Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

certain extent, making the state
test useless. Mr.. Aitken returned
Saturday night and started for Bur-
lington again Sunday afternoon.
Philip W. Royce of Brownsville
was in town Friday.
The next entertainment at Music
Hall will be given by the well
known Lotus Glee Club, assisted by
Mrs. Minnie Marshall Smith, We'd
nesday evening, Jan. -, and it will
be one of the events of the season.
Tickets will be on sale at Morgan
store this morning at 9 o'clock
SOC, soc and 75c.
Among the weeks arrivals at the
Inn were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E.
Burgess, Berlin, N. H.; Wilson
&. Morris, New York Mrs. f. p.
Hallett, Mrs. f. B. Converse and
two children, Miss Bertha Lee, Bos-
ton; MIR. and Mrs. Geo. w. Jack
son, Newton Centre.
The Woodstock Military Band
gave another concert and dance ut
the town hall Thursday. 1t was
well attended and qnite as success
full AS the former affairs.
The Cantons and Rebekahs have
Joint installation Of officers We'd
nesday evening of next week at S
o'clock. Odd Fellows and their
families invited.
Charles Marcy was called to
Springfield Thursday by the serious
illness OF his mother.
The entertainment by Marc the
magician at Music Hall Tuesday
evening was the first OF its kind
seen here in Il long time, and it was
very satisfactory to the audience.
lie is a musician as we'll as being
skilltul in illusion and the varied
character of the performance made
it the more pleasing.
Miss McVean was called to Roch-
ester, n. Y, Monday by the illness
of her father.
n socidble was held at the Con-
gregational church parlors Friday
evening.
Miss Marston, a former teacher
here, was the guest of Miss Annie
Perry Friday.
-Four pairs of lusty oxen from
Billings farm were required to pull
u big stone from the East Barnard
quarries Wednesday afternoon. The
block was about twelve feet long by
eight wide and one loot thick, and
the outfit occupied most of the high
way when on the road. The stone
weighed about ten tons and is only
me OF many big blocks which Bill
ings farm is now drawing from
East Barnard.
Miss Bessie Taylor entertained a
party at A. E. Fuller's last
week Friday evening.
District Deputy Grand Master A.
E. Spaulding Installed the officers
IF Myrtle Lodge at White Rivel
Junction Monday evening. Tues
Law evening attended the installa-
ion OF officers of Temple Lodge of
Wells River.
The roll call to be held at the
Christian church this afternoon and
:vening will be an interesting occa-
'ion and preparations have been
made to entertain all VINO may at
end. The afternoon meeting be-
gins at 3 o'clock, the evening meet.
ng at 1880.
Rev f. E. D,ckie, of the China
Stand Mission, will give mission.
Try address tomorrow evening at
80 O'Clock at the Christian church
'nder the auspices OF the Christian
Indeavor Society. He has had ten
ears experience in missionary
work. and is an inter esting speaker.
dr. Dickie's six-years-old son &C
companies him and will sing in Chi
lese.
NATIONAL BANK ELECTION.
The annual meeting of the Wood
took National Bank was held Tues.
lay and directors were elected ms .
ollows: William E. Johnson, viii
lam S. Dewey, F. S. Mackenzie,
"a nuel E. Kilner, and F. w. Viii.
er. They organized with William 5
;. Johnson as president, William S.
Dewey, vice president, and F. w.
Wilder, cashier.