Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-09
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.


heir cottage for the summer,
I Mrs. BY. Page OF Boston arrive
Monday and has opened her Noun
Balm avenue cottage for the summer
Mrs David l.. Billings and daugh
Ger of Bridgeport, Conn, came
Nhursday.
Mrs, a. B. Jaqnith, librarian o
}hc public library, went to Montreal
Ncdnesday To attend the ,nnua
meeting of the American Librar,
association. She will he abscn
bout II week, and is accompanic,
n b Mr.. .Jaquith.
This year it looks MS though tn.
ltillagc and the forests were To he
Ifrcc ct caterpillars, there having
been no sign OF the rc.appearance OF
be scourgc. The trees in the park
rd most of those about the village
4 fc in full leaf again, to the pleasure
~ every one who has had unpleasant
acquaintance with the maple pests
b recent Years.
The body of Robert \. Perkins
vas brought here Tuesday and brief
funeral services were held at the
'Eastcrly" Vail house ut 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, Rev. +. G.
Putnam officiating. The burial was
b the old Gushing cemetery.
Contractor John Gcrmain CON.
aetcd his work on the town hall this
keck and has returned to Rutland.
e. The interior of st. James church
being rcdccorated and reprinted
his week, the ceiling and most of
he walls having been renewed.
Louis Marie! of Rutland, who is
decorating the town hall building,
id the work.
q The Green Mountain Association
g Cniversalists holds its annual
Meeting at Bethel Thursday and Fri
by, June II and IS. Rev. ]. +.
immons is one of the speakers and
everal other local members will at
1end.
Mrs. w. S. Shurtleff of SPRING
field, Mass, is the guest of Mrs.
Harold S. Dana.
Miss Frances S. Southgate went
Brookline, Mass, Tuesday, to re
bain about two weeks.
Miss Helen Blakesley of Brook
be, Mass, who has been the guest
Miss Boynton for several weeks,
Burned home Monday.
The Int, State Journal and Adj
brtiser for May, published by Cum.
bings at White River Junction, con-
)ins an excellent account of the
Vermont Man-Hunt"-the pursuit
the Shaws-the accompanying
ustratons including picture of
|e county Jail and portraits of tie
il-breakers and of Sheriff Spafford,
iler Thomas aud others.
Dr. O. W. Daley, Sheriff Spaf-
(rd. Mark E. Slayton ana E. p.
ewksbury--O. L. Taylor also be-
Rg with the patty some of the time
Etook out 80 pounds of trout at
Rkota lake in one days fishing last
EEK.
BIattlehoro has bird club, with Il
embel ship of Go or more enthu.
hsts. Woodstock ought to have
h,ilar organization. The Brattle-
lro club was organized in March.
charter members, who had been
eding the birds during the winter,
lieved that with an organization
this kind much interesting know
klge of the names and habits of the
fcrcnt families could be gained
Ex. Governor W. 2. Dillingham;
IS in town this week on court bust
IS. The ex-governor is Il candi.
te for the senatorship, but as a
tneral thing his visits here do not
nch disturb the political atmos-
(c'c, and it is positivel, asserted
ht he was not here on a political
ssion this time.
"A sensational head-on collision
tween bicyclists on Central street '
pur>day morning about o o'clock
IS the first accident of the season.
was bad mishap and shows the g
fessity OF stricicr regulations as to !
ycle riding in the business part of !,
village. George Stevens, clerk -.
/ ]. Is. Jones store. was riding up
the right side of the street, in the =
cycle path. and failed to see Silas
hso coming down the path ahead t