Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-28
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| Among tne out OF Town guests III
the Blllngs-Merrill wedding were
Edward 6. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
E. Kilner, Mrs. &. II. Ward, Frank
Ward, DR.. Erick Parmly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Parmly and son, Mrs
Isham, of New York; Frank II.
Chapman of Rutland, Gilman S.
Moulton of Randolph, Miss Grace
Weymouth of Ca nbridge, Mass.
Miss Alice Hunt of Providence, r.
l.; Mr.. and Mrs. White of Spring.
field and Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO White
of Felchvilc.
The schools of the village held
patriotic exercises on Friday after
noon. songs and recitations making
up the programme. Brief addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Morrill, at
the high scnool and by Rev. Mr..
Mcmillan at the Stanton street
school. AT the River Street prima-
res the two schools held their exer-
cises together.
The Woodstock high school boys
returned from the intcrscholastic
athletic meet at Hanover Wednesday
with nine points to their credit.
Storie made Il fine race in the mile
run against Newton. the national in
terscholastic champion, Pecor hay
ing the same opponent in the half
mile, coming up from sixth place in
the last hundred yards. Lewis was
second in the hundred yards dash,
losing first place by IL foot. McMil-
lan's form in the quarter was highly
praised, though he did not get place.
The Haverhill, Mass, high school
stood first with II points.
Comrades, attention Mote the
change of time comrades will meet
at 6. y. r.. hall Sunday, May 20,
at : O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of
attending Il union memorial service
at the Congregational church.
Nathan Gushing, Com.
The funeral services of John II.
Boynton were held at the home of
his parents on Monday afternoon at
5 o'clock, Rev. +. w. Smith Off
ciating. The bearers were Henry
{. Gushing, Joseph L. Dana, Prof.
Edgar c. Morris of Syracuse and
Charles f. Chapman.
Martin S. Myers has filed his Pc
tltion for adjudication of insolvency,
placing his assets at $5,747.S+, and
his liabilities at $7,SSS.66. Mr..
Myers has done Il large business as
plumber and dealer in furnaces,
stoves and tlnware for many years.
He is said to have done the largest
furnace business in the state and
considerable surprise is manifested
that he should now be in financial
difficulties. His largest creditors
are the Woodstock National Bank,
ST. 500; +. b. Merrill, $500; Eugene
V. Smith $1,000, offset by an ac-
count of about 5000; the Richardson
Il Boynton furnace company, $500,
Hart & Grouse, $500. There are
also quite Il number of smaller bills,
his brother, 6. L. Myers, being
creditor to the amount $500.
Mrs. Louis Goldsmith died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Barr, early Wednesday
morning. Funeral services were
held Friday morning at 10 o'clock
Rev. F. W. Smith officiating.
Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Rev. Milo I. Nor
rill, pastor of the Christian church,
and Miss Alice c. Vaughan, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. George II.
Vaughan, to occur in the Christian
church, Woodstock, on Wednesday
afternoon, June s, at : o'clock.
The Boston papers of Tuesday
contained the following item of in
terest to the people of Woodstock.
Miss Williams is Il granddaughter
of the late Norman Williams of this
place:
The formal announcement of the
engagement of Miss Laura Williams,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Norman
Williams of Chicago, and grand
daughter of the late Judge John
Dean Cation, to Mai. Gen. Wesley
Merritt, military governor of the
Philippine islands, was made Mon
day.
Miss Williams is about 20 years,
Il brunette, graceful and petite, but
of striking appearance, with jet
black hair and eyes and brilliant col
oring. She has received much at
tention here and abroad, especially
in London, where she was the guest
of Robert L. Lincoln when he was
the representative of this country ut
the court of St. James. She was
presented at the queens drawing
room with Miss Lincoln.
Norman Williams has for a num-
Der of years been one of the we'll
known figures in Chicago legal and