Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
IN End ABOUT WcOnST7cX

Woodstock for many years, who
has been taking care of her sister
in Lowell, Mass, the latter i'll with
consumption, fell down stairs and
broke her hip. July %. She was
taken to Il hospital. Her sister,
Mrs. Emma Horton Flagg. died
July 81. They both had many
friends in w oodstock, who will he
sorry to hear of the accident and
death.
The postotficc department has adj
opted new torn of domestic money
order which will he introduced
gradually after Sept. I. 1t is the
size of an ordinay bank draft. and
has two new feuturcs-the use of
carbon manifolding paper for repro.
ducing the order instead of writing
1t twice, as at present, and a'sn Il
receipt. 1t is expected that The fee
charged for orders will I've material.
~ reduced about AN. |.
Henry b. Chapman of Pla;uticld.
y. y, Is in town.
Mrs. O. II. AIackcnzi,. is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Nj. A Capcn
ter, in Chelsea.
MIR. and Mrs. James II. Chapman
returned to Philadelphia Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Moss Chase =
Worcester, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
George S. Day.
Recent arrivals at'thr College Hill
house are Misses A. J. X. aud AIDE
laide Collins, Maiden, Mass. (;
Osar f. Allen and wife, Cambridge.
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert +.
Borden, Fall River, Mass. Harold
Ilarpin, v indsor; 6. l.. Savage
and wife and daughter, New York ;
Da. W. O. Perkins; O. Bartram
and wife, Bridgeport, Ct
Recent Inn arrivals are Paul Til
linghast, Mrs. NJ. G. d. Border,
Geo. b. Goldschnndt, James Stokes,
New York; Miss Fcllowcs, Miss
Gansby, Miss NJ. Bclden Davies,
Brooklyn; G. D. V. Graves, Miss
Grace Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
II. Mescrvc, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson w. Belcher, Chestnut Hill,
Mass. E. Rutlcy, Newton, Mass.
Mrs. Chas. J. Chapman, Philip +,
Chapman, HARRISON Z. Chapman,
Portland Me.
DR.. II. b. ketchum has opened
his office in Simmons block and his
friends wish HIM every success in
his practice here. His card appears
III another coltnn.
G. II. Townsend of Sheffield, III.
is visiting relatives here. His last
trip east was made e years ago.
Miss Wheeler of New York ar.
rived at the Hill last Saturday, Mis-.
Billings coming the Thursday be-
tore.
Miss Converse of Norwich, sistcl
OF Capt. Converse, commander o
the cruiser Montgomery during thu
late war, was the guest of Mrs. +
W. Smith day last week. Mis-
Amy Fay of New York, sister %
Mrs. Smith, arrived Monday.
Miss Davis, who has been tn,
guest of Rev and Mrs. +. G. Put
nam for some weeks, went to Suna
pee, y. H., "Wednesday.
The Electric company is blasting
ont the raceway below the powe
house ut Taftsville, this giving nor
fall and more power tor the plant.
The safety vaults at the cOur
house are being fitted with metallic
shelving, cabinets, etc. and tn
National bank vault is being similar
" equipped.
Woodstock was no more a suffer
ert,om the drouth, happily broker
this week by heavy rain, thai
other Vermont towns and, indeed
was less inconvenience than man
communities at this season nOtwith
standing the numerous complaint
SO freely heard. On the hills thing
were in worse condition; crop
we're driving up aud cattle could FIN
no iced In the pastures and in som
cases no water. Springs. eve
streams, it is said, went dry. tis
dying IN large numbers. In som
towns it is reported, water was sol
~ the paiiful.