Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
News OF Woodstock.

The colored pictures on the walls
OF the Woodstock Reading room are
Autographs or chromos after paint.
ings by Riviere, of Paris. They are
designed especially for the decora.
ton of such rooms, halls, etc. They
are inexpensive and seem to brighten
Il room more than the photographs
which have been so much used of
late years.
Culhane, Chace & Weston's Min.
strel at the academy last night gave
one of the cleanest and brightest
minstrel programmes ever given
in this city.-Providence n. ~
Journal.
The fair ground buildings will
show considerable improvement in
size and convenience at the coming
exhibition. The new building for
the racing horses has 81 stalls each
IONA feet, and is located some dis
lance from the old quarters, at the
end of the 'cont,nuous stock show"
The new building for the exhibition
of sheep is II2 feet long. 1t is the
intention of the managers to use the
present horse stables for show cattle,
but this improvement may not be
made this year. The stock show
arrangements are, however, better
than ever this year, and exhibitors
and visitors will appreciate the i'm
provements made.
"Peck's Bad Boy" filled every
seat and sumo extra chairs at Music
hall Tuesday evening. 1t is an
uprovarious farce and the audience
was quite appreciative.
The visitors to the Woodstock
Reading room on Saturday last, the
opening day, signed and sent to the
donor of the room Il brief note of
thanks. There were over $50 sign
ers. 1t was pleasant to see side b\
side among the signaturers the names
of our older residents like Jasper
Hazen and Orlando Richmond and
those of boys and younger men. 1t
seems that the room is going to he
much used and enjoyed.
E. D. Howes returned to Wash
ington, D. c., Monday.
Mrs. Herman Howes went to
Boston Monday to remain several
weeks.
Mrs. w. l.. Wood goes to New
York city Sept. 1st to buy fall and
winter millinery. Mrs. "A. L. Pow
ers accompanies her.
Miss Matte Mellsh goes to Al.
beny, N. Y, Sept. list, where she
has position in wholesale millin.
cry house.
A. l.. Powers returned to North
ampton, Mass, Monday.
State election returns will be read
from the stage at the performance
of Culhane, Chace & Weston's min
stlels.
Watch for the parade by Culhane,
Chace & Westoh's MINISTRIES Tues.
day noon, Sept. 2
Ottauquechee Chapter, d. A. r.,
will hold its regular meeting in the
Chapter rooms, Wednesday evening,
September 3, at 7 30 o'clock. 1t is
desired that there be good atten.
dance OF members.
The Woodstock Reading Room
is to be open on Sundays, for time
at least. If the change meets with
general approval and the room is
well patronized, the Sunday open.
ing will be continued. The hours
are to he from IL noon to 9 p. m.
Sabin Daigle and wife have gone
to Canada to take their daughter
back to St. .Hyacinthe convent.
They will spend few weeks visit
ing in Montreal and Valley field,
p. Q.
The selectmen have appointed
ballot clerks for election day, Sept.
=, as follows: John M. Blake and
VIM. c. Vaughan, republicans
Eugene p. Tcwsbury aud Selden G.
White. democrats.
Woodstock is widely known tor
its beauty, and also for its neatness.
1t has had for several years one most
unsightly spot. This is out in the
Back Bay, toward the golf course.
The side of the street is here a
dumping ground. Its nntidiness
points to slackness or Indifference