Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-07-23

NIS. NOpcTt -. LANA ana uhNPI,
ter and II. A. Godfrey of Hampton
Falls, n. H., are at F. S. Dana's.
James II. Chapman and iamil,
OF Philadelphia are expected at Mrs
Harriet Chapman's today.
Mrs. George Updike and Mis-.
Lucy Updike of Omaha, Neb,, are
at Mrs. Emily Chapman's.
Miss Elizabeth Richmond is visit.
ing in Bennington.
I. II. Gee of New York is at S
E. Kilner's.
Col. f. c. Hatch of New York is
in town tor few days.
Capt. Elton A. Smith and son
Earl of Smithville, N. j., are at the
Inn.
Austin E. Simmons has sold his
home farm at P-~-r-., containing
40 acres, to his son, Elmer A. Sim
mons.
The firemen made n brave and
brilliant show in their new red and
white uniforms, the gilt of +. 5.
Mackenzie, Tuesday evening, max
ing a parade for the first time. From
the engine house they marched down
Central street, headed by the Wood
stock Military Band, through Bond
and up Elm and Pleasant streets and
around the park, the men making a
splendid appearance, and they won
rounds of applause from the people
who lined the streets all along the
route. There were "a men in the
hose and hook and ladder compa-
MES, not all being in line.
A four-tlays' fair will be held at
the town hall, beginning Wednes-
day, August y, in aid of the new
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the
Shows. Fancy and useful articles
will be for sale, the merchants of
the village and others having con.
tributed literally, and the pastor and
members of the parish are now
working earnestly to make the fair a
success. The walls of the new
building are rising fast and it is ex-
pected that the structure will be
completed by November I.
Mrs. E. Leroy French of Bridge
port, Conn, was the guest of honor
at very pleasant party given by
Ketron Rebekah Lodge at Odd Fell
lows hall Wednesday evening. Mrs.
French was formerly Miss Ida At
wood and is a member of the lodge.
Theii r. was an entertainment and a
supper was served by the ladies.
Automobiles are getting more nu-
merous here every week and the viii
lage equines are beginning not to
notice them very much. A demand
is present for an automobile to rent,
AS showing what an automobile can
do on New England roads, George
Austin went to Deerfield, Mass,
and back in one day in his Pierce
Arrow. The total distance is about
200 miles.
Very just complaints are made at
the speed with which some automo
biles go through the streets of the
village. The state law says that au.
tomobiles and horses shall not go
through the streets Of village at a
greater rate than SIX miles an no ur.
The village trustees might do well
to put up notices as to the limit OF
speed. The fine for violating the
law is $Ioo. This is severe pun
ishment, especially in cases in which
there is doubt as to the facts of the
case or where the excess in speed is
slight and short in time. Some de-
gree Of latitude in imposing fines
should be allowed as is done in
other states. The village can adopt
a bylaw which will make the pun
ishment fit the crime.
William Mitchell, coachman for
Henry II. Vail, brought couple OF
horses from New York last week,
driving from Troy, to which point
the horses were shipped from the
city. He was pleased to arrive in
Woodstock right side up after lit
tie accident on the road. He drove
one of the horses and the other was
hitched to the rear of his carriage.
Not far from Arlington, this state,
he was caught by an automobile, on
one side of the road, and a train on
the other with not much chance to
maneuvre in any direction. The
touring car stopped, the horses not
paying much attention to it at first,
but when it started again the led
horse went off the ground like a
rocket, landing on the other side OF
the highway, w,ecking a carriage
wheel, straining tendon and do
ing other trifling damage before the
dust settled. William had his rig
patched up at a place mile or two