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


played here a short time ago, at
White River Junction some time
next month.
A son was born to DR.. and Mrs.
Ralph W Boyce Fridayrmorning.
Leonard B. Spencer, a native of
Woodstock, pioneer moving
machine manufacturer, and for Is
years connected with the New York
aquarium as scientist, died at his
home in New York late Saturday
night. Mr.. Spencer was union
veteran, and had lived in New York
for 20 years. He enlisted in an
engineer corps from Vermont at the
opening of the Civil war, and
served three years with the union
forces.
Capt. E. A. Spear and Lieut.. X.
A. Pember attended the funeral of
General Gilmore Wednesday. 1t
was military funeral and was at
tended by military and state officials
from all over the state. Capt. Spear
was one of the ak captains acting as
hearers The officers of the National
Guard acted as escort.
George M. Bradley returned from
Bellows Falls Wednesday afternoon
with badly injured eye, the acct
dent occurring while he was watch
ing some repairs upon an automobile
in garage there. The engine was
started as he stood by, when a piece
Of gear flew and struck him in tie
left eye, the blow nearly knockin,
him over. The metal made a woun'
both above and below the eye Sc
eral stitches were taken, but no boz {
was broken and Mr.. Bradley expects
little further trouble.
Engineer LaMountain of the Aque.
duct company is putting in ID cranes
tower like pipes attached to the
water main-in different parts of the
village for use in filing the street
sprinkler One has already been
put in on upper River street, another
at the foot of Billings hill, and the
other will be so placed as to facili
tate the progress of the sprinkler
over the dusty streets.
The local branches OF the order
|. o. o. F. will unite next Wednes
day evening in observing the 9lst
anniversary of the founding of Odd
Fellowship in America
The Inn observatory reported
Thursday that Halley's comet had
been picked up with unaided vision
1t was seen about A a. m appearing
like a dim star. The comet is now
travelling about 1900 miles minute
and coming strong.
Attorney General John G. Sargent
of Ludlow and w. B. G. Stickney of
Bethel were in town Wednesday.
Among the relatives from out of
town attending the. funeral of Mrs.
Harriet F. Rice were Mrs. Burnham
of Springfield. Mass, and Miss
Savage of Westfield, Mass, nieces of
Mrs. Rice; Mrs. Woods of Keene, n.
r., and Mrs. Holman of Leominster,
Mass, nieces of the late DIR. B. F.
Rice
Norman r. Case went to New York
city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Castle and
daughter of Melrose, Mass, were the
guests of Mrs. M. g. Griffin the first
part of the week.
Warren Gillingham has been taken
to the Hanover hospital for treatment
for his broken arm.
Civil Engineers from Hanover,
N H., surveyed the Lewis Pratt
place, now owned by Mrs. William
F. Dreer of Philadelphia, Tuesday.
Mrs. Dreer will build house
there this season.
Henry S. Brooks, father of Henry
s Brooks. Jr., who has a summer
place in Woodstock, died at his
home in Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, Satur-
day, in his 80th, year. He was born
in London, England. He was
educated at San Domingo House,
Everton, the preparatory department
of the University of London, and at
the Royal British School of Design,
Somerset House. In l849 he won
the gold medal of the last named.