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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
SHARON.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Successful Meeting Held at BurIing-
ton This Week,

The local members of the l. o. O..
F. who attended the meeting at
Burlington this week returned with
glowing accounts of a very success
full gathering. The features were a
magnificent parade Tuesday, a ball
in the evening and a visit to Fort
Ethan Allen Wednesday.
At the meeting of the grand en-
campment w. B. Hutchinson of
Woodstock was elected grand high
priest.
At a session of the department
council, Patriarchs Militant, Col.
E. A. Spear of Woodstock was cleo
ted president; A. Z. Spaulding,
secretary and F. T. Kidder treasur-
er.
.. E. Chilson was elected grand
master of the grand lodge.
The annual assembly of the Re.
bekahs was held Thursday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS

The Goth annual meeting of the
White River Medical society and the
10th annual ladies night and ban
quet held at White River Junction
Tuesday afternoon and evening was
we'll attended. Officers were elected
as follows:
President, c. B. Doane of Spring
field; vice president, F. A. Smith of
Lebanon, N. H.; secretary and
treasurer, M. L. Bugbee of White
River Junction; censors, K. ]. 6 oss
of Norwich; ]. L. Nowlan of So nth
STAFFORD, E. E. Carleton of Ha no.
yer, N. H. #; auditors, M. P. Stanley
of Junction, M. S. Woodman of
West Lebanon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
POMFRET

G.. S. Melendy has been on the
sick list, and attended by Dr. Jack
son.
Mrs. L. G. White and daughter,
who have been at NJ. H. Miller's the
past week, return to Windsor to-
day.
Jason Bailey was in town last
week, making the trip in his auto
mobile.
An entertainment consisting of
reading by Rev. Chas. Waite in
terspersed by music by local talent
Is to be given at the church at
North Pomfret Monday evening,
May %. Admission Is cents.
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HORSES AND HORsEMEN.
HORSE FARM PLAN AT WHITE RIVER
JUNCTION.

HORSE FARM PLAN AT WHITE RIVER
JUNCTION..
The old fair grounds near W hite
River Junction have been used for
some time for training horses for
the track by persons from various
part of New England. AS there is
a considerable demand in the East
for western horses for general pur-
poses, project is On foot to buy a
iarm in the vicinity of the Junction
as depot for horses from the West,
which will be brought on in carload
lots, broken, acclinlated, and then
supplied to customers. If the plan
is successfully carried out the unc-
ton will become a leading horse
market.
r. E. Proctor OF Keene, formerly
of Woodstock, has traded Harry
Hotspur, 2.I9 "a, for the brown
mare Dimple Chimes, and has
named her in the $1,000 stakes in the
2.3o class at Dover and Saugus. She
is in the stable of Walter Cox at
Dover.
Ludlow seems likely to be quite a
horse center this summer. Fine ami
mails are now owned by G. F. Guild,
E. w. Train, c. w. Goddard, F..
A. Hayden, A. L. Stillwell, H. J..
Stearns and others, the two first
having breeding horses that ought to
improve the local stock. All six
have some, slightly drivers and con-
siderable speed is limited.
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TAFTHVILLE.

Geo, 0smer and wife were in
Deweys Mills Thursday.
Adoloph Tacy, who has been
spending a few days with relatives
here, returned home last week.
Elmer Strong of Lebanon, N. H.,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Frank Osmer and wife of Wood
stock were at Geo. Osmer's Sunday.
Mrs. R. O. Bugbee and son of
Wallingford are at B, f, Bugbee's
for a few days.
Mrs. Ora Paul of Woodstock has
moved into part of Mrs. Harriet
Sewers house.
Minnie Seaver of South Pomfret
is working for Enos Dole
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BASE BALL NOTES.

The Woodstock team will play its
first game of the season here with
the Dartmouth Freshman Reserves,
May 80.
Reulbach, Vermont University's
star pitcher, has joined the Chicago
Nationals.
Manager Phelan of Ludlow an
nounces the following players for
his team this summer:
w. A. Richardson of Chester,
catcher; John Pagan of Mechanics,
IN, G1ISrr,,- r,itSi.x-, u II na:lo,-,
first base; E. F. Phelan, second
base: Perkins of Springfield, short
stop. The outfield is made up of
Howe or Russell, right field, FL
lingsworth, an old u. V. M. player,
center field, Rock, left field.
Sharon plays South Royalton to-
day at Sharon.
Whitcomb High school of Bethe
was defeated by the White River
Junction school team Friday, May
IL, at Bethel score 10 to 9.
Whitcomb High school won from
Rochester Saturday, 20 to 10.
BASE BALL AT SILVER LAKE.
The Silver Lake team expects
new uniforms next week and will
appear in them for the first time on
Memorial day against Bridgewater's
first team on the home grounds.
Schedule of games in June:
June 3, Bridgewater I'd at Bar
nard.
June 10, Bridgewater Ist at
Bridgewater.
June II, Bridgewater I'd at Bar
nard.
June 81, Sharon at Barnard.
The team is laying out considera-
BILE work on the grounds and expects
to have better field for the games.
The May 10th dance under the
management of the ladies was quite
successful, although rainy night,
clearing over SO.
sHARoN'S TEAM.
The Sharon base ball team is made
up as follows: Captain, Harold |
Burgess; manager, Webster Thurs
ton; Fred Billings, Baxter Roberts,
Seymour Hazen, Chauncey Mum
sell, Erwin Flowers, Lewis Lee,
Walter Hoyt. The schedule of
games thus far arranged is below:
May 80, Norwich 4. I. =, At 9nHTUn.
June 3, Bridgewater at Bridge
water.
June 10, Dewey Mills A. e. at
Sharon.
June II, Bridgewater at Sharon.
June 81, Barnard at Barnard.
June "a, White River Junction at
Sharon.
July 1, open.
July 4, open.
July s and 29, Woodstock at
Woodstock.
July IS and %, open.
The Sharons would be pleased to
hear from any teams that have open
dates and complete their schedule.
SHARON IL, BARNARD 6.
Barnard lost her first game with
Sharon on May IS. A bunch of
lucky hits in the first inning, which
netted runs, won the game for the
Sharons. Barnard play ed snappy
game from start TO finish and will
probably do good work after few
weeks practice.
The score:
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WINDSOR

The Vermont National Bank,
Walter ]. Sake, cashier, opened tor
business last Saturday.
The village schools had a holiday
Friday, May IL, many Of the schol-
ars attending the interscholastic field
meet at Claremont, N. H.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

hlbh Ia hNA eAAi'S0 ~ 'AAS N|J
den homestead this week.
The ten-months-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Dumas, who re-
Gently came from Randolph, died
Thursday of whooping cough, at
the home of Mrs. Dumas parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Narcotic,
George Aitken and Col. F. S.
Billings attended a reception at
Windsor Wednesday evening, at
which Gov. Bell was the guest of
honor. The reception followed the
regular meeting Of Ascutney grange.
More than 300 grangers and their
friends were present including L..
H. Morgan, master of Pomona grange
at Woodstock, and Mrs. Morgan,
district deputy.
At the annual meeting of the
junior auxiliary Of the Woodstock
Improvement society the following
officers were elected: President, Miss
Ruth Wilder; vice-president; Mas
ter Frederick Wilder; secretary,
Miss Susie Wilson; treasurer, Miss
Mildred Stockwell There has been
number of recent additions to the
membership, the Juniors showing
much interest in their garden work
this year.
Fred Raymond's company pre-
sented "The Missouri Girl" to a
fair-sized audience at Music IIa'l
Tuesday evening. 1t is farclcal
piece, though announced as realis-
tic representation of life in the Ozark
country, and the parts were mostly
well handled. Frank Farrell, as
Zeke Dobson, and Sadie Raymond,
as the Missouri girl, both gave ex-
cellent representations.
Jerry Colman and William Allen,
a couple of cavalrymen from Troop
D, Fort Ethan Allen, well loaded with
payday liquor, were taken from the
train at White River junction We'd
nesday by Deputy Sheriff Hoar A
telephone message to the post asking
what would be done with them re-
ceived no answer and the junction
authorities therefore turned them
over to Jailer Thomas here for ten
days. The young troopers said they
left the fort Monday, with $50 or
$40 each in their pockets, returning
to consciousness penniless. They
are anxious to return within ten days,
thus saving themselves punishment
as deserters, and have sent for money
to pay their fines.
The following resolutions were
by the White River Medical
Society at its meeting held Tuesday:
Whereas, we, the members Of the
White River Medical Society, keenly
feel the loss we have sustained in
the death of one of it's members, DR..
Henry Boynton, and desire to place
on record our appreciation of him,
his character and his devotion to
suffering humanity.
Resolved, That in the death of
n,, Reunion, -ma, hive each lost a
valued friend and associate, and this
society is deprived of the counsel of
a member who had it's best interest
at heart, and who was ever ready
to give his services for the good of
all its members. He was honest;
generous and scholar
ly; and the memory he has left Is
worthy of alteration. TO the strick-
en- family and mourning community
we tender our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be transcribed on the records of this
society and published in the Spirit
of the Age.
Henry Chester Jackson,
Fred Thomas Kidder, Com.
John M. Gill,
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roR OVER SIXTY AEARs.

Mus. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth
ersf0r their children while teething, with
perfect success 1t soothes the child, s0ftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie,
and Is the best remedy for Diarrlmmedit VII
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by ell druggists In every part of the.
world Twenty-Five cents BEETLE. Be SIRE
ndask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Sy-
up." aud takeuo other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
Bethel Memorial Day Program.

The Memorial day address at
Bethel will be gwen by w. II. Rider
of Gloucester, Mass, before the
Daniel Lille Post, No. 81, 6. A.
R., at the town hall. May 2S, which
is Memorial Sunday, services will
be held in the Universalist church
with sermon by Rev. 6. F. For
tier.
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$50, OOO for MontpeIier Seminary.

DR. D. X. Pearsons, the philan-
thropist of Chicago, who has given
many hundred thousand dollars to
small colleges, yesterday gave $780,
900 to Montpelier seminary of Mont
pelier. The gift is made with the
proviso that the seminary shall Sc
cure 100000 additional within a
wear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

Signs of the severe winter still re-
main in St. Johnsbury, as workmen
thawed out water pipe on Main
street Friday of last week by cleo
tricitY, while in the yard adjoining
the plum trees were in blossom. The
employees of the water company
found the ground frozen two feet
below the surface, Il condition never
before known in the middle of May.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

The Woodbury. granite company
of Hardwick have been awarded the
contract for furnishing the granite at
the new postoffice at Providence,
r. 1. This is $25o,ooo contract,
and, with the exception of the con-
tract for the Pennsylvania capitol
building, is the largest order this
company has ever received.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
DIED FROM SPOTTED FEVER
Miss Sadie Webster a Victim at
Ellis Boarding House in Bethel.

Miss Sadie Webster, aged about
IS years, died at Bethel Friday
morning, May IL, of a disease called
spotted lever. Miss Webster had
worked during the past year in the
families of o. P. Nortl rup and Fred
Hackett in this town, and at the
time Of her decease was in the en-
ployment of the boarding house at
the Ellis granite quarry. She was
stricken with the disease at four
o'clock p. m. Thursday and died ID
hours later.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
BRIDGEwATER.
MEMORIAL DAY.

Memorial day exercises will begin
at 9 a. m. at the Briggs schoolhouse,
thence to Bridgewater hill. EXer-
cises at Bridgewater village will I've
held at ? o'clock sharp.
b. WOOD,
Chairman of Committee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
Village Of Woodstock
TAX NOTICE

The tax bills for the village taxes on the
1904 Grand List of the Village of Wood
stock, VT, have been delivered to me for
collection, and taxpayers are called upon
to pay their respective taxes to me within
ninety days from Wednesday, March Sth.
(by June 0th) 1905.
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid within that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by the
Constable, with costs.
HAROLD s. DANA,
Village Treasurer.
Woodstock, Vt, March 8, 1906.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
Baby Weighed Only One Pound.

A daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Andrews Of Bristol, last
Friday weighed only one pound.
The little one is well formed and
appears healthy and all right.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

|,,l Rules, see book of Rules and
pany reserve the right to cancel
but notice.
j. G. PORTER,
Genera! Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

ED-Good poultry ,,. and
bply to Woodstock Inn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20
OF Woodstock

OF Woodstock
argent of Ludlow was in
lnesday.
chard rockingham is Wis
New York and Boston.
A. Hadley and Miss Eliz-
ahley of Barnard were guests
stman's recently.
lillian A. Gobie, son of
Sbie of this village, has re-
Groton, Mass, from a trip
N est Indies and Venezuela.
ng's Daughters circle will
bDd sale in the parlors of the
ational church this after
ginning at 4 o'clock.
Writers of st. Adams was
81 of DR.. w. H. Corey for two
week.
H. Corey was in Boston
- Massachusetts towns a few
N week.
eter Mcmillan and daughter
pf Cambridge, Mass, are
II Mrs. O. T. Marsh.
oodstock High School will
"a Windsor school team on
Is grounds today.
Henry Boynton has been
b pension of $l7 per month, |
fom Jan. 81, 1905, through |
" John Gilman.
r-~---l--S 1Nli---:-le.o D,.inr will
his Saturday morning at
at the house. The burial
- Ludlow, the funeral party
pm here by carriage.
barry Davis was successfully
upon for appendicitis Sun
DIR. Gile of Hanover, N. H.,
by DR.. Holbrook.
|cial train will be run to the
\ next Wednesday evening
Liberty Bellies" entertain
enough names are secured
lntee expenses. Names may
4 A. B. Morgan's.
meeting Of the W. c.
I'LL be at Mrs. Canfield's Fri
y &c, at 4 p. m. Supper at
|yeyance will be furnished
ninal price by applying to
ce Freeman, High street.
John J. Cullion, who was
bring Rev. E, G. Drouhin's
i'm Europe, is to be second
d to Rev. T. ]. Mccartney of
rs church in Rutland.
rd E. Vaughan of Woodstock
n the students of the soph-
ss, U. V. NJ, selected to COM
the preliminaries for the
~ prize readings today.
Pinney received work this
{ the death of a nephew,
Pinney, at Mesopotamia,
p Sunday, of consumption.
the son of Russell w. Pin
Fmerly of Bridgewater, and
bout 30 years of age. He
wife and two children.
graduation exercises of the
class of the High school will
at the Congregational church
Prof. Horne of Dartmouth
the speaker. Rev. F. G. Put
II deliver the baccalaureate
at the Congregational church
day, June 4.
}. w. Boyce is exhibiting a
pig which he recently caught
Rilds of Washington county,
here north of Montpelier this
1t is of the "Duroc" breed,
is charming rock red, and
sual claims to attention make
NAL an object ofcons;derable
phi Bean was taken from the
Jail to the states prison at
Or Monday to begin a life sem
for manslaughter. He was
the December term of Wind
nty court for the murder of
m O. Root at Rochester in
r, 1908, and convicted of muir
The second degree His pc
or a new trial was denied by
'reme court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-20

The Age and Delineator ON
year or $r,s5.
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4 oEFICH NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

W Alb ShODh'
York. North and East, 1000 A
+ NJ. $50 p. NJ.
Rutland, and Ludlow 6.15
la 3.00P. NJ.
lock and Felchville, 800 p. NJ
Bethel, 9. 10 A. NJ.
IA from O $50 A. NJ. too p. NJ
TO / p. NJ.
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srit Of the Age
bk. w., May 10, 1905

bsTOCK RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
n effect Oct. 10, 1904.
)INd EAST.
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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17
THE CURVED BALL.
1t Is the Atmosphere Which Causes
It's Eccentric Shoots.

It Is the Atmosphere Which Causes
Its Eccentric Shoots.
Most any ten-year-old youngster can
curve ball, even though he does not
know why he can do so except that
the leather must be held in certain
way. Possibly half dozen of the
major league twivlers know something
about the science Of the curve, but
comparatively few understand why
they can produce their "benders." The
Scientific American gives the follow
ing as the scientific explanation of the
matter:
1.-The pitcher in the field tells us that
the bail curves because he gives it
twist, but scientifically this will not do.
Why will the twist make the curve?
If ball were thrown in certain d.
rection and IL the force Of gravitation
were not at work the ball would con-
tlnue on in n straight line forever.
Some force OF resistance is then at
work when ball is made to deviate in
a curve from its straight course. If a
feather is dropped in n vacuum in an
exhausted receiver of an air pump 1t
will drop like shot, but II 1t is drop
ped out in the air 1t will go down ir-
regularly and slowly, shifting from
side to side.
at is the atmosphere which causes
the ball to curve. Bearing in mind
that the atmosphere is a compresslble,
elastic gas, we find that when the ball
leaves the hand of the pitcher with
rapid rotary motion it impinges upon
continuous elastic cushion and
this moderate resistance. or friction,
changes its course in the direction
which is given to the rotary motion.
Take an outshoot of a right handed
pitcher, for instance. He impresses
upon the ball rapid centrifugal ro-
tary motion to the left, and the ball
goes to the left because the atmosphere,
compressible and elastic, is packed into
an elastic cushion just ahead Of the
ball by the swift forward and rotary
motion, and the friction, which is very
great in front of the ball, steers 1t In
the direction which it is turning"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17
A NOTABLE MEETING.
Held In the Interest of "WOman's
Rightso In 1901,

Held In the Interest of "woman's
Rights" In 1901.
The first recorded public meeting in
the interest Of "woman's rights" was
held In the town of Medford, Mass. in
17O1. The gallery of the church was
occupied by the young unmarried peo-
pie of the congregation, one side and
one half the front gallery being given
to the young men, the other side and
the other half being given to the young
women But in the seating in this
eventful year the young men were CIV
en- the entire front of the gallery as
well, and the young women were only
allowed one side of the gallery.
Then it was that things began to
happen. Treatment like this wasn't to
be tolerated even for moment. The
blood of the future mothers Of the
Revolution was fully aroused, and the
young women made such an uproar
and commotion that it speedily became
q town matter, and town meeting
was called to restore to them their
rights IN half of the front gallery.
The young men of the day were bit
terly opposed to extending any new
privileges to women, and the fight ex-
tended beyond Medford. Shortly after
the introduction Of 'pues" into the
churches, by which families were sep
arated from the remainder of the con-
gregation. the selectmen of the town
of Newbury gave permission to a group
of young women to build ''pue" In
the gallery Of the church upon their
own side of the house. This extension
of privilege was resented by the young
bachelors to such degree that they
broke window Of the church, forced
an entrance and hacked the pew in
pieces. For this act Of sacrilege the
young men Of Newbury were fined $40
each and sentenced to be whipped or
pilloried. But they were manly enough
to confess their folly and ask pardon,
SO this part Of their punishment was
omitted. So you see the "woman's
rights" movement isn't modern one
Boston Herald.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17

Beggars who feign diseases are no
new thing in the streets of London.
They existed in Charles lis time, only
then the beggar was called 'rufller,"
"huff' or "shabbaroon." If he was
deaf and dumb he was called "dum-
merer." The woman who sung hymns
and led borrowed children by the hand
was called a "clapperdozen." vagrancy
is no new thing, though it practically
did not exist in medieval times. 1t
was when the cities ceased to be con-
fined within their own walls and long
before the days Of policemen that the
people got beyond the control of the
aldermen and their officers and va
grancy became regular profession.
The first English law against beggars
was made by Henry VIII. who gave
licenses to beg to the old and impotent
and ordered that all other beggars
should be whipped and sent back to
their parishes
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17
THE WET TABLECLOTt1.
IL Puzzled the Ships Passenger Until
II Was Explained.

IL Puzzled the Ships Passenger Until
It Was Explained.
The understeward in setting the ta-
BILE poured half glass of water on the
clean white cloth and placed dish Of
fruit on the puddle he had made. He
made another puddle and placed on it
the carafe. On third puddle he placed
the butter dish, and so on.
"Why do you spoil the cloth with all
that water" asked a passenger
because the weather's rough, SIR"
said the steward, and then, making an
other puddle, he went on:
1--WE stewards on ocean liners must
not be merely good waiters-we must
be good wet weather walters. And we
have a number of tricks.
zone of our tricks is to set the heavy
dishes upon wet spots. If we were to
set them on dry spots in the ordinary
way they would slide to and fro with
every lurch of the ship. But If the
cloth is wetted they don't slide. They
adhere to the wet place as though
glued to it.
zone of the first things a steward
learns is to set a stormy weather table
to spill water on the cloth at each
place where heavy dish is to stand.
This water serves its purpose thor
oughly, ana it doesn't look bad, either,
for the dish covers it. No one knows
of the wet spot underneath. New
York Press.