Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-09

S and Sarah S. Thompson.
Mrs. Alice F. Dana has just re
ceived letter from her son, viii
liam H. Markham, from Chicka
manga Park. He is orderly ser
geant in Co. G, Ist Regiment New
Hampshire Volunteers. He say
the Woodstock boys are all well ant
would he glad to meet some Of theil
old friends in town. William say.
it is pretty hot there, but guesses
they will stand it. He would like
to get hold of some good Vernon
spring water.
Mrs. Caleb 7. Briggs, Miss Brigg.
and Miss Clarissa Briggs of Ando-
yer, Mass, are at the Woodward
mansion.
Miss Mary Fisk of Trenton, n.
J., is the guest of Mrs. Harriet
Chapman.
+. B. Ordway took first prize in
the one mile bicycle race (novlce)
at Lebanon July 4th.
The National bank expects to re-
ceive another lot of revenue stamps
today, and stamps will also be on
sale at the post office as soon as the
supply ordered arrives.
At the annual meeting of the
Woodstock Electric company A. b.
Wilder was elected general manager
and Harold S. Dana superintendent.
Woodstock visitors at Silver Lake
park in Barnard July 18th were DR..
and Mrs. II. H. Symonds, Mrs.
Nellie Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. {. r.
Marcy, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Davis,
l.. II. Pratt and E. S. Putnam and
family. The dance and fireworks
in the evening attracted large
number of people to this popular re-
sort now rapidly growing in favor.
Among the handsome new cottages
is the one owned by G. r. Marcy,
TXm. Davis, l. II. Pratt, John
Bradley, E. S. Putnam and Harry
Davis. 1t is we'll furnished, COM
Portable and convenient There is
good fishing in the lake and Il num-
Der Of large plckerel have been taken
recently.
The funeral services of Arthur
w. Frizzcll, who died at his home
on Lincoln street, were held at the
Christian church Thursday after
noon at o'clock. He was "a years
old. For year or more he has
been II clerk in Gillingham's store
and few weeks ago was obliged to
give up his place on account of a
pulmonary trouble which developed
into consumption. A wife and sis
ter survive him.
Sundays weather was record
breaker. The mercury rose to SO
and all day was very near that point,
no change ccm,ng until after the sun
went down after its searching DAYS
work. \ hot wind only made mat
ters worse in stirring up dust which
swept the streets all day.
Miss Ada r. King is at home tor
the summer.
In the ninth inning of the Bethel
Woodstock ball game last Saturday
the home team got in a run which
gave them the game score IS to II.
The teams were pretty evenly
matched and the contest was close
one throughout. Errors were fea-
ture, but the visitors made more of
them and lost. They turned tie
tables v,ciously on July 9TH, when
the same clubs met at Bethel. the
Bethels Strengthening their team
considerably for the occasion. The
score read 10 toI.
The celebration of the Fourth be-
gan promptly at midnight Sunday,
church bells jangling pretty confirm
uously for about two hours, cannon
and cannon crackers assisting in the
noisy demonstration. The special
policemen on duty we've kept busy
for while. BY tile attempts to start
bontires in the streets in defiance of
the trustees nrocla nation, this di-
version probably being for the es-
pecial benefit of the "specials."
Part of the crowd of celebrationists
attacked the Methodist church,, there
being little opposit'om to the ring
ing of the bell, a window was
broken by stops and hole knocked
IN one OF the rear doors, but after
considerable parleying the crowd
pulled off without ringing the bell.
A special communication of
Woodstock Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
will be held Tuesday evening, July |
IL.
Miss Lena Day is ut home from
Sc,tuate, Mass.