Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-31

some time been employed by b. II,
Pinney & Co., and Miss Emma At
wood, were married on Wednesday,
August 20, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Atwood, in
Barnard. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. R. II. Cheever. Mr..
and Mrs. Pinney started for Anoka
Wednesday, where they will reside.
Mr.. Pinney has made a good many
friends during his residence of sew
eral years here and the young couple
are followed by many congratula-
tons.
The body of Mrs. Laura Perkins
Richmond, who died in San Bernar-
dina, Calf, Aug. 18th, arrived here
Thursday morning, accompanied by
her husband, James Richmond,
daughter Vera and sister, Miss Edith
Perkins. Funeral services were
held at tie home of Mrs. Richmond's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Menroe Per-
kins, at South Woodstock, at two
o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Richmond was 81 years of age
Her death resulted from heart trouble
and brights disease, of which she
had been i'll since last spring,
Mrs. Lewis English underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
Hanover, n. IT,, hospital Monday,
and is now getting along well,
All the schools in town will begin
Tuesday, Sept. 3. The teachers as
signed are named below High
School, Arthur D. Wiggin, principal,
G. Alanette Bartlett, Sarah A. LOOMS,
Emma L. Pierce; preparatory,
Edith Hagerman grammar, Evelyn
f. Lawton lower grammar, Lucinda
R. worse second primary, Sadie |.
Sheldon; first primary, Winifred E.
Wolcott primary assistant, Ruth l.,
Griffin; music and drawing, Lou E.
Porter South Woodstock. Miss ia
quith and Miss Mollie E. Blanchard;
West Woodstock, Alice Kibbee
Taftsville, Alice Chadwick Prosper,
Nina Markham; Lincoln, Annie Chedel;
Pelton, Eugene Atwood; Curtis,
Amy Dodge.
w. D. Foster, who has been in
Lynn and other places in Massachu
sets, returned home Thursday.
Thomas S. Nero is painting his
house on Elm Terrace, South street.
Mrs. Louis G. Hale and son JOS
eph of South Barton we're at W. E.
Macks at West Woodstock a few
days last week.
DR.. G. H. Veo and family of Bos-
ton are visiting relatives here.
MMr. and Mrs. D. G. FAIR, of tbs
Inn orchestra, returned 10 Lawrence,
Mass, Monday. Mr.. II. d. Parker,
'cellist, is now playing with the or
chestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Bartholomew
Hazen, of Hartford, have issued in
vitations for the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Annie Laura, to DIR,
Ralph William Boyce, September 4,
at three o'clock in the Congregational
church atNHartford.
The special village meeting held
Friday evening, Aug. %, voted not
to permit the placing Of the soldiers
monument in the park. Other
places were suggested by the speak
ers but no further action was taken.
}. S. Eaton spoke in behalf Of the
Randall Post committee who had
asked permission to place the monu-
ment in the park, and DR.. +. II.
Kidder, chairman of the board OF
trustees; mentioned some Of the rea-
sons why the board refused to grant
the committees request, the chief
objection being to a change in the
appearance of the park in any way.
Hon. w. E. johnson opposed the
proposition and others spoke briefly,
the vote against being nearly unani
nous.
j. G. Dana of Newark, N. j., ar
rived Thursday.
The stores will be closed all day
Monday, Labor day.
Mrs, w. H. Reed was quite badly
hurt last week, Friday, while driv-
ing with her daughter and a friend
down the hill beyond O. L.. Seaver's.
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She had stopped the horse and was
stepping from the carriage when the
horse started. She fell, a wheel
passing over her. She held to the
reins and was dragged nearly quar-
ter of mile. AS she let 60 of the
reins they were caught by her friend,