Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

ing. Refreshments we've served
during the evening. Beside the
singing of old army songs, in which
the old soldiers voices always come
out particularly strong, Miss Bernice
Fuller sang several solos. Rev. J
f. Simmons, Rev. f. ID. Handy
and J. X. Peulber were among the
speakers. Mr.. Simmons had not
got along far in his informal talk be-
fore he spoke of the Philippine
question and pitched INTO The policy OF
taking over this Asiatic archipelago
Mr.. Simmons made an excellent
talk and presented strong and in
teresting argument against imperial
ism. Later Rev. Mr.. Handy nap
pcned in, and not knowing the sub
iect of Mr.. Simmons remarks, took
up the same question but argued il
ably from just the opposite point OF
view. This timely talk was quite
interesting for the hearers, whatever
their opinions of the merits of the
arguments.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
of Philadelphia, of which DR.. Ed,
ward II. Williams is one of the
principal owners, have just closed a
contract for the building of 81 loco
motives, the largest single order
ever received by that company. The
locomotives are for use on new rail-
roads now under construction il,
China.
"Nickcl," one of +. L. Rich
mond's faithful livery horses, now
has a new home in G. Nj. Perry S
stable. Mr.. Richmond has secured
another mate for '.Silver."
VIM. Billings has been confined
to his house with the grip for the
past two weeks.
f. b. Pingrce, who has been prac-
ticing law here for the past year or
more, intends to remove to Chester
and open an office there. He en-
poets to go some time next week.
DR.. Logan has disposed of his
stylish black team to Eugene A..
Thomas, taking the latter's hand
some black horse in exchange.
Miss Jessie Alderman, ii mission
AIRY of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union who has been twice
around the world, delivered an adj
dress, relating many interesting per-
sonal experiences, to Il large audi
ence at the Univcrsalist church
Thursday evening. Miss Ac herman
has spent eight years abroad, travel
ing most of the time in China, Afri.
Gu and India, and she draws sad
picture OF the degrading influences
of the opium and liquor trade on the
nations of the far east. China has
been cursed by the liquor traffic in
tlicted by Christian nations and until
that is removed she believed that
nation would never accept Christian
ity. Miss Alderman now finds her
true missionary work at home, be-
licving that the evils of the liquor
traffic can be best combatted here.
At the close of the lecture several
ladies of the local union passed
through the audience requesting sig
natures for membership of the w. &.
L. [. and eight names were secured.
The collection taken amounted to a
little over fifteen dollars.
Frank L. St. Cyr is moving this
week into one-haf of the brick house
near the Country clubs grounds.
MIR. Wood, the carpenter, takes the
house he vacatcs.
The series of three subscription
was closed Monday
with a delightful concert by the
fremont male quartcttc and the
Svendsen trio. There were eleven
numbers on the programme, all of
them strong, excellent compositions,
but in response to the demands of
the audience-and Il Woodstock ul-
dience is seldom so demonstrative-
1t was heightened to twenty num-
bcrs. every one of which were heard
with much pleasure. The quartette
10 S'iiI PpSSu vi CNSCllCllt voices ana
their selections, us we'll as those by
the ladies of the trio, were thorough
" well rendered. Miss Nichols
showed much skill and refinement
iii her violin solo, this beng one of
the best of the numbers. Miss Toll
mans cello solo was quite as warm
" received and Miss Watt was
an excellent and very hard-worked
accompanist. The concert was one
of the best Woodstock has heard for
years and great credit should be
given to the management of the
course fol the opportunity to hear
some good music with which the
public is too seldom favored.