Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-02-08
News of Woodstock.


and clergyman very well known
throughout New England, died last
evening about 7 O'Clock. The news
came as terrible shock to the
community, and the general sorrow
at.hs sudden end will extend far
beyond it's borders. Mr.. Simmons,
haxl been i'll with the grip Il little
more than week, this with result
ing complications bringing his i'll
meas to fatal issue. He was about
fit, years of age and leaves widow
and one son.
I'll. II. Eaton of Claremont. n. H.,
was in town Monday.
capt. Elton A. Smith was in
town tins week.
S. Is. Whitney OF Boston was
here the first OF the week.
The local court of Foresters en-
joyed party and dance at their hall
last week Friday evening.
The town auditors completed
their work this week and the re-
ports will soon be in the hands of
tM public.
George Aiken was in Burlington
again this week.
MRS. ". II. Fl. Moore went to
Scranton, Pa, Thursday to visit her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Il. Smith. MIR.
Moore is now at the Inn.
Mrs.. S. E. Kilner is expected from
New York today.
Il. &. Ogilvle returned to the Inn
from Montreal Thursday.
DR.. F. r.. Kidder is in New York
this week.
Seats and standing room were oc-
cttpicd at Music hall Tuesday when
IA Texas Steer came to town.
The hall never had Il bigger audi
etce. The play was quite well
staged, the colored quar'e,te and
other features receiving plenty OF
applause.
"A chimney in F. ]. Simmons
block burned out Tuesday afternoon
and fire alarm was turned in. The
tire was allowed to burn, however,
and no water was turned on.
aMr. and Mrs. Fred W. Howes of
Agnesbury, Mass, We're in town
few days this week. Mr.. llowes is
stin interested in poultry and re-
celjtly received an order to, three
BIRDS from Australia.
The snow and wind of Sunday
and Monday filled up the hill roads
toathe hloekading point and they
were blotted out entirely in some
PLACES, The Rutland stage failed
tosget through Monday, returning to
Hrtdgewatcr, and the Felchrille
stage was an hour late in getting in.
The Bethel stage, Harley Howe
dtiser. which left here Monday
mdrning, did not show up until
about an hour after schedule time
Tuesdav evening. The stage got a
short distance this side of Barnard
on the way to Woodstock Monday
afternoon and there found drifts
much too high to negotiate.
Down in Clermont, Florida, III
miles south of Jacksonville and some
feet above the sea, Wales y. John
sou and Isaiah Benson of West
Woodstock are living on sunshine
and tropical fruits and tanning ther,
selves through these winter months.
MIR. Johnson ha, found some amuse-
mcnt in sending home descriptions
ofsthe delights of the climate there
and he also has had time to take the
temperature at noon on each of the
81 DAYS in January. The lowest
record is IS and the highest So, the
mercury hanging around the latter
point for five or six days. There
was one jump from IS to 70 and a
drop from 70 to IS. The average
was about Ga, the last week If the
month being the warmest.
The Robinson Comic Opera com.
pAny appears at Music hall two
ni16ts-March 10th and nth. The
pe0prnances will be for the benefit
OF the nshers, OF whom tickets can
secured. The ushers are +. ". Gil
nan, 6. r. Winslow, II. b. Hutch
son, Clayton Hudson, ]. S. Brow
nell and II. Fairbanks. Popular
r prjfcs-SSc and SOC.