Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-22

lot of logs is all eady on the ground.
Mrs. Irving Rams ONE and Mrs.
Harry Howe returned to Littleton.
n. H., Saturday.
Elisha May Of St. Johnsbury, ma
tional bank xaminel, was in town
| "Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie RAYMOND is visiting
her mother and brother in Brook
Ign, \. y.
The Ottauqucchec Savings Bank
corporation recently held ITS fiftieth
annual meeting, the history of this
sound financial institution during its
half century of steady growth being
of more than ordinary local interest.
The first meeting of the corporators
for organization was held Dec. IT,
IS47, in the directors room of the
old Woodstock Bank, where the
National bank is now located. y
week later, at the same place, the
following officers were elected ::
President, John Porter vice .presi-
dent, Ammi Willard; treasurer,
Eliakim Johnson; secretary. Nor
man Williams. The January, 1873,
meeting was held IN Palmer & Whit
ney's hotel. For number of years
the business of the bank was trans
acted in the rooms of the Wood
stock bank, several of whose officers
were also officers of the savings
bank, but at the annual meeting in
January, 1860, this connection was
severed and the bank was located in
Jones & Billings store, MIR. ones
beng elected treasurer at that meet
ing. Later the bank removed to
S. L. Munger's store and afterwards
it bought the building in which it is
now located. AT the annual meet
ing in 1873 the trcasurers statement
showed the assets to be SI6I 900,
which increased to SI64, 900 IN 1883
and 1896, 900 IN 1898. George Il.
Chapman was elected treasurer in
1873, succeeding S. f. Munger. and
at his death IN 1883 his son, Charles
F. Chapman, the present treasurer.
succeeded to the position.
Frank II. Knapp went to Boston
Monday, going thence to New York
and from there he sailed for Bcr-
muda on "Wednesday morning,
where he has position for the sea.
son IN the Hamilton hotel. With him
he took a handsome. goldmountcd
meerschaum pipe, Il gift of the mem
bers of the "ITome Talent Minstrel
Company" to whom he desires to
return very sincere thanks.
E. D. Chandler returned to Dart
mouth last Saturday.
+. w. Wilder and w. S. Hewitt
went to Boston Monday.
w. E. Mack and Rush Vaughan
went to Boston Monday to attend
the poultry show and from there to
St. Johnsburv, where the state poul-
try exhibit IN was held this week.
Hon. Warren c. French was in
Montpelier this week.
Miss Jennie She'win started for
Bermuda Monday, where she has
place in the Hamilton hotel.
A snow storm came along We'd
nesday night, continuing Thursday
morning and turning to rain before
the day was halt over.
Miss Sarah Hutchcns is at home
from Lowell, Mass.
The following is handed to the
Age for publications:
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let it be said the boys of Vermont
were ever afraid. A. NJ. FOSTER.
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The annual meeting of the first