Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
$4,000 in 1899.
This Sum Invested IN New Buildings
and Improvements In Woodstock.

building operations IN woodstock
and perhaps in this respect it has
been the most notable twelve month.
in its history. Enterprise has beer
active in every part of the village
and town-new houses have sprung
up and old buildings have been re-
built and remodeled, making Il mar
velous change in some quarters OF
the village where land has been re-
claimed for residence purposes. All
this, with new bridges ami othe'
perma.rent improvements in the
streets and highways. speaks very
strongly for the substantial prosper.
ity and progress Of the town. Cap
ital has been at work Woodstock
has grown.
A conservative estimate of the
amount invested in buildings in
1890, including some instances
where the figures are known, is
$rIo, 900. The figure is a big one,
but approximately correct.
On High street and its extension,
Cross street and along the Boulevard
to "Danie'sv,llc" is the most notice
able change within year or two.
During the past year two houses
have been put UP on the meadow by
II. II Daniels and George w. King.
the latter's now being occupied by
S. G. White On Cross street near
the bridge is Fred Averilps new
two-storv house and further on
toward South street Frank St Cyr
has erected Il handsome two-story
dwelling. On High street George
H. Day has erected handsome
two-story house.
The Woodstock Country club
within year has purchased the
Daniels & Pinney pasture and made
extensive improvements in its prop
erty improvements which have
more or less advanced real estate in
terests in that portion of the village
touching its grounds. Besides the
grading and other changes in the
roadways and grounds a handsome
club house was erected in tn early
summer in a beautiful spot tar the
edge OF the woods. On thisbuild-
ing and grounds the club hasspent
the past season about $4,000.
The town hall is the most con-
spicuons bit of architecture lily in
the builders hands. WheI 1.-THE
towns interest in the court 'n,se
building was disposed OF tt1he
county site on the Mackrzie
place, above the head of the prk,
was chosen and 4 large town I'll
and opera house is now going up!
On lower Elm street W. F. JONI
has built the past summer one
the handsomest residences in the win
lage. G.. II, Crandall is the archi
tect, the building being of stone ant
brick and of most modern desigt
and finish throughout.
The Warren house on Elm stree
is now being entirely re.nodeled ant
when completed will be one of tn
best appointed dwellings in tewn.
Another handsome residence i
that of f. b. Merrill on Pleasan
street, completed within u few
months.
The Woodward m;y,sipp,, hongh
by E. D. Faulkner of New York
has been remodeled and the ground
about it graded and improved-al
making beautiful residence of tn
fine old mansion. On Mountain
avenue .. II. Mackenzie recent
erected a handsome story and hal
cottage, near Uni on street, and o.
the adjoining lot another simila'
dwelling will be built in the spring
River street can boast of one new
house-that built by Moses Gobie-
neat two.stOry dwelling Oh tn
upper end of>thc street.
Near the factory bridge Oliver w
Sherwin has made a notable chang
tearing down the old house am
barn on the north side of the stree
and erecting in its place handsom
modern dwelling.
On Central street F. S. Mackenz'
has recently rebuilt Il portion of Il
house occupied by d. W. Gearin q
E. W. Prior, whose buildings ha>e
worked considerable change in II,
appearance Of the Central street e,y
of High street, finished this yer.
another handsome house. II
Merritt Sawyer, on Church HIN
has improved his residence by RAJ
ing the roof and adding anotlsa',
story. n
This completes the list of nd
residences but doesn't end the list T
new buildings BY any means. o.
on the fair grounds the Winds ],
County Agricultural society has SC
up floral hall of vast acreage; wei
adapted to the society's CROWN
needs. At the other end of tn
town, by the mill pond, the two ic
companies have filled IL fair porto,
of the landscape with big doubl