Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-16

the lake. This trip takes an hour
or so if the trail is followed, but
hours passed and the party did not
return, much to the anxiety of their
friends waiting for them. About
3 o'clock in the afternoon the party
showed up with guide, having
strayed far off the track and picked
up woodsman to conduct them
home.
Mrs. w. II. II. Moore and Eliza.
beth Richmond returned from
Scranton, Pa, this week.
Cannons were booming Thursday
evening over the receipt of the news
of the surrender of Santiago and the
reports were violent enough to make
every one understand that something
big had happened.
Hon. VIM. E. Johnson was in
Montpelier Thursday.
Among the Inn arrivals the past
week are the following:
New YoRK-Mrs j b johnson, Rush g
Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs John Spencer, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Dean. Rodney Dean.
BosroN-Miss S G Coch bran.
MIR and Mrs G L Freeman, Providence,
II l; Mr. and Mrs W Haskell. Miss Fuller,
G .mbridge, Mass; Miss N Franklin Mer-
rift; Miss Merritt, Stamford. Ct; Miss Cur
tbs. Addison, N Y: Eusele W Burlingame,
Alba NY. N Y; DR. aal Ms Charles s Caver-
ly, Rutland: DR. H ID Holton, Brattleboro.
From the Rochester, N. Y, Dem
ocrat and Chronicle of June 2s is
taken the following interesting item
concerning Mrs. Susanna Richard
son Kelsey, native of Woodstock
and Il genuine Daughter OF the Rev.
olution. She is sister of the late
Chauncey Richardson, and was born
in house that stood on what is now
the depot ground.
There are very few, ii any. towns in
Western New York that can boast of be-
ing the residence of IL genuine Daughter
Of the Revolution, yet Caledonia can
lain this honor in the person of Mrs.
Susanna Richardson Kelsey, who is now
in her ninety -seventh year. Mrs. Kelsey
was a daughter of DR.. Lysander Richard
son, Of Woodstock, VT, who at the early
age of IA entered the Continental army as
Il waiter on his father Israel Richardson,
who was captain of a military company.
Both father and son were summoned t o
resist the invasion of the British army
under Bur9Oyne in the autumn Of 1877,
but the father being sick Lysander went
alone, marching Il distance of over 100
miles 10 saltwater to join the army, re.
der of BurYoyne.
Mrs. Kelsey was the seventh child OF
LysaIder and came to Western New |
York ut the age of 10. Her first husband
WIS William Palmer, of Riga Four chill
dren were born to them: Lee and Henry |
Palmer, of Churchville, aud Mrs. A. p.
Sedewick and Mrs. Edna Rogers, Of CAL
cdonia, all living. Her second husband |
was John j. Kelsey, of WheatIand, whom
she survives.
These facts having recently come to
the attention OF the Batavia chapter of |
the Daughters of the Revolution, dele.
CATION called on Mrs. Kelsey to invite her
to become member of their society. The
necessary papers were made out and GER
titled. Mrs. Kescy's credentials were
forwarded to Washington, where she was
ciety Daughters Of the American Revolu.
ton as a genuine daughter. The national
socie y seat her gold souvenir spoon,
suitably engraved. This spoon was
brought to Caledonia Saturday by six IT,
dies reprcS cnting the Batavia chapter,
and f,rmay presented to Mrs Kelsey.
The Misses Kennedy of Windsor
and party OF friends were at the Inn
last Friday, going to Lakota in the
AFTERNOON.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. L,nsley and
Miss Linsley OF Burlington regis
tered at the Inn Tuesday, DR.. Lins-
ley coming to attend Il meeting of
the State board If health held on
Wednesday.
a special meeting OF tie Fish and
Game league OF Vermont will be
held at Fisk, Isle LA Motto, on
August 3, when new members will
be elected and other business trans
acted.
Ira Dutton, now in his goth year,
has made tricycle. and may be seen
occasionally riding the machine on
Pleasant street. Mr.. Dutton thus
keeps up with the times, but doesn't
go IN for speed or long distance trips
yet.
{. F. Ingalls, began to circulate Il
paper last week Friday and by
Wednesday night he had 81 names
of young men of the village and
vicinity VINO agree to Join state
militia company whenever the state
gives Woodstock permission to en-
list such Il company. Gov. Grout
SAID few weeks ago that three or
four companies We're to be formed
and that he would consider Wood.
stocks application, made through
Mr.. Ingalls,, in the distribution of