Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-02

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IS visitors at Luce's Lookout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Eastman Of
Springfield were guests of {. F.,
Woodruff recently.
F. S. Mackenzie is going to teal
down the house on Central street
occupied by Daniel Gearing and
erect two-story dwelling in its
place.
Mrs. John G. Foster and child OF
Lynn. Mass, who have been at w.
D. Fosters some time, return home
next week.
Prof. and Mrs. T. w. ID. Worth
en- of Hanover were among the out
of town guests at the High school
alumni reunion and banquet Thurs
day evening. Principal w. d. Par
sons returned Thursday in time to
be present.
Recent arrivals at the Inn: James
Stewart, Edinburgh; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Lawson, Miss Nancy S.
Lawson, Master Ralph Lawson,
Salem, Mass. ; Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
-abaree, Bellows Falls; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. p. Coffin, F. Parkman Cof-
fin, Miss Miriam Coffin, Miss Mary
b. Coffin, Brookline, Mass. a.
Johnston, Miss May Belle Johnston,
New York; Harrington Johnston,
F. w. Johnston. Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Cummings
of White River Junction and Mrs.
l.. A. Webster of Maiden, Mass,
spent Sunday at Chas. Deane's.
There was card party at the
Country club house Tuesday evening.
The foundation walls of the new
town hall are nearly completed.
This building could have been
spared for year or two and village
improvements more needed could
have been entered upon. Why it
was necessary to begin the construc-
ton of the hall with rush it is dit
ticult to understand. Even if its 10.
cation were generally satisfactory to
residents III the village-and it is
not 1T can't prove SO to those out
side. 1t has always been difficult
tor those who drive into town from
time to time to find safe and con-
venient place to hitch and feed at
little or no expense. In the build
ing Of new hall arrangements
could have been made-had the
place chosen tor it been more CEN
lral--near the hall to accom- nodatc
the people who come from outside
the village. The village owes it to
the townspcople at large to make
the latter feel that they are more
than welcome here. We have put
their public hall in one OF our back
yards
L. f. Wardwell was driving rap
idly down by the park last week
Friday evening, his wife and daugh-
ter beng with him IN the carriage,
when he collided with a rig driven
by VIM. Briggs, in front OF E. p.
Tewksbury's house. There was a
sharp collision, the rear wheels Of
both teams being thrown into the
air, throwing out the occupants. |
Mrs. Wardwell was the most in
jured, Il shoulder bone being broken !
in striking against Il wheel, while
her little daughter Doris was thrown
over the horses head into the road,
not much hurt. Mr.. Briggs and
Mr. Wardwell were both bruised
some, and the carriages We're Of
course badly damaged.
The Alonza A. Averil farm in
the Cox district has been sold by ].
l.. Montague, administrator, to
John a. Woods of Bradford, N H.,
who has taken possession.
The business houses will close
from 3 to 6 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, the date of the Woodstock
Bethel ball gane.-W oodstock Age.
They must have IL lot of sporting
blood at Woodstock Rutland Her
aid.
W. H. S. REUNION AND BANQUET. |
One of the pleasant annual social
gatherings of the year is the reunion
and banquet of the Woodstock High
School Alumni, whose fifth meeting
wa, held at the Inn Thursday even.
ing. Like former occasions it was
successful and very enjoyable to all
there are always number OF loyal
graduates of the school among our
summer visitors and to them and to
the local alumn, the opportunity to
greet former schuo-n,ates is one
awaited with much pleasure.
There " ere between fifty and sixty
guests at the reception, the members
OF the reception committee being
Mrs. Hair Id S. Dana, Mrs. Louis