Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

pancv on South street belo the
house he sold to George Clarke.
B. II. Pinney X Co. are to light
their store with acetylcne.
Charlie, +, Chapman is in BoS-
ton.
The Standard Oil company is put
ting in a big steel tank nine feet
in diameter by lhirtN-two in length at
the railway station. 1t will be To-
Gated at the foot OF the bank beloW
the tracks and will rest on four brick
piers which are already in place.
Oil has hitherto been brought to
Woodstock by tour-horse teams from
White River Junction, but tank cars
will now be run here,
The new building at the Billings
conservatories which includes the
grape and peach houses is now
completed and is Il strong and hand
SO ne structure. The chrysanthe-
NUNS ut these conservutories, un-
der the care of +. b. Dana, dre now
in full bloom and the exhibition is
well worth seeing.
Fred w. Clark is building AN adj
dition to his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. II. WhitcomD
went to Springfield Monday, sum-
moned there bv the sudden death of
the formers brother, Geo. Whit
comb, that dav. The funeral SER
vices were held "Wednesday.
The football teams of Taftsville
and Woodstock play for the cham.
pionship ot the town this afternoon
on Vail field. The engagement be-
gins at 3 O'Clock and it is announced
that the fine points of the noble game
will be demonstrated throughout the
contest.
+. W. Wilder went to Wells River
Friday to attend bankers meeting.
y heavy fall of snow is reported
between here and Rutland. 80 inches
falling ON top OF the mountain, the
stage coming this way on runners to
Bridgewater Corners Thursday.
There is also good slcighing over
Reading way and in North Bridge
water.
The High school football team
was beaten at Bethel Saturday II
to o.
The annual meeting and banquet
of the stockholders of the Wood
stock Hotel company was held at the ,
Inn Wednesday evening. The old
board of officers was reelected.
Mrs. ]. Il. Pember attended the .
ED annual meeting of the Vermont ,
branch of the Woman'S Auxiliary
held at MiddIebury this week.
y woman about seventy years old ,
and insnne was found wandering
about at Prosper Saturday afternoon.
She stopped at one or two farm
houses and was finally broush to the
county jail, where she is still de.
tanned. She was unknown to any
one in the neighborhopd and refused
to say a word Us to where she came
from, how far she had travelled, and /
give her name. She was
dressed and carried
three small bags. containing a varied
assortment of articles, and with one |
Of them struck IN officer in her eX-
element, having plcnt, OF abuse for
all concerned in her detention.
There have been no inquiries for her
vet and there is no clue to her iden-
tity, as she pcrsistentlv refuses to
give any information to )ailcr
Thomas or to Dr.. Bovnton. who was
to attend her.
DEATH OF MRS. c. II. BLOSSOM.
Mrs. Charles II Blossom died
Thursday noon at the home of her
laughter, Mrs. Albert II. Town.
send. The day before she fell as she
was about to rise from Il chair and
broke her hip, and owing to her age
she was unable long to survive the
injury.
Mrs. Blossom was born in Read
ing, tine 20, 1910, but has passed
most of her life in Woodstock. Her
husband, with whom she lived 50
ears, died in 1897. For the past I6
years she has made her home with
ncr daughter, Mrs. Townsend. Two
,tker children, Mrs. Norman Button
and Frederick Blossom, are not now
living. ller lite was very quiet one,
devoted to her family, her charity
and kindness making her many
friends beyond the home circle. The |
funeral services will be held this
afternoon ut o'clock.