Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06

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Eugene V. Smith has recently
bought the Charles Fay place OF
about Is acres. three or four miles
from Woodstock on the Brldgewater
road, paving 500.
Allen w. Thompson saw Il couple
of handsome deer Thursday morn
inc on the Hannibal Adams place
above South Pomfret.
+. f.. Richmond drove out with
"Swanton Boy the other day, sold
the horse and whole outht to Cleo
Cox. climbed out of the carriage
and walked home. Mr.. Cox has a
first.class roadster in his new pur-
chase.
Miss Adams has returned from
Massachusetts and with Miss Ware
has opened her house on Mountain
avenue.
At the annual meeting of St.
lanes parish the following were
elected vestrymen: James B. Jones,
George W. Paul. Henry l.. Gleason,
Frederick Chapman, Chas. F. Chap
man, ]. r. Pcmber. Alvin Hatch.
J. b. Jones was chosen senior war
den, G. w. Paul junior warden
and !. b. Jones treasurer. Dele
gates to the state diocesan conven-
ton, to be held in Rutland June II
and -. !. b. Jones and {. +. Chap
man.
The annual encampment of the
G. a. II. and w. II. c. will be held
at Montreal June 81 and -.
Travelling is bad over the noun
tain and the Rutland and Bridge
water stages have not been making
connections for some time.
The season at the Lakota club
grounds opened May | and a party
from here went up Saturday for 4
night The ice was then unbroken
in the lake but it has since dis
warm weather having
reached the park.
Some fine workmanship is shown
in an exhibit of horscshoes in w. ).
Frcnch's window. They are very
finished and were made
by Peter Charon at +. b. buttons
blacksmith shop.
The park naples are undergoing
much pruning this week and lot
of dead limbs have been Topped off.
New trees must take the place OF
some OF the old ones before long, if
the beauty of the park is to be kept
up. No catcrpillars have been
found ON the trees yet, but some are
said to have appeared in other parts
of the village. Apple trees will
p, obabv suffer this season, as the
catcrpiIIars are already found on
them in great numbers.
Rev. Frank G. Putnam of Wal
pole, Mass, grandson of Rev.
Worthington Wright, former pas
tor of the Congregational church,
will preach ut that church tomorrow.
George Aitkcn, who has been in
Europc and the British Isles for sew
eral months, is expected home next
Monday.
Sunday and Monday were two hot
days, the temperature Sunday beng
the highest for April recorded here
IN 81 years.
The officers of the Vermont Poul-
try and Pet Stock association held Il
meeting last week Friday mig Int and
voted to hold the next annual eN-
hibition in Woodstock Jan. 9 to IL,
inclusive, 1900.
Interest in the town hall matter
grows aud the committee are still
casting about for a location for the
new building, not having yet reached
any decision. This week the COM
mittee have been looking at Park
Cottage and have explained to DR..
f. II. Jcwctt, the owner, Just what
was wanted in the matter of Il site
and some definite conclusion regard
i'm this piece of property will prob
ably be cached soon.
MIR. and Mrs. W. W. Stickncv O.
Ludlow were in town Friday.
Sheriff Spafford, DR.. O. w. Daley
and q. \. Garden of White kive1
Junction came up Monday for Il
days fishing. They were joinct
here by O. L. Taylor. They repo'
having caught 10 pounds of trout.
saws the Landmarks.
AT the Churches tomorrow.
Metho l,st-Morning service Il
1880. Junior meeting $50 o'clock
Epworth League 6.I5 o'clock, Even
ing service 7 o'clock.