Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
News of Woodstock.

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on the fair gro,,nd track from : to 8
o'clock for two afternoons, for the
purpose Of allowing horSe-owncrS
to accustom their animals to the
machine. \ number of horses were
thcrc Thursday and none OF them
made any serious trouble. They
were naturally suspicious. but
Friendly on short acquaintance. and
Some of them even seemed to enjoy
sniff of gasoline. The automo-
Bic will be ont again this evening.
Ralph w. Bovcc sailed for So, tn
Africa from New Orleans Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer +. Parker of
Waterbury. Ct, were guests OF MIR.
and Mrs. +. T.. Richmond a dav or
tsvo this week.
Mrs. j. r. Pcmbcr gave an after
noon tea Saturday.
When YOU are on the street look
at the pictures and get a little idea
81 what you will see at the Pageant.
\ good ball team is Il pleasure and
is not Improbable it wakes things
up and is 4 source of amusement to
agood many citizens. Woodstock
has such an organization, of home
talent, and more and more people
are every week finding time to throw
up their hats at the local exhibitions.
There will bc Il good game ON Vail
field today. when the South ROYAL
tons c"mc to town.
IA gang of the New England Tel.
ephonc companys men has been
busy in town the past week and be-
sides other work has been running Il
line to the club house of the Country
club, which is to have long dis
tancc instrument. \ ,So-pair cable,
avs feet long, has been strung from
the telephone exchange to the pole
onthc Churchill corner, which will
doaway with about twenty wires
NOW in use there. The men will
speud Il few days more here clean.
ing up trouble left over from last
Winters storms.
pearborn 4 Co. have rented the
Wman farm buildings on Wvman
avenuc to George Warren They
have also recently made sale of
the Palmer place in Pomirct to
LorcnIo Peoples of Bridgrwatcr,
irlmrdate possession being given.
Miss Laura {. Bailey of Grinnell.
Iowa, is visiting friends in this
vicinity and is now at c. b. Chasc's
q on prospect street.
Herman II. Durham of Denver.
L Colo. is expected here today.
Dr.. G. l.. Dana went to Newport,
K.I, | thursday, expecting to return
lodss.
The Boston Globe says that tor a
unique and pleasing entertainment
antta great variety the Pageant GER
tainty has the whole.
Mrs. J. !. kncen and Miss Lila
Knecn went Thursday to Boston and
are xhit,ng Mrs. kncen's Youngest
dan0ter, Mrs. Ora II. Colby. Mrs.
kncenFreturnS home next wcck and
Miss Ella returns to Orange, y.
Arrivals at the inn:
John MCGOWAN. /. :. Navy; MIR.
and Mrs. $. $. Beard. l.akcw God,
MJs; Miss Florence l.. Goodwin.
H0st0n; Mrs, a. l.. Wilmington.
Miss Ruth Wilmington, Cleveland.
O.; Ms. Simeon b Chase, Misses
Mary W., Annie b.. l.. s. Gene.
We've and Florence Chase. Fall
River, Mass. Mrs. W. \. Leggett,
Miss Marguerite Lcggett, Mrs. ].
Ms4Mptlev, Mrs. Macdonald. New
Y0tA Miss Katharine Hurd. Miss
kut4 Barrett, Miss Jarman, Brook
lyn, y.
IA. Merrill and +. b. Merrill
pom begin the erection OF Il
""uo me cottage near Tyson. hav-
ing @,ght site on Lake Adsulule.
annual handicap for the Bart
leste<p will be PLAYED on the Coun.
ab'> links next week. VIM.
NNphel is the present holder
Of th5fup.
Entott Brown OF Burlington is a
I guestat the Hill.
re. Waterman has bought Peter
Bousdons house on South street.
e Catholic church will hold its
ANA fair August :. s, and 10,
i az ~ town ball, the receipts being
r ior me payment OF the church debt
s will he Il grand concert Nv