Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-30

tins summer.
Smoke, feathers and dust obscured
thr top of Church hill for short
time Wednesday afternoon. Smoke
was seen rising from Cyril Lucia's
house between one and two o'clock,
and the alarm of fire was given,
which brought out the hook and lad
der and hose companies. Two or
three men, however, put out the
flames, which began in feather bed
in one of the chambers, without the
help of the firemen. The burning
feathers were quickly thrown from
window, ending the conhagration.
The household goods were moved
out, but the only damage done was
caused bv water.
Mrs. F. B. Powell and II. B.
Powell attended the funeral of DR..
f. K. Baxter. Mrs. Powel's brother,
at Sharon Monday.
A meeting is called for the even
ing of June 9Th at 7 o'clock, to see
about organizing camp of Sons
of Veterans in town, and all per-
sons interested-andth there should be
manv-.are urged to be present.
Though subordinate to the Grand
Army posts now, these camps will
some time take their place as the
ranks of the veterans become thinned.
There ought to be little trouble
in founding a strong organization
here.
Half hundred veterans attended
the union memorial service at the
Congregational church last Sunday
morning. About twenty-five men,
bers of the Relief Corps were also
present, and with the members Of
the various churches represented
every seat in the house was occu-
pied. Rev. Mr.. Mcmillan preached
il strong, patriotic sermon to the vet
Grams, to whom he paid glowing tri-
butte, Rcvs. Beeman, Simmons and
Morrill,, assisting III the service.
The music by the Congregational
choir of fourteen voices was espcc-
tally good and a feature of the SER
vice.
The Chicago Chronicle of May FL
has the following interesting item
concerning John c. Richberg. Esq,
who is we'll known in Woodstock:
"President Cleveland has appoint
ed John G. R,chburg, the Chicago
attorney, as one of the hoard of Wis
itors to the naval academy at An
napolis this year. The board con-
sists of twelve members, seven of
whom are appointed by the presi-
dent, the vice-presldent appointing
two senators and the speaker of the
house three members of the house of
representatives"
The appointees attend the annual
examination of the classes and also
examine into the discipline and gen.
eral management OF the institution.
Mt. Sinai Temple of Montpelier
visited Oasis temple of White River
Junction last Friday and conferred
orders on large class of candidates.
n special tram from here in the
evening took down about Il dozen
.Shriners. The exercises were held
III the Gates opera house and were
followed by a banquet at the unc-
ton house.
Frank Carpenter was arrested ut
White River Junction Friday, on
suspicion of having stolen sum of
money from Rev. Fr. ihericn of
Windsor. He was brought to Jail
here after Justice trial. John
Heating, who is charged with break
ing and entering Il car at White
River Junction Monday, is the Sec
ond new ledger at the Jail this week.
There are now about dozen prison.
ers in the Jail.
A harmless looking man entered
Whites book store the other morn
ing and asked for writing paper.
"Good enough to write poetry on"
he inquired, as some was handed
out. MIR. White replied that it de-
pended some on the quality of the
poem, and asked if he wrote poetry.
His tastidious customer said he did,
and vanished, much to the regret of
several gentlemen of a literary turn
who were present, and who would
have liked to have seen more of the
man who said he wrote poetry.
Would-be poets are plentiful, and
the inclination to scribble is as strong
now as when this old rhyme was
written:
IF all the Trees in all the Woods we're
Men,
And each and every Blade of Grass Pen
Ii every Leaf on every Shrub and Tree
Turned to Sheet OF Foolscap, every Sea
Were changed to Ink, and all Earth's living
Tribes
Had nothing else to do but act rs Scribes;