Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-11-04

at f. X. Stacks, goes on a vacatio
to Boston and vicinity next Monday
He expects to be gone 10 days.
Mr., and Mrs. George w, Marbl
gave large dancing party at thei
home Tuesday evening in honor o
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn M, Fairbanks
Benjamin Sherwin, violinist, ant
Miss Caroline Wood, pianist, played
for dancing.
AT the new school building tn,
sewing school will welcome pupils
today at 2 o'clock. There will be thu
same teachers who have successfully
managed the school for some years.
At a special meeting of St. James
parish, held at the rectory Wednes
day evening the building fund
committee reported that they had re-
ceived 100000 toward the new
church, Another meeting is to be
held soon, at which plans for the new
building to be erected next season
will be discussed.
Peter LaMountain, for many years
a resident here, is visiting his son,
Joseph LaMountain. He is now liv-
ing with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Duphney, in Mortified, and ON Oct.
16 he celebrated his Goth birthday.
He entertained a large number Of
and relatives and received
many flowers and other gifts as well
as congratulations.
E. F. Russell's horse took fright
while coming down Stanton street
Wednesday afternoon, and dashed
down the hill at high speed. On
into Pleasant street Mr.. and
Mrs Russell were thrown from the
carriage and the horse freed himself
in humping into the freight team
driven by George Paddleford, leav-
ing badly wrecked vehicle. Mrs
Russell was slightly injured.
The Windsor Journal says: Dr.
and Mrs. Deane Richmond celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of their
day by entertaining small
party of their friends Saturday even
ng at their home on State street,
The occasion afforded a delightful
with an opportunity, hap
PLY taken, of presenting the host
md hostess with appropriate remem-
ORANGES of the anniversary, includ-
ng a number of handsome gifts In
china.
Emanon Reading Club held its
irst meeting of this season Thurs
lay evening with Mrs. Duthoit at
Thomas Smiths. The program for
he winter and spring, just out, deals
most largely with the subject OF in
yentions. One meeting is to be de-
,oted to each of various departments
If the subject, with general paper
Upon the division, another upon a
invention and a third upon
foremost inventor in the field UNI
Ter consideration. The divisions of
he general subject are: Agricul-
ural. domestic, commercial, manu-
acturing, civil engineering, defen-
i've, optical, electrical, educational
md amusement-affording inventions.
The latter portion Of the program is
devoted to study of Robert Louis
The Boston Transcript says of a
young Boston singer who has been
lere several times with S. B. Whit
icy:
Master Leonard Scorgie, the boy
soprano at the Church Of the Adj
rent, has just declined hattering
,ffer from Grace church, New York
,ity, to sing in that leading Episco-
,ai church. Master Scorgie while
way in Maine this summer sang at
service at Bar Harbor, and his re-
narkable voice SO impressed num-
Der of New Workers that on their re-
turn to the metropolis they took
steps to secure the lad for Grace
church. He was invited over to
sing at one of the services, which he
lid recently. 1t is said that Master
Scorgie was offered the highest salary
ever paid a boy soprano.
Mrs. Lucy A. Blanchard, former
resident, died at her home in Rut-
land Friday, Oct. q, aged IA years,
and her body was brought here for
burial Tuesday. She was the widow
Of DIR. E. S. Blanchard, who died in
Princeton, H., about 30 years ago,
and a daughter of Dexter Anderson
Of Woodstock. After her husbands
death she resided here for ten years,
and for the past % years has lived
with her son-in law, Rush P. Bar
rett, in Rutland. Mrs. Blanchard is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. II. j.