carpenter of Wh,:e
River Junction is visiting here.
News comes from Eastha upton
that a daughter was born to Mr.. ana
Mrs. II. S. King Dec. 20, weight
six pounds.
c. b. Core, has moved into the J.
B. Hutchinson house and {. E.
Wyatt has moved into the house va
Gated bv Corey.
We all welcome the hum of the
machinery i'll the factory.
Mrs. Emma Woodward is on the
sick list.
We understand that Charlie Cur
tbs has purchased II. J. Sprague's
place.
The Christmas tree and exercises
at Union Hall the 24th were sue
cess i'll every way. Many thanks
are due to the teachers, Miss Bar
rows and Miss Eaton.
We understand that the livery firm
of Idle Il Rahue have dissolved.
Mr.. Rahle going out and Mr.. Id.
continuing the business.
G. b. Baker has moved into Den
Hathorn'S house.
.he ice harvest has begun. 1t is
about l., inches thick and of fine
quality.
l.. N. Rahuc, who is at work in
Windsor, was at home over Christ
mas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Village hall was handsomely deco.
rated christmas evening and crowd.
ed with a merry party which greatly
enjoyed the fine literary exercises.
There were two trees laden with
gifts. which We're distributed by
MIR. and Mrs. Santa Claus, repre-
,cnted by Mr.. and Mrs. \. S. Hard
Ing.
Sidney Davis has his new engine
in place and will be ready for bust
ness in a short time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
-TlIE-
Louis Goldsmith
TAILORING
Establishment

Removed to Central S.. next door
to Central House.
We are now prepared
to give YOU good value
for your money.
FANCY SCOTCH CASSI-
MERE
Suits order. SlS
Brown Mixed Diagonal Che
viOt Suits to- order. SlS.
Blue and Black. also SIS.
Fancy Striped Wor-ted Trou-
scrS to order, S..
Fancy Blue Flcnrh Worstcd
Suit, $40
Double or Single Breasted
Irish Frieze listers Extra
Length and Wool Lining,
S1S and $40
English Melton Ovcrcoats,
Blue and Black, to order,
$3.50
Cleansing and Repairing Extra
Wide Velvet Collars.
$I.o5, $I.5o, $I.75, $500
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
sridgewarer cenler.

The following officers were chos-
en- at the annual church meeting held
Saturday, Dec. 70: n. l.. Dins-
more, chairman; Mrs. Addie Per-
kinS, clerk; George Rice, collector ;
Elisha Perkins, treasurer and dca-
con; William Bughce, +. A. knowl-
ton and Royal Perkins, ministerial
committee; Alonzo Baker, sexton ;
Emma Baker. leader when there is
no minister; Royal Perkins, George
Rice and Van Ness Dinick. trus-
tees.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Miss Mary Dewey is spending the
holidays at home.
w. J. Sake, Il Quechee boy, has
been awarded a $Ioo Phillips schol-
arship at Phillips Exeter Academy.
On Friday, Dec. 18TH at 10 o'clock
a. M, ut the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. a. w. Frizzell and Miss
Bertha Elvlra Fogg were joined in
marriage, Rev. VIM. Mousley Off
eating.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Tafcsviiie.

The Ladies' Information society
meets Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6,
with Mrs. w. p. Darling: Mrs. NJ.
a. Marcy. leader.
The Christmas exercises were de-
llghtful and very successfully carried
out bv Santa Claus and his assist
ants. There were two trees well
loaded and interesting literary excr-
cisc>.
Mrs. l.. +. Randall has returned
to Manchester, y. II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
weSt Woodstock.

Adolph Bridge has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. c. W. Spauld-
ing.
MIR. and Mrs. Guy Smith enter
tanned a whist party Tuesday even
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
South Pofnfret.

There will he a sociablc at Nillagl
hall SATURDAY evening at 7. 80 o'clock
The ladies If the y. +. :. c. f..
held sewing bee at \. ). Hard
ing's Thursoa> Tor the benefit of the
Reed children.
Miss Minnie Max..;im is reported
as not quite as well.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
At the Churches Io-norroy

Christian Service at 1880. sun
day school and {. L. ut the usual
hours.
CongregationaI-Mornin service
1890, sermon by the pastor; Sunday
school after >r'vlce. Junior meeting
: o'clock. Christian Endcavor O.I5
o'clock. Evening service 7 o'clock
Universalist-\p morning service.
Devotional meeting at 6 o'clock .
Preaching service ut 7 O'Clock.
notwithstanding service at
1880. Junior meeting 3. 80 o'clock =,
i;pworth League 6.I5 o'clock, Even
ing service 7 O'Clock.
st. )ames-Usual morning and
evening services.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
POST UrTICH NOTICE

LIST OF LETTERS remaining uncalled
Nor in the Pos. Otice. ut Woodstock, Jan.
b, 1897:
william NJ. GRAY.
He b 'rt Sterling.
Mrs Orlando warner
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Spirit Of tbe age,
Wood ,tOcx. VI . Jan. 2, 1897
Woodstock x. u. Time Table.

]
The following Is the running lime OF the
trnins over the Woodstock Railroad. com.
mencing Monday, Juno 20, ls06.
TRAINS GOING EAsT.--No2. Mail, A. NJ.
Leave Woodstock 10 30; TnftsvilI, 10 10;
Qucchce 10 80; Dewey's Nills 10 81; tllart,
ford u 10; White River Junction II 90.
TRAINS GOING EAsT.-NG 1, Accom-, p.
M. Leave Woodstock $ 20; Tnfsvillc 327;
Rucchce , 30; Dcwc!s Mills . 40; Hartford
t3; White River Junction 3 81.
RAINS GOING " EsT.-No. I. Accom-, A.
n. Leave white River junction : so; Hart
ford 50; pcwry's Will . 10; Qurchcc s 20:
fufts, lille S3l; WoOdst"rk x j..
| TRAINS GoING WEsT.-NO3. Mail. Leave
White River Junction I 40; Hartford 45 !:
lDewcy's Mills 200; Qucrhct 2C5 TaftsNilc
2 Is; Woodstock . %
a i trains dailv--Sun,lnys excepted
: Flag Station.
J. q. PORTER. Supt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
MAILS CLOSE.

Boston. New York. North and East, 1918 A.
VI. 3.O0r. VI.
Bridsewatcr and Rutland, &. 80 A. ~. an
300P "
South Woodst ock and FelcLville. 100 p. NJ
Barnard and Bethel, 6. so A. VI.
O,hce hours from $50 A. NJ. too /. ~
Sundays. ~ to =. NJ.
VIM. d. MCNIASTER p. NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
MORAL

If you want a truly merchant tail
Or-made suit or overcOat. insist upon
having It made in town. and upon
trying ii on before it is completed.
Also take notice that the coat
should not be ready-made. partially
ripped open, and covered with bast-
ings to lead you to believe it is Gus
tom-made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Sou n WOODSTOCK.

Rev. ]. F. Simmons will hold
services here Sunday at p. m.
Prof. ]. II. Dunbar's school
opened Monday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

the mechanical department, Ernes
Howcs has since the strike secured 4
regular route rs conductor on the
same line.
Wesley W. Staples died Sunday.
Dec. p, of heart disease. agcl 50
wears. He has been i'll for some
time and unable to do but little
work, though always an industrious
man. He leaves a widow and four
children three sons and one daugh-
ter. He was a brother of Mrs. L..
w. Wilson.
Ernest LadI, an eight-vcar-old
boy, fell in up to his neck in the mill
pond wf'le skating Friday but cs-
capped with drenching.
Among the holiday visitors of the
past week were James II. Chapman
of PhiIadcI phia, Harry b. johnson
Of New York and Richard Billings
of Amherst.
Fred and Louis English and
Arthur Nj. Vaughan were at home
from L. V. NJ. for the HOLIDAYS.
Union services will be held during
the week of payer. beginning sun
day evening, AN. 3, in the Mctho-
dist church. Monday and Tuesday
evening the services will also be held
in the Methodist church, Wcdnc>-
day and Thursday in the Christian
church and Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday in the Congregational
church..
Franklin $. Billings arri> el from
New York Saturday.
Beginning next week most Of the
stores Of the village, which have
hitherto closed at 6 o'clock Tuesday
and Friday evenings, will close at
that hour every evening excepting
Mondays and Saturdays. This
agreement, which lasts from Jan. I
to April /, has been signed by the
following firms: f. II. Gillng-
ham, f. A. Spear, II. p. Clark, W. |
L. White, Powell Il Smith, ".
S. Hewitt, J. II. Murdoch, w. IL.
II. Moore, Thomas Smith, w. :.
French, Mrs. f. p. Tcwksburv,
Mrs. J. NJ. Hapgood, Misses Me
Collom. b. Jones, Dana Brothers.
Wilson 4 Boycc.
The large barn on the Woodward
farm at Hudson, \. H., owned by
Henry L. Vaughan, who purchased
the property about Il year ago, was
burned last Saturday morning. The
loss, inducing stock, hay, etc. is
cause of the fire is unknown. and
is thought to be the work of an IN
cendarv. Two of the twelve horses
in the barn were burned, with ITO
tons of hay, Il hay teddcr and three
farm wagons. MIR. Naughan's place
is across the river from Nashua and
has been used TO- some time as a
winter boarding farm for horses
owned 10y Lowell, Nashua and Man.
chester men. MIR. and Mrs. Vaughan
we're returning from a Christmas
rip to Boston when they first heard
Of their loss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

", nAt. >rcurru io,'
this sale " pai Of the
stock OF + 3. Thomas,
bought OF the assignee ut
ii small fraction OF its cost
to manufacture. These
garments we VIII offer on
wednesday, and Thurs
daV, JaA. & and 1, at SOC
AMI 6Or on tn dollar. 1t
will be the bt~t oppnr-
;urily for ~avin. money
we have been able to OF.
fer, and we c)rliaIly in
Wit. all to come AMI sec
these garments. whether
intending 10 purchase or
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
DEATHS.

In Woods ock Dec 81. of hear. disease,
Wesley W. Staples. aged 50 years.
In Hartford. Dec. %, Oliver d Tewks-
bury, aged u years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

In White River Junction. Dee. 80. by
Rev. Mr. Gillies. Raymond Hazcn and NJ So
Katherine NJ Chamberlin.
In Quechee. Dee 25. by Rev. ". Il.
Mousley. Arthur Frizzell of Woodstock and
Miss Bertha f Fog. of Que .h"..
In West Windsor. Dee Ii. by Rev. F. l..
Hopkins. Georga H. Van Mes OF Littletnr,
N H., and Mss Mary X Pitktns f IVES
Windsor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Nor Curative Power

Is contained in a bottle OF Hoods
oarsaparilla than in any other SINH
lar preparation. 1t costs the propri-
etor and manufacturer more. 1t
costs the jobber more and it is worth
more to the consumer. 1t has rec.
ord OF cures unknown to any other
preparation. 1t is the best to buy
because it is the One True Blood
Purifier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Annual Village Meeting

By direction of the Trustees the legal W
tiers of tle Village of Woodstock are herA-
by notified and warned to meet at the Town
Hall in said Village. the first Monday in
January next. ut seven O'Clock p. M, for
the following purposes
LIST. 10 choose Chairman.
"a. To receive and act upon the reports
of the Village p.fiserS.
|. To elect VILLAGE officers for the year
ei~Uing.
IN. 70 see il the Village will vote to ac-
ce,,t The rruv sion %. Sections $50 60 iS6 in
clu ';ve. IF the Revised Laws ot Vermont,
1921. Lifting 70 Il e coll Of taNes.
u. 20 raise moAcy lay tax or otherwise
f,t the expenses OF the Village already IN
currel and for necessary Village expenses
tor II, "nsuing year.
9Th. 70 do any other proper business.
j. l.. DANA.
Clerk.
Woodstock. VT, Dec. ID, 1906.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Stranger-What is that particular
humming noise?
Old rcsi,lent-That's the grass
growing in the streets. cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
ELM ST. Market.

We beg leave t" call your
attention to some the prices
and bargains we are offering
oul. customers, and to invite
you to give us Il trial. We
sell uouc bat first-clasS meats,
for we cannot hazard our rep
utation and business by doing
otherwise. We guarantee
satisfaction.
Following a" some of our
prices. which will prove to
you hrvond 1llrStio,',l'l at we
sell m; n,> tower shan amy
otnrl. dealer "a SS'o tI~luck:
.sa:sz=5-
H-,t ilump and porieraousc
Steak, I,c
pest No"no steak l2c
" c,tern Beef, I5c
Best Roast. I5c
portion.
Steak, ,sc
~.
R ;i,'1 Ro mt'S'' 'S 81
Shoulder Roast. &c
Steak, 1oc
Salt Pork, Sc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Sharon.

Mrs. Sarah Baxter visited in Hart
ford one day las, week.
Arthur Walbridge has returned
iroM EoSton.
Mrs. Lncius Tyler died Thursday
night. Dec. =. Mrs. Charles Park
h,ir,; and Mrs. +. w. Boardman of
Somcryille. Mass, were here to at
tend the funeral on Saturday.
Quooro,.
Miss MAY Gushing has returned to
Orange, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
BIRTHS 5.
M AR RACE s.

In Woodstock. D1.. %. a SOL t. Mr.. an |
Mrs. Edwin II. Clark.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gen.
tie, reliable, sure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
IA E


Elavin. .t.r asked several
tones by mA,N 81 de leading
farmers IN thi, vicinity to do
something 50 rs to separate their
milk and make THEN butter for
them, | at last decided to place
a separator here and carry the
cream to NY creamery ut Hart
land.
| have hired power and
suitable room of b. +. Standish
and have placed Il Sharples
cream separator in operation
there. and shall be ready to sep
arate milk for any who desire to
bring Ivy Dec. 9. 1896.
Give us trial of one month
and If YOU are not satisfied then
in any way. don't bring or send
your milk any longer.
We don't bind our patrons
for single day.
We charge by the pound
for making the butter. so it will
cost the patron no more if we
make ONLY one pound OF butter
a day than If we make 500 lbs. a
day. We shall pay for all milk
by the l}abcocl> test.
We shall separate for the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Smallpox at Bradford.

Mrs. Johnson, wife of Landlord
Johnson OF Hotel Low, Bradford,
has the smallpox, and the case has
created some excitement in the viii
lage. The hotel Is quarantined.
Mrs. Johnson's case is not serious.
The story that it is more blessed
to give than receive is about as re-
liable as the other story that man
never begins to enjoy life. or know
anything, until he is about 90 years
old. Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Something About Bamboo.

Bamboo may be called kind Of
wood, or reed, which is native to
China, some parts of Japan, India and
other portions Of Asia. An idea of its
structure may be gained from our COM
mon 4,ne, occurring so frequently in
this state. 1t sprouts as very small
plant, the tender springs of the young
shrub being used for food, somewhat
resembling asparagus in taste. 1t fire.
quently attains the height of 100 feet,
and becomes strong and pliable. 1t
then comes into use very extensively
for every purpose imaginable. 1t is
employed as the ridge-role and frame
work of houses, and its leaves provide
the thatching. In some of the more
remote provinces OF China hole is
bored through the joints separating
the hollow chambers, and the ends Of
the poles or limbs being securely fas-
tened together, the whole forms a
sort Of water works system. the water
being said to he very pure and whole
some when transported through such
channels. There is hardly an indus
try of Importance in the orient into
which bamboo may not enter. 1t is
used in the manufacture of fans,
spears, pipes, boxes ard masts. The
sailors prefer it for this latter pur-
pose to ordinary wood, as it possesses
great elasticity and toughness, quail
ties which are seldom combined in the
ordinary wood fibre.-Atlanta Consti-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Girls Ms Church Collectors.

The Rev. DR.. Thomas, of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church at Hillsdale,
N. j., does not preside over congre-
CATION MS large rs city churches have,
but he has just demonstrated that he
is mp to datc>in his ideas.
A surprise was in store for the con-
gregation when the minister began his
discourse. He said he had decided to
adopt novel method to get n good
collection, and when he stated that
young women would pass the collec-
ton boxes there was astonishment.
The young women had been selected,
and to them the pastor said:
"I have known great power in pretty
smiles in collecting money for good
work. F"
CHANGING significantly at III. young
men seated in the rear pews, DR..
Thomas continued: ''Now, young
ladies, + want you to smile right into
the generosity of this congregation
! and penetrate their pocketbooks. "
The collection was for the education
of young men who wanted to enter the
ministry, and before the pastor pro-
nounced the benediction lie wore q
look of satisfaction, indicating that the
smiles of the girl collectors had been
: triumphant.-New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
They Do Not Marry Young.

The average age at which people in
England marry has steadily risen for
good many years. Sir Bridges
Hennilser, Registrar General for Eng
land and Wales, has only now COM
pleted his detailed reportfor 1895, and
he states that the mean ages of those
who entered wedlock in that year were
about twenty-eight and n half years
for men and slightly over twenty-six
years for women. These figures, how
ever, include the ages of wldowers
and widows who re-enter the matri-
monial estate, and who ought properly
to be excluded from the calculation,
for the average age of widowers who
re-marry is over forty-four, while that
of widows is forty. If, therefore,
we deal only with the case of bachelors
and spinsters, we find that the mean
ages on marriage are twenty-slx and a
half and twenty-five respectively. The
number of under-age marriages regis
tered in 1895 was the lowest recorded
for between forty aud fifty years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Moving Hospitals,

The railway hospital car is the latest
novelty in foreign railroading, In the
event of serious accident, these cars
can be run to the place of the disaster,
where the injured may be picked up
and carried to the nearest large city
for treatment instead Of being left to
pass long hours at some wayside station
while awaiting surgical attendance.
1t also enables the railway companies
ut certain seasons or upon special oc-
casions to transport large numbers OF
invalids to health resorts or places of
pilgrimage. The interior of the car is
divided into main compartment, q
corridor on one side and two small
rooms at the end, The largest COM
partment is the hospital proper; it
contains tweuty-four isolated beds.
Each patient lies in front of two little
windows. Each bed is provided with
movable table, and cord serves to
hold all the various small objects
which the patient may require. The
corridors on the outside lead to the
linen closet and the doctors apart
ment. Various trap doors in the floor,
when opened, disclose to view m ice
chest, compartment for the disinfec-
ton of soiled linen, and provision
cellar. If necessary, portion Of the
hospital chamber may be transformed
into an operating room for urgent
cases. Finally, as customary abroad,
a small chapel for religious worship is
provided. This car will be put in
charge of q surgeon and nurses, and
will be chiefly used to carry invalids
from Belgium direct to the health re-
sorts of France.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Married in Her Bicycle Clothes.

While Justice Hart, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was sitting in his Office late
Tuesday afternoon, he was aroused
from his meditation by ripple Of
laughter at his Office door. A company
of three young ladies and On elderly
gentleman entered The girls each
wore neat bicycle suit, with short
skirts and cap. One of the merry
wheel-women announced that she de-
sired to be launched on the sea of
matrimony, and to have her name
changed from Miss Martha Elber to
Mrs. Charles T. Wilkes. The justice
/; looked out of the door for the would
be groom, but the young lady pointed
to the elderly gentleman. The bicy-
Gle bride was about seventeen years
old. while the groom appeared to be
thirty years her senior. The bicycle
! bridesmaids Qiggled, the bicycle bride
blushed and the old gentleman looked
serious, while the justice performed
the ceremony.-Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Stag-Hunting Mt Night.

Wonderfully elaborate open-alr
fetes, often the scene of some num-
merry or coup de theatre celebrating
scenes in connection with venery,
were frequent occurrences. Thus
Louis XIV. more than once held
stag-hunts at night; and for that pur-
pose the great forest of Chantilly was
Illuminated with torches, and the
hunted stag was forced pass through
avenues lined by several thousand men
holding brightly faring Aambeaux in
their hands. Several Of the princesses
of his court were daring riders, and
from the letters of one Of these royal
ladies, Duchess of Orleans, We learn
that in FOUR years she was present ut
the death of over thousand stass.
Her descriptions of the sport are most
enthusiastic. ''I have had twenty-slS
falls, but have hurt myself only once,
she says in one of her letters
"Sports in the Seventeenth Century,
in the Century.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
A Place For tho Wheels.

When the bicycle first became n
popular method Of locomotion, and be-
fore it was regarded as more than n
lad, to run it's course as other fads,
there was much complaint on the part
of some merchants when wheels were
stacked in front of their places of bust
ness to the obscurity of .ow signs and
to the danger Of plate glass. At not a
few places notices OF ''No bicycles"
were displayed. AS the wheels be-
came more and more numerous the
enterprising merchants provided racks
for the wheels their customers, and
now merchant on the avenue has
outstripped competitors by placing a
large sign in his window: "Wheel
rack inside for customers. One Of
the "no bicycle" signs that was given
a place in front of an L street store for
a year or two was lately taken down
and thrown into the nsh barrel. Its
exile came about for commercial rea-
sons. One day the proprietor met one
of his old customers on the street and
incidentally remarked that he hadn't
made any purchases for long time"
"No," replied the customer. ..I
went to your store about a yenr hso
on my wheel TO make purchase. l
dismountcd, and upon looking for a
place to rest it, my eye came in con-
tact with that sign, No bicycles. J.
couldn't put the wheel in my pocket,
and consequently I remounted, found
store where there was no prejudice
against wheels, made my purchase,
and there have dealt ever since.
That experience was enough to cause
the dealer to remove his sign from his
window front to his ash barrel
Washington Star.