Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-05

Wallis house on lower Pleasant street
occupied by Charles Batchelder, for
about 2O00. Mr.. Batchelder will re-
main there until June --
DR.. George H. Spiller, optlcian,
will be at j. G. Nutting's in Wood
stock May 7 and s, in Windsor 9 and
10, in Springfield May II, in Felch-
vile May IA,
Carl Story, a former employee at
Morgan's store, is now in Bridge
water installing telephones for the
New England Telephone Co.
The C. E. Society of the Christian
church will entertain the Mizpah G.
E. Union convention Friday after
noon and evening, May IL.
Harold S. Dana's house is being
painted and when other improve
ments are completed the fence in
front of the premises will be re-
moved.
The Improvement Society is again
doing good work for the cleanliness
and neatness of the village, trim
ming grass plots in the squares and
intersections OF streets.
Rev. G. H. Wells, for several years
rector of St. James church, and an
efficient worker for the parish, left
for New York city Sunday night to
begin his duties as assistant curate
of Trinity church.
The mems Sunday meetings at the
Reading room have been well attend
ed and interest in these gatherings
seems to be growing. The meeting
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock will
be addressed by Rev c. II. Wattie
of Quechee.
G. W. Marble is planning to tear
down the old house between the lac
tory and the bridge and put up
good double-tenement in its place.
The old building was the first hotel
in Woodstock.
G. 0. Thompson states that 45
years ago today he, with other mem
bers of the Woodstock Light Infant
ry, started for Rutland. The roads
were hard and rough, the weather
being quite as cold as it has been
here for several days this week.
Word was received Monday of the
sudden death of Miss Cora Metcalf.
daughter of the late Frank D. Met
calf of Taftsville, in West Upton,
Mass, at the age of SO years. The
funeral service was held in Taftsville
Thursday afternoon.
Following is the cast of the comic
opera, Olivette, which is to be sung
for the benefit of the Kings Daugh-
ters' charity fund at Music hall Tues
day and Wednesday evenings, May
s and 9:
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Captain De Merimac, of the Man-o'
War "Cormorant" Ed. d. Chandler
Valentine, officer of the Rousillon
G. Henry Hathaway
Due des Ifs cousin and heir pre-
sumptive to the Countess.........
Coquielicot, his foster brother and
henchman, ...,:.. james S. BrOwnell
Marvejol, local pluralist Seneschal to
the Countess and Marie of Per
pignaU ...............H Harry p. Wayman
Olivette, daughter of the Seneschal
Marvejol.. Miss Roma Carpenter
Bathielde. Countess of ROusillon, in
love with Valentine.
Mrs. Arthur B. Pinney
Onrika, the Seneschals housekeeper,
Mrs. Mary NJ. Vaughan
Veloutine, a maid. Miss Christie Buchanan
A one-act play will also be pre-
scented each evening. The curtain
raiser for Tuesday will be Rub
Der Boots" and for Wednesday, "a
Case of Suspension" A good Or
chestra, directed by A. NJ. Leonard, !
will accompany the opera, which con
talns many popular airs and is
thoroughly enjoyable piece from be-
ginning to end. Seats are 80, 50 and |
20 cents and are now on sale at Nor
gan's.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Thomas re-
celved telegram Wednesday report !
ing the arrest of Philo Kidder for
whom the police of that city had been
on the watch since April IA. The |
officer started for Boston immediately |
and returned with Kidder, who |
waived extradition, Thursday. He
is now in Jail. On January 3 Kid
der, who was local agent for H. R.
Leighton & Co., Boston, was arrest
ed on the charge of conducting
bucket shop" and got bail, which
was fixed at $1,000, the same day,
the late Arthur H. Rowland becom-
ing his surety. April 10, Philip
Rovce administrator Of tho ost..,, r