Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

content to view it through windows.
The eclipse began about S.55 p. m.
and ended about I2.25 a. m.
Dearborn & Co. report the follow
ing sales: The house and two acres
of land near the Creamery, belonging
to VIM. Ludlum of Olcott, sold to
E. F. Russell, who takes possession
first of April. The Simeon Thomas
farm near the reservoir has been pur-
chased by John b. Storie of Ham
mond, N. V, who has just moved
on.
"Fresh Air" children have friend
in Miss Laura Billings, who has pun
chased farm on the Hudson river,
in Rockland county, New York,
where during the summer street
waits will be taken for brief outings.
A house will be erected on the prop
ertv, though the place will probably
not be ready for occupancy this sea-
son.
Mr.. Herr, B. Hyde, of New
York, president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, was expect
ell here this week, but is obliged to
defer his coming until later in the
spring Oh account of illness. MIR.
HYDE WAS here last fall and was
anxious 10 sec " oudStock in winter,
and very much regrets the necessity
of poStponing his visit.
a good entertainment is promised
for the evening of March IS, when
"Lovett's Boston Stars appear. The
personnel Of the company is as fol-
lows: Miss Marian Osgood. violin
list Miss Clara G. Warner, ballad
singer; Miss Bertha Brewer, reader
and accompanist, and Mr.. Frank g.
Reynolds, singing humorist. They
are all we'll known artists and the
concert will be a delightful one.
Lenten devotlons have not inter-
rupted social amusements the past
week and whist parties were many
and enjoyable. Tuesday evening
card parties were given by the Misses
Montague and Mrs. w. H. Brown,
Thursday evening the Whist club
met at Mrs. F. r. Kidder's, Mrs. B.
H. Pinney giving party the same
evening, and Friday evening large
party of whist players were the
guests Of Miss Helen Marsh.
Mrs. H. E. King was called to
North Springfield last week to at
tend the funeral of her uncle, Syl-
vester Burke. Mr.. Burke, who was
in his ninety-ffth year at the time of
his death, was well known and es-
teemed resident of North SPRING
field, where for years he was en-
gagged in active business. He had
accumulated Il handsome property,
the care of which notwithstanding
his age, he was able to keep in his
own hands up to the last.
Some architectural Improvements
are contemplated by the Woodstock
National bank which, when COM
pleted, will materially change the
aspect of its present quarters, and
add much to the comfort and con-
venicnce of its officers and patrons.
A plate glass front will be put in,
and the interior will be entirely re-
modelled and rcarrangcd. The fin
iSh will be in quartercd oak through
out, and everything done to make
the banks quarters beautiful, luxuri-
ous and convenient. Lyman Whip
pie of Lebanon is the architect in
charge OF the work
The drama, Among the Break
ers," was repeated, with the same
cast, before a good sized audience
FRIDAY evening of las. week. the en-
tertanment, being under the unspicc,
of Rebekah lodge. The play was
followed by farce, "Dr. Bakers
Great Invention,' in which excellent
work was done by Mrs. napgood,
Miss Hapgood and the other mem
bers of the cast. The musical fea-
lures of the entertainment, which
was very successful in every way,
were a song by MIR. Philips, and
cornet solos by Mr.. Wiley of Barre.
The evening ended with dance.
A new stable is to be built on
"The Hill" this spring, work on
which will begin very soon. The
structure will occupy the site of the
present stable, which is to be torn
down. Ehric Rossiter is the archi-
tect. The new building will be
larger, and will also be an advance
intellectually, on the old one, and
all modern improvements and con-
veniences looking to the comfort OF