Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

The Royal Opera Co. plays for
three nights and Saturday matinee
next week, opening Thursday night
with the popular "Said Pasha."
The other ope,as to be sung are
Chimes of Normandy, Fra Diavolo
and Mikado. The company recently
played at Fitchburg, Mass, where
it was highly praised.
Miss Leila NJ. Corey, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Corey, enter
tanned twelve young lady friends
last week Thursday evening, when
her engagement to DR.. Sheldon S.
S. Campbell OF Granville, Mass,
was announced.
| Miss Jennie l.. Emery died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. \. Emery, in Pomfret Sunday
afternoon. of inflammation OF the
brain. The funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at the
house, interment being in Riverside
cemetery.
Mrs. +. S. Terrill goes to Wind
sor today to pass the remainder of
the winter and Principal and Mrs.
Watson will occupy her house, NOV
ing in today.
+ John G. Foster is making his
: father, w. u. Foster, brief visit,
coming east from White Oaks, N.
NJ, on a flying trip. He returns
west next week.
The annual meeting OF the Wood
stock National Bank was held an.
II, when these directors were
elected: VIM. E. Johnson, VIM.
S. Dewey, f. S. Mackenzie, Sam
ucl T.. Kilner, +. w. Wilder. The
officers elected are: President, VIM.
l.. Johnson; vice president, w. S.
Dewey; cashier, F. w. Wilder.
I At the annual meeting OF the
Woodstock Aqueduct Co. held Jan.
6, the following board of directors
was chosen: F. S. Mackenzie, w.
E. Johnson, f. w. Wilder, w. S.
Hewitt, Frederick Billings, Elton
A. Smith, W. n. Campbell. The
directors organized by electing these
officers: President, F. S. Macken-
zie; vice president and treasurer,
F. w. Wilder; secretary and audi
tor. c. II. Montague. The company
paid Il dividend OF 4 per cent.
NJ. !. Holt, the popular landlord
of kcdrOn Tavern at South Wood
stock for several wears, has sold the
house to {. W. Chaplin Of New
York city. hotel man of expert
ence, " no intends to make extensive
improvements in addition to what
MIR. Holt has already done. Mr..
Chaplin plans now to enlarge the
house for summer business, build a
broad piazza along two sides and
in other ways to add to its attract.
! iveness as il summer resort. tie
also intends to put dam across the
kcd,"n, flooding about eight acres
of land and making IA pond upon
which he will put a launch or two
and other boats. Next summer Mr..
Chaplin expects to run Il tour-h"rse
coach to the Woodstock station once
or twice Il day.
Principal W. d. Parsons, who
has had charge Of the High school
for the past five years, and who has
been an especially capable instruc-
tor, resigned u few days ago to &C
crpt similar position at Bellow s
Falls and left for his new field OF
work "Wednesday. The local school
board was fortunate in securing as
his suct esSor at once, L. S. Watson
of Pitisteld, y. H., who come.
with the best of recommendations
MIR. Watson is graduate of Dart.
mouth, 'o5, and has taught in Wo
burn, Mass, and Littletou, holding
responsible positions in both places.
WOODSTOCK CHAPTER, NO. 40, o.E.s.,
INSTALLS OFFICERS.
Woodstock Chapter, No. 46, O.
E. s., installed the following officer.
Thursday evening at Masonic hall
Mrs. Bertha Bradley, W. NJ.
George w. Marble, w. r.; Mrs
Julia A. Hoadley, A. Nj; Miss Lii,
X. Partridge, secretary; Mrs. E
=, Eta Wdrdwell, treasurer; Mrs
Anna Nj. French, condnctress; Mis-
Edith B. Marble, associate conduc
tress; Miss Martha NJ. Mellish
Adah Miss Ethel E. Nutting, Ruth
: Miss Ncttie A. Gallup, Esther
Mrs. Nettie L. Slayton, Martha
Mrs. Emma 5. Smith, Electa Mrs
Mrs. Emma Merrill, chaplain; Mis-
Ida y. Whitcomb. marshal; Mis-
Caroline NJ. Wood, organist; Mrs
Ida S. Whitcomh, warderi Seldel
{. White, sentinel,
There was large attendance o
. members and their friends and tin
evening was very pleasant one
Brief addresses were made by Crane