Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-22

Near the South street terrace the car
riage collided with telephone pole,
the shock swinging the horses into
the Country club meadow. The pair
regained the highway, but were
stopped at S. D. Houghton's. Mr..
and Mrs. Hook resumed their jour
ney after slight damages to the car
riage were repaired.
J.. A. Richmond and daughter,
Mrs. A. W. Eastman, were in Boston
a few days the past week.
+. A. Spear, W II. Bradley and
w. b Hutchinson attended the
meeting of the grand bodies of odd
Fellowship in Barre tits week.
The engagement of Miss Lucy Z.
Wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Wood, to Mr.. Herbert W Dan
iels, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Dan
iels. was announced at party given
by Miss Wood to few friends last
week Thursday afternoon.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow morning tie pastor will
preach ON Memories of Home" and
in the evening on Jacobs Night at
Bethel"
An increase in pension has been
allowed Lauriston E. Manley Of
Bridgcwater at the rate of twenty
dollars per month from April IL,
1909.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. f. Woodruff and
Miss Woodruff returned from Detroit,
Mich Thursday.
II. f. Luce of North Bridgewater
bought the "Capt. Bruce" farm in
Pomfret at II. b. Ransom's auction,
for S 1900, and has moved there, his
son taking his present farm. Mr..
Ransom has a position in Taunton,
Mass.
+. b. Dutton has sold the well
known chestnut stallion, Fred Mus
coyite, to George mglehart of Balls
ton Spa, n. Y.
Frank II Chapman of Rutland is
in town this week.
Henry II. Vail of New York and
Col. f. S. Billings were at Lake
Mitchell a few days this week.
The Junior Auxiliary of the Wood
stock Improvement Society held its
annual meeting at the Arts and
Crafts room last Saturday morning,
when reports were received and ac-
cepted. Margaret Wilder won the
prize for the most successful plant
grown during the winter 1t was
voted to plant two Norway spruces
on the school grounds and arrange
ments were made to do so at once.
Seeds were decided upon for the
vegetable and flower gardens for the
summer. Officers were elected for
the coming year as follows; Presi-
dent, nellie Bradley; vice-president,
Kathryn Kidder; secretary, Rowland
Nye treasurer, Violet Wilson.
William Harlow, a resident of this
village for Is years, died Wednesday
of heart trouble. He was
10 years of age, and was born in
Barnard. He is survived by his wife,
whom he married in Sharon in 1890.
The new flag pole for Tribou park
the gift of Miss Clara Chedel, will
be raised Monday. 1t will measure
&C feet above ground.
Capt w. w. Russell of Hartford,
adjutant Of the LIST infantry, has
retired from active service. George
H. Thompson, captain, of the LIST
infantry of Bellows Falls, has been
adjutant.
One of Woodstock oldest and
best known residents, Austin +.
Simmons, died very suddenly May
Is, at his home near Prosper, of
heart failure. He was apparently in
good health up to the last day, and
worked about the place that morn
ing. lie was in his sgd year. The
funeral services were held on Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock, the
Rev. II. l.. Garfield officiating. Mr..
Simmons passed his whole life ON
the place where he died and where
he was born, and was very success