Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-19

chestra will play,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Mackenzie have
been passing the week in Boston,
A renewal and increase of pension
to $l2 per month has been granted
to Allen P. ellison of Windsor, dating
from June 5, 1907; also an original
pension of $l2 per month, dating
from Nov, IL last, to Almira II,
Washburn, widow of Peter !. Wash
burn of Hanover, through their attor-
ney, John Gilman.
The village stores will be open
every evening next week.
The Y. P. S. G e. of the Christian
church will hold a service in the
schoolhouse on Hartland Hill next
Tuesday evening, Dec. %, at 7.30
o'clock, The subject will be, "The
Mind of Christ" Phil. 2;5.
Miss Madeline Nye entertained 20
of her schoolmates Saturday after
noon, Dec. H. her eighth birthday.
"P. Farley" of White River juno
ton showed that he was no false
alarm, in a wrestling match with Eli
Bourbon of Claremont, N. H., at
White River Junction last week Fri
day evening He won the first fall
in nine minutes and the second in
six, A large delegation of LEGAL
sports attended the bout. Considera-
bic money changed hands. At Clare
mont Thursday evening Farley de-
feated Wilfred Barrette, said to be
the middle-weight champion Of
Canada, a party from Woodstock
witnessing the contest.
VIM Thornton is taking vacation
this winter after eighteen years con-
tinuous service on the Billings,farm
The executive committee of the
Arts and Crafts club will be glad to
have any regular pupils of the car
pentry or metal classes exhibit their
work in the front windows of the
work room and mark the articles for
sale if they so desire. Pupils can
notify any one Of the executive COM
mittee, or Mr.. or Mrs. G, r. Wins
low, of their wish to SELL The mem
bers of the committee are Rev.
Charles S. Lewis, Rev. Benjamin
Swift and Franklin S. Billings.
Miss Carrie Bianchi and her uncle
Louis Bianchi of Windsor sailed
last week for Italy and will visit
their former home, Palma, near
Milan. They will return in the
spring
Frank Richardson is spending the
holiday week with his sister in Rut-
land.
Mrs. Gertrude French, who has
been boarding at VIM Harlow's while
employed in Jones store, fell on the
sidewalk in front of e. G.. Freeman's
house on High street Friday morn
ing, sustaining a compound fracture
of the right leg just above the ankle,
She was taken into Mr.. Freeman's
house, where DR.. Eastman attended
her, and she was later taken to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. A.,Vaughan, in Bridgewater Cor
ners.
Mrs, j. NJ. Hapgood of Lebanon is
with her daughter, Miss Hapgood,
for the winter.
The schools closed Friday tor two
weeks vacation
Mrs. Ivory Vaughan, aged 81
years, slipped on the sidewalk last
Sunday, dislocating wrist.
A-worn-out old horse driven by
Joseph Gero fell in the street Sunday
evening, and was ordered killed by
Humane Officer f. R. Jewett, who
interfered to save the horse from a
whipping in the owners effort to
start him.
Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, Wal
lace N. Batchelder will give a talk at
the Y. NJ G. A. on his experiences in
the Philippines. All men are in
VlCeQ TO attend.
The baseball committee is much
disappointed at the slow response to
the appeal for fund, and unless the
people here wake up to the situation
the outlook for next season will not
be bright Woodstock has good
manager, good players are to be had,
but a successful team must have
some substantial backing. The time
to show practic al interest in the
sport is now.
WEST WOODSTOCK.
VIII Bradley is moving into Ferris
J. Perkins house and will work for