Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
WOODSTOCK NEWS

| Mcrarlane OF Woodstock won the
sack race, one OF the events in the
fat mems sports at the State faii
September l8. L. v. Fraser was
second and Jim Jeffries third. A
newspaper report of this feature said:
Il was claimed that the winner
fouled by sticking his foot through
the sack" This Mr.. McFarlane
denied very positively in an inter
view yesterday. The toe of one
shoe might have pierced the sack, ="
lie said, but / had the race won
anyhow and it made no difference
with the result.
The roads were deep in water and
mud the last two days of the state
fair week, and the many automobiles
had slippery and somewhat peri
lous time in negotiating the billy
highways This led to many start
ling stories of disaster, one report
last week Friday morning saying
that two people had been killed by
the overturning of a motor between
here and White River Junction. This
yarn was followed by more sensa-
tional tale of four deaths in an auto
mobile accident down North Hart
land way, and the imaginary death
list might have increased indefinitely
if the State fair hadn't humanely
come'to an end A machine really did
go off the bank into meadow a
mile or SO down the river, but no
one was injured.
Mr. and Mrs. e. D. Faulkner re-
turned to New York City Friday,
where they will pass the winter Mr.
Fanlkner's health has improved dur
ing the past summer.
The Home for Destitute Children
has no less claim on Vermonters
than Kurn Hattin Homes which care
for boys of school age, whereas the
Home takes the very young There
ia sure blessing for all who befriend
little children, Matthew 1875. The
treasurer in Burlington is Mrs. Q.
s. Isham, As Willard st. Donations
will be received in Woodstock by II.
@. Gushing, Woodstock National
Bank; Mrs Dean Sherwin. treasurer
of the Kings Daughters, or Mrs. T
Billings. senior.
Miss Frances Elder of Winches
ter, Mass, is the guest of Miss Regis
Smith.
The fire alarm is coming Part Of
the equipment Of the whistle is
already here and room in the base
ment of the town building is ready
for it's installation
Mrs. L. L Waggener of Colorado
Springs, Colo, is with her sister,
Mrs. j. G. Dana, for few weeks.
Among the members of the legis-
lature who are likely to take an inn
pJrtant part in it's deliberations is
Arthur M. Vaughan, son of George
H. Vaughan of Woodstock, who
beat Editor l., B johnson in Ran
dolph. The Morrisviue Messenger
says OF him: Mr.. Vaughan is
progressive and successful farmer !;
a graduate Of the u " NJ, as is his
wife; man who has held respon-
sible position in his chosen PROBES
sion in Massachusetts, before return
ing to Vermont, to make farming
his business He is a successful
frnit grower and man with broad
and liberal IDEAS"
The Gem, Woodstock's moving
picture house. as usual offers three
interesting films tonight.
Miss Kate Haggertyof Worcester,
Mass, who formerly lived here and
was student at the High school, is
the guest of Mrs. Murty Riley. Her
last visit here was nine years ago.
Dr g r.. Dana Miss Dana and
Miss Duane returned to New York
Thursday. and Mr.. and Mrs. II. s.
Dana. who have been at their place
on the south road for three months,
are again occupying their house in
the village.
J. S. Hathorn has added wide
piazza to the front of his house on
Linden street, Contractor II. s
Perry doing this work, and he is also
extending the piazza at E. A.
Abbott's house near the upper