Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-02-27

ooNton Tflday 10 Spenu week.
Roger Griffin is at home tror
Harvard.
Richard S. Southgate of Dart
mouth was at home over Sunday.
The monthly meeting of the Y
w. {. Il. U. will be held with Mrs
NJ. 4. Morrill, Monday evening, Feb
20. All young women are invited
to be present.
The dances ut kedron Tavern are
notable and successful affairs, all Of
them, and the leap year ball war
no exception. 1t WAS especial,
well managed, the ladies making i
one of the events of the season.
| David p. Simpson, who has fo'
many years been connected with the
Crawford House and the Laurel
House, Lakewood, N. j., has re.
Gently secured the position of man.
ager of the Edgcwood Inn at Green.
witch, Conn. The house has les
rooms, is well located, commanding q
fine view, and is 4 thoroughly mod
ern structure.
The partial blockade of the Cana
dian railroads connecting with the
West, BY the snow during the past
two weeks, has diminished the sup.
ply Of corn and oats in the White
River Junction market, though it is
not learned that local dealers have
been affected. 1t has been nothing
uncommon in the last ten days tor
train from Montreal to take - hours
reach the Junction.
The report of the Pelton school,
Edward w. Abbott, teacher, for the
term ending Fob. g, is as follows:
Clara Chase, William Washburn,
Ellsworth Kelly, Samuel Murphy
and Margaret Murphy had no marks
in the register. Viola Townsend
had no absent marks. Milford Hor-
ton and Harry Townsend were out
one day on account OF sickness.
Milford Horton, Ellsworth Kelly,
Bcrnice and Bessie Seaver ranked
the highest in spelling. Clark Chase
has hcen perfect in attendance for
the year. Viola Townsend has had
no absent marks for the year. Will
lam Nashburu and Harry Town
Sen. have been out one day daring
the year on account of sickness.
The severity of the past winter is
shown in the depth to which the
ground is frozen. In pooling for
an obstruction in a water pipe on
Central street the wurkmcn dug
down through more than four feet
of frozen earth, and in the middle
Of the road, and IN other places
where there is Il thinner covering OF
snow, the ground is undoubtedly
frozen for six or seven feet. Trouble
is expected in the rivers if there
comes ;. h.--,--..'" VI tUaw. The
snow in the mountains will flow
rapidly off the frozen ground and
raise the streams to danger point at
once. and the effect of a sudden |
breakup of the thick ice is antici-
pated with fear in many places.
The annual meeting of the en-
campment Of the seventh district,
I.O.O.F., of Vermont, will be held
with Nit. Tom Enc:ampment, No.
u, in Woodstock, Wednesday even
ing, March ,. All patriarchs are
col daily invited TO attend. The en-
campments Of the sevents district are
Ridgely No. IL, Post Mills; White
River No. I9. White River Junction;
Mt. Tom No. Il, Woodstock Con.
stitutiun No. IS, Windsor. Morning
Star Encampment of Lebanon, N.
H., will be special guests Of Mt.
Tom Encampment. A special train
will run to White River Junction
otter the meeting to connect with the
night trains. Supper will be served
at the Inn at $50. The encampment
will be opened IN form at 7 by the
officers OF Mt. Tom Encampment.
The following degrees will be ex-
empliiied: Patriarchal, BY Nit. Tom
encampment; golden rule, by Morn
ing Star Encapment; royal purple,
by Mt. Tom Encampment. A ban.
quet will be served ut the Inn at II
O'Clock. Seven or more Of the state
officers are expected to be present.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.
The tenth semi-annual convention
of the Mizpah Christian Endeavor
union was held in the Christian
church Thursday afternoon and
evening. The attendance was not
large, owing to bad weather and
worse travelling, but the program
as arranged was carried through
without any changes, and the meet
lug was interesting and instructive
throughout.