Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
WOODSTOCK NOTES

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the evening of May g., under the
auspices of the Y. M. Q. A. The
proceeds of this entertainment
which is sure to be good one. will
be used in helping local boys to at
tend Camp Billings, the Y. M. @. A
summer outing, the coming season.
Mutt and jeff" musical com.
edy inspired by Bud Fishers news
paper cartoons, had large audience
at Music hall Wednesday evening.
The piece runs along merrily with
some good songs and choruses and
much amusing nonsense. Earl
Redding was quite acceptable as
"a. Mutt. while Danny cCormick' e
JEFF was all right as to physique,
but he has poor voice and little
that he said could lie understood.
| The costumes and scenery were ex-
cellent Bert Wheeler danced we'll
and other good numbers were Miss
CarIisIes song, Sail on, Silvery
Moon" and Tale of the Mermaid, /"
by Miss Branta.
1 William H Mayhem. late OF Chic
opee Falls. Huntington and Chester,
Mass, was given hearing before
Justice A. J. Darrah at White River
Junction last week Friday. He
pleaded guilty to the charge of
passing worthless checks. waived ex-
animation and was bound over for
trial at the June term of the county
court at Woodstock under bonds Of
$500, which he was unable to fur
nish. In default of bail he was
brought to Jail.
The weather of the past two days
has sent the mercury soaring and
marks the usual abrupt change from
winter to summer. 1t is a quite
general opinion that if it continues
thick ones will have to give way to
thin ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Gillingham of
Chicago are at the Inn, arriving
Thursday.
A new organ, installed last week,
was used at the Methodist church at
last Sundays services for the first
time. The instrument, an Estey
philharmonic reed organ, was OBJ
tanned through a legacy of $1,000
from the late Mrs. Caroline (Dennis)
Hardy, of San Francisco She was a,
sister of Horace Dennis and the or
gan is memorial to her mother,
Mrs. Mary Dennis.
F. S. Payne at first had some
trouble in making grass fre go at
his place, Riverest. last week Tues
day, but famed by sudden upcom-
ing breeze it was off at an uncontrol-
able pace. Five or six men respond
ed to his call for help, but the fire
burned over about 20 acres, running
up over the hill into the Carleton
woods, before it was headed of.
Owing to the fact that Camp Bill
linGs benefit concert, under auspices
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of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation, is to be held Tuesday. May
E6, Rev. Mr.. Lynch will give his
evening of readings for the associa-
tion next Tuesday, April 20. This
will be at the Arts aud Crafts rooms,
and cordial invitation is extended
to the ladies Of the community to be
present.
/ Mrs. Oliver I'll. Mackenzie broke a
hip on Saturday in falling on the
floor at her home on Mountain ave-
nue., She had taken picture from
the wall and the cord by which it
had hung tripped her as she stepped
away She is getting along com
fortably.
The plants grown by the members
Of the Junior Auxiliary Village Inn
provement Society during the winter
will be judged at the Arts and Crafts
Room Saturday morning, April &c
The annual meeting will be held in
the same room at 10 30 The society
will welcome at this meeting any
new members who wish to enter the
garden contest this summer. The
J dues are ten cents q year.