Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-30

son in prospect, and quite mum
Der of guests are expected within
day or two.
Rev. M. A. Shaver, evangelist,
closes his work at the Christian
church tomorrow, where the meet
ings have been well attended. He
will hold his farewell service in the
evening.
Lydia, the Youngest daughter of
Joseph Narcotic, fell on the stair
way in the Tracy block Thursday
afternoon and injured her back quite
severely. She was taken home in
|Dr. Sherwin's carriage, the 81 ock
or sprain from the fall causing her
considerable pain.
The South Woodstock school
house matter doesn't rest and warn
ing for third special town meeting
has been issued, to be held Tuesday,
June 9th. The notice appears in
another column.
Arthur O. St. John died of ty-
phoid fever Friday afternoon, May
~, at his home on River street. He
was as years OF age and popular
Young man among his acquaintance.
He leaves widow and an infant
son.
The annual convention of the
Windsor County w. c. T. U. was
held at Cheste, Thursday and Fri
day, Mrs. Ida Fl. Reed, the state
president, being present. Mrs. B.
H. Pinney and Mrs. w. N. John
son attended as delegates from the
local union.
The Emerson Reading club held
its closing meeting Of the season at
the Hiram Powers place on Church
hill Friday afternoon. The annual
election of officers was also held at
this outdoor session Of the club.
The long dlouth was partly
broken by Il heavy shower Thurs
day evening, about one-th'rd of an
inch Of rain falling in IS or 20 min
utes. The lain did much good to
the farm and highways, settling the
clouds of dust that have filed the air
tor Il month or more.
For the third time the legal voters
of the town of Woodstock are no
tilted and warned to attend special
town meeting on Tuesday, June 9,
at O'Clock p. N again to consider
the South Woodstock school matter.
The petitioners ask this time that
the town rescind the March meeting
vote to appropriate $4,000 for
schoolhouse at South Woodstock.
The pupils of the first and second
primary schools, taught by Miss
Eaton and Mrs. E. F. Lawton, held
their pre-Memorial day exercises at
the town nall Thursday afternoon.
The recitations and songs by the
children showed that much pains
had been taken in preparing for the
exercises and AS result the large
audience was most enjoyably enter
tainetl for over an hour.
J. S. Eaton, the local weather oh
server, reported Thursday that he
had observed no rain for the past
az days, with the exception of
light shower on May 9TH. His last
record of moisture was on April 10,
when little snow and rain fell. He
will readjust his rain gauge, but the
hay crop is fast passing the point
where water will save it. Other
crops are at standstil and need
rain soon to bring them up out of
the growth.
A peddlcr of straw hats from
Athol, Mass, arrived here Monday,
and complaint was at once made to
Humane Officer Jewett OF the
wretched condition of his horses.
DR.. Jewett, with Deputy Sheriff
Thomas, overhaued the team on the
South Woodstock road and COM
PEELED him to turn the pair into
pasture. The man stopped at John
Wilder's while looking around for
another horse with which to con-
t;nue his trip.
The Bennett Moulton Co. closes
a successful weel; at Music hall to-
night with "The Wheel of Fortune.
One of the best bills of the week
was darkest Russia" PLAYED
Thursday night. The specialties,
inclu'ing illustrated songs, moving
pictures, and songs by Miss Fanny
Wood, have heen popular feature
with the audiences and the perform
ances have all been very satisfactory.
Rev. E. M. Fuller of Burlington,
field secretary Of the Vermont State
Sunday School Association, will be
present to visit the schools of the