Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-28
lin AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

The annual meeting OF the Green
Mountain Association of UNIVERSAL
hts will be held at Felchville June
and 10. Those desiring entertain
lent sho uld communicate with Mrs.
NJ. Newton of Felchvllc
Invitations were received here this
eck tor the wedding of Miss Jen-
c Louise, daughter of Mrs. John
pster Porter of Quechee, and DR..
q liner Howard Carlton, to take
lace Wednesday, June s, at IL
clock.
The progress of the Vermont
roops south was marked by ovations
i along the route. Lieut.. Colonel
4imms, the dispatches say, soap
red the ladies and many flowers"
George II. Mass went to Hanover
u tuesday, to look over the Hitchcock
ospital greenhouses and put them
shape for the season. Next week
e has charge of the floral arrange
Il nents for the Mann-Dcwcy wedding
Il Q.,echee, and he also goes soor
~ spend day or two on G. G. Bea-
4 hams grounds at Cornish, N. II.
& Henry Harpin, son of L. d. Har-
Din, broke the association record for
q he running high jump at the annual
# eld meet of the Connecticut Valley
nterscholastlc Athletic Association
Claremont last week Friday. and
Il polk third place in throwing the
e ammer.
N Mrs. NJ. E Purple will assist at
( IN entertainment by the Windsor
5lee Club at Windsor June ,.
A. F. Hunt, editor of EARN and
POULTRY, of Boston, is the guest of
nv. L. Mack.
a Henry Nj. Buxton, charged with
teallng bicycle, was brought to
8 bill last week Friday from Chester.
y The maple tree worms that last
lear did SO much damage in the
orests have appeared again in full
orce, and there is very little hope
# saving the trees, from partial de-
truction ut least, unless an enemy
b the pest appears, and this it is
|aid usually happens. The shade
rees in the village nave also been
4 httacked, and here not much can be
lone, though prompt work with
kerosene blaze on the lower branches
IF the trees, where it is said most of
he eggs are Matched, is sometimes
Il Effective.
81 Fred L Pratt writes Woodstock
Friend announcing his arrival at
Fremont, Neb. He saws that he
finde himself in a good business at
the creamery in company with his
brother-in-law, and enjoys the work.
The first ball game of the season
will he played on Vail field next
Monday between the White River
Junction club and Woodstock all
star aggregation. Game called at
3 p. m.
Mrs. Mary Wilcox was chosen
outside guardian at the election of
ofiicers at the 18th annual session of
1.-THE Rebckah lodges of Vermont
held in St. Adams last week.
Rev. P. Mcmillan will preach be-
tore the graduating class of Black
River academy tomorrow aud Rev.
Mir. Bliss of Ludlow will preach in
the Congregational church here.
James Brown of Plymouth, the
well known fruit grower, is heavy
loser by the presence of deer in his
town. He has been in the garden
ing business for thirty Years, and
has choice beds of strawberry plants
and large number of fine fruit
trees. Wher. spring opened, the
strawberry plants were gnawed and
tramplcd down, and many of the
best fruit trees largely stripped of
their buds.
Letters were received here Thurs
day from the Woodstock volunteers,
written after their arrival at Chickd-
manga. Their regiment reached
camp after tive.mlle march from
the train, half the men falling out
on the way, Merle Sawyer among
them, hut Tom Godsell and Edward
Billings were together at the finish.
The heat is intense there and the
men were we'll tagged out after the
long railroad journey. The boys
are enjoying life as much as posi-
bic under the circumstances, but
Tom writes that "war life is Il great
hfc-mt." He and Edward Bill
lings have taken their first turn at