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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

1t is fact not generally known that
Of all farm products poultry stands
fifth In value. 1t is estimated that
the cash derived from the sale Of poul-
try and eggs amounts to half a billion
dollars annually. 1t Is believed that
this amount is being rapidly increased
each year, due to the fact that farmers
are beginning to realize the profits
there are in a well cared for flock Of
hens. When all poultry keepers fully
appreciate how easy 1t is to increase
the productiveness of their fowls, II
is fair to assume that this branch Of
farm products will advance well toward
first place in relative value. The fol-
lowing letter from g. d. Chatterton of
West Brookfield, VT, indicates the way
in which some are increasing their
egg production. He says: II have used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food for the
last two years, and got one-third more
eggs than before. can't get along
without it."
II you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using It,
write to @. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT, for
his booklet, profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Sunday Services.
Woodstock

Universalist-Rev. II. l.. Garfield,
pastor; morning service at 1890,
Sunday school at II.4S.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting a, 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. r.. ].
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parson-
age, Mountain avenue. Services
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. m.
Sunday school, HAS a. m. preach
ing, 100 p. M; Thursday prayer
meeting, 7.3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. Z. Drouhin,
pastor Mass at II a m; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
St. James-kev. Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sunday, 1880 a. m. First Sunday in
month 1880 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. M, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion 10
a. m.
Christian-Rev. w. A. Leonard
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach,
ing at 1890 a. M; Sunday school at
IL; Y. p. 5. {. E. at 7.3o p. M.
mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.3o p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

Pomfret, VT, is the name of a
township which spreads its thirty-six
square miles over some of the most
beautiful hills and finest farming
country in the Green Mountain State.
Its population is about 700, and has
been about 700 for now more than
100 years Pomfret has raised some
very excellent men, several of whom
have made no small noise in the
world and one of these excellent
men, now a judge in New Mexico,
gave to his native town few years
ago little library building and
placed it in South Pomfret, one of the
small centres within the town limits.
In due course the persons in charge
of this little library gave it's manage
ment to Mrs. Abba d. Chamberlain,
a native of the town, of good colonial
ancestry, teacher in her younger
days, not ignorant of the world, and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Barrie and His Pipe.

A recently published interview with
the famous novelist and dramatist
contains the following paragraph.
from which 1t would seem that Mr..
Barrie is more attentive than ever to
my Lady Nicotine:" II spent exact
ly sixty-ive minutes with the great
dramatist. When l entered he was
smoking a calabash pipe of generous
proportions. He smoked 1t out In a
purposeful way and laid 1t on the
mantelpiece to cool. Then he felt In
his right coat pocket and produced a
handsome brier. This he loaded and
lit. When 1t was done he laid It on
the shelf and took out second brier
from another pocket. He smoked it
out and then, assuring himself that
the calabash was cool again. went
back to II. He smoked three and a
half pipes within the hour and finish
ed up with a cigarette"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
PErIrIoN FOR plvoRcE.

STATE OF VERMONT Whereas Mary
WINDSOR COUNTY, SIS. ! A. Watts of Spring
field, VT, has duly filed her petition to the
County Court, setting forth her legal marriage to
Quebec, that she hath resided since April /, 1907,
in the County of Windsor and State Of Vermont
that she hath kept the marriage covenant,
but that the said Collins A. hath violated
the same for that he hath treated the said hbelan
with intolerable severity; and for that he hath
Of February A. ID. 1906 and hath continued such
deserton for more than three consecutive years;
and for that he being of sufficient pecuniary and
physical ability to provide suitable maintenance
for the said libeant hath, without cause, grossly
wantonly and cruelty refused and neglected so TO
do; wherefore, the petitioner prays for bill Of
divorce from the said Collins A. and that she may
have the care and custody of two minor children
and for alimony.
And whereas 1t appears that said Collins A. is
Court may not be served upon him.
1t is Thereupon Ordered that the said Collins
A. be notified and required to appear in and
before said court and make answer, if any he have
and abide the order and judgment of said court in
the premises at the term thereof next to be held at
the State of Vermont,on the first Tuesday of Deem
Der, DI9oo upon the first day of said term, by pub
fishing the substance of said petition together with
this order, for three successive weeks in the Spirit
OF the Age, a newspaper published at Woodstock,
in said County, the last publication to be at least
be deemed sufficient notice to said Collins A.
Watts.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock in the
County OF Windsor, this 9TH day of October A. d.
1909.
Karl A. Pember,
Deputy Clerk
Attorney for Petitioner
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
THE ABBOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARYS TOKEN
From the Newark { N, - Evening News.

Library Commission, commission
which, like the New Jersey one, has
been promoting library activity by
the efforts of one or two earnest men,
and has accomplished good results
through the unceasing efforts of an
energetic and accomplished young
woman. The commission has held
one or two library institutes on the
lawn in front of Mrs. Chamberlain 8
little library has pointed her out as
a shining example of how things
should be done and finally urged
her to visit the Newark Library,
whose present librarian was once a
pupil in her classes, and to study
here certain points in library work
and take them back for the enlight-
eminent of her co-laborers in the
Green Mountains
On this Visitor she is now in
this city-she is especially concern
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

"The Democratic party in Vermont
has golden opportunity to make an
excellent showing in the campaign
next year." says the Springfield Re-
porter. If it were to nominate for
governor some intelligent man of
pleasing address and patriotic pur-
pose, one who has never been identi-
fed with any of it's factional fights,
and then permit him to go before
the people with well defined princi-
pies, the result would be to the
credit of the Democracy and Of last
ing good to the State. The party
is not wholly without such men, who
are qualified by education and train
ing to lead such campaign, and
not the least among men of this
class, in point of character and abil-
ity, is the Rev. John B. Reardon of
Springfield"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

full of knowledge not only OF every
nook and corner of her own town.
ship, but also Of every nook
and corner of the minds and
characteristics of all her fellow towns
people, old and young. The library
lent itself we'll to the plan which she
Immediately put into execution, that
of taking up her residence within the
building, she being, as far as imme-
diate family is concerned, alone in
the world.
Having settled herself comfortably
within the building she proceeded to
make of the library that which every
free public library in country town
should be, centre of interest and
pleasure for all the people there
about. Books were not lacking. A
little money came from here and
there, from old friends and new.
She learned from reports and jour
nails the craft of librarianship-suffi-
cieut for her purpose. In short
time she was discovered to be manag-
ing this little book-treasury in way
which made her library an example
to all similar institutions in her state.
Her activities, the delight which
her townspeople felt in the institu-
ton, her general success, all attracted
the attention of the Vermont Public
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

ing herself with the care, handling,
mending and rebinding of library
books Next summer she probably
will give instruction in this line at a
library institute somewhere in YER
mont.
One of the trustees Of her library,
an accomplished woman of means,
who takes very great interest in
public matters, wished to provide for
the library something of the nature
of a mark or token" whereby the
library should be known-not exactly
a book-plate, but something rather
more of the nature of an emblem of
former days, something suggestive
of Pomfret and of the library. The
idea was finally worked out and, after
some discussion, was put down in
black and white by Louis Visa, head
of the art department of the Newark
Evening News. Reduced to proper
size, it is to appear on the Pomfret
Library's letterheads, labels, circu
lars, etc, as occasion demands Like
the emblems ~, which were 80 COM
mon a century or more ago, the mark
requires little explanation. This
explanation, which will appear with
the cut as used by the library, is
given above and below the accompa-
nying reproduction of the token"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
TAFTSVILLE.

E. HI. Perkins has returned from
Montreal and reports very inter
esting trip.
Blanche Harvey of Manchester, N
H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. p
Olmstead
Relatives from Lowell, Mass, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. s.
Spaulding.
Road Commissioner @. M. White
has been making some repairs al
Capt. Emmons place.
Sunday school at Village hall to-
morrow at 8 80 p. m. Evening SER
vice at 7.3O.
Luna Caswell has returned to
Barnard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
PLYMOUTH UNION.

Mrs. Wolcot died at the home Of
her brother, Alba Royce, Sunday
afternoon. Her remains were taken
to Ludlow for burial.
Miss Alice Brown has returned to
Hartford, Conn.
Frank Moore was in Alstead,
N. H., last week.
John Pierce and Maynard Brown
were in Ludlow Tuesday.
Lindsey Hall shot fine buck
Monday morning; Ernest Moore next
with small one. Henry Benham
shot good one Tuesday.
Bradford Buxton has returned
from Londonderry.
Norris Wilder and Amos Coolidge
have gone to Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
HARTLAND HILL.

H. L. Kneen started Saturday by
team to Compton, N. H., where he
will make his future home.
German Greenen, wife and daugh'
ter, Miss Victoria, of Washington
have been recent guests of Lewis
and Charles Greenen.
Geo. Little of Washington is with
his nephews, Lewis and Charles
Greenen.
Mrs. Ell. l.. Kneen and four chill
dren went Monday to Compton, N
H., accompanied by Mrs E. w
Messy, who will stay two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Ranney o.
Newfane are spending few days al
Sunny Hill farm.
Miss Beulah M. Putney attended
the Merrimack Christian conference
in Hill, N. H., last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT. whereas.
- Windsor 20 s County. S. { Isabelle Ship
her legal marriage to Elisha @. Shipman,
then of Springfield in the State of Ver-
mont, that she hath resided since January
"a, 1907. in the County of Windsor and
State of Vermont. that she hath kept the
U. hath violated the same. for that he,
being of sufficient pecuniary and physical
ability to provide suitable maintenance for
the said lbellant, hath. without cause,
grossly, wnntonly and cruelty refused and
neglected so to do, wherefore the petit
toner prays for bill of divorce from the
said Elisha c.. and that she may resume
her maiden name of Isabelle Roberts.
O. is without this State. SO that the sum
mons of said Court may not be served upon
him;
It. is Thereupon Ordered that the said
Elisha O., be notified and required to
appear in and before said Court and
the order and judgment of said Court in
the premises. at the term thereof next to be
held ut Woodstock in and for the County
of Windsor in the State of Vermont. on
the first Tuesday of December, A. d. 1909,
upon the first day of said term. by publish
ing the substance of said petition, together
with this order, for three successive weeks.
in the Spirit of the Age. newspaper pub
llshed 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 Elisha c.
Shipman.
Given under my hand. at Woodstock, in
the County of Windsor, this 7th day of
October A. d. 1909.
KARL A. PEMBER.
Deputy Clerk
Fred O. Davis,
Attorney for Petitioner 44-3w
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
SOUTH POMFRET.

Mr.. and Mrs Alton Badger are
going housekeeping in Andrew Hard
ing's tenement near Grange hall.
Miss Alice Atwood of Middlebury.
delegate to the convention in session
at Woodstock, is visiting her aunts
here, Mrs Andrew Harding and Mrs
Elbridge Perry.
Mrs. E. /. Benson and Mrs. DIR.
Holbrook recently spent a day with
Mrs. Emma Adams.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Trans In French.

A frequent trap in French for the
unwary is the difference of meaning
IN similar phrases. For example.
'fnire feu' means to fire gun. while
"faire du feu" means to light fire;
''tomber par terre" conveys the idea
of falling to the ground from ones
own height. whereas "tomber a terre"
means to fall from any height-in
other words, to tumble down and to
tumble Off. In the same way ''traiter
de fat" means to call man flop
and ''traiter en- roi" to treat him like
a king. The English word -boro"
may be expressed In two ways-"un
raseur" gives the idea Of an active
bore and ''une bassinoire" Of pas
siye bore. Saturday Review.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
THE ENGLISH P0MPEII.
Cite of the First Roman City Built In
Britain.

Cite of the First Roman City Built In
Britain.
Early next year 1t is planned to be-
gin systematic excavation and explora-
ton of the English Pompeii. This Is
man city built in Britain, which -four
ished for four centuries.
The site is about mile from st.
Adams cathedral, and the area is
about 100 acres. So far as has been
learned, the plan of the city was SINH
lar to that of Pompeii.
There are probably few sites In
Great Britain which have such a
wealth Of historical associations as
this. Before the Romans came Verula-
MUM was the capital Of Cassir, an
important British tribe. and there are
traces of ancient earthworks still in
existence. Tusciovanus ruled there
and struck his coins in gold, silver and
copper in the city. One of his sons
was Cunobelin. Shakespeare's Cymbe-
line. and Caractacus was his brother.
When the Emperor Claudius sent an
army to subjugate Britain In A. ID. AZ
Verulamium submitted without pro-
test and the Romans, finding the city
suitable, made 1t their headquarters
and a military colony, and 1t received
its first charter Less than twenty
years later the insurrection under
Boadicea occurred, and in the city and
the immediate neighborhood oyer TO-
600 Romans were put to death. while
the city was burned to the ground.
I,,4 hail in, 20. ma on H.
cence than before. and upon it was
conferred the dignity of ''municipium."
or free city. York being the only other
town in Britain sharing the same
rights.
Verulamium henceforward until 1876.
when the Roman occupation Of Brit
ain came to an end, was uniformly
prosperous. Its streets were lined with
villas and all the customary institu-
lions Of Roman city. Temples, baths
and theater were among Its possess
sions.
When the country was overrun by
Picts and Scots the city fell on evil
times, and the end came when 1t was
taken by the Saxons in 516 and sack
ed. For nearly three centuries 1t was
in ruins, and from the founding of the
monastery in 1893 to the dawn Of the
Norman era 1t served as a quarry for
building materials for the monks and
also for the inhabitants Of the new
town which was springing up under
their protection.
But in spite of this spoliation it is
believed that the site may, when the
deposits of 1.400 years are removed.
provide rich results. The partial and
sporadic investigations that have al
ready been made prove this to he the
case.
1t is thought that a great deal of
pottery and perhaps interesting art
objects may be found in the ruins. A
considerable number of Roman coins
have been turned up from time to
time by the plow. Recently the Veru-
lamium theater was. discovered. and
interesting finds" are expected when
It's site shall have been more fully ex-
plored. -PhiladeIphia North American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
To Swim Without Water.

The election of Mrs. Ella +. Young
as superintendent of schools has given
Physical Culture Supervisor Suder
hope that he may be able to interest
the school authorities In dry swim
ming" as he calls gymnasium instruc-
ton in water locomotioD. Statistics.
Mr.. Suder says, showed that from 50
to 80 per cent of the pupils who were
taught dry swimming" were able to
swim the first time they entered the
water.
between 700 and 800 persons were
drowned In the United States in the
summer OF 1908" Mr.. Suder said.
MANY OF these fatalities could be
avoided IL the pupils were taught In
the schools how to ."-Chicago
Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
A GOOD SELLING POULTRY FOOD

The testimony Of merchants who
handle Pages Perfected Poultry Food
are indicative of the popularity of this
food. w. II. Nye OF Johnson, VT, says,
In a recent letter: IT have sold Pages
Perfected Poultry Food since its origin,
and have found it to be the most salts
factory Of any to the consumer. 1t is
an egg getter." II. T. Brown of Lud.
low, VT, says: pages Perfected
Poultry Food sales increase. Doubled
my sales on 1t last year."
II you want to know more about
this food and the best ways of using 1t,
write to G. s. Page. Hyde Park, Vt,
for his booklet, profitable Poultry"
1t win be sent free, postpaid, to any
one mentioning this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Woodstock, VT. Oct. 30. 1909

The Morrisville News and Citizen
says: Windsor county has two
aspirants for the Acknowledgements
ship in Kidder of Woodstock and
Leland of Springfield. Between the
two the plum may 60 elsewhere and
who knows but that it may drop into
Gibson's lap, even if he is in Brattle-
boro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Three deer were killed in this
neighborhood Thursday, and ten or
more have been shot since the sea-
son opened. Ralph and Leon Ja-
quith, Will Cadv and the two Rice
boys have each bsgged deer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
chIldrsn's Teething

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has bee N
used for over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teething
with perfect success, 1t soothes the child
softens the gums. allays all pain; cures
wind collie, aud is the best remedy for dinr-
rhoea. Sold by Druggists in every part at
the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Windows Soothing Syrup" and take o
other kind. Twenty five cents bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Accidental Shooting.

Royce Burns of Underhill Center,
aged about 60 years, fell over "A
stone wall while hunting Tuesday
afternoon. The gun he was carry
ing was discharged and the bullet
entered his body under the arm anil
broke his shoulder blade His in
iuries are serious.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
Arrested for Shooting Fawn.

Game Warden Joseph Brown
Wednesday arrested John Race of
Bethel for shooting a fawn that
weighed but 40 pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

Rufus w Peckham, associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
court, died Sunday night at his
summer home at Altamont, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30

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Pomfret Vermont settled Pomet Connecticut 1870
ago, this from Pomfre England, 27o
Pomfret England from broken bridge built
a at that place more than 1900 years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-04
EFFORT
To CAPTURE
CRAZY SNAKE
Col. Hoffman With Eight
Detachments on Trail of
Willy Old Indian.
eY Associseed Press.

Henryetta, Okla, April 3.-COIOneI
Hoffman, with eight detachments of
state militia, started out at sunrise to-
day in his final endeavOr TO capture
Crazy Snake. Last night the Indian
scouts were at work in the hills scent
ing further trace of the willy old chief
and they learned where he had en-
camped as late as last Thursday
Colonel Hoffman'S destination today
was a point near Hanna twenty
miles south of Henryetta, in Hughes
county, close to the Canadian river.
He sent all his troops except about
twenty men who were left in camp at
HeurvettS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-04
Little Girl Blind Two Years
with Scrofulous EIurnor
Eyes affected soon after vaccination - five
physicians, including the best specialists, did her
good - Cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.

her life. You see why it is that cannot say
too much for Hoods Sarsaparilla. She is just
much pleased with a new bottle of Hoods as
with anything get for her, and if I forget
TO give it o her, she will say: Now Mamma,
give my Hoods
''TO think that once we thought she could
use her eyes, and now she can do the
finest needle work! 1t is wonderful, and we can
not praise Hood s enough Mrs. Jennie Boards
ley, 212 Homer street, Elmira, n. Y
We wish could convince you of the alb
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Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Careful inquiry would prove TO you beyond
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We say this much in presenting the letter from
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