Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-14
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

The foundation for the addition to
the Norman Williams public library
is to be built this fail! and workmen
are now cxcavating in the rear OF
the building. The library is also
being covered with a second roof, Of
copper, the ribs being bolted on the
slate and tightly boarded over. The
copper sheets are then put on and
fastened in the same way tin root
is laid. The slate roof has leaked !,
little but the copper is guaranteed to
shed water, and not rust.
J.. Foster Rhodes left for New
Haven Saturday to visit his son II,
Yale. He goes thence to Chicag
but expects to return here foy shor,
time next month.
Mrs. NJ. J. Paige of Rutland is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. l.. Mes.
ser.
The meeting of the State Teach,
ers' Association will be held at Brat
tleboro November to 4. A strong
programme is assured.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank II. Chapman
drove over from Rutland Saturday
and spent day or two here.
Philip Royce, Il West Windso,
correspondent says, was rece ntlv
thrown from load of corn, striking
on his head and shoulders. ,niurine
him quite badly.
DR.. c. N. Haskell! returned to
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Thursday.
DR.. G. l.. Mckee with his tanil,
will occupy after Oct. a3l the house
on High street where VIZ. Prim now
resides, where he will also have his
office. DIR. Mckee is a graduate OF
McGill University, Montreal, and Il
ne;nbrr of the British Medical As.
ISOLATION, and has been IN practice in
Canada for the past nine wears.
Charles Deanc began harvesting
his second crop of raspberries this
week and is showing some hand.
some punches of excellent fruit.
Woodstock is using Il large
amount of lumber in this seasons
building operations, most of which
has been drawn from Bridgewatcr.
The floral hall took about 10000
feet and about $4,000 feet have
already been drawn for the town
hall, all from II. f. Moves mill at
West Bridgewater. which is sending
about 100000 feet of lumber here
this year. This is the only mill in
this section able to furnish lumber in
the lengths required for rafters, etc,
the sticks running from thirty to
over forty feet. 1t is spruce lumber
cut last winter. Considerable lum.
Der is yet to be drawn for the town
hall which will come from the other
side of the mountain. 1t is a I6.
mile pull from Moves mill.
Hon. Warren &. Preach. Mrs.
Harold S. Dana, and Miss Mary
Brooks returned from Cleveland
Friday.
Roger Montague is recovering
slowly, having been quite seriously
i'll of typhoid fever.
The schools of the town were
closed Thursday, Dewey day.
Charlie Shepard, eight years old.
son of Harry Shepard of River
street, ran in front of a bicycle rid,
den by George Goodroad on South
street Saturday afternoon at the close
of the ball game. He was knocked
down and both bones Of his right
leg broken. one bone being broken
in two places. DR.. Chandler. assist
ed by d.. Haskell of Bridgeport.
Conn. attended to the hoy's injuries.
Col. G. Fl. Greenleaf, proprietor
OF the Nendome hotel, Boston, and
the Profile house, White Mountains,
is at the Inn.
Two sales we've made this week
to John p. Gilman and wife in
which Dearborn 4 Co. are interest.
ed--a house lot from their land OPP
posite Woodstock depot and the r.
p Merrill house, which is to be
moved to the lot Immediately.