Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-15

II. A. Mower started for Twin
Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, expecting
to locate permanently in that Sec
ton.
Mrs Howard Brown Of Towanda,
Pa, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. I. G. Mower, returns
home this week.
Irving H. Whitcomb and family
are moving this week into the house
on High street recently purchased OF
Rev. M. II. Morrill,.
Kedron Rebekah Lodge, No. p,
will observe the 55th anniversary OF
the Rebekah Degree in Odd Fellows
Hall Sept. 20 at s o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Dexter Cheney,
Jr., of New York, were guests at The
Hill few days the past week. Mrs
e. w. Lambert and Miss Lambert
are now guests there.
Secretary G. j. Paul of the Wind
sor County Agricultural Society
will be at f. j. Perkins store (the
ei.n,none eOoro) noNv 'Totl.,spal~y,
Sept. 10, for the remainder OF the
week, to receive entries.
Mrs. Hermon Howes goes to Med
ford, Mass, today to pass the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Herbert T.
Brown. Mrs. E. B. Howes and child
90 to Roxbury, Mass, for several
weeks, and E. L, Howes of Wash
ington, D. c., joins his family at
Dover, N. H., today.
Hon. w. E. johnson has sold for
addition to the Windsor County law
| library his large collection OF law re-
ports and other legal works Of SINH
lar character, and on Monday gave
up his Office in the Bank block. Mr..
johnson retired from the active prac-
tice of his profession some time ago.
1t was very successful vaudeville
entertainment at the Inn Tuesday
evening, given in aid of the Mary
Hitchcock memorial hospital at Han
over, N. H. A large number of
tickets were sold, bringing the re-
ceipts up to about $3.50, and the
audience which filled the music room
and corridors enjoyed the music,
dancing and other classic features OF
the program to the end, The enter
tainment opened with chorus. "a
Day in Woodstock" silhouetted a
bit of lite on the golf links and hotel
piazza; "The Song OF Summer
Man" introduced six young ladies in
pretty dance; the dancing bear did
a turn, and monologues, tableauX and
clog dancing made up the balance
of a well-rendered program.
The annual session of the Vermont
State Christian Conference was held
at the Christian church Friday, Sept.
Z. Rev. NJ. Il. Morrill, was elected
president, there being no other
change in the board of officers. Rev.
Frazer Metzger of Randolph is sec
rotary, and Rev. Mr. Morrill, is also
treasurer of the conference. Follow
| ing a brief business session in the
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Metzger gave a
short address, Rev. Mr.. Morrill, spoke
of progress in Christian life, and al
the evening session Miss True, a
missionary in Japan, talked of her
experiences during the war with Rus,
STA. Rev. Mr.. Morrill, also spoke at
the evening session and Mrs. Stock
bridge sang a solo entitled Gust for
Today" the services closing with a
duet by Mrs. Maccarty and Miss
Edith Burdett, Sun of My Soul.
Tomorrow at the Catholic church
the q children who passed sue
cessful Sunday school examination a
week ago will be admitted to their
first communion. The ceremony
will take place at $50 a. m, when
high mass will be sung, and in the
afternoon at $50 the same children
will renew their baptismal vows, fol-
lowing which benediction of the
blessed sacrament will be given. On
| that account there will be no services
at ii a. m. and 7 80 p. m.
The first communion class will 90
into retreat Wednesday evening until
Sunday at an immediate preparation
and will attend the following exer-
cises: On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, sermon and benediction at
7.30 p. M; on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, mass and instruction at s
a. m. and instructions and prayers at
4 p. IN.
The children who are expected to
attend the retreat and make the first
communion are from Woodstock,
Harold Gobie, Willie Shallies, Edwin
Charron, Carroll Finley, Lawrence