Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

NIldDNGl VI A'ANRNAA' -
Frank Bancroft, of Worcester, was
in town this week, being called here
by the death of his sister, Mrs, Ram
sey.
DR.. Geo. Holbrook has rented his
house for the summer, to Mr. WARN
burn, who has been here for several
previous seasons.
S. A. Goldschmidt has sent check
to the fremen in appreciation OF their
prompt response to the call for aid
from his house last Wednesday.
The housekeeping at the Inn is
being done this season by a vacuum
cleaner, the modern way Of cleaning
by steam power.
The sugar season continues to be
somewhat uncertain. No very good
sugar days and the chances for a
good season are rather unfavorable.
Miss Black, who has been here the
past year as district nurse under the
auspices of the Kings Daughters, has
completed her years work and left
for a vacation.
Dora Thorne was given at Music
hall Tuesday evening by D. S. Sulli-
van and his company. The audience
was not large but was highly pleased
at the many bright parts Of the play.
Beginning on Monday of this week
the carpenters, painters, plumbers
and masons, by mutual agreement,
went onto a nine hour day. There
is no change in price of days work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bancroft Ramsey
of Leominster, Mass, died at the
home of her grandfather, Norman W.
French, in this place, last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Ramsey had been in fail
ing health for some months. The
interment was in Riverside Gene
terry.
Paul Bianchi went to Boston Tues
day on business. Eugene Canalli,
who has been employed in the fruit
store several months, went with him
to stay indefinitely, and Dante BIZ
anchi, who has spent the winter at
the Hub, will return with his father
The William G. Marsh farm on the
south side of the river between here
and Bridgewater has been leased to
G.. L. Alger, who has occupied the
Atwood farm between Dan Pingrees
and Prosper for the past year or two
Mr.. Alger will take possession at
once.
The annual meeting; Of tl,e J~---:~~
Auxiliary ofthe Woodstock Improve
ment Society will be held at Mr.. F.
S. Billings house on Bond street
Saturday morning, April 7, at 1870
A. NJ. All children who had bulbs
last fall, whether members of the So
ciety or not, are asked to attend.
There will be a mems meeting at
the Reading Room on Sunday next
at three o'clock p. m, and an address
will be given by Mr., Walter j.
Nourse of Rutland. Mr.. Nourse is a
practical business man and much in
terested in the work among men in
that city. Both the old and the
young are cordially invited
About thirty of the friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan Gushing gave them
a very genuine surprise last week
Friday, when they appeared at their
home to celebrate the thirty-fGth an
niversary of their marriage. Hon.
Geo. Aitken, in most happy speech,
presented some choice and valuable
gifts to host and hostess, which met
with heartfelt response from Mr.
Gushing. Refreshments were served
and altogether it was a most happy
occasion.
A recent copy of Lynn paper has
this item:
c. A. Houghton, of the testing de-
partment, was transferred to the
General Electric Schenectady works
Saturday, March 81. Mr.. Houghton
during his stay at the local plant has
won hosts of friends, who will all
miss his CHEEKY good morning While
in the companys employ he has been
located ON outside work ION turbines)
a greater part of the time, and has
covered 5000 miles of territory in
the United States.
We understand from the monu-
ment committee, thai the subscrip-
ton pledges are slowly coming in,
but that the amount so far pledged
is a long ways from the sum requir-
ed. This is not as it should be; our
citizens and town are more than able
to build this testimonial to the mem
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