Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-26
IN AND ABOUT y.GOUSTC2X


Rev. FIR. Drouhin was IN st. Al
bans this week.
Harvey b. Smith of Chicago spent
Thanksgiving with his pa, cnts, Rev.
and Mrs. +. ". Smith. He came
east on Il business tri., an makes
only brict visit here.
DR.. II. 7. w hitney returned
Monday from trip OF several
weeks in the west, spending some
time in Sioux City, Iowa, where his
son is located, also travelling in the
southern part of the state and in
Nebraska. The west, or that part
of it coming under his observation,
is booming, the doctor says. Crops
have been great and in city and
country there are plenty of evidences
of prosperity.
!. l.. Dana went to Peabody,
Mass, Tuesday.
Mrs. Eliakim johnson is visiting
her daughter, Mrs Charles Mac
kcnzic, in Franklin, Mass.
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
cnuc a. l.. Weeks is calling the
attention of retail dealer, in nanu-
featured tobacco to the fact that they
are not permitted to sell their go IDS
except directly from packages au-
thorizc d by law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Gleason
spent Thanksgiving in Rutland.
S. b. Whitney of Boston and
Harry Is. johnson of New York
spent Thanksgiving here.
John p. Merrill OF Springfield,
Mass, was among the Thanksgiving
| visitors.
u MIR. and Mrs. Austin t. Ninslow
of Richmond spent Thanksgiving
day with the formers parents.
Mrs. Frederick Billings ana fam
lily, except Miss Billings, went to
New York for the winter Friday.
Misses Lulu and Julia Willis en-
tcrtaincd Il party at whist Thursday
evening.
a pleasant whist party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davis
Thanksgiving evening.
James W. Leonard was sum >
moncd to Boston "Wednesday by Il
telegram announcing the death of
his sister, Mrs. \ nos Head, in that
city, the evening before. Her home
was in Rochester, \. \ where her
husband holds position in Il bust
ness house, and last April she can c
to Boston to visit her sisters. :Sll> an
and Sarah Leonard, AMI was taken
i'll at their home in South Boston.
where she rcmainad until her death
Her maiden name was Alarv Ann
Leonard. and she was the daughter
of the late Thomas Leonard. She
was born in Woodstock. where she
lived until her marriage to Mr..
Head some twenty years ago, ana
she will be pleasantly RENE inferred
hv many of her old friends here.
The funeral services were held ON
Thursday afternoon at South Bn,-
ton.
G.. W. Marble and {. W. Spauld
ing attended Il meeting OF Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine last week.
Herbert Harlow of South Pom
fret was jailed here Wednesday on Il
charge OF criminal assault.
Mrs. Agnes Greaves, widow Of
Abraham Greaves Of Bridgcwater,
has been granted Il pension OF SIS Il
month through John GiIman's
agency.
The Woodstoc,> Electric Light
company is going to build Il tcle-
phone line Tor its own use between
the power station at Taftsville and
this village. The work of construc-
ton will be in charge of Mark Gil
son, the compan>'s electrician, and
work will begin at once
Frederick Billings has bought the
John Mackenzie" place, owned by
O. II. Mackenzie. of 100 acres. \
portion of 1t adioins the Billings cS-
tate and is one OF the best farms III
thus vicinity. 1t has been in til,
Mackenzie family for over one HIM
dIcd wears.
EdwaSl -. Chandler was ut home
from Dartmouth tor Thanksgiving
lie will complete ms course there ii
q week or two and receive his dc.
gree, being enrolled in the class oI
IS.
Miss \cttie Gates of Lebanon, \
II. is visiting ut :. X. WinSlow'S.