Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06

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The officials of the state Il. A. Il.
have arranged for campfire to be
held at Bethel Friday, Oct. 10. Ran
dali post will take part.
Representative F. 7. Kidder and
Mrs. Kidder went to Montpelier
Tuesday for the opening of the legis-
lature.
G. S. Chalmers, military CORE
spondent for the Hearst newspaper
syndicate, was with the troop OF the
18th U. S. cavalry here last week,
and will accompany the troop to
Cuba.
The local contributions to the Han
over hospital fund now amount to
over 5000, including $3.50 from the
churches, about $3.50 from the
vaudeville entertainment at the Inn,
and other private contributions.
.,.,,rov announcing the nane or
the pastor aud the hours of regular
services has been placed on the front
of the Universalist church. 1t is the
gift of Mrs. R. M. Russell.
The fall meeting of the Junior
Auxiliary of the. Woodstock Improve
ment Society, for the planting Of
bulbs, will be held at Mrs. Franklin
Billings this morning, Oct. 6. at 10
o'clock.
The next three months, according
to A. A. Davis, the Burlington
weather prophet, will be warm and
pleasant for the season, with coca
sional cold waves Of short duration. "
Rain will spoil good sleighing for
the first part of December.
Troop G, 18th Cavalry, U. S. A,
which left Woodstock ON the way to
Tunbridge last week Friday morn
ing, stopped over in South RoyaIton
and there received orders to return
at once to Fort Ethan Allen. On
Wednesday the 18th Cavalry left the
fort for Newport News, Va, where
they will probably proceed to Cuba.
Mrs. N. B. Chapman and Mrs.
Frederick A. Wilson attended the an
nual meeting of the Vermont Branch
of the Woman's Auxiliary in Bellows
Falls this week. Mrs. M. l.. Wool
sey of Vergennes was elected presi-
dent of the auxiliary; Miss Alice G.
Sheldon Of Windsor, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. W, A. Mead Of
Hartford is vice president for the
Windsor district.
Tho Woodstock Aquoduot Co.'s
lower reservoir is now nearly full
but the use of motors has not YET
been resumed. The company has
: been cleaning the upper reservoir
which is found in very good condi,
ton. President F. S. Mackenzie
since the upper reservoir was emp
tied, has supplied hundreds of pa
irons with drinking water from his
private spring and has also distrib-
uted 500 bottles of Poland spring
water.
The STAFFORD Cooperative Tele,
phone Co. has nearly completed &
line from Woodstock to Bethel, via
the gulf road from Barnard, and the
wires will soon be in the village
connecting with lines to Taftsville
South Woodstock, and North Bridge
water by way of West Woodstock
The line also covers Royalton, Shar-
on, Hartford, White River Junction
Stanford and Tunbridge. 1t is un,
derstood that an exchage is to be es-
tablished here.
A boy named McCue, about II
, years old, was brought to Jail Mon
day from White River junction, il
company with Andrew Coleman ant
John johnson, the latter two being
, committed for intoxication. McCut
!, is charged with grand larceny and il
p Seld in the sum of $500 for his APP
pearance in county court. Sunday
Smiths store at the Junction by Mr.
Adams, McCue just having complet
ed preparations for departing with L;
= bundle of loot He tried to hide
ON Mr.. Adams entrance, the latter
getting a glimpse of him before he
went into the store, but with the aid
OF a hurriedly summoned officer he
was tshed out from behind pile OF
boxes and placed under arrest.
County Fair Notes.