Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-19
SOUTH POAlFRET.

SOUTH POMFRET.
Joseph Darosa and wife have
been absent from home during the
last four weeks visiting in St. Law
renee county, New York, their for
mer home. In his absence his IS
year-old daughter Lulu has had
charge of their house and large
dairy, making large amount of
butter and doing all the cooking
alone, and if everybody could taste
the bread she makes, us your CORE
spondent has, it would be the uni
versal Judgment of the world that
she can make the best bread of any
girl of her age in the nation.
Anna Cope has returned from Il
two weeks visit in Hartford, CT.
The neighbors and friends of Le-
roy II. Atwood and wife reminded
them Wednesday evening OF last
week that it was the 10th annver-
sary of their wedding By gathering
in large numbers ut their home,
carrying cake, coffee and presents.
The presents consisted OF three val
liable chairs, work table, silver cake
basket, silver fruit spoon, rugs,
flowers, etc, to the value of about
forty dollars. They were presented
with remarks from E 5 Jackman
and II n Bruce, and IL general good
time was enjoyed.
Nj. II. Finnegan has been at
South Woodstock working for Paul
Kendall for Il while, but is now back
at Capt. Bruce's.
II. O. Markham is going on with
general reshingling and repainting
Of his farm buildings this fall.
When he gets TIN ough they will
look us good as new.
Farm buyers were here from
Eden, VT, last week, but the farms
for sale were so far from school thay
decided not to buy here. They
wanted large farms and had large
families.
There was Il chicken pic supper
this week Friday evening at the hail.
The proceeds 60 to our postmaster
and wife as Il testimonial from the
patrons of the office for conducting
it so nicely through three admins
trations. 1t is the universal senti-
ment in the community that the
office has never been conducted bet
ter in its history and that we have
never had more accommodating
postmaster. He ha.. been i'll with
rheumatism for the last six weeks
and under the doctors care, but we
have faith that we shall soon see
him out again.
BRIDGEWATER CENTRE.
Mrs. Gcrtic Sanderson is keeping
house for J. y, Briggs. Mrs. At
wood, who has been there for
number of weeks, has gone away.
School closed here Friday, Nov.
nth, with an exhibition in the even
ing; very successful term of school
was taught by Miss Ada Spraguc of
Plymouth.
1t is reported that Carlos R,bin-
son has found his bicycle that was
stolen last spring. 1t was found in
the woods between Quechce and
White River Junction.
Quite Il snow storm visited this
place Thursday, Nov. 10.
Elmer Hathaway has bought
wood lot of w. &. Raymond in
Sherburne.
Sheriff Davis notified the witness
es in the Baker boys trial to app, Dear
Monday, the 18th, at Rutland
Ernest Nickson and wife of Wind
sor have been stopping few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Chase.
Mrs. Ella Chase is in Windsor
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Pcttes, who is very sick with pneu-
mona.
Andrew Dim,ck has been at work
a few days IN Woodstock for Royal
Perkins.
BRIDGEW A1ER VILLAGE.
Mis-. f. b. Hyde of Westminster
is with her mother. Mrs. Mary
Smith.
Over so couples attended the
dance at Union ball Saturday even
ing.
w. 6. Brown, f. =. Smith and
Burnside Thompson started for
northern New Hampshire Thursday
morn tor weeks deer hunting.
Here's hoping better luck will attend
them than in their late efforts here.
Rolin Chids of Brattlehoro was
in the village this week.
+. !. Perkins, with :; stock of
ready made clothing from Colburn's,
Ludlow, was at L. n. Davis store
Il few days this week.
While Mrs. Ed. Moore and child
and Il lady were returning home
from, the vlllane WrInesInv eyeninn