Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
WEST WOODSTOCK,

| w Rot No't'sioNN'
Mrs, Lucian Gilbert Of Prosper is
spending q few days with her sister,
Mrs, +, W. Sylvester,
Miss Ruth Slack has gene to
Wakefield, Mass, Tor few weeks
Miss Minnie Merrill was at home
to attend the graduating exercises OF
the W. II, s., returning the next
day,
Mrs. Il. ID. Bridge Of West
Bridgewater Is spending the week
with her daughter, Mrs Z. W.
Spaulding,
Isaiah Benson has sold his fine
span Of bays to parties IN Hanover,
y. H., for good figures, Mr., Ben-
son says It pays to raise cool horses
c. ". Smith aud wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs, Ashbel Cool
edge, In Rutland this week
E.. Benson Is doing quite a bust.
ness In last blocks, having shipped
two car loads to Maiden, Mass, this
week. lie has nine men ut work
getting them out.
The selectmn have located the site
for the new bridge at this place
above the dam and have contracted
for u steel bridge with the Grolon
Bridge Co. They expect u man
next week tn lay out the ubutmcnts
and work ON then, will begin NJ
once.
Alonzo Mack and daughter OF
| Newport, n. H., have been spend.
ing a few days with his son, w. L.
Mack.
David Montague Gf Boston spent
Sunday with his sister. Mrs. Eugene
Slack, returning Monday, expecting
to sail for u foreign tour this week
Saturday.
c. w. Spaulding and { +. Mer-
rill are in Burlington this week at-
tending the meeting of the State
Grand Lodge OF Masons.
Oar new merchant, +. Perkins,
seems to be doing good business,
Judging by the new goods arriving
almost every day.
Ferris J. Perkins has been con-
missioned postmaster ut this place.
BRIDGEWATER VILLAGE.
Miss Annie Stringer has returned
from Northampton, where she has
been ut work.
Mrs. II. A. Cole, who has been
an invalid.tor several years, went to
the hospital in Hanover Wednesday
for treatment.
Frank Derby and daughter Pearl
visited in Concord, n. H., the mid.
die OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Cilley WIS.,
tied in Tyson Tuesday.
f. G. Taylor, Percy Greaves, X.
5. Southgate, Miss May Curtis,
Miss Mabel Davis and Miss Winona
Davis went to Silver Lake park,
Barnard, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carpenter,
Rev. Mr.. Rcmclie, Harry kidder
and Miss Bernice Capron attended
the Sunday scho d convention at
Springfield last week.
c. b. Corey went to Greenfield ,
Mass, Tuesday, driving down Il
team which belonged there.
The ball team appeared in new
uniforms Saturday afternoon and
had group photograph taken BY
DR.. Boyden. They made a good
appearance and if that counts for
anything should play good ball the
present season.
MIR. Dyke, Il veteran of the civil
war who died at the Soldiers home
in Bennington, was brought here
Sunday and buried in the cemetery
near o. P. Champlain's.
Chidren's day was observed ut
the church Sunday. In the fore
noon the pastor preached an excel
lent sermon on the advantages of
education given to the modem child
and in the evening the children pre-.
scented fine program, consisting OF
singing and speaking.
Miss Roma Carpenter arrived
home this week from Smith college
for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Sarah Waite visited friends
in Rutland the first Of the week.
John Sawyer died Monday after
noon at the residence of Burnside
Thompson, with whom he lad re-
sided since the death of his sister,
Mrs. Marsh, about Il year ago. His
remains were taken to Hartland
W ednesday tor interment. He was
brother of the late Senator Philetus
Sawyer of Wisconsin.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Wyatt and
daughter visited in North Hartland
Sunday.
L. N. Earle is driving the Ludlow
stage for J. p. Farmer.
Bet Baker was arrested by Con.
stable Bradley Monday evening on
the charge of assaulting Rose NJ err
riam, "a wears old, and taken to
Woodstock Jail. He was placed un.
der $500 bonds by Justice Raymond
to appaer at hearing in two weeks
He furnished bail and was released.