Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-07-06
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Just step or two south Of the big
electric car station at Grove Hall. Au-
gustine Terry has the quaintest cob
bier shop ever occupied by man of
the last and wax end. The usual sort
Of shoemaker's shop to which most
folk hereabout are accustomed pre-
sents little more on opening the door
than a motley array Of various sizes
Of lasts strewn about on moor and
shelf and literally besprinkled with
the air serves the double purpose Of
suggesting to the visitor the odOrs of
rather cellar and lanyard. But it is
quite another matter and genuine
surprise to the person who enters
Terry's place at 46S Blue Hill avenue.
You are Immediately greeted with a
thrilling iiapason from seemingly
myriad collection Of sweet throated
featherei songsters. Upon all
sides of the room and rang
ing high above the floor. yet not too
close to the ceiling. there are long
lines of cedar bushes, in which these
birds nest and care for their young,
or from which they fit back and forth
to the feeding boxes. Terry is an
lrishman and came to this country
from Dungarvan. Waterford country.
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Mrs. Mary Drew Peavey. who was
l06 years old May l6. last. died at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. J. w.
Tower. IL Atlantic street. South Bos-
ton, last week. Mrs. Peavey was born
in Hollis. Me-, May l6, 1895. while
Washington was president. She spent
most Of her childhood in TuftonborO,
N. II. For more than 80 years Mrs.
Peavey had been member of the
Methodist church. During revival
meeting she was one of 80 to rise to
be baptized, and was the only one OF
the party who preferred to be baptized
IN the stream rather than by sprink
ling. At the age Of 10 she married
Joseph l.. Peavey in the TuftonborC
church. He was an enterprising coun
try merchant. and also carried on a
large farm She was an efficient man
ager. caring for the dairy as we'll as
attending to the household duties. Her
husband was in the war Of 1872. He
died Sc years ago. Mr.. Peavey was
buried at Tuftonboro
The reason why the iced water foun.
tans in public places throughout the
city have not been supplied with ice
is that the water department has no
appropriation for that purpose. When
the fountains were first established by
Mayor Quincy three years ago the ice
was supplied by the water department
from its revenue. Last year Water
Commissioner Martin, backed by
Mayor Hart, took the ground that il
there was to be free iced water fur
nished by the city the expense should
be met from a special appropriation
and not from the revenue from the
water takers. This resulted in a spe-
cial appropriation OF $4,000 being made
late in the season to provide the ice.
No appropriation has been applied for
this year and Hub dwellers are ex'
treme wrath there at.
Prof Anagnos OF the Perkins insti-
tntinn for tho hlip1 apppn N nipI nv
the deaf and sightless children. Edith
NJ. Thomas. Elizabeth Robin and
Tommy Strnger, expects soon to Wis.
it Buffalo where he will attend the an.
nual convention for the deaf to be
held in that city. 1t has been an.
n nounced that all Of the leading in
3astructors of the deaf in this country
Skare expected to be present at this
"A convention. The friends among the
d public of this remarkable trio of young
people will be glad to learn that each
one is making even and steady prog
ress in the embodiment of tasks to
be performed. Edith ami Elizabeth
are advancing in the curriculum that
shall some day lead them to com,
wise is taking forward steps along the
path Of knowledge.
Three deaths, about 80 hospital
cases of prostration and hundreds of
others treated by physicians, make
up the record Of the second hottest
June day in The history OF the Boston
weather station. June 90. 1874. was
hotter by one degree. The highest
temperature was reached at the sur.
prisingly late hour of y. m. when
the mercury crept up to 81, the max
lmum for the day. Boston suburbs
and the outlying country for miles
were also parched. and many cases
OF prostration as well as several
deaths, were reported. Workshops
closed in some instances. and those
who had contemplated starting on
heavy work. postponed it until more
propitious weather.
Two hundred and sixty years ago
the first Boston ferryboat began to
ply over the line that is now follow ed
by the Chelsea ferry Since that date
In fair weather and foul. through ice
and fogs and storms. the boats have
continued regularly to cross and re-
cross the harbor. never yet has any
one of them met with a serious disas.
ter. such as happens not infreQuen ntly
In New York harbor.