Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-07-05
THE FOURTH IN WOODSTOCK.

capable ecrackers-passed off
successfully, and there was not
much interruption or many tedious
waits during the s4-hour perform
ance. 1t was the privilege of every
, body to make a noise and the pock-
cts of every small boy bulged with
material and matches for the pur-
pose. The night was long and
noisy.
| The ball game interested several
hundred people, while strong dele
cations attended the celebrations at
Hartland, Ludlow, Lebanon, N. H.,
and other places in reach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Kilner,
Frederick Kilner, Jr., T. II. Gee
and Miss Atwood of New York are
guests of Mrs. S. L. Kilner.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Whitchill
and daughter Gladys Of Bridgewa-
ter, Mass are at Geo. Athens.
Miss Leila Corey returned from
a trip to Burlington and St. Adams
Thursday.
The Ottauqueclee Savings bank
is now doing business in its new
building, the bank having the whole
OF the first floor. The rooms are
handsomely finished in mahogany
and the furniture and fittings are
rich and artistic. The vault and
safe deposit boxes are OF the best
patterns, all making one of the
finest equipped banking houses in
the state. The rooms were open to
the public yesterday.
Ordway's orchestra began its
summer engagement at the Inn Sun
day evening with an excellent con-
cert. The members of the orches-
ira are: A. Z. Ordway, violin;
Miss Lutkin, piano; Carl Webster
cello, and Leon c. Batchelder,
flute Mr.. Webster, who is soloist
in Mollenhauer's festival orchestra
Of Boston, is the only new member,
the quartette being an especially
strong one this season.
A horse belonging to Capt. Bruce
Of Pomfret got little nervous over
firecrackers THU s,tay and started
down Central street without a
driver. He was stopped near F. S.
Mackenzie's.
Rev. E. G. Drouhin attended
retreat held last week at the Catholic
summer school at Cliff Haven for
the priests of the Burlington and
Ogdensburgh dicceses.
The New England Telephone Co.
has granted the request of village
telephone subscribers for the use of
its wires and poles for fire alarm
purposes, and is quite willing to CO.
operate in putting in fire alarm
system.
The new iron bridge across the
Kedron on Cross street was COM
pleted some time ago and work on
the three others which the select
men have been putting in this sea
son is now practically finished.
One is located beyond the O. II.
Mackenzie place, another at Fal
Ions on the South Woodstock road,
and the fourth spans a stream on the
Bridgewater road, about five miles
up the river. In the village some
good work has also been done on
the "middle" bridge-the floor re-
planked and the sidewalk widened.
The road at the park end Of the
bridge has been graded-a noticea-
bic mprovement--and the road and
sidewalk between the bridge and
River street are also to be raised
foot or more.
Rev. Peter Mcmillan, for ten
years pastor of the Congregational
church here, and who has been pas
tor of the Edwards church at North
ampton, Mass, for three years, re-
signed last Sunday. He exchanged
Sunday morning with Rev. II. T.
Rose, pastor of the First church,
and Mr.. Rose read the letter of res
ignation at the close of the ser
mon. The letter was short, and
expressed Mr.. McMillan's appre.
cation Of the loyal service of his
parishione's in church work, and
of his belief and desire that the flu
turc of the church might be increas-
ingly prosperous and useful. The
resignation was not unexpecte d,
and was in accordance with the in
timation which Mr.. Mcmillan gave
some time ago. His plans for the
future are not yet announced. In
accordance with the wish of Mr..
Mcmillan, the resignation will be
accepted, and the council for dismiss
sal will he held in July. AT a joint