Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
WOODSTOCK NEWS

1900 ~A~S Ae' ANAie VI wi bUShjA 49,
is expected at the King homestead
this week.
Mrs. L. w. Sylvester, whose
daughter graduates from the Uni
versity of Vermont, goes to Bur-
lington today to attend the COM
mencement exercises
L. M. Harrigan left Monday for
Lowell, Mass, Billerica and the
cranberry belt and may touch at
Boston and New York before return
ing.
Attorney Gilbert +. Davis, junior
member of the law firm of Davis &
Davis of Windsor, is quietly letting
it out to his fellowmembers of the
Windsor county bar that he is farm
ing little these days. In fact, to
let it right out, he is, as he says. sort
of managing the A. E Mann place
on the Hartland road two miles from
Windsor, owned by Miss Marie
Dressler, the popular actress, who
has made such a hit in "Tillie's
Nightmare" at the Herald Square
theatre, New York Mr. Davis
spends all his spare time, mornings
and evenings, at the farm, walking
back and forth twice day, looking
after the milking and chores, crops
and stock, and lending hand here
and there. Mr.. Davis takes nine
agricultural papers and is well
posted as to the most modern
methods of farming, and he dabbles
in poultry some. A large flock of
ducks which he established there
short time ago has dwindled to two
birds, but he is sanguine of saving
these until the arrival of Miss Dress
Ter.
George Aitken will attend the
commencement exercises at the
University of Vermont, going next
Monday.
The Universalist church will be
closed during the month of July,
Rev. H. l.. Garfield taking vaca-
ton in Maine
The following account of the Alex
ander- Roosevelt reception is from a
frequent visitor here: "One was
literally carried alzng by the vast
crowd in the ball room up to the
bridal group, but to reach the ex-
president was indeed a difficult
matter. In that surging crowd there
were counter currents coming from
right and left. but Roosevelt let no
one pass without special words of
welcome. His animation, gestures
and tireless talk were perfectly
wonderful"
DR. and Mrs. R. M. Tewksbury of
Attleboro, Mass, are with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. p. Tewksbury.
S. B Whitney of Boston, who has
been in town part of the week, con-
Quoted the annual festival of tho
Massachusetts, Choir Guild held in
Boston recently, with which he has
been connected since it's organization
"a years ago.
| Bridgewater and Woodstock will
play two games of base ball on Vail
field July A. Some of the local
heavyweights would also like to line
up against Bridgewater's star tug-of-
war team.
The Woodstock Country club will
give it's annual public tea at the club
house on the afternoon of Thursday,
June 80.
The ladies of the Relief Corps are
requested to meet m G. A. r. hall
Saturday afternoon to sew, also to
make further plans for work.
Carl and Edward Payne and
cousin, Chester Sanford, are with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. S. Payne.
w. F. Wood, the contractor, is at
work on the third story addition to
the E. F. Wardwell's building on
Central street.
School in the Curtis district closed
Friday, June II. Gladys and Gerald
Jaycox, Beatrice and Julian Waters
had no absent marks during mem
bership those absent two days or
less were Hazel Rahue, Madge and
Phyllis Smith. Elsie Ocean ranked
highest in spelling. Whole number