Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Henry Sabine of Lewiston, Me-,
former resident Of Woodstock, has
been at the Inn for several days. He
returns home today.
Geo. II. Mass took a car load of
plants and flowers and various pro-
ducts of his greenhouses and
grounds, to the Interstate fair, where
he had one of the most attractive
exhipits OH the grounds.
The Woodstock railway carried
five or six hundred people to the af-
ternoon circus exhibition at White
River Junction on Wednesday,, the
Forepaugh Il Sells Bros aggrega-
ton drawing big crowd. a spe-
cial tram was also run in the even
ing.
Mrs. Jennie Fowler Willing, A.
NJ, will speak in the Christian
church Sunday morning, Aug. %, in
the evening at the Methodist church.
Her subject in the evening will be
"Darker New York" Mrs. Will
ling is sister of Bishop Fowler
and IS an eloquent and impressive
speaker.
Weather was unfavorable for the
Interstate fair at White River juno
ton for the first two days, but the
skies cleared Thursday and Friday
and an excellent programme was
carried out to the end. The attend
ance was large and those going from
this vicinity were much pleased with
the exhibition. The show of stock
was fine one, Maplewood Farm
contributing herd Of its celebra ted
Jerseys. Good time was made on
the track, many we'll known horses
being among the starters.
There was IL lively "scrap" in the
Jail few days ago in which one OF
the prisoners, Howard, alias Howe,
was badly used up. Howard, 1t APP
pears, has been perpetuallv picking
quarrels since his commitment anC
this time he attacked Perkins, the
TROY, N. Y, man accused of peck
ct picking. This was too much fo'
his Jail companions and they sailee
into Howard with hands and feet
Taller Thomas stopped the racke
and put Howard out of reach of thu
other inmates.
jeremiah Harmon and Franz
Whalen were taken from the county
iail to the house of correction a
Rutland by Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Monday, where they will spend the
next ninety days.
Through his attorney, John Gil
man, Dennis Rafferty, of the Sol
diers' Home at Bennington has Sc
cured pension of $Io month.
II. r. {. Watson OF Brandon ant
w. A. Weed, Jr., of Shelburne wer'
IN Woodstock last week in the inter
est of the Vermont Development
Association. A number of prom
inent men met Burlington last tall
at which meeting it was suggested
that some movement should b
made toward making known the IN
ducements offered by Vermont as
summer, resort, for manufacturers
and to enlist active capital in the state
Articles of association were draw
up, but organization will not be com
pleted until IS or 100 names nav
been secured from different town
of the state. Mr.. Watson was az
pointed a committee to canvass thi
section and several membership
were secured here. The object is a
excellent one and the organizatso
can doubtless do much for the inte
est OF the state.
The first annal golf tournameI
Recent Inn arrivals -
New York-Mrs Theodore w Sterln
Master Theodore w Sterling, Chas ID Cha
man, Mr. and Mrs Jas ThOrne Harper.
Boston - Mrs E Tippett, Courtens
Guild, A E Prescott.
Miss c NJ Perry. Miss Marshall: Detroi
Mich: II Wright. Springfield. Mass; N
CHI Dyer. Geo d Dyer, Mrs A w Ro!iin
Chicago; Mrs Chas Schwartz. Su@etd,
Mrs II NJ Msgee, Beverly. Mass; Mt q
Mrs Joseph Harris. Miss Harris: Philade
phia: Mr. and Mrs Geo D Daval, Fall Rive
Mass: Mr. and Mrs Andrews. Providene
Mrs Is ID Richardson, Miss G Richardso
Miss m Sidford. Miss 8 c Spencer.
CM Richardson. Philadelphia