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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

l.. ORG AIMING A BOARD OF TRADE
A meeting of some IS prominent
citizens of this place was held at
Foresters' hall last week to effect the
organization of a board of trade.
Henry r. Miller was chosen presi-
dent; Robert F. Mech, first vice
president; John M. Gilbert, second
vice presideat; Frank Chapman,
secretary; George H. Watson,
treasurer. AM executive committee
consisting Of F. G. Woodward, H.
C. Pease, Charles H. Green, c. c..
Boyle and w. J. King was also APP
pointed.
Over one hundred of the business
men have signified their intention Of
joining and much is expected from
their efforts to exploit the advan
tages of this place as a shipping
point and desirable residential loca
ton. With the state fair as a per-
manent fixture and promised i'm
provements in station facilities, an
era of more rapid growth and prog
ress in this already thriving village
is looked for.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
WEST BRlDGEWATER

F. L. Goodnough's brother from
Brandon returned home Saturday.
Clayton Willis of Pomfret and
lady friend were at Ernest Pinney's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Smith and chill
dren of Bridgewater were at r. l..
Madden's Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Perkins and
Basil of Gaysville were at A. ].
Pinney's the last of the week.
F. w. SpauIding was in Ludlow
Monday.
w. S. Hawkes. of Dayton, Ohio,
was at 6. E. Pearsons' several days.
Mrs. Fred TarbeIl OF Frog City
was at A. J. Pinney's Tuesday.
MarcelIus Spofford of Keene, N
H., visited at J. N. Madden's Satur'
day.
w. A. Spaulding of Bridgewatel
Corners spent Saturday night at Fl
H. Spaulding's.
Miss Vera Chamberlain of Bridge
water Corners was a Sunday guest
at Orris Lewis,
Plenty of fishermen were out the
18th. Some brought in severa
pounds. One man said he counted
eight or ten fishermen near one small
brook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
MET AT MARYLAND
Annual Meeting of Windsor
County Congregationalists.


The annual meeting of the confer
ence of Congregational churches Of
Windsor county was held at Hart
land Tuesday and Wednesday, May
10 and 20. There was a large at
tendance. 1t is 26 years since the
conference met at Hartland and the
delegates were we'll entertained by
the people.
There are Is churches in the con-
ference, located at Bethel, Bridge
water, Hartford, West Hartford,
Quechee, Wilder, Hartland, Norwich,
PittsGeld, Pomfret, Rochester, Royal
ton, South Royalton, Sharon, Shell
burne, Gaysville, Windsor, Wood
stock.
The conference organized Tuesday
afternoon, following a song and
prayer service, and reports from sew
eral churches were read by Rev. j.
A. Scheuerle. The addresses Tues
day afternoon were by Miss M. Theo-
dora Amman, field secretary of the
Women's Home Mission Union OF
Vermont, "The Patriotism of Peace"
Miss Alice H. Bushee, Spanish
missionary, on Educational work in
! Spain; the Rev. Loren S. Gates OF
Sholaupur, India, on the work of the
Marathi Indian Mission.
Wednesday morning A. @. Hurd,
secretary of the Windsor county Y,
NJ. G. A., spoke on the relation OF
the churches to the Y. M. @. A.
Other speakers were Rev. A. G. Hey
hoe of Norwich, on Fostering the
Denominational Consciousness, and
N. B. Hazen of Hartford, on "The
Signs of the Times.
The evening session opened with
praise service led by the Rev. G.
H. Moe, followed by solo by Mrs
Benjamin Swift of Woodstock. The
address of the evening was by Rev
VIM H. Spence of Rutland, and after
a song by Miss Auman the confer.
ence sermon was. preached by Rev
Benjamin Swift. Mrs. ]. G.. Under.
wood sang and the evening session
concluded will, the communion ser.
vice by the Rev. W. H. Hayes and
the Rev. N. o. Bowlby.
The Hartland Congregations
church has existed since l779. The
building was completely repaired
two years ago at an expense O.
$24OO, and still benefits by the pro
gressive spirit of that move.
The present pastor is the Rev. @
O. Gill.
The next meeting of the conference
will be held at Norwich.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
Anything to Beat Stanton ?

"The people have lost interest in
Handsome Bert, it seems, and some
thing is to be done at once, remarks
the Rutland Herald. The Herald re-
t6rs to our lieutenant governor, the
beauty of the administration, who is
called by all odds the hapdsomest
man in Vermont today. He is after
the governorship. And along with
this testimony-the Herald and other
papers Offering similar evidence pre-
sumably being well informed-comes
agitated talk of second term for
Proctor, "of the growth of Proctor
sentiment" of Proctor, "the most
popular man in the state" The talk
grows louder with reports OF Stan
toms growing strength and it might
not unreasonably be considered some
verifcation of them by Stanton'a
ardent supporters.
This is new note from the conf
dent Prouty men of few weeks ago,
for much CT the second-term hurrah
is inspired by them. 1t shows a
ridiculous lack of confidence in their
candidate, whom they we're already
addressing as Governor" a short
month since. There was no talk Of
Proctor when things seemed ex
tremely favorable for the Newport
candidate. Not word.
Stanton is talking for Stanton, not
for some one else to beat Prouty
Governor Proctor has thus far left the
contestants to themselves, and it if
somewhat doubtful if he steps ii
now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
A coADJUToR BISHOP
Report That There is to Be One for
the Burlington Diocese.

A Boston paper Of recent issue
states that there is to be a coadjutor
bishop for the Catholic diocese of
Burlington, which comprises the
whole state of Vermont. This coad-
jutor- bishop, when chosen and Sc
lected by the Holy See, will have the
right of succession to the present in
cumbent of the Office, Rt. Rev. John
S. Michaud.
For several months last year the
Burlington bishop was quite i'll, and
his condition for time was by his
friends considered precarious. 1t is
thought that because of this failing
health the bishop petitioned the holy
see at Rome to have a coadjutor
bishop chosen, and this permission
has been extended to the Vermont
prelate
Bishop Michaud was consecrated
bishop of the Burlington diocese on
June 20, 1898, succeeding the late
Bishop de Goesbriand, who had been
consecrated Vermont's first Catholic
bishop, having been indicted into
the episcopal office October 30, 1854.
He died November 3, 1899. The
Vermont diocese is over half CEN
fury old, having been founded in
1853.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
STATE PRESS.
WILL SMOKE OUT FOSTER.

" AA@AS SAhSANA w
The formal announcement OF
Frank L. Fish of Vergennes OF his
candidacy for the national house
from the first district will undoubt-
eddy "smoke out" Congressman
David 7. Foster and cause him to
make a positive statement, one way
or the other, as to his political in
tentions-whether he will seek a
re-elecsion or give it up for run for
the senate. His riding of double
horse so long may cause him to lose
both the places, it now seems
Barre Times.
The preference Of the Vermont
delegates to the Democratic national
convention will be for w. ]. Bryan
for the nomination, but according to
all accounts they will go unin-
structed. The Vermont Democrats
will thus be in line with their breth-
len of the Empire state as regards
absence OF hampering Instructions,
and it is not improbable that the
democracy OF the two states will
work together.-Portland Argus.
Capital punishment appears to
have been a mighty influence in
checking murders in Massachusetts,
doesn't it? After all these ages of
experience with the death penalty as
deterrent" men still kill one
another without regard to it.-St.
Adams Messenger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
The Best Fertilizer for the Garden.

There is probably no better Fer
tilizer for use on Gardens, Lawns,
Shrubbery, ETC., than Pure Raw
Ground Bone. 1t is excellent when
used alone, but itbecomes especially
valuable when used with Ashes, and
such chemicals as Nitrate of Soda,
Muriate of Potash, Acid Phosphate,
etc.
Raw Ground Bone, guaranteed to
be absolutely pure and unadulter-
ated, will be furnished by c. S.
Page, Hyde Park, VT, at 81 90 per
barrel of zoo pounds, freight pre-
paid to almost any railroad station,
He also furnishes the chemicals
above named at reasonable prices.
Send him your name on postal
card, mentioning this paper, and he
will send you free, postpaid, aslittle
booklet giving directions tor using
Raw Ground Bone. The booklet
also contains formulas for mixing
complete Fertilizers at home, both
for the farm and garden, as well rs
a lot of other valuable information
regarding the use of Fertilizers on
lawns and for different kinds of
plants and flowers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
0UEcHEE.

DIR, L. H. Bugbee of Putney, was
in town Wednesday.
Extensive repairs are being made
on the ellison house and later new
barn is to be erected. Placid Adams
of White River Junction has charge
of the work.
A. G.. Harris of Penacook is in
town for a few days.
Mrs. Henry Fogg is visiting rela-
tives in Barton Landing.
The Baker house is being de-
molished, and it is expected that
work on the new library will be
commenced next week.
Mrs. L. H. Bugbee returned to
her home in Putney Wednesday.
Miss L. A. Barron recently passed
week with friends in Lyndon Cen
ter.
Mrs. F. L. Benson was in Lebanon,
N. H., Wednesday.
Miss Viola Smalley of Boston, is
spending some time with her aunt
Mrs. Edward Mears.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
Building Railroad Extension
EAST BARNARD.

George Snow of Sharon was al
F. Y. Shows Tuesday.
Mrs. Edwin Moore recently visited
her sister, Mrs. Eli Ashley, at South
Royalton.
Clarence Chadwick, Of Barnard,
recently visited at Leonard Clog
ston's.
Mrs. Esther Snow remains about
the same, with but little improve
ment.
DR.. Hickey Of Barnard, was call
ed recently to see Laura Allen, who
has been quite poorly this spring.
Frank Snow and wife were in
Woodstock Tuesday.
Mrs. Maria Pike is visiting Mrs.
M. II. Billings and Mrs. F. H.
Billings.
Mr.. Shaver recently sold his farm
to Mr.. Heaveside, who will take pos
session soon.
Glenn Cox and wife and Fred
Allen and wife, were lin North Pom
fret.recently.
1t is reported that Mr.. Shaver has
purchased the Asa Perry place in
Barnard.
Mrs. N. M. Leavitt and daughter
visited relatives in South Royalton
recently.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
Mr.. BLUEBIRD A FAMILY MAN
How He Helps at Housekeeping and
Looks Out for the Children

Harbinger of spring is the blue
bird. He is the first Of the smaller
birds to begin housekeeping ar
engagements, and the site for a nest
is selected, and the nest built usually
before the middle of April.
1t is no unusual occurrence to find
eggs in the nests even as early as
the first OF the month, and with Il e
majority they are laid by April rs.
These eggs, OF which from foui so
eight, most often either five or six,
are laid in one litter, are Of immacu-
late turquoise blue. Usually two,
occasionally three, broods are raised
in season.
AS soon as the first brood leaves
the nest the father bird takes almost
exclusive care of them until the
female searches out new nesting
site and starts the making of new
home for the second brood of
youngsters. The second litter is
rarely as large as the first, consisting
of four OIL five eggs. When the
second nest is complete the father
leaves his first family to shift for
themselves, for then all his time will
be occupied in attending to the
wants of the second.
A pair of birds will return to the
same site year after year, and so
long as il remains suitable for their
theil purposes, AND when they fail
to return it is safe to conclude that
some serious misfortune has be-
fallen one or both of them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
PLYMOUTH UNION

l.. B. Moore and Miss Rose Hall
of Ludlow, were at Charles Halp'
last week Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Brown are
at the Earle house. =
Marcelus Spofford, of Keene, N
H., visited friends here recently.
Miss Ellen Sawyer is at her ole
home.
Amos Coolidge went to Ludlow
last week Friday.
The telephone men finished worl
here and went to Bridgewater Fri
day.
Mis-. Elmira Penney and daughter
of Newport, N. H., are visiting a
Maynard Browns,
Miss Elsie Bradley, who has beer
teaching in Florida the past winter
arrived home last Saturday, made :
brief visit, then went to Woodstock
From there she will visit relatives
IN windsor.
Fishing is the order of these days
We think some have been quite sue
cessiul.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cove of Lud-
low visited Mrs. Sarah Cove on
Monday.
Dan Johnson of Ludlow came
here in his automobile Monday and
spent the night with Mr.. and Mrs,
Carlos Johnson, returning to Lud-
low Tuesday accompanied by Alden
Johnson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
FRED MUSCOVITE will
Make the Season of 1908 at
the Fair Ground, Woodstock,
VT
r. F. &F. B. BUTTON.
PETITION FoR DIVORCE

STATE OF VERMONT Whereas, Eu-
Windsor County, IS. gene Harvey
Paige of Bethel, VT, has duly filed his petit
ton to the County Court, setting forth his
legal marriage to Mary Jane Gerrish ofFran-
cestown, in the State of New Hampshire;
that he hath resided for three years in
the State of Vermont, that he hath
kept the marriage covenant; but that
the said Mary Jane hath violated the same,
for that she hath committed the crime of
adultery: wherefore the petitioner prays
for bill of divorce from the said Mary
Jane, and that he may have the care and
custody of two minor children.
And whereas it appears that said Mary
Jane is without this State SO that the
summons of said Court may not be served
upon her;
1t is Thereupon Ordered that the
said Mary Jane Gerrlsh Paige be
notified and required to appear in
and before said Court and make answer,
il any she have, and abide the order
and Judgment of said Court in the
premises. ut the term thereof next to be
held at Woodstock in and for the County
of Windsor in the State of Vermont, on
the first Tuesday of December, A. D. 1898
upon the first day of said term by pub
fishing the substance of said petition, to-
gether with this order for three successive
weeks, in the Spirit of the Age, news
paper published at Woodstock, in said
County, the last publication to be at least
six weeks prior to said term of Court,
which shall be deemed sufficient notice to
said Mary Jane Gerrish Paige.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock in
the County of Windsor, this 4th day of
May, A. d. 1908
JAY READ PEMBER, Clerk.
Wallace N Batchelder,
Atty. for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
Suicide MangIed by Train.

Us The mangled body of Wesley
Dibble of Burlington, aged OF years,
was found on the railway track
near Colchester station shortly be-
fore six o'clock Monday afternoon.
He had walked there from Burling-
TON that morning, had fingered about
the station all day, walking up and
down the tracks on the ends of the
ties and watching approaching trains
His evident purpose was self de-
struction but it was not until the ar
rival of the northbound mail, due at
$40 and running a trifle late that he
mustered courage to throw himself
in front of the engine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
RRIDGEWATER.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Farmer have
arrived at their home here after
spending the winter with their child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cole, OF
Uxbridge, Mass, formerly of this
place.
Mrs. Mary Smith returned Mon
day frOm a trip through Massachu-
sets, to New York City, Bristol and
Rutland.
F. E. Derby and daughter, Mrs.
F. S. Taylor, left Friday to visit
Mrs. VIM. Brown Of Readsville,
Mass,
John r. MacGregor has been i'll
for the past week, and unable to be
at his work in the wooden mill.
Mrs. Fred Alarie OF Proctor sville
has been stopping at the boa riding
house caring for her son, who has
been sick with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Corey have
arrived in Boston after trip fro m
Southern Pines, N. c., via boat
from Norfolk, Va. They are ex-
pected here in about two weeks.
w. E. Aver, OF Windsor was in
town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Walker. E.
A. Davis and Miss Winona Davis
attended the state convention OF Odd
Fellows held in Rutland this week.
At the reorganization of the Sun
day school last Sunday the following
officers and teachers were elected
for the ensuing year. Officers
Supt., Miss Winona Davis; Asst.
Supt., Miss Amy Dodge; Sec. and
Treas, Mrs. w. c. Raymond ;
Asst. Sec. and Treas, Miss Hazel
DAVIS; Librarian, r. w. Southgate ;
Asst. Librarian, Victor Thompson /;
Organist, Miss Bernice Brown.
Teachers: Senior Glass; F. A.
Dodge, ST.. Bible Class, Rev. Mr..
Russell; Intermediate, Miss Edith
Solger; Junior, Miss Irma Davis {;
Kindergarten, Miss Amy, Dodge.
Preparations are being made for
Children's day, which is also Flag
day this year, on June 18th.
The Bridgewater Military band
was on parade Saturday evening
last. The music was good and
much appreciated by the public.
Warren Furman is confined to the
house by sickness.
Mrs. Emeline Roberts is visiting
relatives in town.
Ralph A. Boyden and Roy A.
Barrows returned to White River
Junction the first of the week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
SaERBURNE

Miss Nellie Johnson was in Bridge
water Friday of last week.
Nelson Johnson and F. 6.
Spaulding were in Rutland last
Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Lynds has finished
work for Mrs. johnson, and has
gone to Mr.. Needham's at West
Bridgewater.
Sile Shippy has moved his family
from the Doubleday farm to one Of
VIM. Cameron's tenements on West
Hill.
Mrs. ]. J. May has been very sick,
but is little more comfortable at
this time.
Mr.. and MIS-. F. 6. Spaulding
called on friends at West Bridge
water last Sunday afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
LAST HEARING JUNE %
Plans for Changes at the White
River Junction Station

An adjourned hearing was held
before the board Of railroad COM
missioners at White River Junction
Tuesday afternoon, when plans were
presented for the contemplated
changes at the station there.
The petition presented was in the
form Of an amendment which called
for changing the tracks so as to
make clear access to the present rail
road station, but not requiring any
change in the present building.
Charles 3. Breed, IA civil engineer
of Lynn, Mass, presented perfected
plans for such changes, the estimated
cost of which would be $I5,5oo.
General Manager Jones stated
that they had proposed a plan for
the changing of the present railroad
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
PEDIGREE

He is the son of-Muscovite 1921. record
2.18, the greatest sire Of speed in the Nut
wood family; his sire, NutwoOd 600. record
21S%, stood supreme rs the greatest of liv-
ing sires with 237 trotters and PAGERS among
his descendants and AZ of his sons sired 81
with records in $50. Nutwood was the son
of Belmont Ga, trial 22S9, and over $50
performers carrying his blood are in the
$50 list; he was sired by Abdallah is, and
he by Hambletonian 10, son of the great
Abdallah /.
The dam of Muscovite 1921, Reina Vic
toria, was sold at auction for S7025
From Nutwood's dam, Miss Russell, were
descended, 3O1 performers with records
from 2.O74 to 800 among them the cele-
brated Maud S.
Fred Muscovite's dam, Marie. was by La
Crosse 56S5; second dam, Lizzie Davis, by
Don J. Robinson; third dam, Novice IL.
by Mambrino Chief; fourth dam. Novice, by
Black Prince (Othello), son of Black Hawk
5:tifth dam by Perfection, sixth dam by Fox
Hunter: all individual representatives, as
well as producers, of the right class of
Sturdy, Stylish and Speedy Travellers q
long list of whom have entered the charmed
circle, among them being Nancy Hanks,
2.04, Stambou, 2.O715, Sunol, 2 08A, Jay
Eye See, 2 10, and 100 Others with records
from Q 1015 TO Q 30
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
smaIley for National Committeeman

Col. B. B. Smalley is being strongly
urged by many Democrats to retain
his present position as member of
the Democratic national committee
from the state and it is probable that
he will do SO, says the Montpelier
Argus. Colonel Smalley is in no
no sense a candidate for the position
and has intimated to several of his
friends that he preferred not to be
elected again, but he has said also
that he cannot refuse to accept the
place if it should be offered him. 1t
has been given him without asking
several times, when he was willing
to accept it and it would be giving
his friends or the party hardly proper
consideration to decline it now if
there is a general demand that he
should accept it.
Colonel Smalley is the most widely
known Democrat in the state and
though his long connection with the
national committee has greater ex-
perience in political life than any
other Vermont Democrat, probably
greater than any other Vermonter in
either party. He has served the
party long and faithfully, in victory
and in defeat. The feeling is gen
eral that he can serve it better this
year than any other man who could
be selected and if he will consent to
do so it is extremely improbable that
any contest will be made for the
place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23

station and its approaches, but the
cost was so large further consider
alton had been postponed.
Engineer Williams of the Boston
and Maine presented plan which
provided for the construction of a
subway to the station platform, IS
feet wide. 1t was decided that such
a plan would be entirely inadequate
and could not be built for less than
$4,000.
The hearing was adjourned to
June q and it was stated by Mr..
Redmond, chairman of the commits
sion, that this meeting would be
final.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
Ludlow Couple Married Half q
Century

May 2 was the fftieth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
M. Warren, of Ludlow, but owing to
their frail condition of health no OBJ
servance was attempted aside from a
family dinner party and calls from
some of their neighbors and friends
who incidentally learned of the affair.
Esther NJ. Thornton, Of Rutland, and
Oscar M. Warren, of Lewis, N. Y,
were united in marriage at Ludlow
by Elder Pearson. With the excep-
ton Of two years, when Mrs. Warren
conducted millinery store in Cav
endish, their married life has been
passed in Ludlow. They have two
children and three grandchildren.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
A Chance for Boys
To Make a Dollar

We want all the bones we can get.
Can you use heads, hoofs, horns
anything in the line of bones 1T
only dry. We will pay Coo per
hundred pounds for thoroughly dry
bones-we can pay even more if
strictly clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled
butchers bones-and pay freight
from station il shipped in lots of 200
pounds or more. Shipin barrels or
cheap sacks.
c. s. PAGE, Hyde Park, W.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
New State Fair Co mmltteeman.

Governor Proctor has appointed
w. F. Hammond of Middlebury as
a member of the state fair commits
sion to succeed Joseph Battell, re-
signed. These gentlemen were
appointed for three years: A. b.
Gardner of Pownal, c. M. Fletcher
of Canaan, T. N. Vail of Lyndon,
w. B. Dodds of South Hero and
Orlando Martin of Plainfield.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-23
PURE FOOD CAMPAIGN
Important Action Taken by the State
Board of Health.

An important step has been taken
in the campaign which the Vermont
state board OF health is conducting
against the sale of adulterated food,
the state board voting to instruct DR..
L. P. Sprague, state inspector OF
food, to seize and destroy all articles
of food which on analysis have been
found to be below the standard
established by the statutes. This
will give DR.. Sprague the right tc
enter any store and seize any such
articles of food, in any amount.