Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-29

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pal church next Sunday, both morn
ing and evening. Mr.. Smithers will
also hold the Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference Of the church on this evening
at z, 80 o'clock.
The members Of the senior class
of the Woodstock High school will
be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Wilder at Wayside" today.
Mrs. Edward w. Abbott died at
her home in the Peltcn district
Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held at the house today at
l o'clock, Rev. Benjamin Swift
officiating. Mrs Abbott's mother,
Mrs Levi w. Carlton, died Friday
morning. The funeral service will
held Sunday at l o'clock, at the
house, Rev. w. A. Leonard officiat-
ing.
James V Parker, brother Of
Mrs. G. FL. Mass, of Woodstock, died
at his home in Chicago Saturday,
aged 65 years.
People living on rural free de-
livery routes must, after February
18th, stamp all outgoing matter
mailed in their mail boxes. The
postoffice department on Monday
instructed all postmasters at rural
delivery offices that it will not be
sufficient, after the date named, to
put money in the box to pay postage
for matter deposited.
j. S. Eaton attended the meeting
of the Vermont State Poultry asso-
citation in St. Adams last week.
The members of the Woodstock
fire department will hold their
animal ball Friday evening, Feb. 4.
Sherwin's orchestra of nine pieces
will play, and the managers expect
to make it the most successful dance
of the winter.
The local camp of Modern Wood
men installed officers at meeting
held last week Thursday evening
The members and friends passed
the evening with cards and other
games and refreshments were serv-
ed. The officers are as follows:
Consul, B. B. IShallies chief adviser,
A. f. Stockwell; clerk, Otto Yunc-
ker; banker, Geo. M. Warren
physician, DIR. Eastman; escort,
Chas. S. Gould; Waterman, P. j.
Charon sentry, F. Morse; manager
and chief forester, VIM. M. G. How
ard.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Erma Madeline Jones of Mid
dlebury, to Horatio Nelson Atwood,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Atwood
of Woodstock
The February meeting of the
Ottauquechee Chapter, D. A. R. will
be held at the rooms of Mrs. Eva s.
Davis ON Tuesday evening, February
LIST. at 7 80 o'clock.
Wilbur F. Washburn, whose wife
died Saturday, is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
The Fisk University male quartet
gsve a delightful concert at the
Congregational church Tuesday
evening. 1t was a well-balanced
organization, their voices strong and
sweet, and the quartet is easily the
best af it's kind ever heard here.
Ray Perkina, son of F. J. Perkins,
successful young poultryman, took
first prize with pom of Partridge
Plymouth Rocks at the Vermont
State Poultry associations show in
st. Adams last week.
A petition signed by business
men of Woodstock was presented
last week to the board of selectmen.
requesting that an article be insert
ed, as the law requires, in the warn
ing for the next town meeting, in
regard to the proper fire escapes for
the third story of the Woodstock
town building.
G. ii. Jordan Of Plymouth, Mass,
has been the guest of M. e. Mass
this week.
Mrs. E. A. Kendrick, sister of the
late Mrs. James Barrett of Rut-
land. died Tuesday evening of heart
trouble, at the home of Charles
Hastings, where she had been stay
ing few weeks. Before her mar
riage to Mr.. Kendrick. who was