Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Mr.. and Mrs. William Haskell o.

I mother, Mrs. Albert Cobb.
Walter w. Stevens has bougl
Norman M. Pratt's farm in Pomfre
payin $1,000.
Brooks are high on account of tn
rain, and the fishing season wi
open May under poor conditions.
The Bridgewater hills were whit
with snow Friday morning. In tn
village rain fell all day with hardl
a moments cessation.
District Deputy Grand Matrol
Mrs. Fish was present at regula
meeting of Woodstock Chapter, No
20, O, L. S., Thursday evening.
Mrs. II. V. Tatum of New York
was at the Inn two days this week.
| Mrs. Harriet +. Rice, who passet
the winter in Massachusetts, returned
home this week.
Randall Post, G. A. r., has Sc.
cured Charles II. Williams of Bel.
lows Falls to deliver the Memorial
day address here. He is the son OF
the late Harvey Williams and for.
merly resided here.
Eugene Taylor went to Montreal
to take position as Pullman porter
on the Grand Trunk railroad. His
restaurant business here will be in
charge Of his mother the coming
summer.
One of the big, handsome span of
draft horses bought recently by Il. j..
White has been i'll since his arrival
here and died Tuesday night, his
trouble beginning with the distem-
per.
AT the Congregational church
next Thursday evening Miss Honora
DeBusk will speak of her expert
cnces as home missionary teacher
in New Mexico.
The name of the Central House
has been changed to "Adams House"
by Landlord Dickinson. The house
is well lighted and heated and is
thoroughly up-to-date stopping
place.
Mrs. A. W. Eastman, who, with
Mrs. J. p, Gilman, recently bought
a millinery business at White River
Junction, has purchased Mrs Gil
mans interest. The latter is now at
home here, ill. Miss SeaIer, who
who has just finished an engage
ment with Mrs. W. l.. Wood, has
been engaged as trimmer by Mrs.
Eastman, and went to the Junction
Friday.
w. w. Dearborn received a dis
patch from the New England SAM
tarium at Melrose, Mass, Monday
evening, that his brother, & II.
Dearborn, was very low. His sister,
Mrs. L. A. Munger, went to Mel.
rose Wednesday, and her brother
died Thursday, aged II years OF age.
lie was on his way home from
Florida. Mr.. Dearborn had for 40
years carried on the St. John, N. b.,
Spice Mills, IL wholesale grocery
house, well known throughout the
lower provinces.
A special communication OF
Woodstock lodge, No. 81, F. and
A. NJ, was held at Masonic hall
Friday evening for the purpose of
comforting the Master Mason's de-
gree. The work was done by past
masters of Woodstock lodge. Music
was furnished by S. B. Whitney of
Boston, organist, and Mr.. Wright
of Concord, soloist, and the ladies'
of Woodstock Chapter, No. 46, o.
E. S., served refreshments.
After long illness, Mrs Mar
garet McKane, widow of Andrew
Mckane, passed away Monday
morning at her home on River
street. The funeral service was held
at the house Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, Rev. F. G. Putnam
officiating. Interment was in the
River street cemetery. Generous.
kindly and warm hearted, Mrs. Nc
Kane was a woman who had a good
many friends and ready welcome
in the homes Of Woodstock, where
she had long been resident, and
during her last years she had every
care from her devoted sons and
others to whom she had been more
than friend in her active lite. Mrs.
Mckane is survived by two sons,
David P. Simpson and George A.
Mckane; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
T,udo; two nephews, William and
James IL. Davis; and four nieces,
Mrs. Mary A. Raymond and MIS-.
Fred Howes of Woodstock, Mrs.