Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27

lump from Texas, where the tou'
ended. The club goes on the roac
again in January.
! Our Lady of the Shows Court,
c. O. f., 5I4, elected the following
officers Saturday night:
&. r., a. Maynes.
Y. {. r., q. Goodrow.
p. {. r., Patsy Maynes.
Il. s., 6. w. Liberty.
+. S, L. J. Bourbon.
Treasurer, E. ]. Gobie.
From Chicago paper of Dec.
II is taken the following notice of
the Observation-Disclosures wedding.
Mr.. Marsh is Il grandson Of Mrs. G.
p. Marsh.
The marriage of Miss Mary McWiliums,
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Nc
Porter Marsh took place last night at 3
o'clock at the Sixth Presbyterian church
Rev. VIM L. Merrill Otliciated. Miss Mir
IAN Marsh, the groom's sister, was the
only bridal attendant. VIM. Beebe, Jr..
served the groom as best man. and the
ushcrS We're the brides brothers. Thomas
g., Hugh J.. and Donald s. McWi iams,
and Lee Caswell, Robert Grinnel and
| Clarence Moore. The bridal gown WAS
| fashioned of point dAlencon and chiffon.
wit II II full veil of tullc, and the bride car
ried II shower bouquet of lilies of the val
ley. The maid of honor, wore white lib
erty sauze and carried II bouquet of rose
buds. Mrs. New ilIiums, the brides
mo'her, wore a robe of Irish point. A
reception to relatives followed ut the
house Palm, ferns and roses We're used
IN dec"rntioh of tine house. while at the
church there were palms and chrvsunthe-
NUNS Mr. anu Mrs Marsh have gone for
II trip. They have not decided upon their
future home. Miss McWilliains is IL ia
vorte cousin of Mrs. Mckinley and spent
some line NJ the White House during the
Mckinley administration.
There is not much light, coal or
wood on the fuel situation this week.
Frederick Chapman and other local
coal dealers are not making many
promises ust now, and the odd
Jumps of coal around town are being
saved for Il colder day. &. f.
Woodruff has drawn some coal from
the lime kilnS at Amsdcn, and it is
understood that teams have been
sent to Ludlow and Chester for the
same commodity. Mr.. Chapman
ordered barrel OF coal the other
dav, and thirty pounds of it came by
express, neatly tied with red rib
bon. The remainder of the order.
which he is so fortunate in having
filled, is coming by freight. 1t may
not all he stolen on the way here.
The Inn has received 10 tons OF pea
coal and 70 tons arrived for the High
School last week, part of this going
to the River street school.
The White Oaks On. My Eagle
of Dec. IS has the following item
concerning Il gold property in which
John q. Foster is interested:
The North Ilomestake people
have just finished the mill run at the
Old Abe and the results are so much
better than they expected that they
are j.lblant, as it We're. Mr.. Brock
way has gone east to confer with the
stockholders, while in the meantime
the work here is going ahead under
4 Iva
property, ""Ler late dovelopmont,
is proving very rich and some Of the
richest and most beautiful speci-
mems, some of them worth several |
hundred dollars apiece, have been
taken t,om the we'll defined assure
veins. The North llomcstake is all
right and will soon be producing
large amounts of gold again.
n strong feeling exists among
village property owners for the long
felt want of an electric hell striker
to be attached to the court house
bell and wired with the telephone
office. Then 90 phone owners can
have access to the fire bell bv elec
triCity. the alarm to he used as eX-
ira fire protection for the village,
thus saving many precious moments
in applying water upon an outbreak
being discovered in any part of our
village.
We, the undersigned, ask the
question, can the village afford to be
deprived longer of this necessary
village improvement?
Signed: Geo. Aitken, VIM. S.
llewett. {. f. Chapman, Russell
Murdo,k. VIM. French, f. II. Gil
lingham, Y. ID. Fraser, w. II. II.
Moore, !. l.. Dana, +. f. Merrill,
". f. Jones, Fred W. Wilder, w.
J. Bovcc, III. s. Dana, \. B. Nor
gan, Rev. ChaS. +. Partridge, q. |.
Wilcox, O. W. She,win, E. +. |
Wardwell. +. b. Merrill, f. X.
Jewett, +. I. kidder, +. Chapman,
y. {. Sherwin.
MORRIS c. FAIRBANKS.
One Of Woodstock's oldest bust
ness men, Morris {. FAN banks, died
on Sunday in his Soth year. He
was on the street only a week before
his death.
Mr.. Fairbanks was born in Barn
ard, learned the harness-making
trade in Bethel and came to Wood
stock in February, 1874, where he
has since been in active business
He was at first employed by Joel
Eaton, and then a partnership was
formed under the name of Eaton &
Fairbanks. Mr.. Fairbanks married
Elizabeth Eaton Dec. e, 1850, who
died Nov. y. 1896. They had six
children, all Of whom are living
Linn and Frank s. of Woodstock.