Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-17
News OF Woodstock

Edward u. BAILEY oil New 1oh
ha, been in to wn this week.
Fred p. Marsh is taking his an
nuaI vocation from w Bryce Il
Co.'S store.
Mrs. II. 7. Dean has closed her
house in Barnard and will pass the
winter in Woodstock.
The first meeting of the Natme
club will be held today, at Mrs. J.
6. Porter's.
George Aiken has placed 10000
rainbow trout in Black pond at Ply
mouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest w. Gilman
have moved into their new house
on the College street extension.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Adams
have moved into Mrs. Eunice Tyr
rell's house at the corner OF Union
street and Mountain avenue.
John Gilman, attorney, has Sc
cured for Harvey ]. Sprague OF
Bridgewater IN increase OF pension
from SIS to $50 per month.
Rev. Nj. II. Morrill, is attending
the annual meeting of the mission
board of the Christian chunch at
Dayton, O. His pulpit will be sup
Piled tomorrow an ! the regular SER
vices will be held through the week.
Dearborn & Co. have rented their
Wyman farm buildings to E. ].
. Wsus, formerly merchant of Bar
Nard, $ now of New London, N. II.
\ 4ewyrs have recently been made and
the, House will soon be newly fur
Wished and occupied. -
Frederick Smith, editor OF the
Newhuryport, Mass, News, and
postmaster there, and Mrs. Smith,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ". s.
French several days the past week.
Mrs. French accompanied them on
their return to Newburyport.
II. Nj. Hobart of Dartmouth was
in town Thursday coaching the High
school basket ball players. The two
teams of the school, the Reds and
the Blacks, PLAYED on Vail field
Wednesday, the former winning II
to 10.
Denman Thompson, who was
taken i'll after playing here last
spring, is now said to be in better
health than for years. He appeared
in Clarcmont, N. H., Thursday in
the familiar role of "Uncle Joshua"
Elmer Chickering, the well
known photographer OF Boston, and
a former resident of Bridgewater,
sends William Davis a photograph
about 3oxIo inches, taken at the
Readville, Mass, race track. II
shows the crowded grandstand and
pant of the course, and is an espec-
Tally good piece of work.
Joseph LaMo,mtain has patch Of
4 land near the reservoir on which he
has been growing potatoes, and got
crop of 40 bushels last year. This
year a number of deer became in.
terested in the agricultural opera
tons, watched the growth OF the
| potatoes and ate the tops off as fas
as they appeared above ground. Mr..
LaMountain's share of the harves,
is IS bushels.
Gorton's Minstrels played to Il
good house Tuesday and gave a yer,
satisfactory performance, though
one or two acts were out Of place in
an up-to-date show. The singing
was much above the average and
unsteady the COMPANY was one oil
the best that has ever appeared here
The Mardo Brothers, ncrobats, were
one of the best features of the enter.
tainment.
The old house IN tie rear of the
Catholic church ruins is being torn
down and the new church building
will stand further back from South
street. The house has had goot
many ups and downs in its life and
now comes down for good. 1t wa
built at South Woodstock by Viii
liam Slayton, who used it as car
rage shop. Later he moved it to
what is now the Townsend farm
first taking the roof off and drawing
ii from South Woodstock in sec.
tons. From the farm it was moved
to site near its present location and
once more hustled hack to its fna
resting place.