Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-09-11
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.
Tie postal laws and regulations
direct that mails at all other than
first class offices may be closed one
half hour before departure of trains.
The above is Tor the benefit of
those persons who post ordinary and
registered mail ten mi"mhs before de-
parture of train, and feel injured at
It's nondespatch. AT first class Offices
mails may close one hour before de-
parture of trains. And while we are
talking postoffice, there are also
regulations prohibiting the public
from frequenting the working room
of any postofiice.
FORREST A. NYE.
Asst. p. M.
The Ludlow Tribune SAYS: A fell
low calling himself 6. E. Martin,
whose home seems to he anywhere
on the broad earth, was brought into
town Wednesday by Chief of Police
Thompson of Bellows Falls, charged
with hiring bicycle of o. A.
Knights and selling it at the Falls.
He was brought before Justice Hath
orn in Frank A. Walkers office,
pleaded guilty and was placed under
$500 bonds to appear at the Decem-
Der term of county court. No one
being found ready to take the risk
he was taken to Woodstock Thurs.
day by Will Bidgood.
Miss Elizabeth Marshall returned
to Rutland Tuesday.
Mrs. +. S. Dana closed her house
Tuesday and returned to Brookline,
Mass, with her children.
From the Burlington Free Press
is taken the following item of inter-
est to the friends of DR.. Sam Spar
hawk here:
Dr. Sam Sparhawk and Miss Frances Hall
were enjoying n sail in DR.. SlMrhawk' s
canoe around Barton's bay. south of Cedar
su,,all caught the little craft and over
turned it. Both occupant" became entan-
glcd in the ropes Ok they We're thrown into
the water but they did not lose their pres
ence of mind DIR. Sparhawk freed himsel
and then assisted Miss Hall. who was cling.
inc to the boat. After she had been freed
from the ropes. DR.. Sparhawk loosened the
sails and then held Miss Hall with one arm
while he righted the yacht with the other.
It being impossible to get the water out ut
to the gunwale until assistance arrived A
man in the employ of Mr.. W. j. Van Patten
was rowing in the bay and towcd he yacht
and the young people ashore after they had
been in the water n half hour.
a valuable OK belonging to F. $.
Atwood was killed by lightning on
Long hill during a recent storm.
George McKain went to Balti-
more, Md, Friday.
Among the cattle exhibits at the
Windsor county fair will be a herd
of twelve head of Holstein-Fresian
ca,te from Highlawn Farm, Worces-
ter, Mass. of which F. p. Knowles
is pr oprietor.
Charles II. In gals of E. A.
Spears store went to Mortified last
week, ole OF his children who has
been visiting there returning with
HIM.
Miss Elsie kneen returned to
Mortified, Mass, Seminary last
Wednesday.
Jonas Wilder of Billerica, Mass,
Is visiting his sons here.
Henry II. Vail of New York is
with his family here.
Frank H. Knapp, w. ]. Boyce
and E. p. Tcwksbury have gone to
Massena Springs, n. V, to take a
course of treatment for rheumatism.
Miss Florence Clapp, of North
field, Mass, Seminary, is at F. S.
Payne's.
DR.. II. A. Baker of Boston, for
merly OF Woodstock, is at the Inn.
Mr.. S. B. Whitney gave an organ
recital at the Congregational church
on Monday afternoon.
Charles II. Walker of Jackson
Vile, Ill.,, is visiting his son, w. w.
Walker, book-keeper at the Inn.
Miss Laura Wheeler of New York
is the guest of Mrs. Frederick Bill
lings.
Misses Marion and Elizabeth Ait
ken returned to Mortified, Mass,
Seminary Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Dinsmore and daugh-
ter returned to Jamestown, n. y,
Thursday.
Miss Frances Grosvenor retur ned
to Peabody. Mass, Tuesday.
B.L. Pinney is at home for few
weeks after his summers work at
Swampscott, Mass. He expects to
90 over to Lake Winnipiseogee IN
New Hampshire on a shooting TRIP