Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18

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flooding partof Vail field for skating
seemed practicable. The village Off
GERS have consented to the use of the
field, and work has already been be-
gun on the field
Slippery sidewalks have been a
peril to everyone who travelled them
for the past week, but they have
been sanded only once. The usually
alert board of trustees appears not
to have walked up to the situation to
the point of instructing the official
sandmen of the Department Of Streets
to get busy. There are many COM
plants of the condition Of the walks
and the board will do well to see
that they are looked after during the
remainder of the season.
G.. w. Perry's heavy team of work
horses went through the ice at the
reservoir recently. The water was
deep, but with the help Of two men
the horses pIowed their way through
the ice safely to shore
The engagement of Miss Mary M.
Dewey, daughter of Mr.. John j,
Dewey of Quechee, to MIR. Role w.
Smith of Leominster, Mass, is an
nounced.
B. L. Peoples recently received
reports frem the state laboratory
of hygiene showing that Westerdale
milk passes the test of cleanliness
and exceeds the prescribed standard
of quality.
DR.. G. II. Spiller, optician, Will be
in Woodstock Jan. 81 and %, in
Windsor Jan. % and "a, in Felch-
Vile Jan. Is.
Moses Sherburno, of Boston, for
mer resident who has been here for
several weeks, went to Worcester,
Mass, Monday for few days stay
before returning home.
Miss Darling and Miss Evelyn
Darling are attending meetings of
the Vermont Botanical club and the
Vermont Bird club, held in Burling-
ton yesterday and today. Miss
Evelyn Darling will read paper on
Comparative Bird Study" and a
paper on "The Fernery," by Miss
Elizabeth Billings, will be read.
The Rev. G. A. Mcdaniel, pastor
of the Christian church for about
three years, read his resignation at
the morning service Sunday, January
IL, the resignation to take effect April
l. The society has not yet acted
upon the resignation.
Through the efforts of Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, Woodstock is assured of a
lecture course this winter, and dates
will soon be announced. Those de-
string tickets can now secure them
from Rev. Nj. Hamilton. An excel
lent course was given last year under
his management and there is every
reason to expect another successful
season.
Mrs. Horace Barr and her niece,
Elizabeth Owen, have returned from
Brookline, Mass, where they have
been working for DR.. Hayden.
G.. L. Barton is in Boston and
New York for week.
The State fair number Of the Yer
monter, published by G. r. Cum.
mings at White River junction, has
an entertaining story Of the big show
with thirty or more excellent illus
trations. The pictures show the
crowds, the soldiers, the horses, cat
tie, sheep and other features Of the
exhibition. Another illustrated arti
Gle tells about the presentation Of thu
silver service to the battleship Yer
mont.
by concerted action of the Chris
tiau, Congregational and Methods
churches, the time Of holding tn,
regular mid-week prayer meeting
in those churches has been changed
from Tuesday to Thursday evenings
beginning next week, and the hour
for the present, will be 7.30.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ottauquechee Saving
bank, held January Is, the board o
directors was reelected, as follows
f. S. Mackenzie, VIM. S. Dewey
Charles H. Markham, VIM. S. Hewitt
Henry w Walker, Fred'k G. South
gate, Chas F. Chapman. The direc