Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Chace and Miss Perkins OF New York
will spend Christmas at Mrs, Chace's
place in South Barnard.
Snow covered the unsanded and
slippery sidewalks Thursday, max
ing them little less perilous for pc
destrians. The change in the weather
from way below zero to snow was
noted with much satisfaction, as the
holiday shoppers and others were
working up pretty fierce crouch
against the trustees for not doing
something to make walking safer.
Miss Mary Z. Dana of Brookline,
Mass, was among the out-of-town
guests at the Stevens Woodruff we'd
ding Wednesday evening. She re-
turned to Boston Friday. Grosvenor
Dana accompanying her to Boston.
Word was received day or two
ago from contractor Sinclair at Bur
lington that the material for the fire
escape for the west side of the town
building was on the way here. 1t
may not be put up this season, how
ever, on account of the difficulty and
expense of making the foundation in
frozen ground. The fire escape now
in place on the east side of the build
inn satisGes the present law
The week of prayer will be oh.
served as follows: Tuesday evening
Jan. l, at 7.30 in the Christian
church, Wednesday evening at Z in
the Universalist church, Thursday
evening at 7 in the Congregational
church, Friday evening at Z in the
Methodist church. 1t is hoped that
all will plan to make these meetings
a success.
DIR. Frank X. Ainsworth, former
resident here and now head surgeon
of the Southern Pacific railroad, with
headquarters at San Francisco, was
in town Friday,
G.. l. Wilcox, the successful man
ager of the Woodstock creamery fol
several years, is now in Hamilton
N. Y, where he has fine farm and
is prospecting. His son Homer, who
was married about year ago, is liv'
in Boston.
VIM. Ransom, of Concord, is with
his parents for the holidays.
Four prisoners now remain in Jail
the county court having reduced the
number of inmates.
j. f. Noyes and son of Boston are
at the Inn and several parties of hol
iday guests are expected today anC
on the 26th.
Col. j. H. Mimms will spenc
Christmas recess of county cour
with his wife in New York City.
A. H. Townsend was called t.
West Somerville, Mass, last week
Thursday by the illness of hi
mother.
The annual roll call and dinner
will be held in the Methodist churcl
Tuesday, Jan. l. Dinner will b'
served at IL m, roll call and reGg
ious service at 2 p. M, followed by
the sacraments of baptism and the
Lords Supper.
Miss Haskell will go to Brookline
Mass, about Jan. l to visit friends
there, thence to New Haven, Conn.
for time and will also be in New
York part of the winter.
The Woodstock Electric Co., has
installed Nernst lamp in severa
stores. 1t is a recent German In
vention and is said to be the fnest
illuminant known.
Rev. Melville A. Shaver, the evan
gelist, and Mrs. Shaver, of Boston
were in town a day or two this
week.
Miss Margaret Bartlett is spend,
ing the holidays in Philadelphia.
The pupils of the intermediate
school having no absent marks dur
ing the past term of fifteen weeks
are: Willie Shallies, Hazel Temple
ton, Frank Templeton, Harry Town.
SEM, FRANK Golz, Charles Murphey
Marjory Salter and Llewellyr
Spaulding. From sickness Ora
Paul, Margaret Wilder, Beatrice
Cox and Marion Hamilton have each
been absent one day; Earle Ran
some one-half day.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H.. Whitcoml
went to Windsor last Friday to at
tend gathering of relatives in thai
town and from Springfield, in the
celebration of the SD birthday o.
Mrs. Geo. W. Thurston, who is Mrs
Whitcomb's aunt.
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