Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-07
III And hRCUi WOODSTOCK

y library was opened fourteen years
4 ago, Jan. L., 1899, with .l2I7 books
/ on its shelves. Mrs. O. b. Jaquith
Il has been the efficient librarian dur
/, ing this time, and the library now
\ has lll5A volumes, 544 volumes
| having been added in 1898. Duri ne
| the past year 1889 persons have
II taken 1880 books. August and
II October were the busiest months,
\ 1907 books being lent during August
and 1918 during the latter month
Il The readers CAME from a dozen or
more states -Alassachusctts Illinois,
Connecticut. Ohio, New York,
PENNSYLVANIA, floricL, Maine, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Kentucky,
Missouri, New Hampshire and Can
ada.
Miss Frances $. Southgatc returns
to Abbot academy at Andovcr,
IIdSS.' L IlNdN.
George Aitlcn went to New York
Friday.
Miss Mary +. Brooks returned to
her school at Natick, Miss, We'd
ncsday. and Miss Ilav {. Dana to
her home in Brookline. Mass.
Karl a. pcmbcr and ]. Edward
IlartShom returned to Dartmouth
"Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. lIercward Burbiidyc
returned fron their wedding trip
last week Friday and are at their
home at No. 9 North Park street.
4 Miss S,b,l Y. Boynton returned
/ from a visit to Brookiinc, Mass,
/ last Friday.
\ Charles Gaskcll of Savannah, Ca,
s was Il Holiday visitor at Capt. Elton
\. Smiths.
One of Tuwnscnd's horses laid up
two men for Il few moments the
other day. Schuyler Barrows was
leading him when he reared and
struck out with his fore feet, Schuv-
Ter receiving bad scalp wound.
Ed. Page, who was standing near.
also got 4 cut on the head, but
neither wound was serious.
DR.. llenry Boynton lccturcd at
Mortified Thursday evening.
George Aitkcn was reelected
president OF the State Agricultural
society at the annual meeting held
Thursday afternoon, Henry Clark
of Rutland was elected secretary and
J. W. Parker of Qucchcc treasurer.
Miss Margaret +. Aitkcn has re-
turned to llolyokc college and Miss
Marion Aitken to Northlicld, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Ives of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Eliakim Johnson, who return
cd from the west last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Ives will sail for the Med
itcrrancan IN a few Wecks.
\ little gray and white beagle
puppy, answering to the name of
"Lora, owned by Elliott =. Brooks,
suayc away OF was stolen about 4
week ago and no trace of her has
yet been found. Any information
as to her whereabouts will be very
gladly received by her owner.
Snow began falling early Friday
morning and the storm continued
most Of the day. Sleighing had al
most disappeared and travelling is
greatly Improved by what snow has
fallen.
The " Woodstock Aqucduct COM
pany elected the following officers
at its annual meeting held Tuesday :
Directors, +. 5. Mackenzie, Nor
man Williams, w. L. Johnson, +.
W. Wilder, W. 5. Hewitt, Fred
erick Billings and Elton \. Smith (;
president, +. :. Mackenzie; treas
urcr, f. w. Wilder; secretary, Hugh
Philips; auditor, {. II. Montague.
\ dividend of / per cent WAS de-
clared.
An interesting sketch of Charles
Taylor Of White River Junction re-
Gently appeared in the Horse Re
view, accompanied by an excellent
portrait of the veteran driver and
trainer. He is now O, years old,
having been born in Williamstown
Can. Dec. IS, 1906. His fathc,
and mother had migrated there
from Heidelberg. Germany. In the
last few years MIR. TAYLOR has gen
e0Ily appeared on the track with
FACTORY Boy t2:,o ~, dapplc
gray, born and bred in Wisconsin.
He was sired by Billy Bashaw.