Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-07

of artistic as well as educationa
value.
A few days of milder weather wer'
followed this week by storm of the
blizzard variety Tuesday. Severa
inches of snow fell, which was want
ed for sleighing purposes, but the
accompanying high wind was less
welcome. Wednesday afternoon the
mercury began to drop; the local
weather recorders retired for obser.
walton and reported Thursday morn
ing that their thermometers register.
ed down in the thirties. The official
record from j. S. Eaton's station was
80 degrees below zero, and unofficial
reports had the mercury down to 30
There was a slight easing up Friday
morning when snow began falling
continuing through the day.
The Rutland Herald of Tuesday
Jan. 3 says:
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Pinney were
the guests Of honor ut a reception
given at the home of their son, Ar
thur B. Pinney, and wife, Monday
evening, the latter also celebrating
their marriage anniversary. The
event was a surprise to the parents
and was also made a celebration of
the birthday of Mr.. B. H. Pinney,
which occurred Doc. %, and Mrs.
Pinney's birthday, Jan. l. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
flowers and ferns, and the two score
or more guests were very pleasantly
entertained with songs by Mrs. A. B.
Pinney and Rotations by Mrs. B.
L. Pinney. Refreshments were SER
we'd by Miss Lena Messer, Miss Car
RE Atwood and Miss Ida Whitcomb.
The Rev. Chas. Huntington Pen
meyer of Springfield, who is Super
intendent of Teachers Training for
Windsor County, under the super
vision of Vermont Sunday School
Associa t on (interdenominationaD
will meet the Sunday School teachers
and all interested in Sunday School
work at the Universalist church
Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, at eight
o'clock. AS the purpose of the meet
ing is to arouse deeper interest in
Sunday School work and to consid-
err the best methods of carrying it
on, it is hoped that there will be a
large attendance from all the church.
es in town.
Mrs. Jennie M. Paige, former
matron Of the old ladies' home, died
at o'clock yesterday afternoon
the home Of her niece, Mrs. T. L.
Bennett, No. IS Kendall avenue,
after an illness Of several months.
Mrs. Paige was matron of the old
ladies' home for about 10 years, re-
signing a short time ago. She is
survived by one son, E. E. Paige of
Woodstock, and sister, Mrs. c. E.
Peabody of this city. The funeral
will be held at the house at 9 o'clock
Thursday forenoon and the body
will be taken to Brandon for burial.
The Woodstock W. G. T. U. has
arranged the following program with
monthly topics as follows:
January-Scientific Temperance,
Mrs. H. H. Daniels.
February Humane Work, Mrs.
Oliver Sherwin; Drill on Annual
LeaAet, by the President.
March-Mother's Meeting, Mrs.
Garfield.
April-How to Educate Children
in Temperance, Mrs. Edna Bradley.
May-Annual Meeting.
(a) Reports of Officers.
(b) Reports Of Superintendent
(c) Election of Officers.
The newly elected officers of the
Woodstock Chapter, No 46, O. E. S.
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Julia Hoadley.
Worthy Patron, j. Kendall Hoadley.
Assoc. Matron, Mrs. Nora Spaulding
Conductress, Miss Edith Marble.
Assoc. Cond., Miss Ida Whitcomb.
Secretary, Mrs. Mary NJ. Vaughan.
Treasurer, Mrs. Georgianna Cushing.
Adah, Mrs. Kathryn Holbrook.
Ruth, Mrs. Bessie f. Payne
Esther, Mrs. Mary Morgan.
Martha, Mrs. Nettie e. Slayton.
Electa, Miss Winnifred Atwood.
Chaplain, Mrs. Mary R. Ransom.
Marshal, Mrs. Carrie A. Williams.
Warder, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Benson.
Sentinel, Mr.. Selden G. White.
A Word from California.