Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
LOCAL NOTES

F. B. Dana, of the Billings con-
servatories, transplanted some ar
butus year or two ago, and the
plants are growing and spreading
slowly The arbutus is a very diff
cult thing to transplant successfully,
as Mr.. Dana and many others have
found, but he thinks he can do it
now and make it grow in almost any
ground. lie took the plants he has
now from the woods where they
were growing near hardwood trees
not on pine land where they are
usually found.
Invitations have been issued for
the sixth annual sociable and dance
of Woodstock Chapter, No 46, o. E
s., which will be held at the town
hall Friday evening, May p. Felt's
singing orchestra of Hanover, N. II.
will furnish music, and the event
will doubtless be as successful as
former affairs have been.
Paul Bianchi, proprietor of the
local fruit store, has established a
branch store in Lewiston, Maine.
Dante Bianchi is in charge and he
reports a good business there
Tree Warden G.. H. Mass has
secured about seventy-fve fine young
maple trees from Homer Atwood's
farm in Prosper to use in various
places about the village and for his
customers.
The winters work of the Arts and
Crafts Club will be shown at an ex-
hibition to be held at the club build
ing Friday and Saturday Of next
week, May % and %. The public
is cordially invited to be present.
The room will be open from 2 to 6
on Friday and Saturday afternoons,
and from 7 to 9 Saturday evening,
The exhibition will consist of work
by the drawing, carpentering and
manual training classes, and it is
hoped of the cooking school. On
Saturday evening the choral union
will sing and instrumental selections
are expected. Reports of the work
of the club will be presented at this
time.
The spring meeting of the Mizpah
Christian Endeavor Union was
held at North Pomfret Friday, May
Is. Following are the delegates
chosen from the G. E. Society of the
Christian church to attend: Mrs.
Martha Hood, Misses Bertha Metcalf,
Daisy Moore, Beulah Putney and
Mrs. Mary Young,
Thirty-two hundred trees, mostly
white pine, have been set out on
Mt. Peg, the site of the new park
purchased by Miss Billings.
Rev. E. G Drouhin, who as he
says has been dean" of the local
clergy for several years, celebrated
quietly on Friday the tenth ami
versary of his pastorate of the Church
of Our Lady of the Shows. Friday
evening he entertained at his house
the members of the Young Catholic
Peoples Association.
The Woodstock Pharmacy has
recently added several new and ex-
cellent views of Woodstock to its
large stock of postcards, including
views of Ottauquechee river from
the bridges in the village.
H. w. Hoye returned from Boston
Wednesday, Mrs. Hoye, who has
been visiting there several weeks,
coming with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John French of New
York were in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Gillingham of
Chicago are at the Inn, On June
2lst they sail on the steamer Kaiser
inc Auguste Victoria of the Ham
burg line and will travel in England,
Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Russia,
and possibly may go to CONSTANT
nople.
Jesse Gibbs of Quechee is en-
ployed in w. E. Views automobile
and bicycle repair shop.
Civil Engineer Henry Harding
has been doing surveying work in
the village this week.
Mrs. E. B Htw,s and son are
passing month with relatives in
Boston.
Mrs. M. A. Derosie of Pomfret an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Gertrude Eva Baudette, to
Mr.. Erwin Edward Nelson of Wood
stock.
Charles Il. Juckett of Castleton,