Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

and arrived home this week, among
them Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Sayward, Mrs. Roxie A.
Willis, Miss Sayward, Mrs. Abbie
Spaulding, Mr.. and Mrs. p. A.
Pierce and Moses King remain in
Florida until about May LIST.
Good old melodrama was on tap
Saturday evening, and through five
acts the people Of the play, "a Royal
Slave" let loose a torrent of rant
such as a Music hall audience hadn't
seen in many seasons. Among the
characters were Mexican robbers,
charming senoritas, an insane cap
tive, "Aguila, the last of the Monte
zumas, as the program said;a schem-
ing countess, a Yankee Doodle
boy" and more robbers. The play
ended happily, minus few charac-
tiers who were killed during it's
progress, and who were really better
off dead than alive. A'bandit's cave,
and storm at sea with tapping
canvas that looked like real waves,
were the scenic features.
The spring crop of lambs at Bill
Iings farm now numbers about $50
all very healthy and active Young
sters, even if too leggy for good
style. James D. Aitken finished
shearing at the barns this week, 25O
sheep having been clipped.
Miss Gwendolyn Moore of Brook
line, Mass, is visiting Mrs. A. B.
Pinney.
Mrs. Benjamin Swift has been Wis
ting relatives in Hartford, Conn,
for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. johnson and
Miss johnson, who have been in
Ormond, Florida, the past winter,
are on the way home, expecting to
arrive about April l3.
The services in St. James church
on Palm Sunday will be as follows:
Holy communion at 7.30 and ll.30
a. m; morning prayer and sermon
at 1870; evening prayer at five
o'clock. The church will be deco
rated with palms, and there will be
the usual procession of palms.
The ladies of the UTniversalist
church are preparing for May party
to be given in the town hall Friday
evening, May 8
The Y. M. G. A. will have sugar
party and concert at its rooms Tues
day evening, April IA, The enter
tainment is for members with ladies
j. II. Clark of Boston, recent
guest at the Inn, has given the school
five subscriptions to Bird Lore"
The senior class, w. Fl. s., will
have food sale at the Arts and
Crafts club this afternoon, the pro-
ceeds to go towards graduation ex.
penses. Bread, rolls, cakes and all
kinds of things to eat will be on sale
including maple sugar and syrup
Fred P. Marsh has given up. his
position with w. j. Boyce & Co.
after an active and faithful service
Of A years in the same store. lie
entered the employ of the late F. N
Billings in November, 1864, and has
been identified with the place as
popular clerk ever SINCE, being wei
known to all who ever ''shopred'
in this village.
The High school has organized
base ball team, with Lawrence link
ham manager and Clarence Cleve
land captain. Games will probably
be played with Bethel, South Royal
ton, White River junction ant
Windsor.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Townsend AM
Mrs. L. H. Corey and child starte'
for Geneva, N. Y, Thursday, wher
, they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Edwi
, T. Emmons.
Miss Patterson, instructor Of tn
cooking class at the Arts and Graft
building, gave an interesting demon
I stration of "freless cooker" at tn
rooms Thursday evening.
Erie Davis of Bridgewater, WI
a has signed with the Bridgepor
Conn, league team, is now coachin
}. the Rockland Military Academy tea
u at West Lebanon, N. II.
The soldiers monument, which WI
set up on the schoolhouse grount
g last fall, has apparently not yet four
/ permanent location; the tall sha
II and bronze eagle will probably
moved to Tribou park before mai
It months. All this comes about throul