Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-04-23
MARYLAND.

daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. III >.
Britton and great-granddaughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Dudley of this
town.
Friday, May 3, has been designated
by the governor as Arhor Days
Rev. F. K. Brown will deliver a
series of sermons from the book OF
Amos, beginning Sunday morning,
April "a.
On April s, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Hanson adopted six months old
baby girl; the little one is now very
sick with measles.
Miss Julia E. Chase began teach
ing in the Hewittville school in
Pomfret, April is.
Mis-. r. w. Headle was in Han
over for the current week.
Berkeley Williamson of Hartford
was guest of his sister, Mrs, E. b.
Markham, last Sunday
Mrs. John Stillson of West Wind
sor was a week end guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. c. G. Davis.
Mrs. Ruth MacGregor is assisting
Mrs. E. b. Markham with her house
hold duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gardner
have moved to H. ]. Miller's house.
Rev. F. K. Brown delivered a
very Interesting sermon at the Con-
gregational church April n, text,
Matt. 1915. "They Forgot to Take
Bread"
Mrs. E. S. Ainsworth was called
to Bellows Falls last week by the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. D. F.
Pollard.
Miss Lura Metcalf OF Hanover
assisted in the care of the late Elias
Billings the past week.
Word has been received of the
death in Claremont, OF Mrs. Susan
Stevens at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. D. Wood, of uremic
poisoning, April ID. Mrs. Stevens
formerly owned and lived where w.
II. Giles now lives and has many
warm friends in town. She leaves
three sons and two daughters, and
many grandchildren to mourn the
loss OF a faithful mother and grand
mother. Funeral in Richmond, her
former home, land burial beside her
husband in the family lot.
Elias Billings passed away April
IS at 10 O'Clock p. m. OF valvular
heart trouble, at the age of 70 years.
MIR. Billings was born and had
always lived in town. His parents
died when he was very young and
he was brought up by Mr. and Mrs.
| James Rice. He married Laura
Marcy, who with a son, Clarence E. -,
merchant in Quechee, survive.
MIR. Billings was a kind, upright,
energetic farmer, an obliging neigh
Dor. The funeral was held at the
home Monday, April IS, at o'clock
p. M, Rev. Verde Mack Martin
officiating. The friends sent car
nations, Easter lilies, primroses and
wild-howers. The bearers were
w. c. Davis, B. P. Ruggles, H. T..
Murdoch and Eugene Spaulding,
Burial in the village cemetery.
Those from out of town pres ent at
the funeral were: E. &. Billings,
Mrs. {. E. Walker,o South Wood
stock, Mrs. Horace Slayton Of
Woodstock, Mr.. and Mrs. Colston
and MIR. and Mrs. Sawyer of White
River Junction.
Frank Mower and family are
moving from the Lindsay house to
the John Hall house.
Mr.. billiards two assistants on
the lumber cutting are boarding at
S. S. Shepard's.
G. B. Chase OF Woodstock was
guest of his cousin, 5. S. Shepard,
the past week.
Mrs. Godfrey OF West Lebanon
was recent guest OF Mrs. {. 0.
Gill.
AT the uarterly business meeting
of the Congregational church April
IL, call was extended to Rev. Her
man Lehman OF Burlington, Me-,
his pastorate TO begin July 3, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 6. Bennett of
Lebanon were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. M. lockwood.
Rev. II. A. Miles is to remain as
pastor of the NJ. E. church the COM
ing year.
Mrs. E. F. Spear went to Spring