Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-19

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PAYNE, whose home is in Somerville
Mass, has several sketches in the
holiday number of the Quarterly IL
illustrator. The drawings, which are
mostly of farmland types, are al
cleverly done and full of character.
Frank Knapp is in town this week
For the past few months he has beer
at The Wheelock," in Hanover
Next week he expects to start for st
Augustine, Florida, where he will
take charge of the printing office IL
the Ponce-de-Leon hotel.
Wednesday evening Henry Ray
mond's wife aud daughter were
thrown from Il carriage near w. E,
Fosters. Mrs. Raymond received
only slight injuries, but the daughter
was badly cut about the eyebrow and
cheek. DR.. Sherwin stitched the
wounds and the patient is later re-
ported to be doing well.
A walk through George II. Mass
Conservatives is rare pleasure at
any time, and just now his rose
house, which is undoubtedly one of
the best in New England, is an at
traction of which many are availing
themselves. The display of carna-
tons, too, is particularly beautiful,
one bed containing thousands of buds
and blossoms.
"Trilby" is by far the most popu-
lar and most called for book at the
Norman Williams Public Library
Just at present; if there were Il dozen
copies of it there they would prob
ably all be in constant demand.
"Pcmbroke," by Mary E. Wilkins,
is another popular novel, and "The
Manxman," by Hall Game, Mrs.
Wards "Marcella" and Marion
Crawford's "katharinc Laudcrdale"
are also eagerly sought for by the
librarys patrons.
Christmas services will be held at
the Congregational church on Sun
lav. There will be a Christmas SER
mon in the morning, and at the even
ing meeting, which will be held in
the chapel, Rev. Mr.. McNIillan's re-
marks will be addressed more par
ticularly to the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin S. Billings
and Mrs. O. p. c. Billings left for
New York city on Tuesday. Misses
Laura and Mary Billings returned to
the city on Saturday. Mrs. F. n.
Billings goes to New York to-day,
expecting to return with MIR. and
Mrs. Franklin S. Billings on the 9Th
of next month.
The Odd Fellows Encampment
met in the new hall in the third story
of Whitcomb's Block for the first
time on Wednesday evening, when
several candidates took the third de-
gree. The hall is large, handsome
" decorated and furnished, and there
are also two goodsizcd antc-rooms
for the use of the lodge.
The services at the UnlvcrSalist
church next Sunday morning will be
appropriate to the Christmas season.
Sermon by the pastor. Subject :
"Christ the Door" Sunday even
ing at 7 o'clock the Christian Union
will hold Christmas service.
On Monday evening there will he
Christmas service in the church by
and for the Sunday school. There
will be speaking, singing and a
Christmas tree.
Rev. NJ. T. Morrill, Of the Chris
tan church will preach Christmas
sermon next Sunday morning
There will also be communion ser.
vices. In the afternoon Rev. Mr.
Morrill, will preach at the Hartlanc
Hill school house. On Monday
evening there will be a Christmas
entertainment at the church. Be
ginning with the New Year, regular
services with Il sermon will proba
bly, be held every other Sunday even
jng, when the pastor will talk OF
subjects in line with the young peo
pies work.
The young ladies reading club, i
appears from perusal of their pro
gramme, will this winter devote it!
time to the reading of SCOTS works
With due consideration for one o
the greatest of English novelists, ano
for Woodstock's true litcrati, it seem
as though this field had been prett,
well raked over. Sir Walters novel
should be read and re-read by ever,
one, but it is gently suggested tina
the club spend an occasional evening
in discussion on current topics
science, art, politics, recent geo
graphical explorations and discover
les, or the newest and most talked o
novel, "Trilby," for instance. Their
is a roomful of the best of periodical
literature in the library, covering
almost every topic, and every week
if newspapers are also read judicious
", there will be found something q