Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-26

Rochester, N Y. are at the Inn.
| Mr. and Mrs. g. M. Bradley and
son have returned from Lowell
Mass.
Mrs. w. e. View visited friends
in Bellows Falls Saturday.
Mrs. II G. Rowland and Ray Car
bino returned from Claremont, N.
H.. Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Newell Chamberlain, an
elocutionist of ability, from the De-
troit school OF Elocution and English
Literature. will give an entertain
ment at the Christian church August
9Th.
Mrs. Lepha johnson Garfield,
mother of Rev. H. L. Garfield: died
July IL. of cancer. at a Pasadena,
Calf, hospital, in her 10th year.
She had been Ill and sufferer for
six months or more. Her husband
survives her at the age of 80 years.
She was born inc hio Revolutionary
ancestry, her grandfathery Daniel
Curtis. serving, according to family
tradition, from Bunker Hill to
Yorktown" Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
were married SO years ago, and for
55 years Mr.. Garfield has been in
Universalist ministry. Mrs. Cam
field had an exceptional mind and
both she and her husband have
been interested and active in many
of the progressive movements of past
years.
An inspection of fire escapes on
the Woodstock school building is
announced for next Tuesday at 10
a. m. by an unsigned handful circu
lated Thursday. There are some
things not right about the present
fire escape: The doors open in,
which is enough to condemn it, and
it is approached from the school
rooms by several steps. The plan
endorsed by Colonel Dearborn, whom
Woodstock knows is somewhat in
terested in the subject, and whose
literature and quotation marks are
very familiar, is to run the fire es-
cape, which is on the Linden street
side of the building. from the second
story to the terrace, thus avoiding
descent of one fight TO the. ground.
And this plan is favored as quite
practicable by citizens who have
looked over the ground
A COW owned by. Charles X.
Thompson was killed by lightning
during thunderstorm last week.
This is the third he has lost within
year * one by sickness, one by
lightning, and the other was killed
by an accident in the pasture.
Misses Vivian Garfield and Mar
jorie Brown are passing week at
Medford, Mass and from there go
to Ferry Beach, near Old Orchard,
Me-, for three weeks.
q. Fl. Day has added two planners
aud a.tilting saw table to the equip
ment of his woodworking shop.
Mrs. e. Thayles Emmons. with
her two children. Of Geneva, N Y.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. II. Townsend.
DIR. and Mrs. y. G.. Bracket sail
from Boston for London today. DIR.
Bracket will attend the medical
congress to be held there.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday evening the theme of the
sermon will be, An Ideal Life
Mr.. and Mrs. L D. Faulkner
sailed from New York this week for
Germany. leaving Woodstock Satur-
day. They expect to return here in
September.
e / Benson was in Boston few
days this week.
Rev. Charles I'll. Wells of Newark,
N. j. is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Snodgrass Of Kansas City,
Mo-. is visiting her sisters, Mrs
Perkins and Mrs. Morgan.
Mrs. Arthur B. Wilder and Miss
Ruth Wilder are in Saratoga. N. Y
for week.
Rev. benjamin Swift attended the
ordination Of Rev. Ray Andrew
Chapman as pastor of the First
Congregational church at Sharon on
Tuesday, and gave the charge to the
candidate.