Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-14
IN AND ABOUT WOUUST0CK.

Edward +. Wardw ell has bough
the Ebcn Fletcher block on Contra
street, IN which b. II. Pinney Il Co.
are located. There will be no change
among the tenants for the present, it
is stated.
The members of. the Methodist
church and society propose to give
their pastor Il donation visit on the
afternoon and eve ming of Wcdnes-
day. Jan. rs. at the parsonage. All
are cordially invited.
Judge l.. NJ. Read OF Below S
Falls was in town on court business
several days this week.
Jonas Wilder, who has been III
Billcrica, Mass. for the past six or
eight months, will spend the W inter
with his sons here.
Mis-. +. W. b. Smith was called
! to her former home in Wallingford
4 this week bv the serious illness of Il
a sister.
Fred b. Button, who lately estab-
lishcd backsmithing business at
the Gilingham stand, is doing gen
cral jobhing and rep airing as well us
q horse shocln g, and the work done
there is we'll done.
Ottauquechee Chapter, Daughters
Il of the American Revolution, held
4 its first annual meeting and banquet
ut the Inn last evening, the event
being most ENJOYABLE both in a So
I cial and literary way. The business
I meeting and election of officers came
in the first part of the evening, fol-
lowed by a banquet, for which Man
4 agcr \. b. Wilder of the Inn had
z prepared unique and artistic menus.
q Toasts and responses followed, Miss
n Alice Eaton toastmastcr, which were
as follows:
The Army and Navy" Mrs. L.
"A \. Spear.
1.-The Woman of 49," Mrs. NA-
1 than Gushing.
1.-THE Chapter" Mrs. +. III. Gil
lingham.
"Thc Girl Of 49," Miss Madeline
sSmith.
Ia An illustrated lecture Friday even
ling Jan. 20. by Human {. Barley,
Athc second of the subscription course.
will present very fine and original
collcction of stcrcopticon views from
Nthc very heart of the Andes of South
8Amcrica. where Mr.. Bailey has beer
aassociatcd with the work of the Har.
Ward Observatory at Arequipa, IN
SPcru. This is an entertainment
(which cannot fail to he of instructive
8intercst. The effort to supply on,
Apcoplc with good entertainments TO,
Athc winter ought to be and probably
M,ll bc we'll supported. Admission
les cents, single tickets.
y The annual ball of kcdron lodge.
paughtcrs of Rcbckah, is announced
Nor the evening of Feb. -.
10 The UnivcrsaliSt society held 4
$ociablc ut the church parlors Thurs
&lay evening.
There was parish sociablc at
lrs. Charles Chapman's Thursda,
sevcning.
Miss Bertha 5. Knapp and Mis-:
AAlicc Fletcher attended the midwin
fcr rally of the y. p. c. L., at Barr,
4this week, the former rs Il delegate
from the local union.
"A Dir. .Iewctt's Park Cottage prop
frty is undergoing repairs and altcra
tions and will be opened to the pub
bic February l under new name
1.-The name of the new lessee is no
Net announced. Some of the part
lions will he removed. the office en-
3argcd and with other modern i'm
provcments and equipments will
have electric lights and call bells
Two bath rooms, hot and cold waite
plumbing, etc. making the hous
thoroughly comfortable. convenien
nd up to date.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. W. Squares o
Council Bluffs. Ia , are at the inn.
Mrs W. II. II. Moore has gon,
3o Scranton, Pa, to spend the res,
f the winter with her sister. Mrs
~. /. Smith. Mr.. Moore is at th
mn during her absence.
III Rev. Homer White. brother o
Mrs. +. Il. Merrill of this place
has rendered his resignation as rec
tor of St. Johns Episcopal churcl