Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Henry Parc of New York ha
been the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. q.
ii. Mass this week.
James ID. Aitken started Tor SYRIA
cusc Wednesday with eight mead OF
the famous Southdown sheep from
Billings arm--all of the "Lord Wal
singham" strlin-which are to ht
exhibited at the New York state
fair, beginning next Monday. The
Journey to Syracuse by freight will
take Mr.. Aiken two or three days
and he will be absent about two
weeks.
Judge and Mrs. +. b. Adams
went to Boston Tuesday for a few
days.
Lawrence Marshall returned to
New York Tuesday.
Mr.. and and Mrs. &. b. Price,
Mrs. f. S. Price and Mrs. {. II.
Price returned to Salem, Mass, on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James III. Chapman
have returned to Philadelphia after
spending several weeks here.
Gould ID. keves of West Wood
stock has been granted pension of
81. a month from Nov. IS. 1899,
through John Gilman's agency.
Mrs. Goodwin. reader from
Boston, whom we are so fortunate
as to have with us this summer, has
been urged by some of the ladies
who have had the pleasure of hear.
ing her recently to give the people
of Woodstock the opportunity of
enjoying the same privilege. She
has consented to give an entertain
mcnt at the town hall next FRIDAY
afternoon at + o'clock, provided the
sale of tickets be sufficient to war
rant the success of the endcavor.
Mrs. Goodwin will he assisted by
some of the best musical talent to I've
had and the performance is sure to
be most pleasing to all. Tickets
l,., l., 4 a 60,
cents.
A traveller from down Iartland
way brought good panther story
Wednesday,. He rcportc seeing Il
big panther ON the Bowers place. ON
the Hartland road, beyond South
Woodstock. Taking his dimensions
at one hundred yards range, the
panther was five fee, long aud of
very large waist measure.
An organ concert was gwen IN
the music room of the Vail house,
through the courtesy of the Misses
Vail. Friday evening. Mr.. 5. b.
Whitney having the program in
charge. Those assisting at the con-
cert were MIR. George L. Whiting,
organist at the Church of the IN
maculate Conception, and Mr.. Ste
phen Townsend OF Boston, who
sang IN WoodStoc'< several times last
season.
The time for the pa, ment of viii
lage taxes to the treasurer expires
Sept. y. Taxpayers are asked I,
bear this date in mind
The ",nidsummer hop at the Inn
Wednesday was again one of the
gaNrSt social events of the summer.
Ferns and goldenrod were used in
decorating the music room, hall and
stairway, and outside Chinese lant-
crns lighted the piazzas. Ordway's
orchestra furnished excellent music.
There were large number of guests,
and dancing was kept up till IL
clock.
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Atwood of Straw
berry Point, Ia, has bought the
Prosper Merrill house of f. b. Mer-
rilI for $500, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Atwood intend to make it their
home. Mr.. Merrill has bought the
kddcr place on Mountain ave-
nue., lately occupied Ivy Mrs. +. b.
Adams.
The town and village schools be-
gin the fall term Sept. I.
Dr. Burbridge will soon have an
automobile on the streets here, the
machine having been built under his
direction.
The Thursday afternoon train on
the Woodstock road was della, ed
several hours near Quechee by de.
rallied freight car. The car Was
being set out on ii siding, when one