Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-09
IN AND ABOUT WoODsTO *

MIS-. &. W. Sabin and Miss Sabin
returned to Brookline, Mass, Tues
day.
Smith S. Ballard of Montpelier.
general agent of the National Life
Insurance company, was in town
over Sunday.
John G. Dana returned to SPRING
field, Mass, Saturday, Mrs. Dana
going Tuesday.
Miss Mary Marshall returned TO
New York Monday.
Capt. Elton A. Smith. W". kel-
ley, Miss Kelly and Miss Regis
Smith went to Smithville, y. j..
Monday.
Among the departures Monday
were Mark E. Slayton and Misses
Susie and Ma ude Slayton, who re-
turned to Maiden, Mass.
Miss Fiskc returned from North
ampton, Mass, Monday.
Miss Laura Montague went to
Worcester, Mass, MONDAY.
Rev. Fr. Eagan of Lebanon. \.
H., was the guest of Rev. tr. Drou-
hin day or two this week.
Mrs. Frances S. Dana and Miss
Mary 6 Dana have closed their
house and returned to Brookline,
Mass.
Willard G. Hazelton, Captain OF
the Tufts college base ball team.
who has played here several times
this season, is in a critical condition
at the Mary Hitchcock hospital at
Hanover, n. II. He has been UNI
conscious since Saturday, when he
was struck in the head with Il ball
while playing base ball at Fabvans.
He was formerly captain and pitcher
OF the Dean academy team at Frank.
lin, Mass, and has been left fielder
and change pitcher of the Tufts tie am
since he entered college. His home
is IN STAFFORD, VT, and during one
summer season he played with the
Barre team.
The Country club has increased
It's membership by nearly thirty dur
ing the past year; the number OF
permits issued to transients has also
greatly increased.
The new house which II. Z. King
is building on the Daniels meadow
has been bought by Selden {. White
fol $1,000, and Mr.. White will move
there.
The Bellows Falls Times says:
"Eben Bridge of this place wor
the All Corners shooting match
Monday at the Labor day Shoot
given BY the Massachusetts Rifle
ASSOCIATION at Walnut Hill, Mass
This was great honor as there
we've a large number of professional
shooters entered in the match
\ base ball game is advertised fol
this afternoon on Vail field at ,.3t
o'clock between the Bridgewatc
and Woodstock loca, teams homo
PLAYERS only of the two towns. Thu
ieams ought to be fairly wei
matched. Our friends up the rive
have been PLAYING good game thu
season and the local talent will hav
to work to beat them.
The Norman Williams publ
library has nearly outgrown its pres
ent quarters and the building is sooI
to be enlarged by an addition whic
will about double the present capae
iN G5,ooo volumes) of the boo
shelves. The number of patrons q
the librar, has steadily increase
from year to year, and this fact
very good evidence of the appreci;
ton of DR.. Williams noble gift
this community. The present built
Ing is about 75x3o feet, and the at
djiion. of about thirty feet, will b
built on the rear end. Wings wi
also be added, making a total w,dt
OF about 81 feet-a little less tina
that OF the front wings. All of tt
material, finish, etc, will be carrie
out unbroken in the addition. III
new hook stacks will be OF meta
a double roof is to he put on ii
building this fall and the toundatio
Tor the addition will be got read
io' work next spring. A new fu
hace is to be put in this fall.