Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-02-20
Edward S. Dana of Dartmouth is


Martha A. TAFT.
State Auditor II. F. Graham. OF
Craftsbury WAS in town Friday look
ing over the accounts Of county Off
GERS.
About forty Woodstock people
were among the guests at the social
given by Wenona Chapter, o. E. S.,
at White River Junction Monday
evening.
Mrs. II. Z. Johnson will pass the
remainder of the winter with her
son, II. Is. Johnson, in New York,
leaving rext week.
I Deputy Sheriff Spafford brought
L. NJ. Geer, who halls from Cor
nish, N. H., to Jail Monday to serve
a ten-day sentence for intoxication.
There will be no services at st.
James's church to morrow and daily
services at the rcctory chapel will
be omitted till Tuesday morning,
when they will be resumed rs be.
fore. Wednesday next is the feast
of St. Matthias and the Holy Com.
munion will be celebrated after
morning prayer.
A very interesting address with
illustrations and limitations of song
birds and bird life by Mr.. F. Schuy-
Ter Mathews, a gentleman well and
favurablv known for his successful
work AS naturalist, is to be given,
under the auspices OF the Nature
Club of Woodstock, at the parlors
of the Congregational church on
Thursday evening of next week,
Feb. IS, at s o'clock. This is kind
OF conversational and musical enter
tainmcnt which seems to bear re-
petition where it has been given,
and those who have attended speak
in the highest terms of appreciation.
The members of the Club will be
generous, to the capacity Of the par
lors. in their invitations to all friends
who are Interested.
Following is the program of the
tenth annual convention of Mizpah
Christian Endeavor Union, wheel
will be held at the Christian church
here Thursday, Feb. IS.
AFTERNOON.
POO Devotional service.
2li Address--"The Essential Elements of
Successful Society. Organization
Need" Rev. Fred Daniels. Hart
. 80 The Riches of the Word. y Ralph q.
English, Woodstock
3.lJ Business hour.
90 Open Parliament - COMMITTEE
Adjournment. L'
100 FEGaNkSSH.
1.S0 Devotional service.
7.45 Business concluded.
7.h5 Christ and the Young People," e.,
sos Address-"The Pledge asa Vitalizer."
Rev. Charles Waite. Quechee.
% Address--PersOnal Evangelizati0n."
B. As Conservation service.
All persons wishing ent"rto;-
mar. - ",s"t, Or VINO are COM
ing BY train, are requested to no.
tify Miss Martha Mellish three
days before the convention. For
write to Rev. NJ. T.
Morrill,, Woodstock.
Deputy Sheriff ]. II. Kiniry re.
turned from Lyons, N. Y, one day
last week with James Dcv,ne in Gus.
toby, and the latter is now in Wood.
stock Jail awaiting appearance be-
fore the grand jury, says the Wind
sor Journal. Devine is the fellow,
it will be remembered, who "bor-
rowed" $50 or more from S. T. Lull
and then suddenly disappeared. Al
ter taking the money Devine struck
for the depot, and took the first train
out Of town, buying ticket for
Brattleboro. Fearing he might be
followed, he left the train at Clare
mont Junction and took another to
Concord. He then went via Aver
Junction and Albany to Syracuse,
N. V, where he wrote Mr.. Lull, he
had 4 good position, and would soon
repay him. A few days later Mr..
I.ull received another communica-
ton from Devine, saying he was
going to Denver, Col, and sail the
cops in America couldn't catch"
him. The fellow was next heard
from in Lyons, which place he
reached without a penny, and where
he went to the stationhouse for
food and protection against the bit.
ter cold weather. Here he told in
Boosting manner Of his method of
"borrowing." Sheriff Kiniry was
notified and started Immediately tor
Lyons. Devine recognized him, and
made no objection to returning to
Vermont.
sydney A. Richardson slipped and
fell on the kitchen floor of his house
on the South Woodstock road Sun
day and broke his left knee cap, and
the humiliation which followed was