Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-08

the three normal schools OF the
State.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. II. Whitcomb
celebrated their silver wedding an
niversarv on Saturday. Iune /, very
quietly at their Silver Lake cottage.
The day, however, was remember
ed by their friends and they received
many handsome presents. With
them at Silver Lake were Mr.. and
Mrs. John +, Bradley. whose 25th
wedding anniversary occurred the
same day.
Mrs. +. y. Billings is at home
from Quincy, Mass.
Miss Leach and Miss Glenn, of
the Mary Hitchcock hospital at
Hanover, y. H., are at Nrs. p. p.
kn.pr'S,
L. b. Wilson and Miss 10 sephine
Wilson are at +. \. Wilson's.
f. +. Richmond sold three horses
last Saturday, two of them to Spring
field, Mass, parties and one to
MaNcy Evarts OF Windsor.
Mrs. c. II. Neo of Boston is visit
ing in this vicinity.
Engineer Payne of the Woodstock
railway started up young deer be-
low the Taitsvillc station Friday.
Woodstock won + i, points at
the lntcrscholastic athletic meet ut
Hanover, Wednesday.
\ decision in rc-cStatc of Ann S.
Bradley, \. Il. Sturtevant ct al,
apis, was announced by the SUI
preme court before adjournment last
week. Judgment of County court
affirmed and ordered certified to the
Probate court.
The Norman Williams public
library was rcopened last Saturday,
after being closed for about eight
months.
Mrs. Abigail Fitield Smith, widow
of Samuel Smith, died Tuesday at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. ID.
p. Grosvenor, in Peabody, Mass,
aged SO. Her body was brought
here for interment Friday. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor.
Mrs. Smith was born in Salisbury,
\. II where she married Samuel
Smith, who was afterwards well
known business man in Woodstock
for many years. Mr.. Smith died in
1881. and since 1854 she has made
her home with her daughter in Pea
body. Three other children, not
now living, were Charles f., Will
liam Il. and Clara Smith.
Cards were received here this
week announcing the marriage of
Miss Laura, daughter of Mrs. Fred
click Billings, to Mr. Frederick $.
Lee of Columbia University, We'd
ncSday, June ). The following ac-
count of the wedding is taken from
the New York Times:
The marriage Of Frederick S.
Lee and Miss Laura Billings, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frederick Billings, was
quietly celebrated yesterday noon at
the residence of the brides mother,
,70 Madison Avenue, 10y the Rev.
Lewis W. Hicks of Hartford, Conn,
an old friend of the family. Neither
the bride nor bridegroom had any
The wedding was a
small one and only Il few relatives
and intimcte friends were present.
Among those invited were the vari-
Gus members of the Billings family,
Prof. LcSlv \. Lee Of Bowdoin Col
lcsc and Mrs. Lee, the Rev. Cla-
renee Lee and Mrs. Lee of Philadel-
phia. Miss Lee of Canton, y. ".
DIR. Ehrck Parmlv of Oceanic, n.
J., and others. Prot. Lee and Mrs.
Lee, after brief bridal trip, will
sail for Europe the latter part of
this month.
At the regular meeting of Randall
Post. 6. y. r., held Saturday, June
/. the following resolution was
Resolved: That the sincere
thanks of the Post are due the pupils
and teachers of the schools for max
ing our Memorial Day exercises so
much of Il success. The Post is
proud of the pupils who did their
parts so well, and of the teachers
who so earnestly and ably prepared
the children for the occasion.
Also to the Patrlarchs Militant,
whose splendid appearance added
so much to the interest of the day.
y true copy of the record,
O. II. MACKENZIE,
Post Adjutant.
BOY SCALDED TO BEATII.
The Young son of Rev. G.. T..
Ladd of Waterbury, Il former resi-
dent here, was scaldcd to death
Monday. y press dispatch from
Waterbury says:
Warren LLdd, a four year old son
of Rev. and Mrs. G.. +. Ladd while
playing in the kitchen this morning
Il.