Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31


Pomfrct. also survive him. The
funeral services were held at three
o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. F.
Simmons officiating.
a persistent rumor is in circula-
ton that on or about MAY the Cen
trail Vermont and Boston & Maine
railroads will put on an express train
between Boston and Montreal that
will make the time in seven hours
instead OF eleven hours as at present,
thus shortening the running time
four hours between these cities
Central Vermont officials and en-
ployees are reticent in regard to it,
but it is said this train will stop only
at junction and division points on
both roads. Competition via Wells
River and Newport is said to be the
reason for putting on this fast train.
Montpelier Journal.
Mrs. VIM. $ Dana of Turner's
Falls, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Z.
NJ. Dana.
Mark Gibson is at home from
Smithville, \. j., where he has
been engaged in installing an cleo
trio plant for the II. B. Smith MAJ
chine Co. He returns there in Il
month or two.
The High school lyceum will have
another debate next Wednesday
afternoon, the question being: Re
solved, "That exploration in the
frozen north is waste of time,
money and human life and ought
not to be aided bv the government"
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Crandall died Thursday
afternoon.
The RI tland Herald SAYS:
"Arthur II. Smith, architect, WHO
has had charge of the building of the
Woodstock town hall, has ust
bought tor that building $1,000 worth
of stage settings and scenery. The
stage is so arranged that the hall can
he readily transformed into thea
ter"
"A number of sugar orchards are
being put in readiness for run of
sap, but favorable weather has not
yet arrived. Snow is deep in all the
orchards from two to three feet -
and thus little can be done now
without considerable expense and
the outlook on the whole is not
favorable for Il big crop of sugar.
Some of the orchards which were
badly injured BY caterpilars will
not he opened, though deep snow is
botherng the sugar makers this year
more than anything else.
Geo. w. Smith 4 Son have bought
Talnert's bakery at White River
Junction. Carl J. Sykes, who has
been employed by Talbert here, will
be Smith & Sons local agent.
A. b. Wilder went to Boston
Thursday for few DAYS.
Miss Corey is assistant teacher in
the first primary department OF the
River street school.
Mrs. E. p. Tewksbury went to
Boston last week, where her son,
Ralph Nj. Tewksburv, has been
quite i'll with the grip.
Charles f. Merrill has been in
| Boston tins week.
Miss Mary Haskell went to Bss.
ton Friday to spend several weeks.
! SOLDERING IN TIE PHILIPPINES.
A. b. Godsill received il letter
this week from his brother, John
II. Godsill of Co. l., 4oth U. S In
fantrv, dated at Binan, p. l., Feb.
ruarv @, where he has been doing
garrison duty since the capture of
the town early i'll January. lit is
no fun doing garrison duty, either"
he says. lie writes that the country
seems to be just as healthy as Amer
ica and no member OF his company
has been sick yet. He has done
much travelling and seen lots Of the
country at Uncle Sans expense, but
says:
~ think America will be good
enough for me ii | ever get back
there. like the country all right
out here, but hate the sight of the
people that live here. 1t takes Il
fellow half day to make them
understand what you want, and then
they try to soak the Americans about
four tines what they charge the
natives for anything. But we take
what we want and pay what we
have IL mind to, and if they make Il
kick to the major he will close up
their store.
IL think we will be sent back to
the states bv next fall. hope so,
anyway, for | will have seen enough
of this country by that time. don't
think we will have much more fight
ing to do.
"rhey are offering $500 to every