Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-09
H. p. Clark and F. A. Wilson
attended the races at Lebanon, \.
H., Wednesday.

H., wednesday.
A Duluth. Mimi, editor is con.
strained to offer some advice to golf.
ers from his vast store of experience.
He says:
sin the first place, get a brassie.
You can't cut much grass without Il
brassic. A scythe is better, but a
scythe is barred. Get brass bras.
sic, if the dealers have them. The
brassier the brassic the better it
brasses."
We call attention to the lyric to
White River Judction printed IN
another column. The writer justly
rings the praises of the cheese and
its antccedents, hut the picture OF
the Junction as railway station is
not drawn in rosy colors. Indeed,
1t could not be. AS compared with
other modern stations the Junction
is absolutely deficient in everything
from signs and safety bridges to
toilet accommodations. The station
is practically the same that it was
thirty years ago-cramped. dirty,
ill-arranged, showing not the slight
est possible concession to the conf
fort, convenience or safety of pas
sengers. Most localities in New
England would not tolerate such an
unsightly rookery unless they were
railroad-ridden and couldn't help IT..
There were several local horses in
the Springfield races this week.
Cleo. c. Coxe's Swanton Boy trotte.l
nice race in the 2.26 class but
came in behind the money. 1t was
hotlv contested and all four heats
were made under 30. lanes :.
kichmond's Granite Wilkes took
third money in the 2.4o class. The
free or-all was won by Robert Red {;
Ginger Wilkes second. Mack finish
ell second three times, but was set
back to third place for running.
The Jail prisoners have been re.
moved to Windsor for safe keeping
while the interior of the building is
being remodeled. Among the late
arrivals there was Walter Mansfield.
from Ludlow, charged with grand
larceny.
Mrs. l.. II. OlZendam entertained
a number of guests at musical at
the Marble homestead Tuesday even
ing, Mr.. Tow nsend of Boston giving
several vocal selections. Mrs. H..
U. King also sang and Miss Fay of
New York played several piano
selections.
Judge 7. O. Seavcr attended the
fourteenth annual reunion Of the
famous Third regiment, of which,
he was made colonel in 1862, at St.
Johnsbury last week, and was one
of the speakers. There were about
1900 veterans and recruits in the
regiment. The survivors number
now, so far as known, about two
hundred.
Mrs. F. r. Jewett was at home
from Claremont, n. H., over Sun
day.
Homer Winslow, Woodstock
boy who left here about twenty years
ago, is spending week in town.
His home is now in Providence, r.
l. He was engaged in newspaper
work for several wears after leaving,
later taking course in Il techenica
school and is now Il chemist. He I.
greatly enjoying his visit here and
notes the changes and improvements
with much pleasure.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. Il. Morrill,, S.
]. Winslow and S. d. Houghtor
attended the State Christian con.
ference at Lincoln this week.
Prof. Edward II. Williams, Jr.,
of Bethlehem, Pa, arrived Wednes'
day, hut left Thursday morning fol
Beach Haven, N. j., on receipt of +
telegram announcing his fathers i'll
ness.
Stanley Fuller is going to the New
England Conservatory of Music this
fall, for piano study.
|. o. Hemenway, the we'll know
clarinet player, has been assisting
the Inn orchestra the past week.
The new floral ha II, near the en-
trace to the fair grounds, is goins
up rapidly. 1t is to be a large, well
lighted, wcll.arranged building ant
will prove Il convenient and attract
i've place for exhibitors and visitors
The department OF woman's work
which will be seen here, should thi:
year and in coming years be NOR
than ever an interesting and valua
bic feature of the exhibition.
| 1t is proper to say-without re
vising at all our report last week o
the general adverse criticism of tn