Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23
News OF Woodstock.

Of White River Junction have been
spending few days with Mrs. E.
II. Fletcher.
Friend P.Fletcher OF South Wood
stock has been granted, through
John Gilman, pension attorney, an
increase of pension from Sc to $24
per month.
The subject of the sermon OF tn
Universalist Church next Sunday
morning will be "The Church and
the Problems of Modern Lite"
Rev. H. l.. Garfield, the pastor,
will preach.
Henry Church of Urbano, Ohio,
visited his cousin, Mrs. f. &. At
wood, Sunday. Mr.. Church who
is a native Of Woodstock, had not
been here tor Al years.
Mrs. Charles Shattuck and two
Youngest daughters are spending old
home week at Charlestown, N. H.
Mrs. George W. Updike and
daughter of Lagrange, ILL.,, are at
Mrs. Charles Chapman's.
Woodstock ought to have a his
torical museum. The old pictures,
woven bed quilts, crazy quilts, old
hinges and other iron-work, old
clocks, old household utensils, and
scores of other things-these are all
being gathered up by local sharps
This is we'll enough. Fred Chap
man, Hal Dana, George Merrill and
other connoisseurs have the disease.
They can smell an old bureau ten
miles. Here's hoping their finds
are all prizes; and may George
Fisher and Bill Davis live long
enough to repair and polish all the
sharps can find. But the town
should have collection of its own.
Form historical society. Get ii
little loom to begin in, in IL modest
way. Solicit contributions, and pre-
serve thus little of the flavor of
the good old times. The. next gen
Grafton will say we were blind to
our chances and forgetful of their
claims on us il we don't.
Deputy Sheriff Spafford was in
Chester, Monday, and on looking
over the goods that were found hid
den on the premises of Clarence
Adams and supposed to be part OF
the proceeds of Adams burgaries.
found goods that he identified as
stolen from him eight years ago
when he was in business with Fred
6. Smith.-Landmark.
One of the engines on the Wood
stock railway broke down just
below the Quechee gorge bridge
last Saturday and was taken to
Lyndonville for repairs the next
day.
ohm Gilman, pension attorney,
has secured an increase OF pension
from Sc to $ls for Allen Rogers of
Rochester.
A union service will he held in
the Methodist church at 1870 O'Clock
next Sunday evening, with sermon
by Rev, F.. c. Putnam.
Mrs. Maria Wilder Raglan OF
North Chicago, who has been spend
ing the past month with Miss
Martha A. Mellish, went to Con
cord, N. H., Monday. Her niece.
Miss Mary w. bennett, Of Concord,
accompanied her,
The D. A. r. gave tea in honor
of Mrs. Maria Wilder Raglan at Miss
Batchelder's last week Friday. Mrs.
Raglan, who is S. years old, IS a
daughter of Captain Jacob " i|der,
a Revolutionary soldier and one of
the first settlers Of this town.
Gen. Mccullough, Hon. Zed S.
Stanton Of Roxbury and Hon. Frank
Plumley of Mortified will shout
for the regular republicans at Il rally
to be held here next Friday evening.
S. L. Kilner has returned from
the Thouaand Islands.
B. v. Page is at his summer cot
tlge on Mountain avenue.
Mrs. G. II. Mack and daughter of
Millbury, Mass, are at c. II. Lock-
woods.
There was u 'shirt waist" hop
at the town hall last evening, IS OF
20 couples enjoying the informal
affair. Sherwin and Whites orches-
ira played.
The work of raising and widening
the road on Union street, next to the
bridge, is now in progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. johnson
have returned from trip to the
Thousand Islands, accompanied by
Col. F. c. Hatch, who is i'll at their
home.