Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-18
News of Woodstock.

s Winona Chapter, No. 4S, O. E.
S., will entertain " oodstock Chap
ter, O. L. s., at Masonic hail
@Nhitc River Junction. on Thursday
evening, May ,5d.
The members of the White River
Medical association will meet, dine
and talk some At the Junction
House, White River Junction, next
TucSday afternoon and evening.
This is the sixteenth annual meeting
Of the association.
IA Maplcwood farm recently made Il
large shipment OF its prize-W,nning
Pckin ducks to Hon. +. =. Fowler
of Lake Villa, III.
I'd Prof. d. Il. Dewey of the ms IL
tutc Of Technology, Boston, Il col
lcgc friend of Dr.. kiddcr, was in
Down from Thursday till Friday
lnorning. He was one of the judges
8in the Observation-Disclosures debate
8at Hanover.
AZ +. +. Wardwcll's horse skipped
8out from the Woodstock creamery,
where two of his men were work.
Hug, early Wednesday afternoon.
and raced up Pleasant street with Il
load of hardware that made more
noise than Il general fire alarm. The
horse turned into the alley way lead
hg to the rear of the Phoenix block,
But didn't make the turn safely and
lett the wagon at the corner of
Spnith'S shoe store. Neither horse
nj wagon were injured.
1Ihc sale of seats for the Mary
Howe concert began at Morgan'S
drug store Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock with Il patient lineup of
buyers. In an hour or two there
were but a few seats left ON the floor
aof the hall, and by night the house
Nas nearly sold out.
III y couple of wild geese have been
put on the l'oguc to keep the swans
COMPANY. The geese were caught
b. Il Sharon man over Lime pond
Way during Il heavy snow storm,
N hen. bcwildcrcd and exhausted in
thcir flight, they came to earth to
gct their bearings. With their flight
Feathers clipped they are expcctrd
f. stop Il while at the Posuc.
& The Woodstock railway company
has added Il box car. equipped with
Il the latest appliances, to it, roll
dng stock.
n Miss llartig, field secretary of the
~. II. Nj. Union of Vermont. will
give a stercopticon lecture at the par
EsfDrS of the Congregational church,
Sunday evening. at seven O'Clock,
Rp0n her. travels among the home
10 llsSon schools Of the South and
IN est. All interested are invited.
# Winston Churchill. the author of
M Richard Calvel," and AIaxticld
Parrish. the we'll known illustrator,
with their wives, were in town
"Wednesday, driving up from Cor
nish, \. l.. and dining at the Inn.
l.. II. Ollendam of New York
was in town Wednesday.
y gypsy outfit tented on the fair
round Monday night and moved on
~ Rutland Tuesday. There were
nve teams and eight or nine horses
~ the party.
ssM Court street now has concrete
Mdcwalk and 4 good piece Of work
secms to have been done there.
Arcet Commissioner Perry has also
oecn grading the roadway and the
improvements when the work is
completed will be very noticeable.
he roadway and sidewalk have
iaIly been lost in mud and water
sMenevcr little rain fell. but it is
Mprd now that discomtorts and
0ngcrS can be avoided. The east
Sppe ct South street is also to he con-
SHted from the corner of Cross and
Sollth streets to Vail field, leaving
Sro>S street not provided tor in that
part OF the village, and it is II matter
q regret to good many people in
6at ncighborhood that concrete cam
J not he laid there now.
# Billings farm is putting its 90
crc meadow into corn this year. 1t
qnitea big piece of land--for Yer
Mont--to devote to one crop, and
'ere are probably not many corn
elds of its size in the state.