Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-03-12

in Woodstock, where Mr.. Martin
was an employee of the late Henry
II. Marsh.
Mrs. Inez Watkins returned to her
home in Woodstock Saturday.
Rev. Daniel Lyman of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, former Hartland boy,
was recent guest of his brother,
Bayard II. Lyman.
Frank Oakes of West Windsor is
at work for l.. e. Merritt.
Mrs. j. G Underwood went to
Woodstock Tuesday to spend a few
weeks with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs F. p. Marsh.
Rev. co. Gill spent part of last
week in Boston.
Mrs. G. G. Davis is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. John Stillson, in
West Windsor
Mrs. R. w. Headle was guest OF
Mrs. d. G. Clark and Mrs. E. W.
Prior in Woodstock last Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Albert A. Sturtevant was q
guest of her brother, Fred P. Marsh,
part of the current week in Wood
stock.
Gersha and Glenn Lobdell we're
called to Pierpont, N. Y, by the
death of an aunt.
Mrs w. A. Grout had hen leave
nest of eggs upon which she had
been setting for some time, 30 Mrs.
Grout placed the eggs on shelf near
the cook stove, and this morning
March g. three downy chicks
appeared and the other shells are
picked. Who says we need incubators
to raise poultry in these days2
Our farmers are busy now in the
sugar woods. Nathaniel Jenne re-
ports q fine run of sap and of a
superior quality.
Frank Smith, our genial stage
driver, is very sick with the prevail
ing distemper,
Mrs. Ida Metz Reed and daughter
M arion we're visitors in Boston the
current week.
A very interesting meeting was
held at the Congregational church
Sunday evening, March g. Mrs. j.
G.. Underwood, dressed in the cos
tune of a Mohammedan woman, told
what Mohammed had done for the
women of Turkey" and Mrs. G. o.
Gill. in reply as a Christian, told
VIII at Christ will do for the Moham-
medans in Turkey.
Mrs. Underwood said, in part, how
women are ill treated in Turkey ;
they are despised by their parents
and sold by them to men for wives
t'they receive no education and are
not allowed any liberties or privi-
leges.
Mrs. Gill told Of the great changes
since Christianity became wide
spread in Turkey; the preparatory
schools and colleges for both sexes,
the building of hospitals, the noble
work of the members of the medical
mission the Bible has been trans
lated into all the languages spoken
by the Mohammedans, save two, and
the last two years a great deal OF
good has been done by the circula.
ton of papers and books translated
into their languages, and as the re-
strictions upon the printing presses
has been removed, a much wider
field may be reached by this part o.
the work of the missionaries.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Britton are
recovering from severe attack o
bronchitis = --'''
We are very glad to see Postmaste
Walker upon our streets again. ate
, six weeks illness.
The counselors and vice-counselor
of the Old Glory council, JUNO
10. u A. NJ, have been busy with
new membership contest for the pas
few months. The counselors secure
, the. greater number of new member
and we're treated to a banquet by tn
losing side, the vice-counselors, Tues
day evening, March l.
Rev. Mr.. Moe of Norwich wi
occupy the pulpit at the Congregi
A tional church next Sunday mornin
3 and evening, March 13, in exchane
5 with the pastor.
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