Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14

aldermen for confirmation, Monday,
Before the meeting he arrived at the
mayors Office and told Secretary
White that he did not care to be a
health commissioner
L. G. Bailey of New York is at the
Inn.
Capt Elton A. Smith of Smithvflle,
N. j., was at Cloudland farm few
days this week.
Officers of Ottauquechee Chapter,
No. 81, Royal Arch Masons, elected
at the annual convocation, Tuesday
evening, March 10, are Excellent
high priest, George H. Mass; king,
| 1. G. Mower; scribe, l.. H. Pratt;
treasurer, M. L. Wood; secretary, F.
B. Wood; captain of the host, T. R.
Jewett; principal sojourner, H. P.
Clark; royal arch captain, G. R, Boy
den; NJ. of Sd vail, F. A. Richmond;
NJ. of LIST vail, e. |. Benson; stewards,
w. S. Hewitt and w. T. Jones; chap
lain, G. W. Sayward; tyler, H. G.
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, G. Waterman have
moved from the Sayward house, next
to @. w. Sayward's residence, to j.
H. Pinney's tenement near the depot.
AS soon as repairs have been made
on the Sayward house it will be oc-
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. z. J. Hamil-
ton.
An appeal will be made to the
board of selectmen TO allow the fur
Their use of the town hallifor basket
ball games. The few games played
there this season have been greatly
enjoyed; it is Woodstock's only win
ter sport and there is a very general
wish for more contests. There is no
other place in the village for basket
ball, and those interested say the hall
is not injured in the least by the
games.
On account of the illness of the
rector, Rev. Charles S. Lewis, no
services were held in St. James
church this week. Services will
probably be held tomorrow, notice
of which will be given in the post
Office today.
Mrs. Mary Grace Garfield, who is
supplying the Universalist church in
Mortified for few months, was in
Woodstock lost week a few days, and
leased her farm (the Payson A.
Pierce place. to George M. Bradley
for the ensuing year.
Clarence A. Simmons is supplying
the pulpit of the Universalist church
in Edwards, N. Y. on alternate Sun
days until June.
Mrs. H. F. Rice is visiting in
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Frederick E. Leisure, who
will be remembered here as Miss
Fannie Archibald, died at her home
in Holyoke, Mass, Feb. Is. She
married Mr.. Leisure in Woodstock
in 1884. They lived for a while
in Northampton, thence going
to Holyoke, where they after
wards made their home. Her hus-
band, four sisters and brother SUR
vive her.
The selectmen have made the fol-
lowing appointments: Fence view
ers, Ora G. Pratt, Lewis English, G.
j. Paul; surveyors of-wood and lum-
Der, G. w. Sayward, II. H. Gilbert;
poundkeepers, George R. Winslow,
William Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Randall
of Chicago have sold for $3.50, to
Myles G. and James H. Sheldrick Of
Bridgewater, the Erastus Wood farm,
of 50 acres more or less, and the
small pieces of land adjoining the
burying ground, on the east side of
the hill road between North and
South Woodstock.
The Fresno (Cal) Republican of
Feb. 26 announces the death of Mrs.
P. Augusta Whitney at her home
near Fresno Feb 25, of heart failure.
With her husband she removed to
| California from Connecticut in
August, 1907, buying a ranch near
Fresno. Mrs. Julia NJ. Whitney was
born in Woodstock Sept. 90, 1851, a
daughter of the late Reuben Doug7
lass, who lived on the E. S. Spauld-
ing farm. She was married 80 years
ago in Woodstock to Mr.. Whitney,
who was a son of Aaron w. Whitney
Of West Woodstock, and grew to
manhood here, enlisted in Co. G, 9th
Vt, Vols, for three years, during
which he was a terminate of William