Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-10

them covered the tracks Tor IOdS'
In fact they were so thick in some
places that the sand box on the en-
CINE was wholly insufficient and two
men were sent ahead with shovels
to cover the rails with sand. The
fireman was on the top of the loco
motive but when the engine stopped
under the trees he was driven into
the cab by the clouds of worms that
fell from above him. Conductor
Berry said that he had never seen
anything like it before and tina t the
odor that permeatcd the air was
almost nauscating.
BETHEL.
a large force of Italian laborcrs
arrived "Wednesday morning and
early rscrs on Main and River
streets enjoyed the novel sight OF
their procession toward their quart
ers in Stock bridge. They are to
work on the White River Electric
railroad between this village and
Rochester. The party numbered
I,5 and there were three large loads
of impcdimcnta. Their quarters
are seven miles up the river beside
the stage road AND consist of a dozen
or more sant-roofcd one story cot
tagcs, form ing Il village of us sud-
den growt h as any that we read Of.
The native inhabitants of the square
mile in quest ion are now actually
outnumbcrcd 10y the tawny imm,-
grants.
G. w. Marston is making extern
slve Improvements upon his block,
lately bought OF L. +. Wilson. He
will build Il two.storv addition in
rear of the middle of the block.
The enlargement and general rem
ovation. now we'll under way, OF l..
Nj. Heath's residence will make it
one of the largest and plcasantest in
in town.
About dozen Bethel people at
tended the district Sunday school
convention at Stockbridge Wedncs-
dav. Mrs. G. T.. Foster and Mrs.
Samuel Howard were among the
speakers and Mrs. E. A. Read was
elected vicc-prcsidcnt.
Tomorrow will be observed as
Childrcn's Sunday at most of the
churches. In the evening at the
Universalist church Rev. +. \.
Read will preach before the senior
class of the Whltcomb High school.
The annual commencement cNcr-
cises of the Whitcomb High school
will occur at the town hall next
Friday evening, when large class
will be graduated. Following this,
the alumni association will hold its
annual banquet at the Bascom
House. John II. Noonan. OF, will
serve as POSTMASTER.
Several carloads of material for
the electric road arrived this week.
Mrs. Hamilton of Sutton, Que.
and Harry Bake, of Durham. Que,
are guests at NJ. 6. Safford's.
w. ii. Dreamer Of Lynn, Mass.
was here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Wilson of
Franklin, \. H., spent the middle
of the week in town.
The first popular excursion of the
season occurred Monday, VIII en- 20
OF our people bought tickets for the
trip to Nergenncs.
Mis-. !. G. Chadwick and Miss
Anna went Thursday to spend Il
week or two in Somcrvillc, Mass.
w. b. {. Stickney, Fred Arnold
and John J. Wilson, of the local
bar. have been at county court this
week. J. y. Taggart and y. "A.
Bowen are there as jurors.
Misses Fannie Lcavitt, Jessie Par
kcr and Laura Paige, alumnac OF the
Whitcomb High school, were among
this weeks graduates of the Ram
dolph Normal school.
n delegation Of Il dozen Daugh-
tiers of Rebckah from Windsor was
here Tuesday to work the initiatol y
degree upon large number OF cam