Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-08
BETHEL.
BACK FROM PORTO RICO.

NOiiIu SiiSotl anu W.. H. SIcdIhCI
returned Wednesdar morning from
their trip to Porto Rico, having
made the voyage both ways on the
steamship Philadelphia, which had
so rough time with the elements
on the homewa,d trip. They visited
Ponce and San Juan, finding the
latter so carefully guarded that they
were admitted only upon the exhibit
of letters from Senator Proctor and
General Brooke, which they had
taken the precaution to secure. They
were introduced to the members of
the American evacuation commits
sion, including Admiral Schley, of
whom they speak enthusiastically.
They travelled in one day by teams
the So miles between the two cities,
over the one good road on the island,
upon which the Spanish govern
ment is SAID to have spent twenty
million dollars. They found the
soil very fertile, but little cultivated,
and climate almost perfect. The in
flow of American capital for the de-
velopment of the islands large re-
rources will begin when Il stable
government is assured.
First Selectman Robert Noble
says his corn was never so good us
this year. An ear which he husked
Tuesday measures so inches in
length.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Chapman are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II.
Johnston in STAFFORD.
Lynn Il. Chadwick is clcrking for
Abbott & Cady this week.
Miss Mayo, the dressmaker, has
moved from the Bascom House
block into rooms lately fitted up for
her in Brooks Il Washburn's house
opposite the Wilson block.
Philip Allen, purchaser of sup
plies for the Massachusetts, state
prison, and his sister were guests of
their cousin, Cashier E. "A. Davis,
last Saturday. Their brother is the
deputy warden OF the prison.
Three of the South Royalton
teachers visited our graded school
tuesday.
Melvin Davis of Stockbridge was
the first man to kill a deer in this
section. The animal was fine one
and was sold for venison to Nj. N.
Kendall.
A hunting party of four from
Massachusetts are making Forrest
Southard's thei, headquarters for a
week or two.
Fourteen tickets for the New
York excursion were sold here.
Among the visitors to the metropo-
lis are A L Cady, Adam Eglin, F l.
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wal
do, Mr.. and Mrs. H A Thayer, Mrs.
Albert Newton. Mrs. Bertha Allen,
Mrs. E F Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Boyt.
DR.. L w Clough was Judge of tie
poulty exhibit at the Tunbridge tair.
Mrs. ]. H. Edison is recovering
slowly from typhoid fever.
Representative Upper returned
Thursday evening to be at home I'M
til the reassembling of the House
next Monday. He has been appoint
ed by Speaker Hasklns one of the
three members of the committee on
JOINT rules. Regardless of party our
citizens feel that that the town will
be very capably represented through
out the session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli II. Ashley have
returned from their wedding trip
and are at the Bascon House.
An entertainment for the benefit
of the Connecticut Industrial Home
for the Blind was given at the town
hall last week Thursday evening by
a company of blind musicians. The
members of the company were en-
tertained by number of citizens for
sweet charity's sake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allison of
Concord, N. H., are guests Of MIR.
and Mrs. Geo. A. Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Williams
have gone to Burlington, where he
has found work in shoe factory.