Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16

| Uiehts w one leh hau bssh 'pih'
Mrs, ], u, Tarleton, wife OF the
electrician, and Walter shePPey OF
Rutland, a painter on the town
building, lett town Tuesday aite''
noon within q few hours Of each
other under circumstances that leave
little doubt that the double disap-
pcaranee WAS an elopement, They
were last heard from 1t West Leha'
non, y, L., where the, met and lett
town IN a team, Mr., Tarleton, who
has heen boarding with his wife and
child 1T the Central house, Is now ~
Mrs. ] II, Murdock's with his
daughter,
Local Masons IN Burlington this
| (Masonie) week were Z, Il, Monta'
que, W, ], lioyce, Rev, {. i, Part
ridge, {, w, Spaulding, l.. H.,
Pratt. {. T.. Merrill and others, At
u meeting OF the Masonic grand
lodge Thursday {, Il. Montague
was reelected grand senior warden.
Mr., and Mrs, ID. T., Simpson and
Mr.. and Mrs, u, l., Pinney go to
the Crawford House for the season
mex week,
Moses Gobe aud family have re-
moved to Pawtucket, Il. !.
N n Claremont party Of four
wn,ch sails for Europe from Boston
July 3 on the steamer Saal are MIR,
and Mrs. II. ", Frost, the latter the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a.
Pierce. The tour includes seventy.
two days trip, landing at Sout hamp.
ton, spending nine days IN London,
six in Paris, and visiting Belgium,
Holland, France, Germany, Switzcr'
land and Italy, returning from the
Mediterranean sea.
"rhc "Avaanchc, Of Sank Cen.
ire, Mum, OF June 9Th, contains an
interesting account ot the fifth m.
nual reunion of the Old Settlers
Association of Stearns aud adjoining
counties. The former president of
Il e association. =. Lamb, went west
from Woodstock some years ago,
and will he remembered by somic of
the older residents. The Avalanche
paragraphs Mr.. Lamb rs follows:
up. Lamb, who was president the
past year. and who done SO much to
make the meeting here such a grand
5, ccess. was busy man and he kept
things lively. "Pony," MS he was
dubbed years ago, has most reten-
tive memory and his fund of infor-
nation is given in that pleasing vein
which always charms aud com mands
attention"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Jaquith re-
turned from Montreal, where they
attended the meeting OF the Ameri
can Library Association, Monday.
Mrs. Z. ID. Faulkner Of New
York arrived at her summer home
on Mountain avenue this week.
Mrs. +. n. Billings has opened
her house here for the summer.
Mrs. w. S. Shurtleff of Spring.
field, Mass, returned home Tues
day.
George l.. Thompson fell from
his bicyc'e last Saturday while rid
ing near Marbles pond and was rem
dercd unconscious for some hours.
He was severely bruised and was
confined to his house until Thurs
day.
Harry Button expects to g" to the
Hotel Childwold, ut Childwold, n.
V, Monday for the season.
Henry +. S,mser died "Wednesday
forenoon ut the New Park hotel
after an illness of several years dur
ing which he hid suffered much.
He was Al years of age. Mr.. Sim
ser came here from New York state
and was very popular and was well
known AS a horseman. His wife,
who was Miss Daisy Richardson,
survives him. The funeral was held
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The Catholic fair opening the
handsome new town hall began
Tuesday evening with a ubi'ant
tune by Dewey's band, the tair and
sale continuing to Friday evening.
The hall was attractively decorated
with hunting and the sixty or more
electric lights illuminated it as no
place of entertainment here ever has
been lighted before, making of the
fair, with the decorated tables and
all, pleasant place to visit
Dances have been given each even
ing and one OF the features Of the
fair has been contest between
Lewis Bourbon and Patrick Mayncs,
in which everyone was Interested.
Rev. L. G. Drouhin and me nbers
OF this parish have labofed to make
! Nh. f.,;, what If >yaS-a success,