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

A telegram from St. Louis re
ce,ved here Friday afternoon an
nounced the sudden death from
heart disease of William T. Smitl
at 6 o'clock that morning. Mr.
Smith and his wife had been on ;
southern trip and were on their wa.
to their home in Scranton, Penn
Mr.. Smith had not been in very
good health for some time, but the
news of his death came as terrible
shock to his relatives and friends in
Woodstock, where he was so well
known and so highly esteemed. He
was brother of Mrs. G. b. Warner
OF this village.
The honor winners of the class Of
'oS, Woodstock high school, and the
parts assigned are as follows:
Salutatorian, Mary Warren; vale.
dictorian, Ida Atwood; prophet,
James Brownell; poet, Katie How
land; address from the undergrad
yates, Roger Griffin. The bacca-
laureate sermon will be delivered by
Rev. ]. f. Simmons.
The sun aided by Il warm breeze
hurried the snow off in very graft
flying way Wednesday, the river
rising rapidly, and water poured
down the hill streets quite as fast
as It could be handled. Notwith-
standing the depth of snow on the
hills there has been no trouble from
high water vet and now there is very
little danger of freshet unless Il
heavy rain storm ''happens' along.
Frank Darling, who was formerly
employed at the Woodstock cream
erv, and wife, were in town this
week. They have been living in
Manchester, N. H., for about ear.
MIR. Darling has lately bought Il
farm in Plymouth, to which place
they will remove.
Mrs. Lew w. Washburn enter
tained party at whist Wednesday
evening.
Miss Lena Day Is going to Con-
cord, N. H., Monday, where she
takes the position of trimmer in Mrs
Andrew Beane's millinery store.
Mr.. Phinney of Plymouth, Mass,
who has bought the Perl,am place at
West Woodstock, is in town this
week. He has made no plans to
occupy it at present.
F. w. Wilder returned on Thurs
day from trip to Saratoga and
New York.
Mrs. Foster Rhodes and Miss
Rhodes are expected here to open
their house about the middle April.
Part of the gas fixtures at the
library have been sent to Boston,
where some changes will be made
for the purpose of using them in
lighting the library by electricity.
David II. Hoisington, an aged
resident of Windsor and who for a
time lived in Woodstock, died Satur-
day, March I9. lie was 10 years
old.
A charter has been granted the
Woodstock Country club.
DR.. O. W. Sherw,n attended q
II meeting OF the State Board of
Health at Burlington Tuesday. The
board inspected the State bacteri-
illogical laboratory and discussed
the cases Of typhoid fever and diph-
liberia prevailing in some places, as
well as means to provide for pure
water in the towns where these cases
are prevalent.
A grand musical convention will
be held at White River Junction
May sd to 9th. The chorus will be
limited to two hundred in order to
produce the best results musically.
Chorus tickets $I.oo See announce
ments later. Parties desiring fur
Their information can address George
X. Beyerle, secretary, West Leba,
non, n. H.
DR.. G. II. Spiller, optic;an, will
be at ]. c. Nutting's next Monday
and Tuesday, March 20 and 20.
E. {. Bodies, manager OF the
White River Junction telephone en-
change, was in town Tuesday.
DR.. F. r. Jewett attended the
meeting of the State Dental society
at Rutland last week.
Miss Alice Fletcher, who is at her
home at South Woodstock, will
come to the Inn as housekeeper about
April rst.
The old board of officers was re-
elected at the annual meeting Of the
Woodstock Creamery association
held Tuesday.
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