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

Mrs. Nj. a. Muth OF Rochester,
y. v, who recently purchased Ma
plrwood farm of Foster Rhodes,
and who also has farming interests
elsewhere, is at the Inn.
The management Of the town hall
building, including the town hall
and opera house, has been placed
in the hands of A. b. Morgan. The
business has heretofore been done
by Town Treasurer Southgate, but
as he did not wish to do the work
longer the transfer was made, by the
town fathers.
Harold V. Allen, drum major of
the V. \. 6. band. visited {. b.
Chase this week.
Nj. and Mrs. Herman Howes are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Her
bert II. Brown, at Tufts College,
Mass.
Frank !. Simmons has been APP
pointed town clerk by the selectmen,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of George w. Paul.
The members of the W. r. G..
have accepted an invitation from
Mr., Partridge to join the G "A. X.
ut the Methodist church tomorrow
morning to listen to Il sermon on the
birthday of Lincoln. The ladies are
requested to meet in the vcst,y of
the church at 10 Il. m.
Mrs. John lIuse has bought the
land on which her houses on Pleas
ant street stand.
!. Z. and E. +. W,nslow drove
to Clarcment, \. H., Thursday to
look over the Moody stock farm.
About twenty entries have already
been received by Secretary J. S.
Eaton for the stake race for foals
of 1902, offered by the Windsor
County Horse Breeders Associa-
ton. This is quite as many us was
expected at this time and is IN en-
couraging outlook for a large mum
Der Of entries before the books close
in April.
Soldiers, Attention: The Rev.
ChaS. Partridge extends Il cordial
invitation to the members of the
Geo. c. Randall Post to attend di-
VINE service at the Methodist church
next Sabbath at the usual hour of
morning worship. In the accep-
lance OF this invitation the members
of the Post are requested to meet
in their hall Sunday morning, Feb.
9th, at or before ten o'clock. Rv
order of
(. w. Sayward, Com.
Attest, O. II. Mackenzie, Adjt.
The following officers were in
stalled ut 4 recent meeting of Our
Lady of the Shows Court, No. 5I4,
Catholic Order of Foresters Chief
ranger, Arthur Myers; vice chief
Hanger, Charles Could; rec riding
secretary, Geo Liberty; financial
secretary, l.. ]. Bourbon; treasurer,
Eugene Bourbon; conductors, Ed
ward Maynes and r. Picard; senti-
nelS, Joseph Bourbon and Maxim
Charron.
David Crawford, who was sent to
the Brattleboro retreat from Wood
stock about ten years ago, and from
there removed to the Waterbury
asylum, died at the latter institution
Jan. 27th. His body was brought
here last week and placed in the
tomb at River street cemetery. His
widow is now living in Plymouth.
The Woodstock Electric Company
is running feed wire beneath the
blocks from the present Savings
bank block to the new bank build
ing. The wire enters the block UNI
foreground. 1t is thus in readiness
for connection in case any of the i'll
tervening blocks should call for
light, and will do away with many
troublesome wires outside the build
ings.
The annual district meeting of
the Freeuasons of Windsor county
will ,. held at Ludlow, with Black
River Lodge, No. S., Thursday af-
ternoon and evening, February II,
beginning at : o'clock. The Z. A.
degree will be exemplifed by Olive
Branch Lodge. No. 81, Of Chester,
and the NJ. NJ. degree by Black
River Lodge. During the inter
mission between the afternoon and
evening sessions, banquet will be
served. The grand master OF the
~ n
of Woodstock, and grand lecturer,
W. Albert Il. Bush of Orwell, will
be present with a number of other
officers of the grand lodge. Lodges
in the county are located ut Wind
sor, Woodstock, White River juno
ton, Rochester, Springfield, Hart
ford, Cavendish, Chester, Ludlow,