Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-08-27

NJ l. Wymun Gaysville: Walter Wyman
Boston: Laura S Hollisler. Cincinnati, o.
Lucy n I.athrop, II N Lathrop, Provi
dence Il L. Mrs 7 ID Howell. Miss NJ +
Reuter- New York; John H Page, Allen +
Breed, Rutland.
Herbert I. Brown of Tufts Col
lcgc, Mass, is at lIermon Howcs'
DR.. a. y. Logan's horse, George
Wilkes. took the 40 race at Lcb-
anon, y. H., in three straight heats {;
best time 2.2I II. There was a
$500 purse up.
Frank II. Chapman and son of
Rutland have been in town this
week, coming in on their wheels.
The two village hose companies
will play game of base ball on the
afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Misses Julia Willis, Margaret
Bartlett, Helen Marble and Mary
Sawyer will teach school in Hart
land the coming term.
Edward 6. Bailey of New York
has been in town Il few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. David l.. Billings
and daughter OF Bridgeport, Conn,
are at Mrs. b. V. Pages.
Albert L. Spaulding of Spring
field visited the Age office Friday.
Mr.. Spauldng was correspondent
of the Age for Twenty-Five years
when resident of Plymouth.
Moses Gobie has torn down the
shed adjoining his house near the
factory bridge. 1t is understood
that he will remove the Top part of
his barn tor use as shed and will
build house where the barn stands.
Rev. ]. +. Simmons was nomi-
mated for town representative by the
Republican caucus Tuesday after
noon. There was no oppposltion
and the caucus was decidedly har
monious affair, some recent contests
being fresh in mind. The old
board of justices of the peace WAS
renominatcd as follows:
Charles II. English, Henry W.
Walker, William {. Vaughan,
Charles O. Thompson, Carol c.
Buck, Edwin c. Emmons, Thomas
O. Seaver, George w. Paul, RicL-
ard II. Kingsley, Benton II. Pinney.
The Pittshurg Bridge company is
putting in a handsome steel bridge
about four miles up the river, where
the "Alarsh" bridge stood which |
was carried off rs years ago. The
contract was made some time AGO
and the work is now we'll under
way. The bridge is to be about | 20
feet long. a petition was circulAt-
cd last spring to have the road, al
most impassahlc at some Seasons, to
Lincoln bridge down the south side
of the river changed, and the select
men on looking the ground over
thought the outlay for Il bridge
would be mo,c economical than re-
building and keeping the road in ac-
pair. 1t will also he much to the
advantage of some of the farmers IN
that vicinity
The Woodstock ball team plays
the dartmouth McdIcs on Vail field
at 3 O'Clock today. The contcst'will
probably he a good one. Desc will
be in the box for the home team.
Lightning disabled ten or dozen
telephones during the heavy thunder
storm Tuesday afternoon, burned
out fuses interrupting business tenn
porali V over the Bridgewatcr, Pom
fret, Junction and other lines.
There WAS flash and sharp report
at the local exchange which brought
a lot of heads out of the rear VIM
duws Of ncighhoring blocks, light
Mug seldom doing SO much business
about here. At the telephone STA
ton IN Spaulding's store at West
Woodstock, where the protection
against lightning is not SO good as
at tic local cNchang a bolt entered
the (u>c-boN and turned things up.
side down for moment. Mr..
Spaulding was standing quite near
the instrument when the flash came
too near for pleasure, he minated
over the wire when communication
was restored.
There were Il large number of
dancers ut the "midsummer hop" at
the Inn Wednesday evening, and as
in former years was one of the most
enjoyable social events of the sea.
sou. The music room was decked
out in the national colors in addition
to floral decorations, and the office
was also bright with wild flowers
artistically arranged by John Cur
ricr, who showed great skill and
taste III the display. Around the
piazza, where the guests assembled,
we've hung Chinese lanterns, the
niazzo bcino decorated and enclosed |