Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

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States Attorney J. 6. Sargent of
Ludlow were III town this week.
Misses Nancy and Eveline Darl.
ing of llartland and Miss Wilson of
New York were the guests of Miss
B. 5. Knapp Friday Miss Eveline
Darling, who was formerly popu-
lar teacher IN the schools here, has
accepted the position of teacher of
drawing in the Normal school at
johnson, the term beginning next
week.
Misses Susie r. and Maude S.
Slayton of Maiden, Mass, are at the
College Hill House.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis p. Eaton have
moved from South Woodstock into
the house opposite the factory re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Eaton.
Mrs. Eaton will teach in the River
street school the coming year.
Miss Mason of Smithville, n. J.,
is spending few weeks with her
friend, Mrs. +. b. button, of Clond-
land farm.
a meeting Tor the benefit of Hamp-
ton Institute, Virginia, was held in
the music room Of the Inn Thursday
evening, in charge of Fl. b. Turner,
the chaplain. "A co!ored quartette,
one OF the best ever heard here, sang
old-time plantation melodies, greatly
to the pleasure of large number of
guests. During the evening brief
remarks were made by Mr.. Turner,
by MIR. Walker, n colored lawyer,
and by john Walker, Il Navajo In
dian. The latter was especially III
teresting IN his description of west
ern experiences and Of the life of
his people in Arizona and New
Mexico, on Il barren reservation, who
are noted as one of the most peace
full and industrious of the Indian
tribes. The collection at the close
of the meeting amounted to $54.4o.
The business houses will close
from : to 6 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, the date of the w ,odstock-
Bethel ball game.
The schools of the town will he
gin the fall term Tuesday, Sept. $.
The assignment of teachers tor the
village schools are as follows:
High school-principal, ". -. !
Parsons, y b. assistants. Miss E.
Alancttc Bartlett. Miss Julia c.
Reynolds, Miss S>bil V. Boynton,
A. b., Mis-. Lou +. Porter (lraw.
iny) Grammar school, Miss Nellie
6. Rogers; intermediate. Miss Aline
]. Boycc; Second Primary, Miss
Evelyn l. Fuller; First Primary,
Mrs. .Janctte d. Eaton. Miss Nancy
Z. Atwood will teach ut Prosper,
Miss Hattie A. Thompson at Tafts-
VILE, E. w. Abbott, Pclton school
Miss Mary E., Fullerton, Lincoln
school Harry Hatch, Curtis school;
Miss Grace b. Kingsley at South
Woodstock.
Fred W. b. Smith has bought DR..
J. Nj. Curriers' new house on High
street, paving $1,000, and will move
there next month.
Misses Helen A. and Lucy \.
Hayward of Fitchburg, Mass are at
=. A, Perce's.
Miss Alice L. Eaton, former
teacher teacher in the first primary
school here, will teach in Belmont,
Mass, the coming year.
Mrs. George f. Prior and son
Ralph of Stockbridgc are at Z. w.
Prior's.
Miss Florence X. LeatEerbec Of
Newton, Mass, is the guest of MIR.
and Mrs. F.. b. Merrill.
ID. c. Sherwin, Harry Hudson
and Lewis Cummings attended the
races ut l<eadville, Mass, this week.
Miss Lucy ID. Dcnison of Royal
ton was the guest of Mrs. F. a.
Wilson and Mrs. II. pember Sat
urtla and Sunday.
The State Christian Endeavor
convention. which is to be held here
will open Tuesday, Oct. "a and con-
tinue in session the 18TH and Goth.
The various local committees have
been appointed and arrangements
will he made to entertain about $50
delegates. The members of the en-
tcrtainmcnt Committee are Miss
Margaret johnson, Mrs. c. b Holt,
Miss Alillic Anthony and Miss Tia
Bradley.
The "Mldsummer Hop at the
Woodstock Inn Wednesday evening
was as enjoyable rs ever to the
guests and their friends ana it was
largely attended. The music room
was prettily decorated, Chinese Ian
terms illuminated the piazza, ex-