Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29

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win Smiths brick house on upper
River street, and will move into il
soon.
Rev. e. @. Drouhin, deputy high
chief ranger, visited the Brattleboro
. court of Foresters Tuesday evening.
Clyde Houghton of Lynn, Mass,
! ! is visiting his parents, Mr., and Mrs
M. ID, Houghton.
John French of New York is in
town for the summer.
Miss Ida N. Whitcomb is visiting
in Springfield this week.
Rev. DR.. j. B. Hoyt and Mrs.
Hoyt of New Canaan, Conn, were
the guests of Col. and Mrs. F. S.
Billings few days this week.
Rev. G. A. Mcdaniel is taking a
vacation and the Christian church
will be closed for two Sundays, the
Christian Endeavor services being
held as usual, however.
Windsor plays the second game
with Woodstock this afternoon on
Vail field. The locals won the first
game and there are rumors that the
Windsorites are bracing up for to-
days battle and will play to win.
The amnlnvas If tho H,ll.----
farm and the Billings farm Corn
Stalks" are scheduled for a ball
game on Vail field the morning of
August l6. The speed and staying
powers of the Corn Stalks" are
well known, the only question being
as to the ability of the Williams
men, a comparatively unknown
quantity, to hold 'em for few in
nings.
The regular meeting of the Young
Womens Christian Temperance
Union will be held Monday evening,
July 81, at Z o'clock sharp, at the
home of Miss Laura Ransom. Each
member is urged to be present at
this meeting, and is requested to
bring at least one friend. Refresh
ments will be served at s o'clock,
and the remainder of the evening
will be spent in playing games.
Mrs. Harvey Vaughan, aged 70
years, had a shock of paralysis while
attending service at the Christian
church Sunday morning. She was
at once carried to her home on Col
lege hill, where she soon became un-
conscious and remained so until her
death at about 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening. The funeral was held at
the home Thursday, interment being
at Taftsville. Mrs. Vaughan was a
sister of Edwin f. Thompson. She
came here from Taftsville with her
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a kindly and estimable woman she
won many friends.
Lemuel N. Idle of West Newton,
Mass, was in town a short time
Thursday, and visited The Age office.
His father, Simeon Ide, was the pub
Usher of the Vermont Journal at
Windsor from 1920 to 1885. When
his father discontinued it's publica-
ton the present Mr.. Ide had charge
of the transfer of the press and pa
per to Woodstock, and he made some
inquiries about the old hand press,
one of the primitive "Franklins,"
but was unable to get track of it.
Mr.. Ide, who is a native Of Windsor,
was engaged in paper-making up to
1880. Prior to going to Windsor
his father published a paper in Brat
tleboro, and from Windsor went to
Claremont, N. H., to engage in man
ufacturing.
"Our Lady of the Shows" will
have its forty hours devotions next
week, August 2. On Wednesday
high mass will be sung at 8 a. m.
and benediction given at 8 p. m. On
Thursday, August 3, masses will be
said and holy communion given at
$50 and 8 a. m. and benediction at
8 p. m. On Friday, August 4,
masses and holy communion also at
$50 and 8 a. M, when the devotions
will come to an end. Confessions
will be heard on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings after benediction.
Several Catholic priests are expected
to attend and help FIR. Drouhin dur
ing the devotions, which hereafter
will always take place during the
summer.
The old Miller house, on the Bar
nard road above South Pomfret,
well known tavern of the early days,
was torn down this week by its
owner, r. D. Ransom. 1t was
hniIt over one hundred years ago by