Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-12
LOCAL NOTES

toVONN 'iAluSO improvement pOSiS'y
will be held on Monday, September
IA, at eight o'clock, in the parlors OF
the Congregational church. Annual
reports will be read and future work
discussed after which a descriptive
account, illustrated by stereopticon
views, of recent trip in Sicily, will
be given. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who take pride in
our village.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM w. Miller of
Richmond are at the Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry G. Gushing
and their daughter Ruth were
wrecked while driving on Mt. Tom
late Wednesday afternoon. They
were just leaving the top of the
mountain when the shafts broke.
They were thrown down bank, the
carriage turning upside down, the
horse freeing himself and running to
the village The family escaped
with a few scratches. The horse
dragged home piece of the shaft,
stopping obediently and dutifully in
front of Mr.. Cushing's house on
North Park street. The carriage
was badly wrecked
Mr.. Elroy j. Rogers of Brandon
and Mrs. Mary Mack, widow of DR..
E. B. Mack, were married at St.
James church, Tuesday morning, by
Rev. G, S. Lewis. They will reside
in Brandon. Mr.. Rogers is brother
of I. w. Rogers of Brandon, the
contractor, and superintended the
buildingot the new Episcopal church.
The Landmark says that the body
of Thomas Pagan, a rowing black
smith, was found floating down the
Connecticut river opposite West
Lebanon last Sunday morning. The
body was taken from the water and
buried by the Lebanon authorities
Sunday evening. Some bruises and
cuts were found on the head Of the
drowned man, and the conclusion is
that he fell from the railroad bridge.
He formerly worked for Peter Charon
of this village.
The Rev. Charles River will preach
at the Congregational church tenor
row.
R. D. Ransom and family have re-
turned to their Linden street resi-
dence.
Fred Taylor of Malone, N, Y, has
been visiting friends here and IN
Bridgewater
R. Fitzmorris, of the New Eng
land Telephone exchange, is taking
a weeks vacation.
Miss Frances Walker of Austin,
Tex, returned to Boston Tuesday
after passing a week with her aunt,
Mrs. j. G. Dana.
John B. Pugsley, who has been
with the Woodstock ball team the
season just closed, returned to Black
River academy at Ludlow, of which
he is principal, Monday evening.
Charles Murphy and Erie w. Davis,
of the local team, joined the Barton
team Tuesday, to play champion
ship series at the Barton fair.
Mrs. Charles X. Mitchell and
daughter Florence OF Maiden, Mass,
are at B. F. Standish's, where Misses
Lillian and Ruth Mitchell have been
passing the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 7. Zoebisch, who
passed the summer at the Crawford
House, are at the Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Fairbanks
and child of Claremont, N. H., ar
rived at T.. A. Lamphere's last week
Friday, Mr.. Fairbanks returning
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. F. Farwell have
been visiting at Hartford, Conn, and
Boston.
The Woodstock A. c., which in
cludes many honored survivors of
local base ball battles, and the
Bridgewater team, likewise mainly
made up of veterans, will play on
Vail field this afternoon at $50
o'clock. This is Bridgewat4r's first
appearance on the diamond this sea-
son.
THE Choir Singer" is the Music
hall attraction for Monday evening,
Sept. IA. Prices IS, 30 and 70
cents; seats ON sale at Morgan's.