Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
WOODSTOCK NOTES

Annual tree paintings ON Noun
Peg are rapidly changing the char
acter of that modest eminence, and I
walk up there is quite worth til,
trouble. This spring Billings farm
has set out 1900 pines of severa
sizes and a large number of Other
trees, including thorn apple, maple
beech, hemlock. oak, butteynut, and
also several hundred native shrubs
Five thousand pines have beer
planted this year on the Billings
estate. Three men connected with
the state forest service were recently
here looking over the pines and
other plantations on the estate, and
found the trees comparatively free
from disease.
w. d. Foster is visiting his son,
John Foster, in Boston.
Invitations have been received
here from Mr.. Alfred Lincoln Arms
by Of Millbury, Mass for the mar
riage of his sister, Miss Margaret
Arnisby, to Mr.. Roger Howard
Montague, son of Mrs. Charles R.
Montague of Woodstock, on We'd
nesday evening, June 18th. at half
past seven o'clock, in the Second
Congregational church at Millbury,
Mass.
Mrs. A. p. Pinney is passing a
few days in Boston.
A. N. Lincoln of Fall River, Mass,
is visiting his sisters, Mrs. Nettie E.
Slayton and Mrs. ]. X. Hoadley.
Mrs w. T. Shurtleff is in SPRING
field, Mass, expecting to return to
DIR. Jackson's about July lst.
The regular June meeting of the
Kings Daughters will be held Mon
day evening, June g.. in Mrs. G.
Dana's rooms, at 7.30 o'clock.
The grand lodge sessions of the
|. 0. o. T. proved the largest and
best we have ever held. and the Wis
itors were unanimous in praise of the
reception they received. not only
from the local Odd Fellows, but from
the townspeople as we'll. The MEM
bers of the order in town wish to
extend to the merchants for decorat-
ing, to those who kindly furnished
heir automobiles, to those who
opened their houses. to those who
sang, to the committees. and to every
one who in any way contributed to
he success of the week, their sincere
hanks. Between 600 and 700 peo-
old were entertained during the
week. go
The General Committee.
Miss Rachel M. French graduates
lext week from the State Normal
School of Gymnastics at New Haven.
She has the class prophecy. Her
Mrs. w. s. French. expects
o attend the commencement exer-
Uses Miss French has accepted an
excellent position as athletic in
tructor at Swarthmore college, near
Philadelphia, for the coming year.
Mrs. Sophronia Fisher, mother of
he late Mrs. Orlan O. Thompson,
vent to Bethel by automobile last |
week Thursday and will make her
lome with her daughter, Mrs. Laura
Williams. Mrs. Fisher is SO years of |
.ge, and is the widow of John
Fisher, who died nineteen years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen Townsend
# Boston we're at their place near
Iakota day or two this week.
In the volley firing Co. g at the |
river street cemetery Thursday |
4Tternoon q private's gun became |
logged. This was unnoticed at in
pection later at the armOry and
when the aforesaid private pulled
he trigger of weapon as usual the |
flank cartridge was discharged in
leafening proximity to comrade's
Jar. The report also startled the
audience in Music hall, whore the
Memorial day exercises were going |
IN. L
Charming Williams is clerk at the
House.
The Boynton house is on its way |
o it's new site ON Court street, turn
ng at the foot of the park Friday |
n its relentless advance on the
lower beds at the corner of Court |