Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-05
IN ARD ABOUT WOODSTOCK

L. d. Faulkner returned from the
.Adrondacks this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Raymond of Far
Haven are in town for few days.
MISS Madeline Smith returned
Satui dav from Il months visit in
Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. {. Dana are at
the Inn for two weeks
$. b. Whitney of Boston is at
!. B. Jones'.
Painters are at work ON the court
house and the window castings, etc.
and bclfry will be repaintcl.
Mrs. d. p. Gro>vtno,' returned t.
Peabody. Mass, Friday. Mrs . l..
Dana accompanying her.
Street Commissioner Lo * Nou,l is
making Il section OF per uanrnt road
Wav On Elm street, flon the Cor
yrcyational church down toward the
bridge.
1t is expected that the State Chris
,ian Endclvor convention will be
hrld here this wear. he local So
cietv was asked if Woodstock could
accommodate the EndcavorcrS and
IN invitation was thereupon extend
ed to them to meet here. The con-
vcnton will probably be held dorin"
the last of October and there will be
about two hundred and fifty Endea>
orcrS in attendance.
An operation for appendicitis was
performed upon Edward Leonard,
the little son of James Leonard OF
this village, "Wednesday night, Ivy
DR.. J.. NJ. Gle of Hanover and his
assistant, DR.. West. Other phys
Il icians attending were DR.. J. p. Brl-
son of St. LOUIS and Drs. Chandler
h and kildcr ot Woodstoc>. The
operation was quite successful hut
the Young patients condition is
Il, tc serious. Friday morning he
was more comfortable, having passed
good night.
There was Il tremendous down
pour of rain "Wednesday afternoon,
the heaviest shower of the season
coming soon after 6 O'Clock. For
twenty minutes or more torrents of
water swept the streets and over
lowed the sidewalks in many places
Nacrc cutters were choNcd with
mud. The road up Lincoln street
Wa, badl, quilted and loads OF earth
were washed down into Central
street. About $50 the electric lights
went out for the night owing to the
Il burning ont of an armature at the
power station ut Iattsvillc. The
supply OF gas seemed to he limited
( for a time. owing to the unexpected
la demand. but late in the evening
a things frightened up somewhat.
J. &. Oliver attacked and de-
~ showed IL ticrcc-looking bug i'll his
shop the other day which he exhibits
As a "kissing bug though it hardly
resembles the popular description of
this much talked about insect.
+. b. buttons family will move
tn Cloudland farm next week.
Misses Florence Fuller. Mari 1t
Dana and Agnes Aitkcn gave ;
coaching party "Wednesday after
noon t. their friend, Miss Mabe
Kelley of Smiihvlle. y. j., who is
the guest of Miss Regis Smith
Inc party drove to Fclchvillc ans
returning were caught in the shower
At South Woodstock, where they
found shelter under shed during
the downpour.
''iIlingham'S delivery team shie'
at harking dog while coming Ii.
Elm street Thursday. just below the
Congregational church. and making
, quick jump the driver. Clarence
\"iIm. was thrown off into tie road
Ihr horse proceeded without
HlI'rl up Elm street and down Cen
I ud To Pleasant, where he slowed nr
Ut his own accord and was caught
'nrcncc was scratched and bruised
10y hi> fall and one wrist wa
,waincd.
Mis-. George X. Chapman gav'