Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-08-05


The mistress of the garden cannot
be said to have used extreme defen-
sive measures, but on the contrary
seemed to encourage the raiders. A
pet bird made the use of cat guar
dian out of the question, and she
didn't want to kin the little pests
with poison. So they flourish, and
are even occasionally invited, or
allowed, to clean up the crumbs left
on the doorstep by the family dog.
The chipmunks are not, however,
given the run of the house.
Old Sis Cow, grazing on the
ground near the Standish dam, and
with her tether half concealed in the
grass, interrupted traffic occasionally
and briefly on Friday. She would
stop eating and look straight at
passing people and keep looking and
looking until some were almost afraid
to pass. But her stare seemed to be
harmless and nothing happened all
day long.
The Cheyenne. Wyoming. Tribune
of July 20 tells of the opening of the
new building of the Cheyenne
Creamery company, of which Frank
Fl. Vaughan, former resident of
South Pomfret, who has been very
successful in the West, is president.
The building, two stories high, with
basement, fireproof throughout and
of thoroughly modern construction,
was erected at a cost of $4,000.
The apparatus used representa- the
outlay of similar sum. The two
electric churns each have capacity
of 700 pounds On the main floor at
the front are the offices and sales
mans, and also the presidents private
Office. The pay roll of the company
amounts to more than thousand
dollars month. At least 1900 people
inspected the building on the open
ing day.
The two sons of Mr.. and Mrs Fred
r. Handy of Beverly, Mass, who
have been with their grandfather,
M. A. Sawyer, for several months,
have returned home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Sawyer and child and Mrs.
Kneeland of Claremont, N. H.,
mother of Mrs. Sawyer, arrived at
Mr.. Sawyer's Saturday, Merle Saw
yer remaining over Sunday.
Mrs. Robert p. Woods and Mrs.
Fl. A. Moore returned from the Han
over hospital Wednesday.
The eighteenth annual meeting of
the Lakota club was held at the club
house Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Seavey
of Kansas City were guests of Mrs.
P. P. Knapp few days the past
week.
f. w. Clark is adding a broad
two-story piazza to his house on
High street.
Mrs. @. HI. English is in Craig
vile, on Cape God, with her son,
Rev. Ralph English, who met her at
White River junction and will re
turn here with her.
Miss Agnes A. Aitken went to
New York Monday, Miss Marion
Aitken and Herbert Holt returning
with her Tuesday night.
s. B. Whitney of Boston is passing
the month of August here.
Stanley Fuller of Salem. Mass, is
at J. M. Fuller's.
Rev. Clarence Simmons and his
mother, Mrs. j. f. Simmons, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Ii. Pinney.
Rev. H.. L. Garfield is expected
home from Ferry Beach, Maine, to-
day. Services will not be resumed at
the Universalist church until week
from tomorrow.
While running up the hill to the
Country Club house Tuesday, the
big Lozier car owned by George g.
Ely of Crawford, N. j., was over
turned. The chauffeur. Valentine
Conrad. who was alone, had turned
out at the curve in the road to let
team pass, and the machine rolled
over in the soft earth. 1t was soon
righted, coming out uninjured
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Powers we're
surprised by party of friends the
evening Of Thursday. July 81, who
met to celebrate their tin wedding