Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK


Skating has been very good on the
)nill pond for the past two or three
weeks and there has been Il general
participation IN the sport. So long
season of skating is quite unusual
Ind this year there was a chance tc
knjoy the Christmas holiday on the
Dec, day and evening.
Sunday was clear and cold, per-
Eject winters day though snow was
lacking, and stoves and furnaces
were at high pressure to keep
things fairly comfortable. There
was no let-up at night and Monday
A morning the record at the local
n weather managers Office was /, deg.
\ below, the coolest weather to that
date.
A party OF eight from Boston
spent Christmas ut the Inn. The
4 visitors were MIR. and Mrs. Daniel
Denny, Miss Flagg, Miss Tilden,
Miss Denny. Clarence II. Denny,
Y Clartnc, B. Denny, Freeman Allen.
Miss Mary S. Brooks went to
Brookline, Mass, Saturday, where
@she is the guest of Miss Mary Co..
ton Dana.
Edward ID. Chandler spent the
n holidays at home.
"a The call for the annual meeting of
sthc Windsor County Agricultural
4Society, to be held Thursday, Jan.
oI, appears IN another column.
Il An exchange says: Col. Lewis
pratt of Woodstock and Col. Henry
#Clark of Rutland are the oldest SUR
n viving members of the staffs of Ntr-
I mont governors. Mr.. Pratt, was on
the staff of Gov. William Slade in
1916, and Mr.. Clark on Gov. John
S. Robinson's staff, in 1853.
MIR. Raymond ID. Hazen and Miss
4 Katherine Nj. Chamberlin, the latter
a for some time resident of Wool
stock, were married at the Methods
church, White River Junction on
Tuesday. Dec. %, at noon. They
took the afternoon train for Phiadel-
'phia, where it is said they will re-
side.
The engagement is announced of
Mi. George Mann and Miss Annie
Dewey of Quechee.
The colored calendars issued an
nually by g. w. Smith Il Son of
White River Junction have just APP
peared and in coloring and design
are as attractive as ever. One will
be sent to any address for four cents.
Twenty casts have just been p,,r-
chased for the use Of the art classc,
at the high school.
Mrs. F. n. Billings has closed
her house for the winter,
Harold S. Dana is having stairs
built leading to his insurance Office,
over Dana. Brothers store, from tn,
outside OF the building.
For a handsome, practical calen-
dar none exccls that issued bv ex.
Gov. Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park.
1t is IS I-a by IS inches; the figures
are readable at IL distance, which is
al advantage not possessed by every
calendar, and is ornamental as well
requisites which will commend it
to every one. Ex.Gov. Page issues
5000 calendars this year, mostly for
the hide and tanning trade. He will
send one to any address on receipt
of five cents for postage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrill, of
Rolinsford and Mis-. Neil Mason of
Berlin, \. H.. are spending the
holidays with their mother, Mrs. NJ.
L. Morrill,.
One of the new industries shown
upon the streets on Christmas morn.
ing was that of Dearborn Il Cos. de-
liver, team carrying around mineral
water to their patrons and friends to
be used at their Christmas dinners.
The ice houses here and at West
Woodstock have been filled this
week, work being IN progress now.
Fred Whitcomb of Bethel was in
town Friday.
John c. Nutting has been quite i'll
with appendicitis, but is said to be
improving.
Ernest Chase, who went to Boston
week or two ago, has found EN-
plovment with the West End Elec-
tr,c Railway company and is at
present in the drauyhl,ng room Of