Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-26

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Mrs. Mary S. Leonard, widow Of
Jesse w. Leonard, has been granted
a pension of SIS per month from
Sept. g last, through John Gilman,
attorney.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Max
ers' Association meets in Burlington,
Jan. 40. The program includes
an address by Nathan Gushing, "a
Standard of Grading Maple Sugar
and Syrup"
Miss Mabel Fisher, operator at
the New England Telephone ex-
change, will resign her position Jan.
Ist, and will be succeeded by Miss
Lillian Chandler.
Mrs. =. p. Marsh was in Hart
land last Friday, being called there
BY the death of her niece, Miss Lii.
liam Sturtcvant.
DR.. A. G. Eastman of Barnard
has tented {. II. Marcy's house and
with his wife is already established
there. He is graduate of the U.
V. Nj. Medical college and an honor
man and prize winner in the class OF
1903.
Gilman F. Robinson expects to
take possession OF c. E. Wood
rufus store. which he bought some
time ago, on Jan. lst, and put in 4
stock Of -four, grain, feed, etc:
Roger c. Griffin, Harvard 'o4, is
a first honor man tins year, this dis
tinction carving a scholarship of
$500, and he has also been ap.
pointed assistant instructor in chem
istry. g..
Miss G. NJ. Lufkin, pianist OF tire
summer orchestra at the Inn, and
Miss a. S. Thomas, violinist, are
playing at the Inn during the holi-
days.
The engagement of Miss Carrie
Woodruff, daus liter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Woodruff, to Mr.. HON er
l.. Skeels of Ludlow, was announced
this week. MIR. Skecls is member
OF the law firm of Stickney, Sargent
& Skeels of Ludlow.
The River street primary schools,
in charge Of Miss Eaton and Miss
Bartlett. gave Christmas enter
tainment at the town hall Thursday
afternoon. 1t was well attended and
the stocking hung mp at the door got
many contributions, which will go
towards decorating the new school
rooms. The very young children
and all sang with considerable
power and earnestness, the pro-
gram including two Christmas cam
tatas, "Santa in Dollikin's Flat"
and "A'ho is Santa Claus" songs
and recitations.
The Montpelier Argus of Dec. I6
says:
Mrs. Louisa LOveland, who has
been visiting in Berlin at the home
OF DR.. Huse, her son, left Friday
morning for Woodstock, where she
will pass the winter. Mrs. Love-
land is "a wears old and started off
on the journey alone and without any
fear but that she would arrive at her
destination all right. She is a won.
derful woman for her years, can read
without glasses, and did not mind a
long drive in from the country to
catch the train.
Pupils of the Grammar school,
Nellie Rogers Thayer, teacher, who
were not absent during the TALL term:
Winnie Atwood, Clara Baker, Her.
bert Garfield, Grace Clough,
Ehrick Gilman, Olive Holbrook.
Wallace Liberty, Clarence May,
Carrie Nero, Beatrice Nelson, Sa.
rah Strain, Leslie Vaughan, Inez
Waite, Katherine Wilder, Ruth
Wilder and Luna Woodbury..
BY invitation OF the pastor, Rev.
{. F. Partridge, Woodstock Lodge,
No. 81, F. and A. NJ, will observe
St. Johns Day, Dec. s7th, by at
tending service in a body at the
Methodist Episcopal church tomor-
row morning at 1890 o'clock. All
members of the Masonic order who
may be in town that day are cor.
daily invited to accompany them, as
are also the members Of their fami-
lies. Should the lady members of
the Order of Eastern Star desire to
come as an organization they are in.
vitcd to meet in the vestry of the
church.
Martha w. Arnold has been an.