Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-24
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. NJ.
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK
Now the weeds upon the racetrack
Fast before the sickle fall:
Loud the hammers of the workmen
Echo in the floral hall.
Now the count y-fair directors
Sit in solemn conclave drcnr.
Planning for the grand occasion.
Glory of the passing year
All these portents plainly teach us
County fair times drawing uear."
Among new acccssions to the
uhlic library a'e three volumes of
Log Cabin series and three of
Dcerfoot series, by Edward 5
Ellis; The Three Scouts, bv Trow-
udgc; Lecky's History of England,
his volumes; Shaler's History of
he United States, two volumes {;
history of Greece, by Adolph
lolm. four volumes; International
Encyclopedia, IS volumes; History
II England, by Edith Thompson,
,llcd by Edward A. Freeman. A
lew set of shelves has been placed
n the reference room.
Miss Mary +. Brooks went to
Boston Tuesday, thence to Natick,
Mass. to attend the Walnut Hill
thool. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Harold 5. Dana, who returned
Thursday.
\ man giving his name rs Fred
Ihhcr of New York, and claiming
be Il canvassing agent for the
New York Informant, was arrested
the depot at " hltc River Juno
Ion shortly after the arrival of tho
Is train from Bellows Falls We'd.
|nesday afternoon. He was charged
with abstracting Il pocket book con-
(aining money from Mrs. X. +
Fisher of Woodstock, while on, oil
ketting off the train. She followed
i'm and demanded the pocket book
Which he returned. AT the hearing
before Justice Darrah the same
.t,crnoon he was bound over i'm the
sum of $500 to appear at Count,
Court, and in default of bail was
committed to Jail here.
alph W. Roycc, who has had
barge of the Country clubs links
he past season, goes next week to
Ne Harvard Veterinary college.
One of the gas-holdcrs at the gas
tOmpany'S works is out of repair
Nd this ncccssitatcs the making OF
gas every day. This is the original
sas-holdcr put in yeas ago and ii
has been through two fires
Edward Il. Ryder expects ia
spend the coming winter with the
RWmonds in California.
Among late arrivals at the Inn are
Mrs, c. II. Downer, Mrs. Allerd
Win>ow Iobard, Mrs. +. b. Brv-
Int. Miss l.. ]. Ward, Mrs. II. II.
Alawhinncy, Miss NJ. II. Mawhin.
ne, Boston; Daniel +. TYLER and
wife. {. l.. Holiday, New York ;
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. III. Robinson,
Brooklinc, Mass. Gilbert ID. King
man, New Bedford. Mass. Geo. III.
Myers Washington; MISS l.. w.
Goldman, Nahant, Mass. Mrs. Geo.
l.lndcr. Mis-, L. b. Under, Newton,
Mass.
The regular monthly meeting OF
The Kings Daughters will be held Il,
the home of Mrs. NJ. 7. Morrill,,
Saturday evening, Oct. Ist, at 7.3c
sharp. All members are requested
to be present and all wishing to join
the order are cordially invited to be
present.
y dispatch from Chicago Sept. d.
says:
=" he report that Gen. Wesley
MERRITT was to meet his fiancee,
Miss Laura Williams, between San
francisco and Chicago and be ma,
I'ed on the train is incorrect. Gen.
Merritt will meet Miss Williams in
New York, where the wedding will
c The greatest social event in arm,
circles during recent years."
W. ]. Sayward is at home for Il
vacation.
Mis-. O. I. White of Springfield
and Miss .eathcrbee of Boston are
att. Il. Merrill's.
Oliver Hatch has traded his house
VI Rank street to Fred'k Chapman,
taxing the house on Court street he.
''Nd the armory and $3.50 bonus,
a. /. Spaulding has bought Geo,
IL Days house and land on Linden
M'e'' lately occupied by f. II
"M'ehill; price $.3oo. The sale