Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-07
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stead! and encouraging,
Peter Charon has sold his horse,
II fine driver with lois Of speed, to
james w. Ilazen of Manonet, Mass
The h rise recently trotted Il quarter
in 80 seconds on the fair ground
track.
An 1900 pound drill is pounding
away III the pasture above Frederic
S. Lee s residence, ON the Billings
estate, in search for water, and has
now T., ached depth OF considerably
over two hundred feet, working day
and nj ght. The Artesian Well Sup
ply G, mpany Of Providence, II, l.,
is don g the work and has in opera
ton "a l7-horse power steam engine,
II derr ok sud other heavy machinery
that h, S never been used in digging
for W; ter about here. The drill
struck solid rock at As feet and to
that d, pth runs in casing. The
pulver zed rock and what little water
is encc uttered is pumped out several
times t, day, the drill piercing about
ten fee of rock every ten hours. 1t
is expo cted that it will be necessary
to dri | 400 feet or more to get
water. 90.
Rain fell Wednesday night and
most o Thursday, giving the ground
the frs thorough soaking it has had
for son months. Fears of an i'm
mediate water famine have now van
ished. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Knapp and
daught II Of Greenfield, Mass, are at
Mrs. p p. Knapp's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis, their
two gr ndsons and Misses Eva and
Ada Cllrk have been at Silver Lake,
Barnar |, this week.
DR.. G. II. Spiler, optician, will be
at Mrs. Daniels in Hartland August
8, in Windsor August 10, at j. G.
Nuttin,f's in Woodstock August IA
S. b. Whitney Of Boston is passing
the mo tn of August in Woodstock.
Mrs j. .. Jones and Miss Ellen Jones
returne with him from Gloucester,
Mass.
Hon. w. e Johnson, Miss Johnson
and Mr. G. } Ives are taking an
,ile trip to the White Noun
tains.
The uneral of Mrs Warren G
French who died Thursday, July 20,
was hel | Saturday afternoon at half
past thu ee o'clock, the Rev. Ben amin
Swift ,fficiating. The internent
was in liver street cemetery. Among
those from out of town attending
the Sc vice were Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren O. French, Jr,, of New York;
S. Brooks of Holyoke. Mass;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ Sayward of
Ipswich Mass; Mrs +. X Baxter of
Boston, Miss Ellen Steele of
j., and Prof. and Mrs II. W.
D. Wort zen Of Hanover, N. II. a..
News was received Friday of tn
sudden Ieath of }. Edward Kenyon,
A former resident of Woo d stock, at
Tie home of his brother in Plainfield,
N. II. He was found dead in bed
L Thursday. The funeral will be held
At Tafts vile today.
The snnull m ,eting and dinner
Of the 4akota club was held at the
club hoo Sc Friday afternoon, About
twenty members were present.
Rev. ~. j. Hough of Montpelier,
" lOIilleI l)lSIoi ilOlo, VIII l'lOtSh III
the Metl odist Episcopal church to-
morning.
Mrs. \dams of East Peacham is
visiting her brother, c. II. English.
The lnual meeting of The Kings
daughte 5 will be held at Mrs. Davis
rooms NJ onday evening, August 10th,
at 7.3O p'clock. A full Attendance
is desire d.
On ac count of the narrowness of
the regu ar road to the Lakota club,
it has been generally understood
that it should not be used by auto
mobiles. The cross road, however,
leading rom the Barnard Gulf road,
just this side of the top of the hill,
has beer put in good condition by
the town of Barnard in cooperation
with the club, and is now the motor
road to the club. This joins the
regular Lakota road about half