Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
WOODSTOCK NOTES.

May z.
Col. r. S. Billings is planting
5000 pine trees on Butternut ranch
Some months ago he bought Of
George Atwood about fifty acres OF
land, formerly part of Deacon M. W.
Ladd's farm, adjoining the ranch.
The annual parish meeting of st.
James church will be held next Mon
day evening in the Universalist
church parlors. preceded by sup
per at $50 o'clock.
A current item says: A gift OF
$4,000 has recently been made by
Mrs. Julia Billings. widow of Fred
erick Billings of New York, to the
Pacific Theological Seminary at
Berkeley, CAL. in which institution
Rev. John W. Buckham is professor.
Daniel j. Gearing has bought of
|, Il. Fl. Daniels the house on the Stay
ton terrace now occupied by j. HI.
Dewey. Mr.. Gearing has given up
his place at f. s. Mackenzie's, after
many years service. He is now en-
ployed as night Waterman at the Inn,
succeeding Charles Hastings, who
has joined his family in Syracuse,
N. Y.
Four prisoners, hailing from vari-
GUS parts of New England, under
tho usual sentences for fntoxication,
were brought to Jail from White
River junction this week. James
Wassel of Wilder was bound over
Wednesday night in. bonds OF 5000
for trial at the June term of county
court at Woodstock for the alleged
illegal sale of liquor.
Mr.. Horace e. Ware of Milton
Mass, publisher of THE Old Farm
er's Almanac" is at the Inn for few
days. The old almanac is now in its
l20th> year, and is still an unfailing
guide to the winds and weather;
tells US when to pick up around the
house, and all about the tides and
everything else. Cool easterly
winds " and, some dull weather was
the almanac's forecast for about this
time, and Mr.. Ware was twice cor
rect.
During the winter end the spring
months the north end of Vail field
near South street takes on the ap-
pearance of a public dump, with
huge heaps of ashes covering the
ground. The ashes are now disap-
pearing, but their earlier removal
would be in the line of progress -
and why is Vail field used as a dump
ing ground, anyway
1t has been the custom of the high
school for the past few years to call
all those in the graduating class who
received rank Of 85 or more for the
four years work honor students
The principal was not aware of this
when reporting the list of the class
leaders to last weeks papers and
wishes to add to that list the names
of the following pupils with thsii
respective ranks: Lila Atwood
1857; Harold Mack, 1851 Edward
Washburn, 85.5.
Arthur Maynes will run 8. Il. Kill
ner's car this summer and u now in
! New York taking course In auto
MODELLING.
The regular meeting Of the Ottan-
quechee Chapter, ~. A. R., will bs
held with Mrs. E. A. Spear ON Tues
day evening, May z, at half-pasi
seven o'clock.
j Miss Margaret e. Stearns of Boston
has taken the Page cottage on Noun
tain avenue for the season, anc
another summer resident viii b
John G Christopher of jacksonville
Fla, who will have F. A. Wilson,
house on Pleasant street.
The old house by Marbles mil
pond, known for many years as th'
Aunt Milly" Bradish house. ha
been purchased by the Riverside
Cemetery association. The house.
somewhat unsightly landmark, viii
be torn down and the lot will becom
part of the adjoining cemetery prop
erty.
1 The new electric drill is now bus
/ in breaking up rock for the villag