Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

J. Foster Rhodes of Chicago is
the guest of F, S. Mckenzie.
Ezra McCollum of Gaysvillc was
in town on Friday.
Mrs. Abner Woodward was taken
to the Brattleboro insane asylum on
Tuesday.
George NJ. Moore, of Tyson, dis
trict agent of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, was in town on
Tuesday.
The incoming afternoon train
Thursday was an hour and forty
minutes late, the delay being on the
Boston * Maine road.
The Dartmouth Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs will give an enter.
tainment at the town hall on We'd
nesday evening Feb. E.
Rev. Mr.. Marggraff of Bellows
Falls will preach at the Universalst
church next Sunday in exchange
with Rev. ]. F. Simmons.
At a special meeting of Wood
stock Lodge M, 81, F. and A. NJ,
an Thursday evening, the first de-
gree was conferred on one candidate.
A salad supper was given at the
parlors of the Universalist church
Thursday evening, a large company
being present,
Commander L. w. Wilson of
Randall Post expects to attend the
Grand Army encampment at Bratte-
boro next week and other members
of the Post will doubtless go.
Henry G. Hilton of New York
city is at the Inn. Mr.. Hilton is the
.,wner OF the Wo odward mill and is
here on business connected with that
property.
The AGE acknowledges the re.
ceipt of a Columbia calendar from
F, II, Glllingham, who distributed
a large number of them among his
friends and patrons this werk,
AT the Hook and Ladder COM
pany's election held on Wednesday
evening w. II. Mitchell was chosen
clerk. There was no other change
made among the officers of the COM
pany.
Edward Warren, of the American
Theatre company, writes to Frank
w. Paul that he expects to play
return engagement here soon, and
also says that his company has been
strengthened by the addition of sew
eral new members.
Twenty-Five or more members of
Rebekah lodge, |. O. O. F., went to
White River Junction on Wednesday
evening for the purpose of organic
ing a Rebekah lodge at that place.
They returned on a special train at
the conclusion of the exercises.
Members of Randall Post, the
Relief Corps and a few friends were
entertained with a lecture bv DR.
Boynton on Saturday evening, the
doctors European travels being the
subject, An oyster supper was
serTed to the company after The lec=
lure.
An addition 26 by 20 feet is being
built on to the Billings farmhouse.
1t will be divided into two offices,
with Mr.. Athens office,
to be used by the estate. The three
rooms will be heated b, furnace
which has just been placed in the
basement.
Manager George Aitken of the
Billings herd will ship the yearling
heiter Hermaaa to San Jose, Costa
RIGA, next week. Hermana is full
sister to the famous COW Garella,
which died at the Worlds Fair.
Senior Ricardo Jimenez is the pur-
chaser. A young bull was shipped
to San Antonio, Texas, last week.
At the meeting of the engine COM
panies last Monday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Com
pany No. L: Captain, F. c. Perry
aSsistant, i, +. Wardwelli clerk,
W, II, Brown. Company No, 2:
Captain, Frank Bradley; assistant,
Joe Hathorn; clerk, Frank A, Fair.
banks,
Every one will be glad to learn
that Franklin S. Billings, who with
his wife and child returned to New
York city on Monday for three
weeks stay, will hereafter make
sWpodstoek his residenee. Though
Mr., Billings has business connections
elsewhere which will occasionally