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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
The Elm Tree Monthly.

The first issue of The Elm Tree
Monthly and Spirit of the Age, which
succeeds the present publication. will
appear October /. The interval will
allow ample time for the preparation
of the initial number and the Elm
Tree Press will use its best efforts in
producing magazine of wide inter
est, both in its contents and in it's
typographical appearance.
The type to be used is the Cen
fury Oldstyle, handsome, legible
face we'll known to readers Of the
publications of this press. The mag
azine will be printed on good paper,
which will permit of perfect print
ing of half-tone and line illusira-
tions.
Aho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi bhC new
publication has been most kindly
received by the state press gener-
ally, and to these newspaper friends
The Age wishes to make acknowl-
edgment.
The new monthly will be devoted
to Woodstock and neighbor hood IN
terests, to the county and state; and
in comment, special articles and pic
lures it expects TO make a place for
itself along somewhat original lines.
II viii give space to the Greater
Vermont movement and the develop
ment of the state in general in its
several departments it viii cover the
work of the Oranges, the Y NJ. G. A.
and other organizations, the
eanrches. fratefnal and patriotic
societies.
The price of the new monthly
will be one dollar a year.
Subscribers to The Age will be
given the full limit OF their sub
scriptions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
WHOLE FAMILY GOES ~

A whole family falling mad. follow
ting a prophecy by a clairvoyant. IL re-
ported In the little village OF Saint
RAINY. in the department Of Deux
Sevres. France. The Gauthier family
occupies q farm near the village,
Some time ago. n pig belonging TO
the farm died. The farmer consulted
a sleep walker. who had the reputa-
tion OF being n ciairvoyant. and she.
after gazing into her crystal. declared
that evil spirits had entered the eau
thier house. and unless they we're
driven forth all OF the farm stock
would perish and the family become
mad
The village priest was at once
asked to come and exercise the de-
mons. but refused. The other morn
ing. Il is declared. the whole family
went suddenly mad The sons went
TO the priests house and brought him
by force to the farm. where he WAS
shut MP and ordered to pray. Finally
they brought. the priest out of confine-
ment. and when his prayers proved OF
no avail. they beat him. The neigh
bors rescued him with great difficulty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
FORGED TO BE. A 4RooTER"
Young New Yorker Lays Crime to His
intense Love for Game of
Baseball.

Los Angeles. Cal-william H. Cal
der, seventeen years old, who de-
scribes himself as some baseball
bug and who Is under arrest here,
has confessed. according to the police,
that his love for baseball made him
forge checks in New York to the ex.
tent OF nearly $1,000. The victims
were his employers, members of q
prominent New York law firm.
Calder said he went to Chicago first
to attend the Frank Chance day cere.
monies.
1T was the greatest day Of my life"
he declared. Then he attended games
in Detroit and Denver, and came to
Los Angeles. where he said he attend
ed every game since his arrival ten
days ago.
Calder Will be taken to New York
for trial. He said his father was John
III Calder. woman's suit rnanufactur.
ar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
SI.OO A YEAR
THE ELM TREE PRESS
Woodstock Vermont
Bull Defies a Locomotive.

The service over the West River
railroad was seriously broken up
last week Friday on account of the
locomotive on the Thursday evening
passenger train colliding with bull
on the track between Newfane sta
ton and the Salmon hole bridge.
The engineer blew his whistle when
he sighted the animal and then APP
piled his brakes. but the animal did
not give up the track The force oil
the collision cut The bull into two
parts and derailed the engine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
Woodstock to KilIington.

Probably mo- finer or more COM
Prehensive view of the entire Green
Mountain system may be obtained
than that which the rocky crest Of
Killington affords. To The east NAV
be4seen Ascutney, Monadnock, Kear-
sarge, and other White Mountain
peaks, Greylock. Anthony, Equinox,
Dorset, and a host Of other noun
tains; To the west Lake Champlain,
Lake George. Mt. Marcy. and the
noble Adirondack range; to the
north, Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and
Jay peak. almost on the Canadian
border Rutland. Castleton, and a
great number Of other villages in
addition to the great panorama OF
river. field and forest may he seen
from this lofty elevation.
The summit Of Killington. which
is a mass of bare rocks. may be
reached by a climb up a steep.
rocky siairway. A large spring Of
very cold water gushes out Of the
side Of the mountain about half a,
mile below the peak of Killington.
on the Rutland side.
As soon as the proposed trail from
West Bridgewater 20 the summit K
completed. the people Of Woodstock
viii be able 10 make the trip in
day. with ample opportunity for
going all over the peak. testing the
famous Spring. and exploring the
old hotel ruins. which lie hut short
distances down on the rocks on the
Rutland side
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

Burlington, Rutland and other
Vermont centers of population are
giving some attention to the en-
forcement of the automobile laws
and the result is the conviction OF
numerous fast-driving offenders.
Get after the speeders in Wood
stock. By some good fortune no
accident has occurred in this village
vet, and bad one may be averted if
some OF the more reckless drivers are
held up and compelled to make their
corners properly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
HARTLAND.

Mrs. ". d. Fraser returned tc
Woodstock last week, having spent
the past two weeks in town with her
parents, Mi. and Mrs. E. b. Max
ham, and daughter, Mrs. w. M.
Hoaghton.
E. b. Markham, our veteran gar
dener, reports green peas for market
and upon his own table July 1.
Pearl III. Dickinson of White
River Junction is spending the
summer with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Brothers.
MI. and Mrs. d. P. Barbour and
daughters, Minnie and Beatrice,
went to Lake Sunapee recently for
short outing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
The Woodstock Fair.

In recent editorial the Wood
stock Spirit OF the Age urges the
advertising department of the
Windsor County Agricultural society
to get busy on the publicity work Of
the next fair, due TO be held in Sep
TENDER on the society grounds in
Woodstock.
This counsel Of the contemporary
is both timely and pertinent
although it would have been more
timely had the advice been given in
January, for that month along with
February and March are the espe-
cially good ones in which TO. adver-
tise coming September or October
fair. That is the method that should,
We venture to say, be followed. for
then one may know of the things
that are possible for him at a COM
ing agricultural show.
Experience and custom have
proven that is wise provision to
have an agricultural fair in that
territory composed of seven. eight or
ten towns, as under such conditions
1t is possible for the small farmers
to exhibit'the products of their little
garden or their little farm for they
all are on common footing. and
they alone can show the possibilities
OF common every day farming.
But as the district fair system is
not common to Vermont then does
the Spirit Of the Age act wisely in
its appeal for the maintenance of the
Windsor county show. Thepeople
Of the county should have pride in
this organization now nearing it's
SEVENTEEN birthday and act in the
matter TO the. end of making the
organization a factor in the further
growth and development of the
county
The Windsor county fair has been
for nearly seventy years show place
for the farmers, gardeners and live
stock breeders of the towns of Wind
sor county, show not open to the
world but only to Woodstock and
her sister communities, towns COM
peting against towns. 1t has been
big neighborhood affair that has
brought out the best the farms
afforded. In this way it has been an
it has been factor in
the growth of the county A large
and well-to-do family are the Wind
sor county folks. And for its past
record the Windsor county fair
should be maintained-not that it
should not make some concessions to
the popular demands of today; it is
catering to the public of 1913. not of
the last century, and in these days
of red hot rivalry in the show bust
ness the glories and achievements of
the past are not all that count at the
gate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

The granite plant Of Grearson
Beckett Co, Of Williamstown, was
burned to the ground early Sunday
morning The cause is unknown.
The plant was owned by Charles
Beckett, of New York, and the loss
will be about $4,000.
Theodore A, Davis, prominent in
Masonry circles of Vermont, died al
his home in Rutland Wednesday
morning of a cancer at the age Of
81 years.
Rev Andrew Harper, jr, who re
signed last week as rector of st.
Michael's Episcopal church at
Brattleboro has been elected rector
of st. Thomas church in Dover, N.
H., but he has not yet accepted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
Chester Farmers Organize.

An organization, Il, be known as
the Chester Cow Testing Associa-
ton, has been formed at Chester,
with about 30 members. which at Its
last meeting elected the following
officers: President. +. w. Adams
vice president. J. E. Hadwin; secre-
tary and treasurer, Edwin n. FAIR.
These officers with Frank Weeden
and w. b. Allen constitute the board
of directors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
NOT IN TOUCH WITH HEAVEN

A letter addressed ITO my dear
God In Heaven" written in child's
handwriting. was recently posted in a
Russian townlet. As the address was
written in German. the Russian post
authorities forwarded It to the Ger
man frontier post Office at Tilsit The
postmaster OF the latter place return
ed 1t to Its place of origin with the
following superscription: Ito be re-
turned. The addressed is in heaven.
with which Germany has no communi-
cation
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
HIS SENSE OF SMELL KEEN
King George Detects the odor Of
Onions When F1ls coursers En-
ter Room.

Hawkins, you've been eat
ing onions" angrily exclaimed King
Edward to his sergeantfootman one
day at Biarritx, according to Edward
Wis motor mechanic, C. w. Etamper.
Stamper confessed that the ser
geant-footman, the knight-courier and
the postmaster lunched heartily ON
beefsteak and onions one day and soon
afterward the king wanted to see the
postmaster. so the courier, named
Fehr, called the serReant.footman, and
the king was proceeding to ten him,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
LUDLOW BOY SHOT
Ernest Tyo and Brother Were
Playing With Loaded Gun.

Ernest ryo, IL. son Of August
Tyo of Ludlow, is in the Bellows
Falls hospital suffering from gun
shot wounds in the left leg and
right hand received from a double
barreled shotgun in the hands Of his
l4-year-old brother. Fred. The
shooting was purely accidental and
occurred at the Tyo home Sunday
morning
The boys were playing about the
house and in the absence of the
family secured the gun, which be-
longed TO a neighbor.
The weapon was of the type on
which cap is used and the boys,
believing the gun was not loaded,
had been exploding caps. The
smaller boy had Just started upstairs
when his brother snapped the trig-
ger.
The younger boy screamed and
his brother ran for aid. After the
had removed the shot
from the boys leg and hand he was
taken 20 the hospital.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
Windsor County Court.
JUNE TERM 1914.

Hon Willard w. Miles Judge
| Hon. Z. j. Edgerton A..
| Hon. Milo S. Buck Ass'"n' 'uusc'
| Jay Read Pember, Clerk
| Karl A. Pember. Assistant Clerk
James H. Kiniry Sheril
J John H. Mimms Stenoprnpber
| Fred'k G. Southgate Probation Officer
The case Of State VS.. Theodore
Ashley was followed by State VS..
Orlando Coolidge of Plymouth, an
indictment FOR furnishing intoxicat-
ing liquor To Sylvanus Colby at
Oscar Buswell's premises in Read
ing in May last Colby and Boswell
swore to the furnishing. Mr.. Cool
idge denied il and procured evidence
to show that he did not. Verdict
guilty. Raymond j Trainer prose
cuted. S. T. Emery defended.
The next case was State VS.. Ray
Andrews, an information for utter
ing forged check for $4S. knowing
it was forged, and obtaining suit
of clothes and about SIP in money
of Mr. Archibald of Ludlow, on May
10, 1913. Mr.. Andrews is a young
man, weaver In the mill at Proc
torsville He claimed that he bought
the check and paid $4S for it. He
was arrested at North Springfield
within three hours, and being taken
to Ludlow waived examination and
at once returned the clothes and all
the money to Mr.. Archibald, and de-
nied any intent to defraud. Verdict.
guilty. Raymond j. Trainor prose-
cuted and Gilbert A. Davis, who had
been assigned by the court, con-
dpyted the defence. This case was
concluded ON Saturday forenoon, and
the court took recess to Monday,
the 18th.
In the case OF Blanche Wilson of
Stock bridge vs.. Frank Barton Will
son. divorce decree, with custody
of two minor children, had been
granted to Mrs. Wilson. She had
abandoned the two children aud they
were put in children's home in
Rhode Island. The father found this
out and went and got them and
brought them to Stockbridge, and
put them in the care Of his mother
The father petitioned for the Gus
sody Of the children. and after care
iul Investigation the court placed
hem in his charge. M. AZ. Wilson OF
Randolph for the petitioner.
w II Mayhem pleaded guilty of
passing fraudulent check and was
,laced on probation.
Erwin V. Fraser of Isridgewaier,
IN pleading easiiay 81 violation OF the
,ame laws. WAS nned So and costs
The case Of State VS. 0. G Sawyer,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
WOMAN HUMAN PIN CUSHION

Miss Anna Bischoff. sixty years old,
patient in the Mattheawan state
hospital. New York. Is known there
as the human pin enshion. Six weeks
ago she swallowed hatpin four
inches Icing from which the knob had
been removed 1t punctured her
stomach and an operation revealed 1t
In the lower intestines. A week ago
abe swallowed six safety pins She
was again operated on and the pins
removed. She has recovered fully.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
Summer Visitor Fined $5I
for Short Trout.

Martin A. Taylor of Providence,
R. L., summer visitor in Rutland,
was fined $45 and costs of about
Sc by Justice L. g. Pearsons Of
Cuttingsville July IL for catching
eight brook trout under six inches
in length. He paid the fine. which
was figured at $40 for the first
trout and SIS for each Of the others.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
A Billion Eggs on Ice.

More than a billion eggs are on
ice, according ITO the report of As
public refrigerators Of the United
States, just issued. The figures
account for more than z,o9 800
cases in storage as against about
$500, 900 last year. These holdings
are worth at wholesale prices over
Sci ZOO, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

In Woodstock, July ID, Mrs Lucy A.
Wood Hubbard, wife of Albert K
Hubbard, in her 69th year.
In Greenfield, Ia, June "a. William
Dayton McCollom. in his 57th year
In Quechee, July 10, Charles w. Cox.
aged g years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
Woodstock. VT. July ls. 1913

Woodstock is pleased with its
oiled streets this season and extends
congratulations to other towns which
are taking steps TO lay the dust in a
similar way.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

Rev. Chauncey A. Adams Of Irss-
burg has accepted call to the Con-
Gregational church of Danville, sue
cseding Rev. j. +. Schfelder, who
kss sOps to Windspt,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

loose. This bird has whipped every
bird in the neighborhood and most OF
the dogs. So confident is the owner
OF its fighting qualities and IT'S ability
to hold its own anywhere. that he has
at times offered various sums Of
money to any person who would pro
duce a rooster. Of amy aga. siss or
breed. that could whip tho drake In
a fair contest
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
A Gettysburg Lesson.

A man who bought 500 ccflins
and set up shot at Gettysburg went
broke The moral is. don't knock,
but boost Louisville Courief-Jour-
nal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
BRIGGS.

Byron Thomas of South Pon,fret
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Ellen Atwood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

The mills Of the Temple Bros,
marble dealers, at Rutland, were
destroyed by fire Thursday morning
at 5 o'clock. Tramps are supposed
to be responsible for the FIRE.
The loss is $4,000 with insurance
of $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

In Woodstock, Suiy is, by the Rev
III. j. Maillet, G. Wallace Liberty and
Miss Elizabeth v. Plnnkett, both of
Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

Not long ago 500 English song birds
were sent from London to Victoria,
British Columbia, and set free to build
their nests and rear families in the
forests OF Vancouver island. The
feathered emigrants included larks.
robins. tits, goidfinches and linnets
and they were selected by J. H. Tur-
ner. agent-general for British Column
bia. An aviary was specially con-
structed for them on an ocean liner
and they travelled across Canada in a
car-de-luxe. Accompanying them was
an expert whistler who kept them in
song.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
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TRUSTEES
TOTAL ASSETS

TRUSTEES
r. S. Mackenzie William S. Hewitt
Henry w. Walker Fred'k c. Southgata
William S. Dewey Charles f. Chapman
William ID. Clough
This bank is now paying 4 per cent.
interest on deposits.
Deposits made during the first ten
days of January and July draw interest
from the first Of these months. Deposits
made during the first Ave days of other
months draw interest from the first of
the month.
Interest will be credited 10 depositors
January / and July 7, compromising
twice a year.
The Vermont Legislature has repealed
the law restricting deposits in any one
savings bank TO $1,000. 90. This bank
can now pay interest on individual de-
posits of any amount and all taxes will
be paid by the bank. Nothing will be
reported to the listers for taxation.
Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
The
Elm Tree Monthly
and
Spirit of the Age
OUT OCTOBER |, 1913

A Magazine of Local, County and
State interest. 1t will have 10 pages,
printed on good paper, handsome
type, and Illustrations will be fea-
ture-
Notes of Woodstock News of the
Oranges, Y. M. c. A., and other
activities will be covered in regular
departments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19
The OttaHQUGclGG Savings Bank
Woodstock, Vermont
INCORPORATEp lsl7

DEPOSITS JULY 1. 1918 s2,lsl. s7I. 90
SURPLUS 1s4. SIG. %
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-19

Elm Tree Press Fine Printing
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-08

The warmth Of his han6 seemed to
burn hers; her fingers, so closely i'm
prisoned. to throb with the fierce beat
ing OF his pulses.
II do not want you to think can't
let you think" she began.
"Elise!" The searchers were draw
ing nearer.
She would have stepped back. but
the fingers frightened on her hand.
They will be here in a moment"
Still he did not relinquish his hold;
the dark face was next to hers; the
piercing. relentless eyes studied the
agitated brown ones. The latter
cleared; met his fully an instant. Be
level" that imploring wild glance
seemed to say. Did his waver for a
moment; the harshness and mockery
soften on his face?
"Elise!" From but a short dis
tance came the voice OF the Marquis.
moment the Black Seigneur's hand
crippled my lady's harder with a
strength he was unaware OF. slight
cry fell from her lips. and at once.
almost roughly, he threw her hand
from him.
Bah" again he laughed mockingly.
go to your lover"
Released thus abruptly she wavered.
Strengthened. but continued to stand
before the dungeon as IL incapable Of
further motion.
Elise! Are you there?"
"There!" Caverns and caves called
out.
"There!" gibed voices amid LADY,
rynth Of pillars, and mechanically she
caught up the candle; fed.
Here she isl" Coming toward her
quickly cut of the darkness, the Mar
quis uttered a glad exclamation. 1--WE
have been looking for you everywhere.
Did | not say you should not have
attempted to return alone? Mon Dieu!
you might have been lost!"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-08
Mek,ADYWG4:A!l>1
heMOUNT'fff::3]>EAsk
AUTHOR Of THE STROllE7S5s 'DhDfR TIT ROI"l
ILLUSTRATIONS BY HA/ WINTERS
FREDERIC s. ISNAM II

tighter to the iron grating. And I
can't make you'll"
why should your Ladyship want
to? What does It matter?"
But II does matter!" wildly. when
your servant accused me that day in
the cloister did not answer nor
deny; but now"
Your Ladyship would deny?"
THAT l betrayed you at Casque?
Here? Yes. yes!"
"Or at the wheel-house when you
called to warn the soldiers?"
You were about TOTO throw your
self over!" she faltered.
And your Ladyship was apprehen-
sive lest the Black Seigneur should
escape?"
"Escape?" she cried. 1T was death"
And the alternative? My lady pre-
ferred to see the outlaw taken-die
like felon on the gallows!"
NO; no! 1t was not that"
What them" His eyes cleaned
bright; her own turned; shrank from
them. A moment she strove to an
swer; could not. Within the black
recess a faint light from the flicker
Ing candle played up and down. So
complete the stiffness, so dead the
very air, the throbbings Of her pulses
filled the girl with a suffocating sense
of her own vitality.
Il spoke to my father to try to get
your cell changed" she at last found
could do nothing"
Il thank your Ladyship! But your
Ladyship's friends will be far away.
Your Ladyship may miss something
amusing!"
Il did not bring them-did not want
them to comet"
"No?"
Her figure Strengthened.
Perhaps. even, they are not aware
you are here?"
They are not, unless"
"Elise!" From afar a loud call in.
terrupted; reverberating down the
main passage, was caught up here and
there. Elise! Elise" The whole
underworld echoed to the name.
II promised to meet them at the
guard-house," she explained hurriedly.
And hardly knowing what she did, put
out her hand, through the bars,
toward him.. In the darkness a hand
seized hers; she felt herself drawn: :
held against the bars. They bruised
her shoulder; hurt her face. The chill
of the iron sent a shudder through
her; though the pain she did not feel
she was cognizant only OF a closer
view of figure; the chains from him
to the wall; the bare. damp floor
then, of voice low, tense, that now
was speaking:
your Ladyship, indeed, found
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-08
Two Conventions at Toledo.

The General Council of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church in North Am
erica will hold it's Thirty-fourth Con-
vention at st. Matthew's Church, To-
ledo. Ohio, beginning September 11tk.
and will be Immediately followed by
the Second Convention of the Wom-
ems Missionary Society of the Gen
eral Council, September 18th and 18th
The General Council Is an interna-
tional body with churches in every
state and province of the United
States and Canada. It's constituency
is English, German and Swedish, bUS
the official language and all debates
on the floor of the house are English.
The president is the Rev. Theodore
+. Schmauk, ID. d., LII. D., of Leba-
non, Pa. editor of the Lutheran
Church Review.