Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10

Two To ten every forenoon. On Mon
day morning SO children were taking
part in the various activities thore.
Rev. Stanley q. Spear Of Dexter,
Me-. who is visiting his brother, E.
| A. Spear, will preach at the Uniyer-
salist church tomorrow morning.
| Eugene L. Taylor has sold his dry
cleaning business to Myron Messer,
who has been for several years clerk
in w. j. Boyce & Co.'S store. and
Mr.. Messer will take possession at
once and remove the equipment to
his house on Pleasant street, near the
station. Mr.. Taylor, who has been
doing an excellent business for
year or two, will sell his house and
household goods at auction Satur-
day, Aug. II, and later intends to
go to New York city. For few
weeks he will assist his successor,
taking orders at his house on Golf
avenue. Mr.. Messer begins business
with every prospect of success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert /. Smith,
Miss Maude E. Slayton and II. G.
Whitcomb went the first of the week
to Lake Morey in Fairlee for two
weeks outing.
Rev. H. L. Garfield and son
Hubert are passing vacation of ten
days in Nova Scotia.
DR.. George l. Walton, of Boston,
is visiting Woodstock as guest of
DIR. Dana. DR.. Walton is one Of the
leading neurologists of the country,
and author of the popular book
why Worry" He is incidentally
botanist and is preparing a work on
wild flowers
A telegram received here Friday
noon announced the death of Mrs
j. F. Simmons, widow of a former
pastor of the Universalist church, at
the home of her son, Rev. Clarence
A. Simmons, in Macedon, N. Y.
frank S. Payne has sold his har-
ness repairing business and stock to
Arthur Cowdry of West Windsor,
who has had experience in the work.
Mr.. Payne will remain in the shop
for time. Mr. Cowdrey is brother
of Mrs, A. w. Perkins of this village.
Mrs. Robert B. Clark of Paducah, !
KY, is with Judge and Mrs. +. G
Southgate for few weeks Her son,
Robert, jr., who came with her, is
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. H. S |
Daha, at their place on the south road. |
Mrs. FL M. Sayward of Ipswich,
Mass, is also visiting Mr.. and Mrs. |
Dana.
Highway Commissioner G. w. |
Cater of Franklin, accompanied by
Paul d. Sargent of Washington, d.
O., acting director of the office OF
public roads, have spent the past
four days inspecting Vermont high
ways and the improvements that are
being made on them. Mr.. Sargent
has been making special study of
the States road problems and the
Vermont plan of state aid, as it has
worked out during the past six years
in solving these problems. Commits
sioner Gates and Mr.. Sargent will be
in Woodstock today on their way to
Bellows Falls via Plymouth and
Ludlow.
Rev Lyman Ward of Camp Hill,
Ala, spoke at the Universalist
church last Sunday morning.
The Randolph Herald says: H. w. |
Vail arrived at three score years and
ten Monday, and in honor of the
event his brother, Henry H. Vail, |
and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Per-
kins. Mrs Laura Morgan and Mrs.
John Shodgrass and daughter.
Laura, motored from Woodstock to
dine with him. Mrs. Snodgrass and
her daughter, who are from Kansas
City, remain for week, and Mrs.
Perkins also stayed to be the guest
Of Mrs. e. L, Mcintyre few days.
Mr.. Henry Vail and Mrs. Morgan
went back to Woodstock the same
day.
Street Commissioner Staples is
building new foundation under the
fountain in the square, and new
pipes will be put in to stop pretty
constant leakage from the subterra-
mean works. A circular cement wall
,y;ll ropIoca tho afonatvork of tba ,