Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05


meet at Mrs. Davis rooms mex
Monday evening at half-past sevel
o'clock.
The following is taken from tn
Bureau County Republican, Prince
ton, ILL.,, of Jan. 20:
Rev. Benjamin f. Southgate, o
Toledo, Ohio, district superinten
dent of the Congregational Sunda,
School Publishing society, was chos
en- Thursday evening by unanimous
vote to succeed Rev. j. w. Welcl
as pastor of the Princeton Congrega
tional church Rev. Southgate al
the request of Rev. WEIGH preached
here about two months ago at the
morning service and since resigna.
ton of the pastor, he was under
consideration by the pnlpit supply
committee, at whose request he
preached here again a week age
Sunday at the morning and evening
services. A vote was taken Thurs
day evening to extend a call to hin
and the congregation was unanimous
in it's decision. Rev. Southgate was
highly recommended by Rev. Walsh
who had known him for many years
He has been in the ministry for tif-
teen years and pursuing his studies
he won honors at Williams College,
Mass, and at the Chicago Theology
cal college. He was the predecessor
of Rev. WEIGH at Evanston, ILL.,, and
since that time he was for seven
years pastor at Sycamore, Ill.
During the last two years he was
district superintendent of the Con-
gregational Sunday School Publish
ing society with headquarters at
Toledo, o.
An increase in pention has been
allowed Mr.. Lairess Topliff. of
Woodstock. at the rate of $50 per
month from January ID. 1910,
The carpentry class at the Arts
and Crafts club will meet on Friday
evenings, the change in date begin
ming this week. The Thursday
evening classes are now in charge
of Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Gilman as
sisting.
M, j. Holt of Kedron Tavern at
South Woodstock announces his
annual masquerade ball for Tuesday
evening, Feb. 8. Leonard's singing
orchestra of Claremont N. H., will
sing and play there will be things
to eat, and the affair promises to be
as large and successful as are all
other annual events under Mr.. Hollis
direction.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Charon pleas
antly entertained score of friends
Saturday evening, the 22nd anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Miss Ethel Story, who recently
graduated as nurse from the Massa-
chusetts General hospital, is in
Woodstock for the present.
The Prosper social club will pre-
sent THE Matrimonial Bureau,
Friday evening, Feb. IL.
Local dog owners may be inter
ested in an opinion rendered We'd
nesday by the Vermont supreme
court is the effect that if person
shoots a dog without collar he is
not liable even although the dog be
licensed. The decision is in fact
that licensed dogs to have the pro-
lection of law must wear collars.
A large party of pensioners of
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Leonard met
at their home Tuesday evening, the
fifth anniversary of their marriage.
The evening passed with games and
music, and generous sum of mon
ey was presented by Deacon @. II.
English in behalf of the company.
An examination of applicants for
positions as census ennmerators in
the several Windsor county towns
will be held at the graded school
building in Woodstock today, begin
ming at 10 a. m. under direction of
Postmaster Frederick Chapman.
A burning chimney at the Mack
enzie house at the Vale, " occupied
by Oliver Bolles, resulted in gen.
eral alarm that drew out the entire
fire department of Billings farm
Wednesday morning. The volun-
teers and equipment-buckets, hoes,
rakes, and other apparatus-were
hurriedly loaded on sleds and rushed
to the supposed-to be-doomed build
ing. but couple of pals of water
mt tha r. ra ,,nIa, oonfrol