Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
TOWN HALL SITE SELECTED.

,be town hall committee has finally
secured Il site for the new building
on the Justin F. Mackenzie place,
next to the Pratt house and nearly
opposite st. James church, The
committee has bought 4 lot with
front of SO feet and running back
$50 feet. giving ample space tor the
building and for a driveway on one
side. The site question has been
matter of anxious speculation for
months on the part Of the commit
tees fellow citizens and now that 1t
is settled it will generally be admit
ted that the spot is a good one though
not SO central as many might wish
to have it. The building will prob
ably be set back IS feet from the
sidewalk, in order not to obstruct
the view from houses up or down
the street. About half the building
will extend over the bank in the
rear, making place for basement
which can doubtless he utilized to
good advantage. The price is $1,000
The committee will meet next
Monday morning at 9 o'clock to
formulate some general plan tor
building which architects may toll
low IN making bids for the work.
\ new town hall before another
winter seems pretty well assured.
Miss Mary f. Collamer started
for Cedar Rapids, Ia, Monday.
where she will be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles J. Ives for sever
! al months.
The friends of Mrs Frank II.
Chapman here will be sorry to learn
of her illness. The Rutland Even
ing News OF Wednesday says:
"AIrs. Frank II. Chapman is re-
ported seriously i'll at her home on
Grove street. She was apparently
all right up to about 1915 O'Clock,
but when her son returned from
school he found her on the floor up
stairs. He ran down town and in
formed his father. 1t is thought to
be a shock of some kind"
Mrs. +. y. Billings returned from
Quincy. Mass, last Saturday and
has opened her house for the sum-
mer. Mrs. Dewson and Miss John
son of Quincy are Ter guests.
Rev. Henry l.. Bailey of Middle
town Springs will preach at the
Congregational church tomorrow.
+. T.. Richmond has new road
stcr, Il very handsome brown mare,
picked up IN North Shrewsbury this
week.
Rev. lanes {. Carnahan will Off
cnte at st. James church tomorrow.
Bishop \. c. a. Hall was in
town Monday to meet the vestrv Of
St. James church.
Frank L. st Cvr is soon to build
a house ON Cross street and has the
cellar already made.
6. l.. Myers was in town this
week.
Charles Bates is visiting his
mother at b. II pinney's.
y horse on Gillingham'S delivery
team. one taken on trial. took dz-
~ spin bv himself Monday after
noon. Ic was standing at the rear
entrance to the store when he sud-
denly turned around and bolted,
leaving part of the wagon where it
struck the corner of Il building, and
raced up Elm street with the front
wheels. The wagon seat, caught by
the leins, bumped along behind in
a cloud Of dust. The horse was
stopped after he had nearly circled
the park, uninjurcd.
\ new terrace has been built be-
low the conservato,ies ON the Bill
lings estate. In the center of the
Spanish garden made several years
ago. Il marble fountain is being set
up. The basin is of Rutland mar
bic. The fountain itself is very old
and was bought in Genoa. Italy,
some of the parts bearing antique
carvings.
The rcmodccd Woodward man
sioa, bought by Mrs. NJ. 6. Faulk-
ncr of New York last tall, is ready
for occupancy, or at least part
of it is. Mrs. Hattie Gaillard,
mother of Mrs. Faulkner, and Mrs.
Helen y. Dodge, her aunt, are now
at the house and will remain till the
arrival of the rest of the family.
They came "Wednesday and Il car
load of furniture arrived the sa,ne
day, which will ut once be installed.
There have been but few changes
made in the interior of the house,
partitions, etc. but new plasterng,
paint, paper, electric lights and fire
places have made new place of it,
and the handsome furnishings will