Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-05

fair managers at White River Jun,
ton 4 circus-Forepaugh's & Sell
it is understood-will be seen on tn
fair ground at that place during tn
annual exhibition next autumn.
Miss Julie Strobridgc of Stamford
Conn, is Wis ting Mrs. II. c. Phi
Ups.
Ralph NJ. Tewksbury of w. II
5. went to Burlington Friday, &C
companicd by Principal Whitehill
to take part in the prize-speakin!
contest that evening. The prize i
offered by the University Of Yer
mont, representatives of the higI
schools and academies of the stat
competing.
Louis McCabe was before Justice
Seaver Thursday on Il charge o.
intoXication. He vas fined $50 ant
costs.
w. d. Allard of West Windsor i
confined in Jail here on charge o
poisoning horses being unable te
furnish bail for his appearance Il,
county court.
\ Windsor wedding of local in
tcrcst was that of Mr.. Edward Mum.
ford Goddard of Windsor and Miss
Louisa Read Hill of Plalnfield, y
H., which took place in St. Paul's
church at noon Wednesday. Rev.
L. \. Goddard, father Of the Z room
performed the ceremony.
y team composed of clerks in the
village played the w. II. $. nine on
Friday afternoon. 1t was the quiet
~ expressed intention of the clerks
to ''do' the scholarly base ballists,
but the score read 20 to II in favor
of the latter.
James IL. Chapman of Philadcl-
phia was in town over Sunday.
y party of eleven young men,
with Townsend's break stccred by
5. III. Barrows, drove to Lebanon
Wednesday afternoon and saw the
performance of Hoyt's play, ga
Stranger in New York, in the even
ing, returning in the early morning
hours of Thursday. The members
OF the party were: F. II. Knapp,
b. l.. Pinney, "A. l.. Powers. Ralph
Boyce, Hugh Philips, George Win
slow, Forrest Nichols, DR.. Symonds,
Ernest Gilman, Deane Sherwin,
George Merrill.
The Boston Sunday Globe of May
80 contained Il Memorial Day song,
"Thc Gallant Union Soldier Boys"
the music for which was composed
by Charles Nj. Cobb of this town.
The author of the song is also Yer
monter-Alilo c. Everest, Ver-
Gcnnes veteran.
Work on the Rapid Telephone
company's line from East Barnard
to Woodsto OK, mention of which
was made by The Age at the time
OF the visit of the promoters here
some weeks ago, was begun Thurs
day morning at East Barnard. The
stakes are stuck over the whole
route, which is through South Pom
fret, and the gang digging the pole
holes will cover about Il mile day.
1t is expected that the poles, which
have been contracted for, to be de-
llvercd within week, will all be in
place in ten days. The company en-
poets to set poles into this village, as
no arrangements have yet been made
tor using the poles of any other line.
Henry Aiken, principal of the
Hanover, n. H., high school, died
on Wednesday after a very short ILL
ness, of peritonitis. He was well
known in Woodstock, having often
visited here in his student days. Last
summer he pitched for the Dartmouth
NEEDLES in one of the games with
the Woodstocks here. He stood
very high in educational work at
Hanover and his death will be Sc
vcrely felt there. He leaves wife.
Schools close next week Friday.
Tomorrow Rev. NJ. II. Morrill, of
the Christian church will preach the
haccalaurcatc sermon to the gradual
ing class of the high school.
Miss Grace @ Marble is at home
for he summer.
Mrs. S. +. kilner and children
arriv ed from New York last week
Friday and are at Burnside cottage.
y horse driven by Royston Bar
rows and Will Brace turned his heels
loose while coming down Hartland
hill early Saturday morning and
peculiar accident was the result.
The dasher was broken off by his
flying heels and falling across the
thllls it caught and held his feet.
On two feet the horse descended the
hill until culvert was reached,