Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-23

Singing nearby barn, seen
through hole in the canvas, that
there was nothing doing in the trick
line at the afternoon show.
Rev. Peter Mcmillan of Worcester,
Mass has been the guest of Wales
N. johnson at the Meccawe club
house this week.
Hon, Y. jefferson Coolidge of Bos-
ton, ex-minister to France, was at
the Inn a day this week.
There was little left but standing
room at Music hall Wednesday eve
ming, when "The Toymakers," a
musical play, was presented by
"The Jollities." There were some
good voices in the company; the
stage setting was unusually attract
i've and the audience thoroughly en-
joyed the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Aitken and
son of Groton, Mass, are visiting
here.
The reception to Rev. and Mrs,
Benjamin Swift, at the Congregation
al church parlors, was postponed to
Wednesday evening, A"g"~t 20,
from 8 to 10 o'clock.
Mrs J. C. Roster and douehtar
have returned to Lynn, Mass.
The fall term of the schools of the
town will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3,
Erwin V. Fraser has sold his
meat business to Herbert Hudson,
who will take possession Sept. LIST,
and will move the business to
Quechee.
The long drouth is severely felt
in this section and is evident in dim
inishing brooks, dry pastures and
it's blighting effect on many crops.
The Woodstock Aqueduct company
issued its usual dry weather mani
festo this week, which brought
enough moisture to lay the dust for
few hours only. The use Of motors
and lawn hose is discontinued and
patrons are cautioned against any
waste of water.
Col. T. G. Hatch Of New York was
among the weeks arrivals.
The ladies of St. James parish
arranged a very attractive setting
for their fair and sale at the town
hall Thursday evening. The deco
rations Of the hall and the booths
were quite effective. The room was
thrcnged with people for two hours
and the tables of fancy work, dolls,
souvenirs, pictures and other offer
ings were soon swept off by the
crowd Of buyers, The gross receipts
Of the sale were 1852.
The New Park hotel has been
leased bv Brown Brothers. the firm
being composed of W, H. Brown OF
Ann Arbor, Mich, and two brothers
of Boston and Portland, Me-. nephews
of Charles Brown Of Woodstock
They are practical business men and
have had hotel experience 1t is ex-
pected to open the house next
Wednesday.
Up at Westerdale they think the
deer are pretty well protected when
they have to club bucks out of the
barn yard, and this has been done
once or twice. A good many deel
are seen elsewhere in the vicinity
and all seem to be quite tame.
The second meeting of the Summer
School of Agriculture and Manual
Training in Woodstock closed very
successful session of two weeks last
Saturday. The sessions have been
held at the Floral hall at the fair
ground, near Billings farm, and the
latter's fields and woods have been
free to the students of birds and
nature, There has been much inter
est in the various classes under capa-
bic instructors, including George
Aitken, manager Of Billings farm,
in animal husbandry; Amos Eaton,
in bird study; Prof. j. S. Hills, in
scientific agriculture Mr.. Beebe,
lecturer on pedagogy, and talks on
drawing and art in the school room
by Miss Badger Of Barre. There
has also been a class in carpentry
and manual training under L. W.
Wahlstrom, of the School of Ethical
Culture, in New York city, who is
in charge of the manual training
school in this village.