Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-28


ton of our brother be spread on the min
utes Of the Vestry. be printed in the public
press, and copy given to his family
The White River junction Land
mark says A new book Of poems
soon to be brought out by promin-
inent publishing house, is entitled
"In Paths Untrodden" and is by
Miss Anna M. Batchelder, formerly
of White River Junction, but now a
nurse in the birmingham, Mass,
hospital. Miss Batchelderis mem
Der Of the Boston Authors club, and
her work is we'll and favorably known
! in Boston and vicinity. OF her more
mature and polished work, which
the forthcoming book will contain,
one critic says: The poetry of this
new poet is not of the minor quality,
although most of it is pitched in the
minor key. Miss Batchelder's work
shows the distinct influence of YER
laine, Baudelaire and Swinburne,
and the modern German poets"
The first bear of the season was
brought in Monday by E. V. Fraser.
The bear was shot in Sherburn by
Charles Ricketts, and weighed about
300 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Maynes have
returned from, Groton, Mass, after
an absence Of several weeks.
Mrs. Frederick c. Southgate went
to Boston Monday and is with her
mother for couple of weeks,
The Canadian Jubilee Singers and
Imperial Orchestra will appear at
the Methodist church on next We'd
nesday evening. This company Of
artists is very highly endorsed by
the press and public and a rare mu-
steal treat is anticipated. Admission
35c Tickets on sale at A. B. Nor
gan's ChiIdren's tickets sold only
at the door, 15c.
Cleo G. Coke will open livery
stable in the New Park Hotel barn
the first of April.
"a Royal Slave" Music hall Sat
urday evening, April 4. Tickets 80,
so, 75c, $l00.
Mrs. Rose L. Willard, wife of e.
e. Willard, died at her home ON
Pleasant street last Sunday morning
at half past three o'clock, of tuber-
culosis, after an illness of two
months. Mrs. Willard was 80 years
of age, and leaves in her immediate
family her husband and two fine
boys, Earl. aged IL years, and Floyd,
aged 10. Mrs. Willard was born in
Barnard, daughter of Benjamin Har-
low, and i'll her early girlhood the
family moved to Weathersfeld AZ.
terward they lived for a time in
and in West Windsor, where Miss
Harlow was married in 1895 to E.
| e. Willard. Her surviving brothers
and sisters, all of whom are in Wood
stock this week, are: Mrs Bert Fras-
er, of Princeton, Ill: Mrs, E. G. Cam.
eron, Of Worcester, Mass; Mrs. F. A
Parker, of Hartford; Henry Harlow
of Claremont, N. H., and George
Harlow, of Woodstock. The funera
service was held on Wednesday
morning at 1920 o'clock, the Rev
, Benjamin Swift being the attending
Clergyman. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
/. have resided in Woodstock the pas
three years and have many friends
3 here
Bert E. Stockwell, who went tx
| the Hanover hospital a short TIM
! ago for an operation, died at tina
| place on Sunday morning the 22nd
Mr.. Stockwell was born in Williams
0 town 55 years ago, the eleventh in
Y family of twelve children, and in hi
early boyhood they moved to Stowe
, where he lived until he attained hi
majority, Mr.. Stockwell learned tn
BARRIERS trade of j. G. Oliver. il
, Woodstock and afterwards worke,
/ at it in Boston, Brockton, Mass, an,
several Vermont towns Oct. l0tE
1888, Mr.. Stockwell married Mis-
| Eldora NJ Gates of Bridgewater an,
: they began housekeeping in New
/, port, where Mr.. Stockwell had
barber shop. After six years the
! went to Stowe, and seven or eigf
years later he opened a shop j
Chester, where they lived until thei
$ removal to this town eight years ag,
;, since when he has pursued his ave
y cation successfully in the shop o
French's corner. Mr.. Stockwell Wa
Q affiliated with Odd Fellowship her
was member of st. James churc
= and also vestryman in that churcl
:" Mr.. Stockwell wos n man well know
~ and respected by all with whom