Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

Rev. ]. f. Simnons was called to
Webster, Mass. last Saturday by
the death of his mother. He re-
turned home Tuesday.
According to the census of 1000
the population of Woodstock town,
including the village, is .,557, and
of the village I,2SI.
III. +. Durham is building one
story addition l+XI7 feet on the
west side of his house ON Pleasant
street.
Miss Rogers of Burlington was
the guest Of Miss Margaret Bartlett
for several days the past week.
Ebenezer tlol mes. the new pro-
prictor of the Silver Lake house at
Barnard, was in town Il day this
week. lie soon takes possession of
the house and will doubtless make It
a> popular resort as ever.
Rev. NJ. III. Smith of Wilder will
preach ut both morning and evening
services at the Methodist church to-
morrow. Rev. G. +. Partridge con-
ducts services tomorrow at Wilu.:,
Lewiston and Hanover.
Miss Annie Perry returne n
Saturday from visit in Townsend.
Miss Margaret l.. Johnson went
to Boston Monday.
The ,Is. annual mcctin. OF the
Vermont Branch of the " oman's
Auxiliary to Board OF Missions is to
he held in st. Peters church in B.n-
nington, Nov. - and II. 'rn,. de-
cgateS from st. James church arc
Mrs. J. Il. Pemhcr. Mrs. Bates and
Mrs. Griffin. The atrlnatrs are
Mrs. |. K. Alurelock. Mis-, Helen
Marble and Miss Alice Jones. 1t is
expected that Bishop Partridge of
kyoto, Japan. Bishop Nelson of
Georgia and Bishop Hall of Ncr-
mont will he present and speak.
Mrs. William :. French enter
tanned the ladies' afternoon whist
club on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Alinstrcls APP
pear at the Music hall next week
Friday o, Saturday evening.
The first snow Of the season fell
Friday afternoons brief squat fol-
lowing the rain storm which began
Wednesday night.
The y. q. Scammon company
PLAYED "Sidc Tracked" to Il large
audience at the Music hall Wednes-
day evening and the performance
Was a very good one in many re-
sprrt>. Henry Willard, as the
tramp. with Ills "heart OF oak, etc,
was the favorte of the piece and
there were no dull moments when
he held the boards. There is plenty
of fun and action in the piece and
the various members OF the COM
pany did their best to keep things
moving. Some of the Sperilties
were quite clever and the various
features were very we'll received.
MI. and Mrs. b. l.. Pinne> re.
turned from months outing in
plymouth this week, where they
spent the hunting season. They are
gong to Boston to spend Il few
DAYS. returning here, and will go to
Bermuda early IN Dece.nbcr.
Mrs. |. {. Ransome returned to
l.itteton, \. H., Monday.
Mrs. Harriet n. Scaver, widow
of Charles II. Seavcr of Taftsvile,
has been granted pension of SIS Il
month from Dec. !, 1899, through
ohm Gilman's agency.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Perkins and
two children of Windsor and \. l..
Dinsmore OF lIartland were guests
OF MIR. and Mrs. Frederick Ilowes
few days the past week.
he Ottauquechee Savings bank
has bought the old Churchill house
ON the corner AZ the foot of the park
and will next spring tear it down
and eject handsome business block
ON It's site. The house i, one of the
landmarks of the village and there
viii be considerable regret over its
disappearance.
Judge c. \. Sayward of Ipswich,
Mass. spent Sunday with his uncle,
I, W. Sayward.
The funeral of Charles Amsden
was held at Amsden Sunday. Those
attending from here We're Mr.. and