Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13

there she was married to Charles j.
Taft of Woodstock. and they resided
for some years in the northerly stone
house now owned by H. II. Vail,
Mr.. Taft, who was in the grocery
business in this village, died some
years ago. Mrs, Taft leaves a sister,
who lives in Nashua, N. H., and a
niece, Mrs. Hatch of Hartland. The
funeral service was held Saturday
afternoon, Rev R. II. Cheever officiat-
ing.
A consignment of 5000 of the new
Lincoln stamp was placed on sale at
the Woodstock postoffice Friday,
and probably no more can be obtain
ed here when this supply is exhaust
ed. The stamps, which are issued
only in two-cent denomination,
bears a profile picture of Lincoln's
face and the inscription "lS09-Feb.
$4,000" They will be sold only
when Lincoln stamps" are called
for.
Ora. G. Pratt has sold to G. Fl
English, trustee, the Soule place of
four acres, occupied by Charles Zero,
at Prosper, for $500.
e. F, Flood is improving his
residence on Pleasant street by add
ing piazza to the front and the
east side.
The w. H. S. basket ball team
won another victory at Pomfret last
week, defeating the White River
junction high school boys, 81 to 20.
In the girls game the sophomores
beat the seniors, 7 to 3 The Wood
stock and Junction teams are now
tied for first place in Windsor coun-
ty, and the local team hopes to add
basket ball to it's to it's nice collec-
ton of championships. Woodstock
plays South Royalton next Friday.
Sam Anderson, champion middle
weight wrestler, will tackle another
unknown" a Claremont produc-
ton, at White River junction, Feb.
20.
James Davis, the young son Of
Mr. and Mrs Harry E. Davis of High
street, had a thrilling adventure
Thursday afternoon. The summit
of Mt. Peg attracted him; good
crust made the trip possible and he
reached the top all right. But de-
scending over the smooth, CLASSY
crust was different proposition.
James slipped and tobogganed down
at a pretty stiff clip until he lodged
against rock or hush, to which he
attached himself with a vice-like
grip, and folks in the neighborhood
said he " hollered some. Help came
and he was rescued with some diff
Guilty.
A special Lincoln Day sermon will
be given at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning, A cordial
invitation is extended to the mem
bers of the G.. A, R. In the evening
the pastor will give question box
lecture. Everybody invited to hand
i'll written questions to be answered.
A strong petition was presented
to the board of selectmen last week
requesting that an article in relation
to more fire protection for the town
ball and High school buildings be
inserted in the warning for the
annual town meeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth, L. Dixie, daughter
of the late A. G.. Brown, died at the
home of her niece, Mrs Whipple, in
Lebanon, N. H., Sunday, of pneumo-
MIA, aged 70 years. She was born in
Woodstock, and married Andrew j
Dixie, who became lieutenant of the
Woodstock Light Infantry, serving
in the war under Gen. P. 7. Wash
burn. He died in 1871. For many
years MIS-. Dixie owned and occupied
the residence on lower Pleasant
street which she sold to Thomas j..
White before going to Lebanon sew
eral years ago. Mrs Dixie is sur
vived by one brother, Henry Brown,
of Lebanon, who is passing the win
ter iD Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Brownell expect
to move soon to Mrs. Julia Fair
banks house GU Mountain avenue,
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Saul, who will move into the neigll-
boring house owned by Mrs. Emma