Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-22
News of Woodstock.

II. A. Nose of Lebanon, \. FL
wa, in town Friday.
Mrs. II. c. Johnson has close
her house and gone to Lakewood
n. J., for the winter.
There was social at st. James
rectory Thursday evening.
A sociable was held at the Con
gregational church parlors Friday
evening.
"The Parish Priest" Music hall
Monday evening, Nov. Fl. Seats
$50, soc and 75c, on sale at Nor
gan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Merrill re
turned from Boston "Wednesday.
Mrs. d. ID. Davis of St. Alban,
is visiting Mrs. F. II. Reed and
other friends here.
Mrs. John Huse has gone tc
Woodiord, Me-, with her daughter
Mrs. +. b. Lockwood, who ha.
been visiting her here.
L. b. Wilson of West Newton,
Mass, visited his son, +. y. VIII
son, several days the past week.
The officers of Canton Wood
stock, No. -, elected edncsda,
evening, are: Captain, b. B. Rich ;
lieutenant, w. II. Bradley; ensign,
Herman S. Perry treasurer, F. 7.
kidder.
There were about IS couples at
the third annual ball given by Can
ton Woodstock, |. O. O. =, We'd
ncsdav evening. The Windsor or
chestra, seven pieces. furnished ex-
cellent music and the event was a
pleasant one.
MIessrs. c. O. Boyden, Fred 6.
Spaulding, r. ID. Bridge and F. W.
Spaulding of Bridgewater, w. Fl.
Spaulding of Plymouth, George
Aithen and l.. II. Pratt OF this viii
lage, made a pilgrimage to Mt.
Siam Temple, Mystic Shrine, at
Montpeli er, on Tuesday,
The internal economy of a gum
machine owned by local merchant
got out of gear Thursday and had
the wax image presiding over it on
the run in no time. A small boy
put in a penny and the machine
spouted packages Of gum all over
the sidewalk. The boy had ten or
fifteen when the machine ran drv.
The Woodstock Hunt Club, in
Guiding Dr.. r. w. Boyce, Erwin
Fraser and others, was out Monday
night and this time got a coon, the
first trip early in the season being II
failure. The dog with the party
freed the coon in business-like
way on the Fraser farm in Pomiret
DR.. Boyce climbed up thirty-five or
forty feet to the first branch,
"Spclled" himself there tol Is min
utcs after his eXcrtions, and then
shot the coon with revolver.
Mrs. Emily r. Howard died FRI
day morning at the residence of w.
Boyce, aged II years. She was
sister of the late Mrs. Lester A.
Miller. Since the death of Mrs.
Miller, with whom she had made
her home since 1876, she had lived
at Mr.. Boyce's. She resided in Hol-
yoke, Mass, Tor many years. The
funeral will be held this Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock. Intermen,
will be in Randolph, where her
husband is buried.
The first rehearsal for the local
minstrel entertainment under the
direction of De Forrest West, was
held Wednesday evening. There
We're IS singers on hand for prac'
ticc and the rehearsal was very sue
cessful. promising good perform
ance next month. There was an
other meeting Friday evening and
rehearsals will be held next week
Tuesday and Thursday evenings in
one of the basement rooms Of the
town hall building. MIR. West who
has often been here with travelling
companies, has complete outfit
for staging a minstrel show and I'm.
derstands the work thoroughly. 1t is
expected that the Claremont orches.
ira will play for the entertainment,
which will be given the evening OF
December 9th. All singers inter
ested are asked to attend the re
hearsals next week.