Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

Roger Griffin Of Cambridge, Mass,
is passing a week in town,
Christopher Twombloy has arrived
from Florida, where he passed the
winter.
The Nature Club will meet with
Mrs. Geo. W. Merrill next Monday
evening at 7,3O.
Col. F. S. Billings went to New
York Friday. This evening, with
Gov. Bell, he attends the annual
meeting of the Vermont Society OF
Brooklyn,
The time during which village
taxes may be paid, saving the dis
count and costs, expires Tuesday,
April "a, yet the treasurer reports
that only a few taxpayers have paid
up. Time is short for the delin-
quents.
Rev. c. II. Wells will address the
mems meeting at the Reading Room
next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A special invitation is extended to
young men and school boys. 1t is
suggested that they rally early, as
the accommodations are limited.
The sugar-making season is over,
and was shorter even than last year
though a better quality Of sugar has
been made. The weather has been
unfavorable and freaky, sugar-mak-
ers say-conditions that seemed just
right for large flow of sap gener-
ally working the other way.
Whitman D. Allard, who at the De-
cember term of court was convicted
of murder in The second degree for
the killing Of Thos. Mccormack and
sentenced to the state prison for lille,
died at the insane asylum at Water
bury Tuesday. He was removed to
the latter institution several weeks
ago. The body was brought here
Wednesday and taken to Reading by
relatives for burial.
The Colonial Stock Co. has been
playing to large audiences at Music
hall this week, opening with GA Cele-
brated Case" and close a very sue
cessful engagement tonight with
"The Queen Of the Mines" This
afternoons bill is For the Love Of
Brother" The young leading man,
Rollo Lloyd, has done excellent work
in a series of strong characters and
is well supported. Among the best
Of the specialties is an acrobatic act
by Wonder and Belhmere
The music at the Inn the coming
season will again be in charge of Mr..
D. G. Farr of Lawrence, Mass, who
has been here for several years. In
der his direction the orchestra has
always given great satisfaction both
to the guests and others who have
been permitted to hear it, and it is a
Ioloosuro to motto that all of the play
ers here at the close of last season
will return. The members of the
orchestra are: d. G. Farr, director,
Aute A. f. Stockbridge, of the Phil
adelphia Symphony orchestra, VIC
lin; A. b. Stockbridge, formerly of
the Boston Symphony orchestra,
cello; Miss Margaret Gorham, Bos-
ton, piano.
At the annual meeting of the Or
der Of the Eastern Star held last
week Thursday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected:
w. p, |. Clinton Mower.
W. NJ, Mrs. Nora B. Spaulding.
Asso. NJ, Mrs. E. Eta Wardwell.
Secretary, Mrs. Mary NJ, Vaughan.
Treasurer, Mrs. Nettie Slayton.
Conductress, Mrs. Bessie E. Payne. |
Asso. conductress, Mrs. Carrie A.
Williams.
Adah, Mrs Edith NJ. Wiggin.
Ruth, Miss Ethel E. Nutting.
Esther, Mrs. Julia A. Hoadley.
Martha, Miss Lily K. Partridge.
Electa, Mrs. Emma S. Smith.
Warden, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Benson.
Marshal, Mrs. Emma Merrill.
Chaplain, Mrs. Georgianna Cush-
ing.
Organinst, Miss Caroline NJ. Wood.
Sentinel, Selden T.. White.
Finance committee, Chas f. Mer-
rill, Geo. Aitken, w. G. Raymond.
Relief committee, Chas. E. Woods,
Mrs. Lucia A. Raymond, Mrs. Bertha
D. Bradley.
The chapter now has lO2 mem
bers.