Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-02

barn in the rear, higher up on thu
hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nye and chile
are going to Sunapee Lake, n, H..
tor few days, leaving here Sunday
Frederick Chapman was in Mont
pelier Wednesday, returning on
late train.
Mrs. Spragte of Boston is visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. b. Warren.
VIM. S. Campbell and Miss
Marion OF Chicago arrived Friday
Mrs. Frederick Billings and fam.
lily landed at San Francisco few
days ago after tour of the world
and are expected here the last OF
next week.
Mrs. b V. Page OF Boston is Wis
ting here, arriving Friday.
One of the requirements of the
new revenue law is that OF. and afte,
Friday, July /, one-cent tax STAMP
shall be put upon every telegraph
message sent in the United States
1t will therefore be necessary tor the
sendcrs of messages to attach stamps
to the messages, and to cancel the
stamps in accordance with the law
by W riting their initials and the date
across them.
The degree of Bachelor of Sci
ence in Agriculture" was conferred
on Arthur NJ. Vaughan and Lewis
w. English at the commencement
dav exercises of the University of
Vermont this week and song writ
ten by Arthur Vaughan was sung on
class day. Mrs. Geo. II. Vaughan
and Mrs. &. II. English attended the
exercises.
Mrs, Charles Marcy and Mrs. w.
II. Brown are spending few days
at Silver lake, Barnard, occupying
one of the new cottages there.
Dearborn park will be open to
picnic parties July 4th.
Dearborn mineral water IS used at
the Woodstock Inn this season.
The Billings farm will cut about
I25 tons of hay from it's 5o-acre
meadow, The hay crop is general
ly reported to be very heavy.
About forty Woodstock people
went on the excursion to Vergennes
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph F. Jones
of Brooklyn are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Stearns Fairbanks.
Mrs. +. n. Wilson and daughter
are visiting in Royalton.
Among the weeks arrivals at the
Inn are MIR. and Mrs. &. H. Dalton,
Beverly Farms, Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs. Allston Burr, Mrs. O. A..
Purington, Boston; Mrs. S. B. Hub
bard, Jacksonville, Fla; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil II. Lowe, Gloucester,
Mass. MIR. and Mrs. F. p. May
nard, Clarcmont, y. H.; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Ileckle, Wellesley Hills,
Mass. S. r. Downer, Falmouth,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred V.
Mcscrolc, Miss Alfredo G.. Meserole.
Miss Cornelia G.. Meserole, the
Misses pcrk ms. New York.
Arthur Woodward of BROOKLYN is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Minnie Ray.
mond.
Dearborn Farm and Employment
Agency this week sold for Charles
o. Blcssington his fertile farm at
South Itoyalton to G. f. Hanson of
North Conway, n. H.. price 81 200.
The people of South Royalton may
feel favored in the acquisition of
such 4 good citizen.
John ID. Miller. member of the
state railroad commission, inspected
the Woodstock railway last weel
Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. E. II. Whitehil
and daughter lett on Friday TO,
Bridgcwater, Mass, where Mr..
Whitehill has the position of princi-
pal of the high school. The de-
parturc OF Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehil
is Il matter Of great regret to the
people of Woodstock, where they
have been very popular socially anc
where Mr.. Whitehill has been fol
several years the successful primer
pal of the high school. He ha
been much interested in educationa
matters in the county and state ant
has Il wide reputation as an in
structor gained while at the head oil
the school here. The high schoo
also loses two other efficient teach
ers, Miss Evaline Darling, now on ;
vacation III England, who goes t
St Johnsbury, and l.. II. Blan
chard, who leaves to begin the stud,
of law il, Chicago.