Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

many WiSheS Tor Merry christmas
and Happy New Year.
Invitations have been received here
for the wedding of Miss May p.
Gushing of Quechee and DR.. II. K.
Shatswell OF Dcdham, Mass, which
takes place Jan. 10.
Christmas entertainments were
held at the Methodist, Christian and
Universallst churches last evening.
The children of St. James church
will have their holiday festivities at
Grand Army hall next Wednesday
evening, Dec. %.
Frank Plumlev of Mortified is
attending county court, being asso-
ciated with Messrs. Johnson, Davis
and Harvey for the defense in the
mith-Bagley case.
Winter began Tuesday morning,
according to the almanac, and if TIE
weather of that day is a forcrunner
of what may be expected the next
three months will be comparatively
mild.
Mrs. Frederick Billings and fam.
lily have been heard from at Gibral-
tar, where they arrived all we'll.
The following new books have
been received at the public library
add will be ready for delivery next
week:
Robinson, r.. E., Uncle 'Lisha's Shop
- Danvis Folks.
Smith, F. H.. Gondoa Days.
Harrison, Benjamin. This Country of Ours.
Browning. +. B., Letters.
Humphreys. NJ. g.. Catharine Schuyler,
Fiske, J., Old Virginia and Her Neighbo,s,
Mitchell, s. Weir. Hugh Wynn.
o''N''s' D. n" The The Lilac ie' saabonne..
Deiand. Ellen Douglas. Alan Ransford.
Goodwin. Maud w. H Ms;as Of aI Hundred.
The reports of the village trustees
and treasurer, to be submitted to the
annual meeting next month, show
that $2o5 have been expended on the
several streets OF the village at diff
ferent times during the season; for
labor and material on Main street,
from the ice house to the railroad
crossing, including the jail bri lge,
$500; on Elm stecet to Billings
mill, $ISS; on play ground, $aIo'
labor laying 1914 feet of sewer, Sis.
The trustees recommend "that Il
competent engineer be employed at
an expense not exceeding $500 to
make survey for a complete system
of sewerage for the village. This
is becoming imperative. AS we are
expanding considerable money for
sewerage each year, it is essential
that in order to make the system
most effective it should conform to
some general plan"
Z. D. Chandler, from DArtmQuth,
Louis English and Arthur Vaughan
from u. Y. NJ, were among the
home-comers Thursday.
Karl w. Pemher is at home from
the Vermont Episcopal Institute.
A letter was received from Mr.
and Mrs. "A. Nj. Mills at Naples
this week, where they arrived safely
after a pleasant voyage. They have
been making short wheeling trips
over the fine roads about Naples
and will soon start for Sorrento ane
Pompeii. Returning to Maple
they will go north on bicycle triI
through France.
In notice OF the election of .johr
G, Dana as librarian of the Spring
field, Mass, City Library, the Ii
brary Journal says:
"Mr. Dana's work in the lib'ar,
field began in 1850, when he as
sumed charge of the Denver library
then collection of some 2ooe
books, managed by the high schoo
authorities. In the eight wears o
his direction the library has grow
to over 10000 volumes, and has be
come one of the representative libra
RES of the country, being among tn
first to develop the principles OF fre
access, of art educational work, o
direct work with tire children, AM
of better training ror libra!
workers, and branching out con
stantly into new fields of snccessf,
endeavor. During his connectio
with the Denver library Mr.. Dan
has been active in advancing tn
library interests of the state, notabl
in the organization OF the state libr;
nv association and in the efforts !
improve the state library and obtal
needed library legislation. At tt
Denver conference in 1895 he w;
elected president OF the America
Library Association, and his pres
dents address at the Cleveland col
ference will be long remembered
the most searching and powert'
presentment of library ideals tn
has been given to librarians. NJ
Dana is recognized throughout Il
brary profession as an executive