Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-09-04
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Jeremiah Il. O'Sullivan, the Mas
sachusetts editor and politician, who
has been at w. E. Mack's for sew.
eral weeks, made his first public APP
pearance since his trial for libel at
Bethel on Monday night, where he
delivered lecture on "Beniamln
Franklin: in aid of the free public
library at that place. He is said tc
be gaining rapidly in health.
E. l. Benson's big OK attracted
some attention at the State fair, &
Burlington dispatch saying that an
OK from Woodstock, weighing
5000 pounds" was the biggest thing
in the cattle line on exhibition.
Mrs. William Boycc reached the
age of ninety years on Sunday, Aug.
20, and on Monday her birthday
was observed with little more than
ordinary interest by her relatives
and friends. She received many
calls and congratulations during the
day and birthday gifts, too, were
numerous. Mrs. Boyce was born in
North Bridgewater Aug. s9 1907,
and married William Boyce, who
died several years ago, in 1891.
Sixteen years ago, in 1881, they cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary. Their four children, Mrs.
Owen Il. Marsh, Kate, Daniel and
William ]. Boyce, are all living IN
Woodstock, where Mrs. Boyce has
resided tor about half IL century.
She is still very active for one of
her age and IN this respect she is an
exception to most of the very old
residents of the village and town.
DR.. and Mrs. Bryson have re-
turned to St. Louis.
DR.. G. II. Spiller, optrcan, will
be in Woodstock, at Park Cottage,
Thursday, Sept. 9; in Windsor
Saturday, Sept. II; in Springfield
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept. 70, ID and IS.
The sidewalk on Pleasant street
from the Congregational church to
the Standish bridge and on the east
side of Elan street from the church
to the bridge have been newly gray
cled. AT several other places in the
village the same work of improve
ment has been done.
Mrs. G. w. Sabin returned to
Brookline, Mass, Tuesday,
Mrs. Henry Sabine of Lewiston,
Me-, joined her husband at the Inn
Saturday, both going to Claremont.
n. H., on Wednesday.
Mr.. A. II. Cobb, foreman of Tut
tie Il Co.'S Job room at Rutland, was
in town this week. He is former
resident of Woodstock and was
foreman of The Age office when
the late Col. E. Nj. Brown was pro-
pretor. He has not visited here for
many years and finds few familiar
faces and only one or two of his old
tiends in the printing line years ago.
He was Il guest at the King home
stead while here.
Miss Madeline Smith went to
Randolph Wednesday to attend the
wedding of her friend, Miss Grace
Sanford, who has often visited in
Woodstock, and John ]. Abbott, a
Young lawyer of Boston.
The troutIng season which closed
Tuesday has not been remarkably
good, but perhaps well up to the
average. There has been rs much
fishing as usual probably, but few
big strings have been brought in.
The ordinary fisherman who hasen't
private pond to fall back on has to
look good ways for likely pool
in which to drop a hook; only few
knowing ones can go out and return
with a string to talk about.
DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews, who
recently resigned from the presidency
of Brown University, was at the Inn
this week.
The Japanese daylight fireworks
at the county fair promise to be in
terestlng and unique. A discharge
of artillery shells will open the ex-
hibition, which takes place the third