Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-11

resident here, died at the nome ol
her brother, Frank Woodland, al
Cushman, near Amherst, Mass.
Wednesday, Nov. 8. She had been
| in failing health for the past six
months, but her serious illness was
not known here and news of her
death comes as sad surprise TO
her friends. She was a daughter
of the late John Woodland and Har-
riet Marsh Woodland and was BON
in Woodstock about AZ years ago.
For 20 years or more she was iii the
dressmaking business here, leaving
Woodstock year ago last September
to go to Massachusetts. She leaves
a daughter Lillian who was with her
mother at the time of her death
The body was brought here Friday,
accompanied by Miss Woodland, and
the funeral will be held on Sunday
at $50 o'clock p m, in st. James
church Mrs. Raymond's two
brothers, Arthur and Frank, are ex-
pected here this afternoon.
@. Is. Chase, recently returned
from visit to Boston, Worcester,
and other places in Massachusetts.
Miss Ruth Griffin went to- Boston
Friday, ard from there goes to
Haverford, Penn. for few weeks.
Town Clerk Simmons has issued
a total of 2S3 hunters licenses since
Sept. l. There is only one $l5
license in the list.
Mrs G. X. Mitchell and the Misses
Mitchell returned to Maiden, Mass.
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Merrill OF
Boston are visiting Mrs. F. b. Mer-
rill.
Mrs. McVean is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frederick Chapman.
Hazen Reed. Percy Slayton and
other young local leaders in aviation
are busy these days in making mode !
monoplades, gliders and other things
for the navigation of the air Hazen
Reeds latest model, made of wood,
rubber and pasteboard, goes for alti-
tude and at try-out Thursday even
ing il cleared the street wires with
inches to spare.
DR.. and Mrs. King of New York.
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Howard, are at the Inn.
The marriage engagement of Mr..
Leao Bourbon, son of Mr.. and Mrs
r. j. Bourbon, and Miss Margaret
Neyland of Boston, was announced
Sunday.
A. very pleasant reception was
given to the public school teachers
by the &C. L. u at the home OF
Rev and Mrs. H. l. Garfield Satur-
day afternoon, members of the school
board and the pastors Of the village
churches aud their wives also being
guests Assisting in receiving we're
Mrs. Luna Brown, Mrs. Maud Spear,
Miss Converse, Mrs Dora Pinney.
Misses Mildred and Hazel Gilbert
aud Miss Annie Frye. An entertain
ing musical programincluded songs
by Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Grace Pin
ney. piano solos by Miss Converse
and Mrs Luna Brown, and Mrs Dora
Pinney gave reading.
The State library commissions
figures show that Woodstock, with
10 books to a person, stands first
among the the six towns in the state
most active in using books, accord
ing to population and library .circu-.
lation.
The subject of Rev; II L Can
fields sermon at the Universalist
church tomorrow will be Kindness
to Animals"
L M. Harrigan expects to leave
soon for a. six weeks trip to Ger
many, sailing on the George Wash
ington of the North German Lloyd
line.
Mrs Frederick Billings and family
expect to return to New York next
week Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. John
French have house in Greenwich,
Conn, and expect to reside there.
Miss Thorp returned from Chicago
last Saturday.
Rev. @ H. Smith Of Burlington,
who was recently appointed superin-
tendent of Vermont Anti Saloon
4 T.eauue will sneak at a union aervica