Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-07

y and Mrs. e. A. Smith.
Y Afternoon and evening meeting,
g will be held at the Methodist churcl
% for four days, beginning Tuesday
Oct. 81.
. I; Miss Ruth Griffin is assisting in
3 teaching the primary grades at the
3 school building.
Mrs. F. G. Putnam and daughter,
5 who have been visiting in Buffalo
and Syracuse, N. Y, returned last
i week.
Miss Aline ]. Boyce goes to Que
. chez Monday to begin teaching in
the higher department of the graded
school there.
The Richmond house on Elm
street was closed Monday, Mrs. j. P.
Bryson, Mrs. VIM. T. Smith and
Miss Elizabeth Richmond going to
Scranton, Pa.
Preliminary work toward repair
ing the town hall building was be-
gun by G, E Roberts this week, the
staging now being in place, Archi-
tect J. E. Randlett is expected this
week.
Mrs. James S. Richmond and
daughter started on their return to
California Wednesday, and were ac-
companied by Pearl Perkins, brother
of Mrs. Richmond.
A fish hawk flew into the village
Monday and perched on the barn at
the Philo Hatch place. This was
challenge to shoot, of course, and
the bird was promptly killed.
An interesting account of Fisk
University, Nashville, Tenn, will be
given on Sunday morning at the
Congregational Church. The speak
er is recommended by DR.. j. F. Bro
die, now director of that institu-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Richmond at
tended the Sullivan county fair at
Claremont, N. H., this week, Mr..
Richmond being on the bench dur
ing the races. The show was big
one in all departments, and the
races were close and exciting. The
average time in the 26 heats of
seven races was 2.l7aa, and only six
heats were slower than 2.20.
G. Z. Barton, of Barton & Sturgis,
architects, of Boston, has bought
Mrs. VIM. D. McMaster's house on
River street now occupied by Mrs.
Emma Shallies. Mr.. Barton is in
charge of the work on the Fairbanks
house, now owned by Mrs. Harry
White of Baltimore, Md. He will
repair the house and put in shape
for occasional occupancy.
Woodstock High School was de-
feated by the Whitcomb High foot
ball team of Bethel on Vail Field
Saturday, 81 to II. The Bethel
team scored all it's points in the
first half on repeated fumbles by the
locals. In the second half Wood
stocks players braced up and held
their opponents down, gaining
through the line and around the
ends.
Treasurer G. F. Chapman reports
the collections in the local churches,
for the Hanover Hospital, as follows:
Catholic, $3.50; Christian, 1925;
Methodist, $500; Congregational,
$ll5.22; Universalist, $1,000;
Episcopal, $5l.40; total, $226.97.
The treasurer of the Hospital at
Hanover writes: 1--WE are again un-
der obligation to the kind Wood
stock friends for their benevolence
and wish to express our great thank
fulness for their remembrance"
Cards were received here Thurs
day announcing the marriage of Mr..
Frederick Chapman of Woodstock,
and Miss Mary Cutler MacVean, at |
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. |
MacVean, parents of the bride, in
Scottsville, N. Y, Wednesday morn
ing, Oct. 4. Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman
win return here after a short we'd
ding journey, and pass several weeks
at Mr.. Chapman's summer place,
near Lakota park Their home in
the village will be the G, P. Marsh
house on Elm street They will re-
ceiye very pleasant welcome from
a great many friends on their return
here.
| Mr.. D. G. Farr, director of the Inn
orchestra, has resumed his kite-Ay-
ing experiments begun during his
stay iere last season, in which Mr..
Fl. S. Dana was associated with him.