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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Dartmouth Clubs Coming

Everyone should plan to attend
the concert to be given by the
Dartmouth Glee club, assisted by
the Mandolin club, a reader and q
magician at Music hall Wednesday
evening, March 8.
This entertainment will be given
under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association, the
proceeds being used to aid Wood
stock boys unable financially to at
tend the annual summer camp al
Lake Fairle,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Green Cut Bone and Meat for Poultry

We are now shipping Green Cut
Bone and Meat--an unexcelled cold
weather Poultry Food Our price
is only So SO per barrel OF 200
pounds, freight prepaid to nearly all
points. The material we offer is
fresh-cut and is shipped thoroughly
frozen. At above price we cannot
afford to open any accounts. Send
cash by registered letter, post flee
or express money order, or personal
check. Address, mentioning this
paper, Carroll s. Page, Hyde Park,
W
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

Delegates from every church o.
all denominations are invited to 6
banquet at the junction House
White River Junction, Friday after.
noon, Feb. 20, at 80, to be follow
ed by after dinner addresses. Able
speakers from Burlington will be
present to address the convention.
This gathering is preparatory to the
great Burlington convention, March
At, at which it is expected 1000
Vermonters will sit down together
to dinner and listen to speakers of
national reputation in reference 10
the world wide -Laymen's Missionary
Movement The committee of ar
rangements is Benjamin Swift,
Woodstock; John A. Scheuerle,
Hartford; Robert I. B. Illman, White
River junction.
Carl Smith of Woodstock, who
has been with the Woodstock Elec-
trical company for several years, is
to be the electrician for the series of
tuberculosis exhibits to be made
in all the principal towns of the
state. These exhibits are given in
accordance with an act of the legisla-
ture, which appropriated $4,000 for
the purpose.
The stores of the village will be
closed on Tuesday, Feb. %.
Mr.. Smith of Burlington is about
the only possibility left, and his
refusal to stand for the governorship
may be expected any day.
George Aitken gave his illustrated
lecture on africa" before the
Okemo Literary club at Ludlow
Monday evening speaking in the
town hall Tuesday night he deliv-
CT6u Ju6 Sdlu0 lcCbulc dt hiuiOiSI,
Mass. before the Stock bridge club,
student organization. Large aud
fences greeted him on both occasions.
The regular food sale Saturday
afternoon from three to six at the
Womans' exchange. The Woodstock
Il rooms are open and tea will be
served it short notice. Special at
tention to catering for small parties
tn a few hours notice. Mrs. II. E..
Davis.
E. P. Ashley, who usually has a
good pair of roadsters in hand when
on the road, appeared the other day
with spike" team of much style
and distinction.
There will be campfire at G. A.
r. hall Tuesday, Feb %. beginning
at LIS p. m. Dinner will be served
the veterans and their families at
noon. The public is invited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

YOU are entitled in buying Hart Schaffner & Marx
clothes, to mos positive of your salts
faction. Every dealer in clothes is authorized
to say this to you
Ev ry garment made by, and bearing the label
of Hart Schafner & Marx, is guaranteed to be Of
all-wool woodland silk fabrics, with no mercer
lied or other cotton ad ed thoroughly shrunk
before using sewed with pure silk thread
tailored in clean, sanitary shops and free from
every defect OF material or workmanship.
More than that: The dealer is authorized to
gay that if the clothes not right, not satsfac
tory, your money will be refunded.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Boy Fatally Hurt.

George, the ll-years-old son Of
Rev. George Y Bliss, rector of St
Pauls church, Burlington, was
fatally hurt Feb. 9Th. With an
other boy he was playing in pile
of sawdust, when he fell into a
chute leading to the ice house. His
lungs filled with fine dust and sand
He was extricated soon and thought
little of the i'll effects Later in the
day he became worse and died.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
PLYMOUTH UNION
Insenh Wilder is ILL

Mrs Joseph Wilder is i'll.
Mrs. Bradford Buyton, who has
been ill, is better.
Miss Ellen Sawyer is slowly inn
proving.
Miss Daisey Moore has returned
to Alstead, N. H.
Mrs. Nellie Burnham has returned
from Ludlow, where she spent sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Henry CrandaIl visited Mrs.
Sarah Hall Tuesday.
A heavy fall of snow last Friday
night. We have managed to keep
above it so FAR, but believe another
storm like the last one will cover us.
Wednesday warmer and thawing
fast.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

A dozen or more people were in
vited to the home of Mr., and Mrs.
G.. M. Rood Saturday evening to
celebrate the l0lst anniversary Of
Lincoln's birth. Cards were played
and refreshments were served, the
company enjoying q very pleasant
evening.
Fred Fletcher was quite i'll the
fore part of the week, and is not out
yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
POST OFFICE NOTICE

Mail trains arrive 7.52 a, M, 2.23 p. m.
.05 p. IN.
Mail trains leave 10.40 a. M, $50 y. m.
md $40 p. IN.
80 p. m.
cave &. 90 a. IN. and 800 p. m.
South Woodstock, 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel, 6. 10 a. m.
Rural free delivery routes leave at 8.lb
!. III.
MAILS CLOSE-For early stages $50
m. Later mails, 10. 90 u, MI, 800 p. m.
nd 80 p. IN.
Office Hours-6.30 a. m. to $50 p. m.
Sunday-12 to p. m.
Sunday mail in 10 q. m; out 1890 a. m.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. M.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

for the coming year: Leader, Mrs
N. B. HAGEN; assistant leader, Mrs,
e. T. Williams; secretary, Miss Mary
Huntoon; treasurer, Miss Mary e,
Glover.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
BIRTHS.

At Fitchburg, Mass, Feb. IL, a daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. White, jr.
In West Bridgewater, Feb. 8, son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Reed.
In Woodstock, Feb. IL, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. Leonard.
In North Bridgewater, Feb. Ia, son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peoples.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank all our friends for
their kindness and help at the time Of
our recent affliction.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Hood,
Martha A. Mellish
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
DEATHS.

In Hartland, Feb. 5, Minnie S. Walker.
wife of Leslie l. Walker, aged 81 years,
6 months.
In Quechee, Feb. IL, Albert B.
Churchill, aged "a years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

The northwest is in the grip Of
new cold wxve.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

WANTED-To hire for one year ten
or fifteen acres of moving land,
without barbed wire fencing and
with good water running through it.
Apply to F. E. Richmond, Wood
stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
oodstock Railway Time table
In effect Saturday, October 8. 1908.
TRAINS GOING EAST.

. Daily. except Sundays.
n Flag Station.
n For Special Rules, see book of Rules and
Regulations.
4 This Company reserve the right to cancel
trains without notice.
q. II. LEONARD, Supt.
j q. PORTER General Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
LOCAL NOTICES

LOST-Ladies bear collar, between
{. ]. Hathorn's and the Congre-
gational church. Return to Miss
l.. B. Conve rse. Reward.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Celebrated goth Anniversary.

The Willing Circle of the Kings
Daughters,at White River Junction,
celebrated its goth anniversary this
week.
The following vffpers were slestesi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

Before March | we
want to clean up
stock ready for in
voicing, and we can
show you some good
trades in Footwear
of all kinds.
Ferris ]. Perkins
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

Splspsibs tog The Age. $LO0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

We used to pass the time away by taking walks
every night where the automobiles were thickest and
imagining how the world looked behind goggles Then
we would walk home almost bursting at the seams
with longing. and all the time we were the
of an automobile standing some side track while
necked brakeman getting ready to send 1t in
the wrong direction.
We kept this up for month, and then 1 got a
postal card one day telling to call at the Rock
Island freight station within nine hours and get one
automobile with $57S6 freight charges on it or the
company would be compelled to charge me storage,
demurrage, and income tax. Beats all how much Of
hurry a railroad can be In after 1t has made you
wait month.
The next morning went down and paid rent
money to the railroad company. The car was stand
ing in the freight house with sort of detected air.
1t of those old 1904 models with low
browcd hood and n tonneau that scared nloft about
five feet and had to be entered from the back through
door that wasn't made for fat men,
You know how quickly automobiles get out of date;
how you 90 out five days trip with a brandnew
fitted with the very latest thing in governors, and
come back home to fnd that formerly they used TO
make cars with governors but that no one was pre-
tending to do any real auomobiling nowadays with
out pneumatic control. You know how funny last
years body looks and what joke 1t is to have sight
feeds instead of automatically regulated oilers
Well. there car. three years old 1t looked
like an old maid at college dance 1t was fat whore
it ought to be SLIM lumpy where it ought to be fiat,
and straight where it should be curved You could
tell it was an automobile by the tires and the smell,
n
feather renovator Bend horses knees the wrong
way. put his name under his neck instead of top
and straghten out his back bone and when you have
done all this he will not look strange impossible
as three yearold automobile.
That was the beginning Of as weird "A summer as
ever unloaded upon two young lovers of auto.
MODELLING in the abstract For the next three months
we lived with the automobile and for it. And it
lived on MS.
Morning. noon, and night existed under the
shadow of an automobile which wouldn't go, but
which might go by Sunday If we would Just spend Il
little more money for something that absolutely
necessary to its good health
An automobile consists of III parts and there is
"Erer stand IN the not ROAD and cuss an ant0f'
disease for every ono Of them Did you see a
chart OF the troubles than aflict auto engine
alone! IT starts with two little divisions ignition
and nonigntion troubles and each division spreads
out ana ramihcs like the pedigree Of Il horse uhtl
at the ond you have about two hundred reasons WY
n gasoline engine cannot, and ought not, to DC eA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

back to the United States and Meadowmerc with a
jerk. It's laughing matter, I'll tell you, to be
suached $1,000 miles in iitfy
| got up pretty mad and went down to the side
door where the assault continued. There Mr..
Understands in pajamas and overcoat There was
Mrs Withcrshanks in-wcl plenty but rather mis-
ceaneous garments. There were the WithershAnks's
butler and two policemen pretty fairsized mob
and all tremendously excited.
Mrs. Wthershanks opened the conversation in
of those beautiful. mahogany finished voices which
make YOU think the owners family has been soHs-
body since the year one.
Good evening" she said; "pcrhnns YOU don't know
We are the WithershankS who 1.-Two next door"
! couldn't help being litllr snrCHSti. 80 glad
to meet you" ] said, won't You stem Nt'
"Oh, no, thank you,' said Mrs. WiihorshAnks with
Il beautiful art-nouvcnu laugh: "wc cuuin't think
Of imposing on you. All we wish is to borrow your
automobile
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

luf don't mean to say that objected in the least
We so hurrageously happy. Sadie and l. that we
used our money troubles for amusements in place Of
going; to the vaudeville. I had just acquired major
ity interest in the entire stock fixtures, and good will
of paradise by marrying Sadie and she dear girl had
been overtakcn with the dcuson that frying alleged
siroin steak for me in the evening greater joy
than lettering in the country seats Of the mighty
"Hideous sounds Of conflict ,couid arise"
We were young we'll educated, stuffed with ideals
and ambitions. we'll beloved by various friends, and
comfortably settled in neighborhood which was too
expensive for
There is nothing in the world more satisfactory
than living where you have no business to- finan-
cialy speaking. Many look Of Sadie and
have caught from some sasping guest towcd
him down the winding boulevard of Meadowmere and
turned in just the $4,000 cottage of the With
ershanks whose daughters picture is stolen by society
editors on average of year.
This brings me pretty to the beginning Of my
story Perhaps you hadn't guessed it, but am going
to tell story and not autobiography. In all
bliss we had just two troubles One was those same
Understands, who hadn't called and who didn't
nod the other automobile
believe remarked that weren't in the automo-
bile class That the trouble. We weren't; but we
had one just the same 1t a present
Did you ever get automobile for present at
time when you couldn't afford Il new straw hat? No?
Oh course hot; II happens only once In very great
while The last time such fool thing occurred was
when Indian rajah presented one of his mpecuni-
GUS subjects with hungry white elephant If that
rajah had been around our place last year he would
have dropped dead with rage to think that he had
fooled around with white elephants for ruinaion pur-
poses when he might have used three earold auto
mobile with constitutional weakness in the engine
bad.
It was sadie's father who gave us the auto sadie's
father is n comfortable old omnibus type of business
in class b city. who makes money enough to
be poor but proud in New York and rich but modest
in Dcs Moines He loved Sadie and when | took her
away after campaign beside which the siege of Port
Arthur only SNOWFALL fight he allowed some
OF his affection to drip onto lie blessed us prop
cry ut the wedding did the handsome thing in bed
room suites, and to visit rs in three months.
liked the old chap and impcrlled my job by towing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

the timer with bloodthirsy caution and give ter
rifle jerk at the crank will say for Josef hine that
she never failed at these critical moments with
maudln sputter, her engine would start racing.
would throw in the clutch with II reversible prayer
and off we would glide. past the Understands, past
the ilithcrngtons around by rho Cations and the
Smythes, and into the beautiful country leading
to Aurora. Wnneka, Elgin. Wheaton or elsewhere
Not thHt got anywhere but elsewhere. Oh,
That ten minutes pride and joy After
that we died content. We generally lasted ten miles.
Sometimes got fifteen. We never got home We
expected to.
Somewhere out in the country Josephine would be-
gin TO hiccough; then we knew Joy was over I
would turn down the next side road and presently
Josephine would expire with various noises Of an
alarming nature.
a clean pair Of overalls. Methodically Sadie would
remove her pongee coat and automobile veil and would
take from under the seat pair of stout walking
shoes for which she would exchange her dainty
slinnerrs Gait. ,uos ,,n.,n. .,o ... ,..,....
I would my arts on Josephine When succeeded,
would get five miles farther into trouble; when I
didn't would pay over 50 to whskcrcd pirate with
a team of raw-boned horses on condition that he
deliver Josephine ut house late that night.
Then Sadie and l. hand in hand would start for the
nearest station. How enjoyed those walks
through the lush and beautiful country serene in the
know ledge that we could not puncture tire, clog Il
feed pipe or bend crank shaft Those our
vacations from Josephine and reveled in them to
the full.
"There Josephine standing like the eternal
rocks"
The on. SO did Josephine So did
All four Of about out. During
the last two three weeks had acknowledged to
ourselves though not TO Josephine. that the battle
WAS about over. The war chest scraped clean
Not another spark plug credit good for at
the garage. Our grocery bills were two months be-
hind ! had blown awful hole in the rent money
for new radiator tubes and top of all this Jo
scphne had announced in uncertain terms that if
she got another spcck Of carbon in her cylinders
she would strike permanently Sadie'S walking shoes
had holes in then and the entire financial rrsoIrce
of the family didn't pan out enough money to haul
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10


bills. furniture nstamcnts new clothes, gas Bills and
communication in Il tolcrably nifty suburb Of Chicago.
The answer comes out nothing, minus about $3.50
every month.
"An automobile is COOd dcGl HLc bdbU, dnycdU.
ThC first cost is only Il minor inctdert
Tho first year married was nothing but
hag-station for my money. If | could stop it its
way through the family long enough To make sure
that the cashier hadn't taken $3.50 out for flowers for
the presidents mothers funeral l lucky. Three
years before, when had emerged from of those
colleges where you get your education willie you wait
Il restaurant table,. Il hundred Il month looked
biz that wondered if would set time after the
days work was over to pack away my savings in bar
rcs in the cellar Hut then that's what marriage does
to You.
There was. drawing $50 full.s:zcd dollars month
aud wondering every day rs I walked to the station
whether it would clpsizc our finances if to buy
a fvc-ccut cigar. | felt like Il successful but unvar
nishcd father who has to sit in the kitchen while
daughter cntortains the nc:hlors
| had good salary AL right but l wasn't wealthy
enough TO use any of it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

him over the city in business hours from the
Stock Yards to Lincoln Park. 1t must have touched
his heart for after leaving little remembrance that
paid his board and thirteen instnlmens on the piano.
he suggested the way to the station that we might
have his automobile would pay the freight from
Dcs Moines to Chicago.
I'm little too old to enjoy it all by myself" he
explained. and anyway. I don't like to run around
like you young folks. Do you think you would care
for it,"
A view of Sadie and me awbreaking down Michi-
gan Avenue among the Armours, the Pamers, and the
rest of the llmelight brigade made me blink my eyes
for second. All this for us, +. o. b., which means
frceon-boardcars Us in the gasoline gang in three
months instead of ten years. Whoop.
/ landed on the sidewalk all right coming down
and wrung my father-inaws hand all the way to the
station. Don't smile You never had an automobile
tossed to you, I'll bet And when you were
young and foolish, like you would have ac-
ccptet Il gift car without looking at it in the trans
mission Just as I did.
WE'LL pa-in-law went back to the bosom Of the
United States and Sadie and the calendar out
counting days. l have been against the railroads
since that time 1t takes longer to ship an
automobile from Des Moncs to Chicago than it would
take down st. Peters Cathedral pack it in suit
cases, and bring it over here by messenger boy.
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EN- Sadie and were married couple or
years a-o--which is n long time in this
marry in haste -and-rcpcnt-rlght-away
land-wc didn't belong TO the automobile
class. nor .h' when | was in Europe
class nor even in the Don't you find
maid truuhlc>1mc:" class. IIless you. no.
I was humble young piano salesman
with $50 month and prospects which
positively couldn't be cashcd for groceries,
thcater tickets. or taXicab fares.
If you want to know what comes next
below zero. take $50 pay check and
try 70 c,l;. IL i,tn bouso rpot GROCERY
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-31
UNKNOWN MAN DIES UNDER
A TRAIN AT GRAND FORKS
Continued From Page One.

severed torso and lower limbs were
found by the night Waterman of the
Great Northern as he made his regu-
lar trip across the bridge at 1880
o'clock, shortly after the freight had
passed. Chief Lowe was communicated
with and he in turn notified Coroner
Rounsevell Of Larimo-e, who will be
in this morning to hold an inquest
The remains were taken to Norman's
undertaking rooms and a search of the
clothing revealed only the letter given
above and a ticket with the name /.
Rose, 106 De Mers avenue as clues to
the identity Of the dead man. A couple
of Diamond Dick novels, an empty
pocketbook, a knife, a linotype cast
and a box of matches were the articles
found on his person He was poorly
dressed, evidently a laborer, and from
all appearances had been riding the
rods, lost his balance and was run over
by the train.
The severed torso lay we'll in on
the bridge outside of the rails, while
the remainder of the body had been
carried OF several feet. Mangled frag-
ments of flesh and blood covering the
rail for several rods made the sight a
gruesome one indeed A wide brin-
med hat of gray felt lay quite a dis
lance further east where it had evil
IDENTIFY been carried by the train.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-31
EAST SIDE NC Es.

Mayor Davy Is at Duluth attending
the annual convocation of the Episco-
pal church. diocese of Duluth. He is
there as a delegate from the parish
of st. Johns church.
Two bankruptcy matters are before
the referee at Fergus Falls today, hear
ings in the C. e. Bentley and Good
sell estate. Attorneys Nye Russell and
Sharp are in attendance
Geo E. Perley and Geo. Fuller are
inspecting lands in the northern part
of the state for their clients
William Lutzen ana H. F. Bechtold,
Iof Gienullin, N. d., are guests at the
Columbia.
The Moorhead high school gave the
alumni team a good drubbing at base
ball yesterday and the old uns say
that if I'D. Fay, jr., had been there it
would have been a complete white
wash, but as it was the antiques got
just one run e
Among those from tMoorhead who
were at the Memorial day exercises
lat Hawley yesterday were Messrs.
Dosland, Bayer, Whaley. e. L. Murphy,
Stalley, Bodkin. Chick Ed. Fay, jr.,
and John Johnson etc.
AS she was aligl1ting from a buggy
after the Ambs funeral, last Saturday,
Mrs. e. Weidemann. of Sabin made
"a misstep and fell down on her wrist
and is suffering from dislocation of
the latter.