Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

The annual convocatl on of Dis
trict No. /, ROYAL Arch Masons,
will be held at the Masonic Temple
IN Burlington Thursday, Feb. r.
opening ut o'clock in the after
noon, NJ. Z. Oh ,rles \. Calderwood,
Grand High Priest, L. Charles Il.
Montague, grand lecturer, and other
grand and past grand officers are ex-
pected to be present.
Mrs. Howard J. Brown, with her
two children. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mis-. |. G.. Mower. Her
home has been in Palmer, Mass,
for several years, but she goes to
Ansonia. Conn, from here, where
she and her husband will make their
home.
Regarding the verdict in the
Molineux case New York man
writes to friend in Woodstock :
sit astonishes everybody here. for
the unive,s sal opinion was that the
prosecution had made out no case.
Nj. II. Miller of PomfrrI intends
to erect double tenement the con-
ing season on tie Hewitt property
below the railway station. He will
first remove the old barn there and
will put up the house between the
present dwelling and Frank Perry S
house. Evidently building opera
tons in Woodstock were not ali
completed last year, Notwithstanding
'99s big record, as there are indica-
tons that there will he so ne activity
in the house-building business the
coming summer.
Mrs. E. p. Tewksbury gave a
whist party Wednesday afternoon to
Miss Nina King. There were fou,
tables.
DR.. +. 7. kdder went to Boston
Friday to attend the meeting and
banquet Of the University of Vcr-
mont alumni.
Miss Johnson returned from Il t,ip
to Cedar Rapids, la., last week Fri.
day.
Hosea V. French returned HON.
Thursday, coming here from Mont
pelicr, where he was penned up by
the flood in the capital CITY. 1t was
the worst ever known there boats
were used on State street until 3 or
I o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
all cellars were flooded. At the
Montpelier house, where he stopped,
there was a foot of water in the
office. The dining rooms We're
flooded and the guests had to take
their meals in their rooms, break
fasting OH crackers and cheese.
Seven OF eight horses Mr.. French's
among them--in one of the stables
stood in icy water up to their necks
all night. They We're chilled 50
that they could hardly move when
rescued, but will probably recover.
Edwin Davis of White River
Junction, former resident oi
Woodstock, it is learned is quite
seriously i'll at his no ne.
Mrs. Horace Hunt ha, issued in.
vitations tor the marriage of bci
niece, Miss. Mary Frances Collamer,
and Mr. Bernard Stallo Kittrcdg.,
at her home ON Tuesday, February
18TH, at twelve o'clock.
Mrs Davis of New York. i visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. F. c. Putnam
Mrs. II. "A. Willis has returned
from, 1ronton, Ohio, where she has
spent several months.
AS f. II. Gillingham, his wife
and son and mother, Mrs. l.. A.
Gillinsham, were crossing The rail-
road track at {. NJ Perry's Sunday
afternoon, their sleigh was over
turned in some way and the whole
party thrown out. Mr.. Gillingha II
alighted on his feet and none of
the others was injured except his
mother, who fell heavily on the ties,
striking on her shoulder. Her face
was badly scratched and her shoulder
put ont of Joint. but she is now get
ting along comfortably.
Elliott z. Brooks and w. Fl. |
Riley represented W. II. 5. at the
ID. |. n. A. meeting at White River
Junction Wednesday.
The new slate roof on the Jail |
building has caused considerable !
trouble, the water dripping from the
caves on the street side and making
a slippery and dangerous sidewalk. /
10 remedy this a steam pipe has
been run through the cave spout its