Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

| iioNc moving plCluiSo "0""i'y
have a good audience in Woodstock,
and there was a good attendance at
Music hall Monday evening, The
japanese scenes and other features
were excellent and the audience was
enthusiastic throughout the even
ing's exhibition.
Reports from the woods are that
cartridges are plenty, the season
having been favorable for them, but
that there are fewer squirrels than
usual.
Cloudland farm will have a nota-
BILE sale of high bred and registered
Jerseys next month, when they will
dispose of about seventy-five head,
the farms surplus stock. Twenty.
five full blood Berkshires will also
be sold. The date is Wednesday,
Oct. 5, and the auction is arousing
much interest in this vicinity and
among breeders at distance.
Automobiles were not allowed on
the fair grounds this year, "a wise
precaution," the Montpelier Argus
says, "but it is regulation that
cannot be enforced mans years. Au-
tomobiles are becoming too plenty"
This is quite true, but the regula-
ton ought to hold good as long as
it affects only dozen people as
against the pleasure and safety of
several thousand.
Mrs. Alden p. Churchill, formerly
a resident of this village, died at
Binghampton, N. Y, Sunday, where
she has been living with a sister for
some years. The body was brought
here Friday for interment in the
West Woodstock cemetery. Mrs.
Churchill was in her 18th year.
Richard S. Southgate and Edward
S. Dana returned to Dartmouth this
week, the college beginning it's l34th
year Thursday.
Martin Carrick, formerly of Rut-
land, who was committed to the
house of correction from Woodstock
about year ago to serve sentence
of not less than two and a half years
nor more than three years for as
saulting his wife with intent to kill
her, was pardoned Saturday by Gov
ernor j. G.. Mccullough.
The Y meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. M. Y. Morrill, Monday
evening, Sept. 26, at 7.3O p. m. ALL
interested are invited.
BERNICE VAUGHAN, Sec.
Sheriff-elect II. H. Peck of White
River junction announces that e. A.
Thomas will be reappointed deputy
sheriff and keeper of the Windsor
county Jail in this place, position
he has filled capably during the
past ten years.
Joseph H. Gray, a well known
| merchant of Boston for many years,
died at the Woodstock Inn last week
Friday afternoon, in his SD year.
The body was taken to Boston Sat
urday morning accompanied by Mrs.
Gray, her son, j. Converse Gray,
and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Schu-
macher and Miss Bessie Gray, the
funeral being held at the home at
ll25 Commonwealth avenue at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr.. Gray
was born in Middle Granville, N. Y.
and was for many years engaged In
the dry goods and wool commission
business in Boston; was a director
| in the Bank of North America an(
other we'll known institutions, an(
was a member of the Old South Con
gregational church.
! Charlotte Bourbon, aged l6 years
the daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Lewi
Bourbon, died very suddenly las
Saturday evening of heart trouble
She had been to a corn-roast in tn
evening and returning about L
t. o'clock complained of faintness. Sh
lay down on the bed and expired
few moments later. She was stl
n dent at the High school and yer
D popular among the pupils. The II
i neral was held in the town hall Tue'
o day morning at 8 o'clock. a hig
/ mass of requiem was sung by Re
E. G. Drouhin, assisted by Rev. v
II Lonergan of White River Junctic
$ as deacon and by Rev. j. Penders
'e Randolph as sub-deacon. The pr
o pills of the High school attended tt
d service, which closed with a fe
1t words by Rev. FIR. Drouhin.
F. S. Billings Chief.
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