Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-14
NOTES.

profile of Lincoln Near the rim a
the top is the motto, "In God We
Trust" which ism on the old coppers
at all, and further down TO the left
is the word Liberty which also if
new on the one cent pieces. The
reverse tells in large letters the de
nomination of the coin, and below
are the words United States Of
America" put in two lines Two
heads of wheat and the motto "E
Pluribus Unum," the latter being in
tiny letters at the top form a border
around the edge of the coin. At the
bottom are the letters "V. ID, b., "
the. initials of the designer. v d.
Bremen. The minting of the pen
MES has been stopped for the present,
and on the new issues the designers
initials, which are considered too
prominent, will be eliminated, and
the single initial b substituted.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will have food sale at the
church parlors next week Friday
afternoon, August 20, at 4 o'clock.
There will also be an apron table and
homemade candy.
DR.. f. Thomas Kidder on Thurs
day bought Charles NJ Perry's Elm
street place, including house, stable
and land. f E. Richmond, the
present tenant, will, it is understood,
remain there until Jan. l.
Mrs. Emma LaPlant was badly
scalded at her home on Court street
Monday. She was standing by the
Kitchen stove, when she was seized
with an attack Of dizziness and upset
a wasbboiler as she FILL. DR.. l.. H.
Corey attended her.
Water in the Rutland city reservoir
has been lowering at the rate of five
inches day and atsprssent Che water
is 18 inches below the spillway.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Vermont branch Of the
Red Cross, Harry s.. Howard was
elected to succeed the late G. l..
Alexander of Burlington as treasurer.
Most of the village stores will be
closed Monday, Bennington Battle
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. L. Tucker, two
children, and servants, of New Bed
ford, Mass, have taken the st. James
rectory for the month of August.
Rev. Benjamin Swift is taking
vacation of three weeks, going with
Mrs. Swift to Lake Morey Tuesday,
where they will spend part of the
time. Rev. DR.. Halves of Washington,
d. c., formerly of Burlington, will
preach at the Congregational church
tomorrow and on Sunday, August 20.
Dir, James F. Brodie will supply the
pulpit August %.
An inmate Of the Brattleboro retreat
escaped from that institution early in
the week. He was called trusty
and had never before made any
trouble. He was Massachusetts
patient.
While helping move safe into
lawyer Hunts office in Island Pond,
Richard Douglas was caught when
the safe slipped aud almost instantly
killed. The remains were taken TO
his home in West Bethel, Me-, for
burial.
The annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held Saturday
evening, August IA, at Mrs Davis
rooms, Elm St. at 7.30 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
Norman Baker. contractor, has
begun work on the Court street en-
bankment, where, from the Hatch
house to the bridge, the street is to
be widened.
The Silver Lake House at Barnard
is again opened to the public under
the management of Bert Cady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Lowell OF
Worcester, Mass, are guests at the
King farm
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Day are taking
a carriage drive in Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,.
Miss Irene Becker of New York
city is visiting Mrs r. w Boyce.
g. J. Paul's men are painting the
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