Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-26

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Mrs. c. &. Watkins is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Boynton ir
Manchester, \. II.
Charles Batchclder is at home
!, from Norwich university.
George E. Thompson has bought,
through II. F. Durham, the Joshua
Bean place at Tattsville, consisting
of a house and garden lot. Mr..
Durham has also bargained TOR the
sale of the Lord place on the South
Woodstock road to Charles Boyce.
+. D. Battles has sold his hand
some roadster, which he has owned
for number OF wears, to Dean G..
Sherw,n. Mr.. Battles is going to
Bosto, the first of April and expects
to enter the restaurant business in
which he was formerly engaged
there.
Eddie Billings goes to Hanover,
| N. H., today, where he has place
in grocery store.
Capt. and Mrs. Roswell Brown
of Boston are at F. II. Gillingham's.
The month of March is little
early for building operations usually
but George Perry has put up and
already enclosed Il barn, 2Sx32, on
the Oliver Hatch place down the
river, where he will do little farm
ing. The "raislng" was on Thurs
day, this being the first building
erected here this year.
NJ. S. Myers has advertised his
business for sale on April II.
Elton A. Smith expects to have
a telephone connection between
"Cloudland farm" and his house in
the village before long, but has
made no definite plans for it yet.
If connection is made with the New
England company's line at Pomfret
it will probably necessitate a rebuild
ing of the line.
Miss Laura Ransome returns to
Gardner, Mass, today.
Mrs. {. w. Knapp entertained Il
whist party of six tables Saturday
evening. Thursday evening Miss
Knapp gave party to young peo-
pie. There were five tables.
Ralph Nj. Tewksbury was elected
treasurer of the Dartmouth Inter-
scholastic association at the annual
meeting held at White River June
ton last week Friday.
Charles E. Randall, son of
Woodstock who has taken hand in
Chicago politics with consderabl c
success, was nominated for assessor
by the Hyde Park Republicans last
week Friday after a lively contest.
He has held the office before, this
being the onl y district where Re-
puhicans are considered to have
much of show.
Mrs. Harold S. Dana and Miss
Mary Blocks went to Boston We'd
nesday to remain week or more.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas took John
Dunbar to the house of correction
Wednesday, as he was unable to pay
little fine imposed for intoxication.
J. II. Pinney has bought F. b.
Merri's double tenement near the
depot for $1,000.
~ large delegation from Quechee
River lodge, I. O. O. F., will at
tend the celebration the 5oth an
niversary of Mascoma lodge of
Lebanon, N. H., next Monday.
Miss Lulu E. Willis will open a
dress-making room at No. IL High
street, the first Of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Sahin of
Brookline, Mrs. Emily Young of
Campello and Miss Mary Osborne
of Brighton, Mass, We're here Tues
day to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Catherine c. Dana.
The memorial service for Miss
Frances E. Willard held at the town
hall Sunday afternoon under the
auspices OF the W. Z. II. U. was
an impressive meeting, and was large
ly attended. The st,se was prettily
decorated with palms, ferns and
flowers and drapcd in white, life
like picture of Miss Willard occupy
ing a conspicuous place; behind it
in gilt letters on which was the
beautiful motto-her own words:
''Only the golden rule of Christ
Can make the golden age of man."
Reys. Simmons, Handy, Nc Mil
Ian and Morrill, spoke briefly of
Miss Wizards beautiful life and
work and the lesson we should
learn from 1t, and also paid loving
tribute to Hon. Neal Dow, on whose
birthday the memorial service was
held. An efficient choir rendered
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