Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-11-23
wooDsTocK NOTES


Wednesday. has bought for $4,000
Mrs Mary +, Puppies place on the
terrace above School street. Mrs
Purple will give possession on or
before January let. 1t will be used
as summer home and come changes
will be made on the house, work ON
which will begin at from designs by
William j. Sayward and Karl A.
Pember. Improvements will also be
made in the grounds, which are ad-
mirably situated for summer place.
The Montreal Daily Witness of
Nov. 20 says of the retirement Of
Mr.. Hannah. who for forty-fve years
has been connected with the shipping
buainess in Canada:
Mr.. George w. Hannah, passenger
traffic manager of the Allan steam
ship line. is shortly retiring from his
position in order to take a well-earned
rest. Mr.. Hannah has been with the
Allan line for twenty years, and has
been in the steamship business for
forty-five years-a span not often
accomplished in this arduous trade.
There will be widespread regret at
the news of Mr.. Hannah's retirement,
for it is no exaggeration to say that
lie is one of the most popular men in
the transportation business in
Montreal.
The change in the date of the next
lecture in the Woodstock lecture
and entertainment course should be
borne in mind. II will be given
Tuesday evening, Dec 3. instead of
three days later, as originally
arranged. The lecture itself will be
one of rare interest. being illustrated,
and dealing with one of the worlds
greatest scenic wonders. the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado. Professor
Perkins. the lecturer. is exception
ally well qualified for his task, hav-
ing visited the canyon and viewed
with the eye of a scientist and the
soul of a lover of nature.
A. r. Fisk went to New Haven
Friday to attend the Harvard Yale
game.
Mrs FL M Stevens and two chill
dren went to Portland. Me. Friday
and will remain over Thanksgiving
day. M
DIR. and Mrs. F. L. Kidder went
to Boston Friday and will return
after Thanksgiving. They will at
tend the Harvard Yale football game
today. e-9 ie
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID Clough and
Miss johnson are In Boston for a
few days.
Miss Mary Rice of Salem, Mass.
ia the guest of Miss Collamer.
Thermometers registered from IL
to l6 degrees above zero Menday
and Tuesday mornings. bn: tie sun
reappeared on Tuesday and We'd
nesday. making the best sort Of
weather that November has yet fur
nished. Marbles mill pond was
frozen over for the first time this
season Tuesday morning.
A union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening at 730
o'clock Sermon by Rev. F. t.
Clark. M
J. s. Brownell. Of 'Fhe Fashion, is
in Boston buying holiday goods.
DIR. f. 4. Kidder attended meet
ing Of the State board of health in
Montpelier Wednesday.
The home mission week services,
in which five churches are taking
part, are we'll attended and of much
interest. The service tomorrow even
ing will be held at the Congrega-
tional church. The topics to be pre-
sented are "The Frontier, "The
Immigrant. "The Negro" Rev.
Charles @. Wilson of Burlington was
the speaker at the Friday evening
meeting
Fred O. Richmond began deer
hunting last Saturday morning with
sensational stunt that nearly ended
his sport for the day. He was leaving
his yard. headed for Long hill, when
H G. Williams. passing by. pointed
to buck in the lot above his house
Mr.. Richmond snapped his unloaded
gun. and then putting in a cartridge
tried another shot. His horse gave
jump. which threw him from the
buggy into the road, but he picked