Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-01
WOODSTOCK NOTES

vacuum house-cieaner am prepared
to do modern house-cleaning in the
most thorough manner, at a rea on
able price. Telephone 1891.
Alfred S. clapp (Adv
Any persons who wish to take les
sons in raffia or basketry at the Arts
and Crafts Club should report to
Mrs. Garfield Immediately. The eve
ming classes in this work are discon-
tinued. but class for either We'd
nesday or Saturday afternoons can
be formed if sufficient number of
persons desire to participate.
DR.. and Mrs. G A. Pratt Of New
Bedford, Mass. are at the Inn
The February meeting of the
Kings Daughters will he held in
the Rest Room Monday evening,
Feb 3, at 7.30 O'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. e l. Benson have
been in Boston this week.
Ottauquechee Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revnlu
ton will meet with Mrs Lulu Wat
kins Tuesday evening. Feb. a
Rev. DR.. Gordon, of the Old
South Church, Boston, was guest
at the Inn a few days the past week
s r Kelly attended the 18th
annual meeting of the Vermont and
New Hampshire Independent tele
phone association, of which he IN
secretary, which was held at Hale's
Tavern, Wells River, on Tuesday
Whites Boston Octette will give
the last entertainment of the winter
course Friday. Feb IA. 1t includes
the Schubert male quartet of Boston
very well known organization, so-
prano and alto singers, violinist
and 'cellist.
e G. McFarlane was called to
Barton last week by the illness of
his brother.
e. F. Stockwell is visiting his
cousin, A. F Stockwell and wife
Miss Frances Stockwell was recent
guest there.
The subject of the sermon at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
evening will be The Supremacy of
Character Service at o'clock.
A fall of few inches of snow
Wednesday night was bluff at real
winter and nothing more The snow
failed to furnish sleighing and il
only made wheeling worse SPRING
like conditions returned Thursday
LAUNDERING and all business requir-
ing some depth of snow are at a
standstill and the ice companies are
stil facing problem. But Febru-
airy is usually wintry month and
the Old Farmers Almanac sees some
unsettled weather ahead
The parcel post business is gain
ing every day at the Woodstock
post flee, and it is sure to keep
growing as the patrons become wise
to it's advantages The parcel poet
saved the people of the country over
half million dollars the first Is
days of its operation, as is noted in
another item in this Issue
Homer p Atwood and SONS have
s I'D the Horatio N Atwood farm for
$250O and have since purchased the
Frederick Fay farm in South Pomfret
for $4,000 Nelson Atwood. the son
OF Homer, is to occupy the Fay place,
and George L Atwood, who recently
sold The Mason Ladd farm to Guy
Cleveland. is to move TO the Horatio
Atwood farm. which was Lis home
previous to his purchase Of the Laid
place
Mrs. T. o Seaver is going To
Pittshnrg. Pa. next week to visit
her son for month or more. and
Mr.. and Mrs Robert button will oc-
cupy her house during her absence
George R Winslow. accompanied
by Mrs Winslow. was in Brattleboro
last week to make AN official inapec-
tion Of Canton Palestine Mr. Winsl"w
is past captain 81 Canton Woodstock,
p. M
Moses J Sherburno is visiting
Woodstock after an absence of FIVE
years, stopping at the Commercial
House He is now with Gregory x