Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09

New YORK are guests OF Col' ana
Mrs. F. S. Billings.
Miss Haskell returned Monday
from visit to New Haven, Conn,
and New York.
The district Masonic meeting to be
held here Feb. Is will be under the
direction Of District Deputy Grand
Master w. A. Gilbert of Ludlow.
Wanted-A clean, entire copy Of
"New Introduction to the English
Grammar" by Jonathan Ware, print
ed at Windsor, VT, in 1914. A lib
eral price will be paid for this old
school book. Address Henry H.
Vail, care F. S. Billings, Woodstock,
Vermont.
Deacon George E. Thompson, aged
about seventy years, one of Wood
stocks most respected citizens and
prosperous and substantial farmers,
died Monday morning, after brief
illness, of pneumonia. The funeral
service was held at the house We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. Joseph Ham
ilton officiating, assisted by Rev. G.
A. MacDaniel Mr.. Thompson was
born in North Bridgewater, but for
half a century lived on the farm
where he died. He was married
March 5, 1865, to Miss Ellen F.
Kingsley of Pomfret, who survives
him, and their four children also
survive, namely; Carrie, wife of
Mark E. Hale of Brownsville, Fife,
wife of A. E. Pratt of West Hartford,
George H., of Proctor, and Charles
K, who has managed the farm for
several years. He also leaves a
brother, Charles 0. Thompson, Of this
village. For sixteen years he has
been deacon of the Congregational
church, of which he was a member
since his youth. He was interested
in public affairs as a sterling, pro-
gressive citizen, and was long an ac-
tive member of the Windsor County
A Oricu ltural society
MRS. MARY CoLLAMER HUNT.
Again we are reminded that the
relentless years are rapidly carrying
away the few remaining representa-
tives of a generation whose presence
among us has been one of the chief
charms of the social life of Wood
stock; and it is safe to say that no
one of them will be more widely |
missed than Mrs. Mary Collamer
Hunt, who died a few days since in
her eighty-sixth year.
Mrs. Hunt added to the advantages
Of a rarely cultured home the best
educational privileges of her day; to
these she brought a naturally bril-
liant mind which made the most of
somewhat unusual opportunities.
Her vivacity, her quick wit, her read
mess in repartee, combined with
broad culture and great kindness of
heart made her a most charming
companion, while her wise counsels,
generous sympathies and wide be-
nevolence cheered and blessed many
hearts.
Advancing years did not diminish
her powers of enjoyment or interest
in current affairs And such was her
remarkable grasp of principles, and
large way of looking at all questions,
that one could not pass more de-
lightful hour than in listening to
The personal "reminiscences of her
long and eventful life. So warm
we're her sympathies with all people,
and so great her fascination and
charm that her society was sought
alike by old and young.
With the exception of her brief
married life Mrs. Hunts years were
mostly spent in Woodstock, and there
in the old Collamer home, close be-
side the church she loved so well,
by her few remaining
kindred, she dispensed gracious
hospitality of friends and neighbors
and in quiet dignity passed the even
ing of her years.
Death came not as the "last great
enemy" but as a gentle friend who
ushered her into the life eternal,