Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-08
Royston Z. Barrows of Windso,

w. T.. lew is building Il new
barn on his farm on Church hill.
! E. f. Merrill brought in one OF
the last deer shot las, week. II
weighed about $50 pounds.
The l.. T.. Weymouth Furniture
Co. has new ad in this issue worth
reading and noting.
Five days Of beautiful weather
were followed by the usual rain
Thursday. Frida, the skies cleared
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Townsend
went to South birmingham, Mass,
Friday and 90 to Boston TODAY.
Following President Roosevelt's
proclamation, Gov. Mccullough has
appointed Thursday. Nov. 81, rs a
day of festival and thanksgiving.
The shower of meteors which has
been regularly announced for four
or five Years is again advertised for
tn present month but the progr; m
is subject to change without notice.
The third annual ball of Canton
Woodstock, No. IL, |. O. O. f.,
will We held a: the town hall Tues
dar evening, Nov. IS. The Wind
s'r orchestra will play.
Cvde lloughton, who has been
the electrician at Billings farm Tor
some time, expects to take posi-
ton with General Electric Co. at
Lynn, Mass, about December Ist.
Hal Payne will take his place.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Ransom of
Maplewood farm were surprised bv
Il party Of about thirty friends last
week Thursday evening and the
was Handsomely enter
tanned.
The chr, santhemums at G.. II.
Mass greenhouse on Pleasant street |
are now makingu handsome show,
and other flow erS make the place
worth visiting. The annual exhibition
is now ON also at the Billings con-
'.rva'ore~ and the chrvsanthemums
here are at their best.
The Odd Fellows OF District No.
will hold district meeting at
W ind>o, Friday, Nov. IL. At this
ime Cot. O. II. Henderson, depart
ncnt commander, will institute Cam
OF Rucna Vista No. 5, Patriarchs
Militant \ large delegation from
Woodstock is expected to attend.
At the regular conversation of
chapter, No. 81, X.
\. NJ, Tuesday evening Il hand
ome Jewel from the grand chapter
If the state was given to Past Grand
1i9h Priest O. W. Sherwin. Grand
High Priest W. J. Boyce made the
DR.. Sherwin happily
ckn"M Lodging the gift. The past
,rand high priests jewel it of solid
'old and Il beautiful piece of work.
The selectmen have bought a new
alc for the town clerk S office and it
viii be here in Il few weeks. 1t iSa
arge one, made to order, and will
Ccommn.,ats all the town records
or good many wears TO come; fire
, '""t and up to date in every way.
The old safe, it has been discovered,
5 about as proof against flames as
cigar box. There has been need
II Il new one for some time, as the
tficinl records stored in the vault
t the town hail are not very well
preserved.
Mrs. Grace l.. (Dugan Willard,
wife Of Elihu Willard, died at her t
ONE on River street " edncsday, =
fter n weeks illness. She was 20
ears of age and was the daughter s
f MIR. and Mrs. William Dugan of
Reading. Besides her husband and I
parents. her surviving relatives are
~o half brothers, Henry Gay Of
'nnaan, y. H., and Stillman Gay
t Drwcvs Mills; two brothers, Gil
ert Du.an ct North Hartland and
ernie Dugan of Deweys Mills;
hrce half sisters, Mrs S. II. Bar
ows and Mrs. Frank Dana of this
own and Mrs. George Robins of
Hartford; one sister, Mrs. Eugene
)aigle of Dewcys Mills. The
l,ncral was held at the house Friday
/ 10 o'clock Il. m.
Deputy Sheriff r. y. Spafford
rought Leonard Z. Ward of Spring t
c!d to Jail Wednesday. Ward, who
, about 90 years old and town t
barge, is accused of shooting Il
oe. According to his own story, {
e was out hunting and saw two t
Ger, II buck and doe, standing
ear each other. He raised his gun {
nd rs ht. fired one of the nninuls