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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
IlTHEY DON'T ANSWER

1t is always annoying when you
are trying to get somebody on the
telephone to be told that "they don't
answer" And if you are in an un-
usual hurry, or are particularly dis
appointed, or are little excited
for the moment you have waited
seems like an age sometimes-you
may think that Central" is to blame.
If you are specially irritated you may
even accuse the operator Of not
having tried at all to get the person
you want.
Look Into your exchange some
day-the manager will be glad to
see you any time-and watch how
its work is done, Then you'll feel
differently about it. You can rest
assured that if Central" says "they
don't answer" they don't. She has
tried her best to get them but with
out success.
The first thing the operator does
when you give her call is to
"test" to see if the number you ask
for is busy. II the line is not in use
she connects with it and rings the
subscribers bell. If nobody an
swers her first ring within IS sec
onds she rings again. If there is
still silence after another quarter of
a minute she rings a third time. II
there is no response in the next IS
seconds she reports to you "theY
don't answer" Then she will ring
again, and again, and'again, if you
ask her to. 1t is a good deal like
ringing someone's door-bell. If no
body comes to let you in after you
have rung two or three times you
make up your mind that the family
is out and go away. The telephone
company has to stop somewhere,
and gives up at the end of a min
ute and half or two minutes, after
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
TELEPHONE TALKS
Believing that knowledge promotes cooperaon the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company publishing series oGbref
exposons Of phases Of telephony, for the benefit of
itself, and as ii hopes, for the benefit OF all
telephone
telephone users.

ringing three times, unless it is
asked to keep on.
Most often, you will notice, it is
when you call up a residence that
you are told "they don't answer"
The reason is simple when you come
to think of it, but probably it doesn't
occur to everybody. In business
place the telephone is pretty sure to
be located where. the bell can be
heard easily and there is someone
whose business it is to answer calls.
AT any rate, there is always some
body near the instrument to answer
promptly in business hours. There
are lots of times, of course, when
there is nobody at home to answer a
residence telephone. Besides, a
good many people insist on having
their house telephones put in out Of
the way corners. The result is that
the ringing of the bell is not always
heard, and, even when it is heard,
answering it means trip into an
other room or upstairs. Then, too,
it is not always convenient to drop
Homework or leave company to 60
to the telephone instantly, and that
makes delay which gives the i'm
preston that there is nobody on
hand to answer your summons.
These things no doubt have
good deal to do with your being told
''they don't answer" In mny
cases they account tor your meeting
a friend every now and then who
says, when you tell him you tried to
call him up and couldn't get him,
that he twas there all the time"
They also go to explain why, when
you go to answer your own tele-
phone after delay, you are some
times told by the operator that
"there is nobody on your line now"
The person who was calling you
has given you up and gone away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
MARYLAND FOUR CORNERS

Mrs. Roy Kendall was at the Han
over, N. H., hospital Sunday, when
some of the victims of the Canaan
railroad wreck were brought there.
One girl of 10 said that she and her
sisters little child were the only sur
vivors of family party Of eight
father, mother, brother-in-law and
the child.
Miss Lena Messer of Plymouth is
teaching in the Crooker school.
Mrs. A. P. Dunsmoor has returned
home, she and her daughter Della
having been visiting in Providence,
r. l., and Leominster, Mass. Miss
Dunsmoor is now in Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Rush and two
children Of Ludlow, were recent
guests at Frank Maybee's. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Fleming and grand
daughter, Fredora Brown, of Her.
mon, N. Y, are now guests there.
VIM. w, Hadley of Windsor has
bought the Marcus Morrison farm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
Think Uncle Enticed Boy from Home

William H. Kendall, of Bethel,
has returned home from Winchester,
N. H., bringing with him his thir-
teen-year old son, William, and Les
lie Spooner, the youngsters uncle,
20 years old.
Young Spooner had been working
at the home of Mr. Kendall and one
morning last week it was found that
the two had disappeared. They
took the night train at Randolph,
buying tickets for White River
Junction, the boy, who is small for
his age, travelling half-fare. From
there they managed to proceed to
Winchester, though they had only
about two dollars when they left
Bethel. The Kendall boy owned a
cheap watch and rifle which were
missing and these may have been
sold or pawned for passage money.
He had been to school two days be-
fore the escapade, but disliked to
go. Spooner is believed to have en-
ticed him away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
HORSES AND HORsEMEN.
Harry Hudson in an Accident.

At the Dog River Valley fair races
Wednesday Harry Hudson of Que
chez, with Vic Pointer, was first in
the $50 class.
In the last race, in which Hudson,
driving Brunell was second, an ac-
cident occurred which was pro-
nounced miraculous byold horsemen.
Hudson was thrown sulky and all
through the air making a complete
somersault and landing on his feet
uninjured. The horse was also UNI
injured save for few cuts and
bruises. The spectators expected to
see both horse and driver picked up
dead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
FIRE AT WINDSOR.
House Burned and John Sargenfs
Family Barely Escapes.

Soon after John Sargent Of Wind
sor had built a fire in his kitchen
stove and gone out to the barn to
look after his stock about 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning, he discovered
the house was on fire and had barely
time to get his family out before it
was destroyed. The place is situated
about two miles from Windsor will
age, just off from the road to Browns
vile, and away from any fire appa-
ratus 1t is supposed to have caught
from a defective chimney. The loss
is 5000, with insurance of $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
Large Electric Enterprise.

Movements are on foot for the
organization of a stock company to
operate the electric plant being in
stalled at Gaysville. 1t will be
formed under the laws of the state
of Vermont, with capital stock of
100000, says the Randolph Her.
aid.
The installation will furnish 400
to 500 horsepower by water wheels
direct, connected to electrical gener-
ators of the same capacity. Either
at Gaysville or Bethel will be in
stalled an auxiliary steam plant of
the same capacity, duplicating the
plant throughout, making break
down of service given impossible
except in the way of line breaks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
Tennis at the Country Club,

The mems singles OF the Country
Club, for a cup presented by Mr., E.,
D. Faulkner, was completed Thurs
day afternoon Mr.. Harvey Fisk win
ming from Mr. Edward Brayton in
the finals.
Preliminary round-E. Williams
beat E. Kilner; H, Fisk beat A,
Williams, II. McCallum beat N.
Williams.
Firstround-Brayton beat Browne,
Billings beat Williams, Fisk beat
McCallum, Billiard beat King.
Semifnals- Brayfcn beat Billings,
GO, %, CO, CO. Fisk beat
Bullard, 6-3, So, 81, 10,
1O-S.
Final-Fisk beat Brayton, 60,
60, 4-6, Is.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
BIRTHS.

In Chester Depot, Sept. 10, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook. granddaughter
to Mr.. and Mrs ID. II. Bingham and great
granddaughter to Mrs. f. A. Morse of
Taftsville.
In Brownsville, Sept. 10, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hammond.
In Bridgewater, Sept. IS, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Stevens.
In Hsrtland, Sept. Is, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Merrill.
In Windsor, Sept. 8, a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gallagher.
In West Woodstock, Sept. IA. a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Potwin.
In Woodstock, Sept. 2, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Stewart.
In West Woodstock. Sept. 16, son to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ernest Dimick.
In Woodstock, Sept. 10. son, Albert
Arthur, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Perry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
CHURCH SERVICES.

Chrstan--Rev. 6. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at I2
o'clock. Junior &. e. at S o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at 7 o'clock.
Mid-weck service Tuesday evening,
1880. Welcome to all
Congregational-Mornmg service
at 1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Tuesday evening prayer meeting at
100.
Univel salist- Rev. Ralph Hol-
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.4S.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor Morning SER
vice at To.3oi II.45 o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 p. m. Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II m. evening
service at 7,3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
st. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and SER
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays :.
Holy communion at 7 goa M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at &.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
State Teachers, Association.

1t is expected that there will be
between six and seven hundred
teachers in attendance at the con-
vention OF the Vermont State Teach
ers' association, which is to be held
in Burlington, October II, Is and 10.
A large proportion of this number
will desire rooms and board in pri-
vate families. The committee having
the matter of entertainment in charge
consists of Leon R. Whitcomb, high
school, chairman, Miss Helen G..
Hendeea Miss Sarah A. Martin, Mrs.
Mary B. Mayo, Mrs. Kate P. Miller,
Mrs. Lois NJ. Malaney and Miss EN-
ma j. Chapman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
TAFTSVILLE.
E. j. Morse is out with a new meal

E. j. Morse is out with a new meat
cart.
Miss Merriam Olmstead of Man
chester, N. H., who has been stop
ping in the place for the past two
months, went Monday to North
hampton, Mass, where she is at
tending Smith college.
Elmer Strong and wife of Leba-
non, N. H., spent Sunday at their
home here.
Edith Solger, who is teaching
school in Bridgewater, was at home
Sunday.
o. G. Priest has finished milling
for the season and is spending a few
days at his home in Plymouth
A. G.. Hoytt went to West Leba-
non to attend the funeral of his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. E. s. Griggs, Tues
dav
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
A report that the White River Elec-

A report that the White River Elec-
trio company is soon to double rates
for lighting in Randolph is incor-
rect. On account of an advance
amounting to so per cent, which the
Bethel company furnishing the
power for the Randolph system is to
put into effect this fall, there will
necessarily he some increase in the
local rate, but it is stated on authori-
ty that the advance will not exceed
25 to so cents per light for private
including stores, churches,
halls, mills, offices, etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
NORTH POMFRET

Harry Harding is at home from
Thetford, havi"g injured his ankle
while working there last week.
Ellis Harrington is attending col
lege at Burlington.
INJURED IN THE CANAAN WRECK.
Two Noyes, who has worked for
John Burbank about a year, was
quite seriously injured in the rail
road wreck at Canaan, N. H., Sun
day morning. He is now at the Han
over hospital.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
News Of Woodstock
Continued from page 3.

Miss Hodgman of st. Louis arriv-
+ed' at the InA~ Saturday morning,
She was passenger on the giant
Lusitania which reached New York
Friday,
Z. f, Wardwell. Herman Reed,
Cleo Coke, and Mr.. Farnham went
to Mortified Thursday by automo-
bile. Mr.. Reeds horse, Charon
Boy was started. in the froe-fer-all
at the Dog River Valley fair there
that day, and won second money,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
RRrnaEWATER CORNERS.

NIL ana MIS- INOlHldH DdNlS lOON
a trip to New York last week.
Mrs. Eliza Perkins returned to E.
P. Perkins from Bethel Monday.
Miss Sara Vaughan is in Rutland
Tor treatment,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clate Wilson went
Friday to Randolph to visit his
brother Volney Allard.
Mrs. William Capron and daugh-
ter Evangelyn were with her sister,
Matte Promo, at Lakota last week.
Mrs. E. P. Perkins visited Mrs.
F. w. Heath in Woodstock Friday.
Mrs. Oscar Gibbs has sold her
farm to Charles Carpenter of Plym-
outh Five Corners.
Mrs. L. 1. Walker of Hartland
was a visitor at the Grange meeting.
L. o. West and George Hubbard
attended the national encampment
at Saratoga, N. Y.
Mrs Frank Stevens has returned
from Boston.
There was very good attendance
at the Grange meeting Saturday
night. 1t was decided to hold fair
in the near future. The program
was in charge OF the lady officers
and consisted Of readings by Sisters
Grace Josslyn, Dora Capron, Broth
er and Sister Weymouth, Sister
Robinson; recitations by Sisters
Vera Chamberlain, May Earle;
songs by Sister Eva Curtis, Brother
Woods; piano solo by Sister Myrtle
Pinney; several selections on the
monograph by Brother Charles
Josslyn and able assitances from the
choir.
Miss Morilla Lewis, who has been
attending school at Waterbury,
Conn, is with her mother, Mrs.
Dora Lewis.
Miss Myrtle Pinney of Bridge
water was at L. A. Barrows over
Sunday.
Ralph West is attending school at
Rutland.
Mrs. Ebert Stevens and son
Ralph have returned from Leomin-
ster, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Abbott of |
Woodstock were recent guests at A.
A. Josslyn's.
Alice Perkins has returned to w. |
H. S.
Roy Barrows went this week to
White River Junction, where he has
a position in the express office.
William Derby, who has been in
Maine and Massachusetts, this sum-
mer, is finishing his vacation with
friends in town.
Mrs. Robinson went Thursday to
visit friends in South Barnard.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Perkins and |
Miss Eliza Perkins were with friends
on Bridgewater Hill Wednesday.
Mrs. Saul and children of Wal
than, Mass, and Mrs. Karl Perkins
and children, Of Windsor, who have
been at Mrs Ella Perkins, started
for home Wednesday.
Mrs. Scales of Amsden has been
some days with her brother, A. J..
Holt, at Frank Maxhams.
Mrs. William Bugbee and George
Rice attended the conference at
Thursday.
Frank Markham has been at Bert
Hollis in East Sherburne digging
potatoes this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
SOUTH POMFRET.

Mrs. McAlmon and Mrs. Fred
Moody, the latter from Lebanon,
nieces of Moses Shipman and his
sister, Mrs. Reed, are stopping with
them several days.
Mrs. Leora Reed is on the sick
list. DR.. Eastman was called in tc
attend her.
Monroe Metcalf and wife are NOV
ing this week to their new home re-
Gently bought in West Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

The Vermont Marble company
has purchased the water right in
Furnace brook in Brandon and will
put in large water power costing
in the vicinity Of 100000. They
will build two reservoirs, the lower
one being at height Of $50 feet
above Proctor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

After considerable heated discus
sion, the village of Bellows Falls has
granted franchise to the Bellows
Falls Gas company Work will be
commenced at once on a $125,000-
plant. The first price asked will be
SIZE per 1000 cubic feet but this
rate will be gradually reduced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
Ma. Briggs Front Yard Garden.

Mr.. Briggs front yard garden has
done well this summer despite the
dry season and is still altogether the
most attractive horticultural feature
of Bridgewater Centre, Bridgewater
Hollow and Bridgewater Chateau
guay-except nothing. Since the
last notice the beds of flowers and
the aerial part of the garden have
been perfected and augmented. The
garden may not beat that Of Eden,
but it is worth visit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
David BeIasco's, 1.-THE Girl of the
Golden West"

The big feature event of the cur
rent season in theatricals will be the
early presentation of David Be-
lasco's great play, "The Girl of the
Golden West" At Gates Opera
House, White River junction, Mon
day, Sept. %.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Five days after his wife had given
birth TO daughter, Harry Perkins,
of Morrisville, deserted her. He
bought a ticket to Boston but fur
Their than that nothing is known of
his whereabouts. Mrs. Perkins is 20
years old and has many friends in
Morrisville. but her husband, who is
about 80 years old, is said to be a
hard drinker and heavy debtor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Mrs. Marilla E. Chandler, wife of
Albert B. Chandler of Brooklyn, N.
Y, whose summer home for many
years had been in Randolph, died
Saturday afternoon. Mrs Chand-
ler's childhood was passed in Ran
dolph and since her marriage in 1864
nearly all of her summers had been
passed there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Harley, the two-year-old son of Fl.
w. Kicker Of Barton, tipped the cover
off spring, six feet deep, and tum-
bled in head first. There were three
and one-half feet of water in the box
and the youngster was pretty thor
oughly soaked before pulled out by
Charles Dunmore, who heard his
cries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
DEATHS.

In Windsor, Sept. 4, VIM. G. Mcintyre,
formerly of Bethel, aged So years.
In West Woodstock. Sept. 10, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Potwin.
In Hartland, Sept 10. of typhoid fever,
Doris Darrell, aged 8 years.
In Hartland, Sept. 2. Lawrence W.
Smith, aged 81 years, months.
In North Hartland, Sept. 1, Mrs. Gather
inc Fitzmorris, aged 70 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Mitch Blay of Barton, just dis
charged from prison, where he has
been doing time for horse stealing,
lost no time in resuming his old hab-
it's. He borrowed $lS from his
father and went to the barn of Will
bur Moulton, lighted lantern and
harnessed the horse. Mr.. Moulton
found the lighted lantern next morn
ing, but no trace of the rig can be
discovered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
STAGE DRIVER ROBBED.
Held up in the Woods Between New
port and CharlestoWn.

Albert Dupont the driver of the
Charlestown stage, was held up by
two men in the woods near Derby,
three miles from Charlestown early
Wednesday morning and robbed of
about $11.
The mail was not disturbed.
There is no clue as yet to the rob-
bers.
The stage leaves Charlestown at 4
o'clock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Charles 9. Wilson of Bethel a
member of this years class at the
university of Vermont, who was
awarded the Rhodes scholarship for
Vermont, will leave Monday 1or
Oxford, England to enter Christ
Church college this fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

The Montpelier egg sandwich has
taken to itself wings and landed on
the ten cent side Of the lunch counter
menu. The inactivity of hens and
the high price of butter are blamed
for the new rate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
FoR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mas. WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth
ersfOr their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie.
and Is the best remedy for Diarrmmedlt will
Sold by ell druggists in every part of the
world. twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure
to ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup and take no other kind
Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs
Act, June SOth, 1906. Serial number 1923,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
Curious Nesting Places.

In the slaughterhouse at Earl
Poulett's kennels a pair of corduroy
overalls, used when tarring or
painting is being done, had been
thrown carelessly over a beam, and
in one of the legs a robin built and
completed its nest. Within a yard
of this an old coat had been similar.
ly suspended, and in a tear in the
shoulder lining a wren completed
a perfectly shaped nest. Notwith-
standing that the kennel man was
frequently going in and out, the
birds cintinued their work.-Lon'
don Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21
To New Subscribers:
Mirror and Farmer
and THE AGE
one year
$1.25

A number of Rutland fishermen
have taken steps to protect the trout
in Chittenden pond and tributary
streams. Many fish have been taken
from this locality in the past few
years in spawning time, being bailed
out of the shallow places by the pail
full. A man has been engaged to
watch the spawning beds during the
next two months and money has been
raised to place a large number of
fngerlings in the Chittenden
streams.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

Mrs. Julia Wheeler, OF Plymouth
Five Corners, died Monday, Sept
ember 2, which was her ninetith
birthday anniversary.
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ToREA.
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The first snow of the season is re-
ported from Cornwall.