Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-16
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

4 Prof. J. w. Churchill of An
dover, Mass, who took part in or
4 hination of Rev. F. n. Saltmarsh Il
A West Hartford Wednesday, was i.
town short time Thursday.
a II. c. Lockwood is putting up {
4 WIRE fence on the South street side OF
u Vail field, and similar fence will
A be built across the field on the north
4 and south ends. The fence is about
4 five feet high, with iron posts.
4 DR.. Henry Boynton has gone to
a Colorado, where he is travelling with
n Boston friend who is interested in
A mining in that state. He wrote last
4 from Buena Vista, about 1000 feet
\ above the sea, and will go on to TiI
Il Cup, Il town a thousand or two feet
4 higher in the Taylor Park mining
4 country.
& The receipts at the Woodstock
postoffice for the year ending June
Il 80, 1898. were $5a4S.o6, an increase
Il over 1897 of $a5I.69. The receipts
n for June, 1895, we've $46S.45, ar
increase over June, 1897, of $50. 50
q Very few postofficcs in the state,
perhaps, can show II larger proper
tionate increase of business.
The new buildings under way on
3 High street will make quite change
IN that part of the village and great.
a ly in the line of improvement. Be-
u sides E. w. Prior's new house nea,
"A Central street, DR.. Currcr is build.
n ing a handsome cottage on the lot
#adjoining ]. r. Murdock's place at
mt the other end of the street. The
Foundation rises above the roadway.
&%higher than that of most of the
en- the same side of the
street. On one corner is tower
Ia somewhat unusual addition to a
cottage, and below it ut each story
,s Il bay window. When DR.. Cur
rier's house is completed Mr.. Muir
&lock intends to make some improve
lnents on his own house, living at
dr.. Curriers' in the meantime. The
house will be raised up. an addition
put on and other changes made. A
sewer was laid "Wednesday, running
from the corner of High and Cross
streets to the brook just below the
bridge. and several nearby houses
2@ill probably be connected soon.
An iron bridge over the brook is
bow talked Of and should it be put
II a sidewalk will be run from it
kround the big rock on the corner
10 High street.
Miss Carrie Woodruff returned
& rom West Newton, Mass, We'd
pesday.
Wm. Batchelder went to Montpc-
ier Wednesday, returning Thursday
3fternoon.
The weather has been delightful
he past week, the cool n. rningS
nd evenings making fires and stea. i,
Fat very comfortable occasionally,
but in the middle of the day there
as been notI ing to mar out.of-do. =
)niovment.
4 Miss Syhil V. Boy nton is visiting
college friend in Brookline, Mass.
Hiss Luna Converse is the guest of
FRS. Boynton during the absence of
pr. and Miss Boynton.
g5 Walter ID. Parsons of Swanton
as been engaged as principal of the
Ugh school for the coming year,
lcceeding Principal E. II. White.
ill. Mr.. Parsons has been princi
nl of the Swanton high school for
ne past six years and is highly
recommended by Mr.. Whltehlll and
lupt. Stone.
Mrs. Pliny Fisk and family were
Mrs. +. II. Chapman's i day OF
Ho this week.
Charles f. Chapman is IN Boston.
An open handicap golf tourna.
lent. medal play, IS holes, was
layed on the Wo odstock Countr,
ub's links Wedne sday and Thurs
py of this week. Judge Z. b
dams won the first prize with a
et score of go, George Myers
rratch, second, score los.
Il A party was lost at LakOta Thur
ay' an I'M, sual happening in spite
i the vastness of the clubs domain
nd the surrounding wilderness.
he party, which included Sc, era
dies. stra myers to the woods in thi