Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-09-29

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Miss Madeline Smith, who has
been the guest of Miss Boynton for
several weeks. goes to New York
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis b. Rice of
Boston, summer guests for several
seasons, are at the Inn.
Rev. and Mrs. George Ladd of
Waterbury are ut Mason w. Ladd's.
Mrs. Nurse Of Fclchvillc, sister Of
Mrs, Edward Shallies, who was in.
jurcd III the fair grounds Wedncs-
day, was able to be removed to her
home Thu sday morning.
A man named Lewar, from Hart
land, who had the care of +. +.
Gilson's horses at the fair, was badly
injured in n somewhat unusual way.
tie was lying down in one of the
box stalls where Young horse was
kept, and about 5 o'clock the horse
concluded to take nap and law
down, falling on his keeper. The
man was taken home and word has
since come that his condition is
worse.
Mrs. Edmund Peoples of North
Brdgewatcr started for the fair
"Wednesday morning accompanied
by William Gokey, who works on
her fam. They drove colt, which
| jumpcd.whcn they raised the carriage
! top. kicked the dashcr off and ran.
! Near George Freeman's the kingbolt
I broke and Mrs. Peoples received Il
verv severe cut on ncr forehead in
being thrown out. Gokey was UNI
hurt and summoned DR.. Chandler.
who attended to the injured wo nan.
Mrs. T.. +. PitkiN and family have
closed their house am returned to
New York.
Miss Lambert OF New f"\< is at
the Hill.
There are lot of unclaimed arti-
clcs lett in Floral hall, which the
owners will find at &. w. Cox's
store.
Among the departures of summer
people this week are Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. II. Olzendam, who returned to
New York Friday.
Mrs. +. S. Dana closed her house
Saturday and with her family re-
turned to Brookline, Mass.
The grace for payment of village
taxes expires Thursday, Oct. +.
Tw" bad men, names yet UNI
known, who wanted to smoke at the |
expense of the Inn last Saturday |
morning, We're thrown into Il panic |
and nearly captured by the night
watchnan at the hotel, Harry Eel
ten. About O'Clock in the morn
ing he heard Il noise in the basement,
and taking his lantern, descended
and threw the light into Il number of
dark corners there, but discovered
no one. lie returned upstairs and
resumed his interrupted lunch in the
Kitchen when Il suspicious noise
again reached him. | lie quickly ran
down the stairs and saw two men
diSap, 3ca'ing through the door at
the rear. He gave chase and yelled
to the thieves to drop the basket
they were CARRYING or he'd bore
them. This bluff FELTON, was UNI
armed-worked pretty well, for the
robbers dropped the basket filed
with cigars in Il hurry. One of them
tripped as he went oLt of the door.
and FELTON, dropped on top of him.
They rolled, kicked and struggled in
the darkness for minute, FELTON,
pluckily sticking to his man, the
other one returning and striking the
Waterman several times with his fist
FELTON, only let 60 when the man
under him began to use Il knife, and
both men disappeared. FELTON, got
il slash across tn, wrist, his coat was
torn to ribbons and he WAS badly
in the scrimmage, but re-
ceived no serious injury. There
seems to be no clue to til thieves,
who departed without their booty.
TAFTSVlLLE.
Mrs. Gilchrist of Newport is WIS.,
ting at Daniel Bigelow's.
Gertrude Vaughan ofLebanon was
in town the first of the week.
I. III. Hill goes to Rutland again
Monday as a witness in the Quechee
case.
Will Tracy, Il former resident, has
been several days with his sisters,
having just returned from trip
abroad He visited the Paris expo.
'ition, Germany, England and Ire
and.
Warren Spaulding is the second
measles victim.
Two little sons of Chas. Holt are
sick with the fever and Mrs. Holt is