Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-09-22

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Springfield, Vermont.
"A large number OF valuable arti
cles have been donated for the
"rnmmage sale" at the entertain
ment to be given at the White church
next week Friday evening, and those
attending should 60 prepared &c
take advantage of the many bargain,
which will be displayed. There
will be good opportunity to pur'
chase holiday gifts. Mrs. Good.
wins readings will he a fine enter.
tainment and an excellent program
has been prepared.
MIR. and Mrs. F. Is. Wood were al
Scltuate Beach, Mass, a few days
the past week.
Tax time expires Sept. 20 and to
avoid costs of collection taxes should
be paid the town treasurer before
that date.
Miss Matte Melllsh returned from
the White Mountains Monday.
The Woodstock Railway com.
pa'N s'oS'"d its old board of direct.
ors at the annual meeting, as fol
lows: John J. Dewey, f. S. Mack
enzie, Warren {. French, Frederick
Billings, Franklin S. Billings, Sam
uel T.. kilner Wm Il .J"h"an.-
Richard Billings and J. G. Porter.
President, John ]. Dewey; vice
president, f. 5. Mackenzie; general
manager, treasurer and clerk, J. G.
Porter.
Reports from around the state are
that the apple crop is the largest on
record and in this section the crop
is big one, there being rich Ear-
vest of It'll kinds of fruit as well. A
Brattleboro item SAYS that sin many
places the ground under tie trees is
covered with early apples rotting
fast, as it does not pay the farmers
to pick up the fruit tor market. One
Brattleboro farmer was peddling
nice eating apples about the village
last week lit seven cents bushel."
Miss Lila Kneen has returned to
Orange, n. J. Miss Knee n is teach
ing in tine Hyde Park High school
in Chicago.
Miss A. Nj. Hamilton of Burling-
ton is now on duty at the telephone
exchange and, with other cha nges
recently made, the service is much
improved.
The power plant of the Woodstock
Electric company will soon, it is
expected, be prepared for any and
Ill demands upon it. The company
las already supplied a number of
new patrons who have hitherto used
gas, and it is probable that an engine
md new dynamo of ample capac-
ty will be installed at the station at
IN early date.
The Emanon Reading club held
is first meeting of the season with
Mrs. Burbridge Wednesday evening.
l'nc club will this year take up the
ubject of the great musicians and
of the world.
Miss Young of St. Louis is the
quest of Mrs. +. Z. Putnam.
Miss CLARA Purple has resumed
Ter position in the Springfield High
chool held last year.
a running race is advertised for
he County fair next week, to take
place on Thursday, the third day,
md 1t will he one of the ercsting
rack events. The society offers
'nlse of $,5 and in addition il pre-
MUM of SIS is offered by friend of
he society, to go to the horse maxi
ng the best time in any one heat.
Best two in three, half-mile heats.
There are already three entries
'ilve, King, owned by Miss Marjorie
:. Dana; Pickles, G. III. Dyer,
owner, and Il horse owned by Ash
ey of raftsville, the latter running in
he race at the Windsor fair. These
lorscs will make good race, bur
'ther entries are looked tor before
he books close.
-Four horses from private stables
II town ran IL hot race on the fair
round track late Wednesday after
oon. The event was not adver-
sed. but the sports got wind of it
nd were ON hand to see the grand
how of speed. The owners and
rivers We're w. l.. Thornton, Ell.
ridge Brown, Gus Buchanan and A.
V. Rice. Sulkies were barred, each
rotter pulling Il tour-wheelcr. A
God many track formalities were
,spcnsed with in the excitement,
he crowd acting as judges and
tarter, and the field got away at Il
hoop from the grand stand. Gus
'uckman led the way around in
9th heats, Brown, Thornton and