Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-07
WOODSTOCK NOTES


ers, of Greenfield, Mass, called on
Admiral Dewey Monday, remaining
at the Inn over night.
St. Agnes Guild Of st, James
church will hold sale Of fancy and
useful articles at the town hall on
Friday, Sept. 9th, from A till 8 p. m.
There will also be candy, flower
and pound table. and grab bag
with attractive articles. There will
he dancing from 8 till IL p m.
Miss @. A. Bartlett, for some years
member of the High school faculty,
is at Mrs. @. Il. Marsh's for few
weeks Miss Bartlett has years
leave of absence from Sweetbriar
college, Virginia, where she is an
instructor, --
Miss Kent OF New York, who has
had the Barton house for the past two
months, went to Norwich. Conn,
Monday. Mrs. Griffin and Miss
Griffin returned home the same day.
Allan Smith, Loomis Dana and
Dr. Kennedy came up from New
York Saturday, returning Monday
night by way of Rutland.
The state supervisors OF the insane,
Drs f. E. Steele of Montpelier, w. M.
Bryant of Ludlow and r. M. Pelton
of Ricrford, held hearing here
Thursday evening ON petition from
the family and others for the dis
charge of Frederick Staples. son of
William Staples, from the Brattle-
boro retreat. Another hearing was
held Friday at which several town
officers and others opposed to the
young mans release were heard.
A union service of the Christian,
Congregational and Methodist
churches will be held in the Congre-
gational church tomorrow evening at
7.30 o'clock An address will be
given by s. NJ Sayford of Boston.
Mr.. Sayford has been engaged to
assist in church efficiency cam
paign in Woodstock later in the sea-
son, and he comes to town at this
time to become acquainted with the
people and the conditions. Mr. Say
ford is a speaker of great effective
ness and will have message of
value on Sunday evening All resi-
dents of the community are invited
to the service
On account of i'll health A. w.
Perkins, photographers, has sold his
business to Burke Brothers Of Clare
mont and Keene, N. III. The new
proprietors, who will take possession
Of the studio Oct Is. are photo
graphers Of experience.
The Woodstock Improvement So
cfety will hold it's annual meeting
in the parlors of the Congregational
church on Friday, Sept. l3, at s
o'clock> After the business meeting
Mr.. Charles Sheldon of New York,
who is passing the season here, will
show number Of lantern slides of
his hunting trips in Alaska, where
he has travelled extensively
The Rice house on South street is
being torn down to sake room for
the new school building, and G. l..
Blood has moved tothe Hewitt house
near the railway station, formerly
occupied by Fl. E. King.
The Rev. Lee McCollester, d. D.,
for % years pastor OF the leading
Universaiist church in Detroit, Mich,
and now about to become the dean
of Tufts college, will preach in the
Universalist church here tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cushing and
w. S. Wardwell attended the G.. A.
FIR. Encampment at The Weirs, N. FL,
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Cushing
participated in the 50th anniversary
of Company E, 9th Reg, N. ii. Vols,
Wednesday, evening. Forty-five
veterans of the company, with their
wives, were present. On their way
home Mr.. and Mrs Cushing stopped
a few hours in Concord, visited the
State House, and inspected the old
regimental flags stored there.
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