Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-28
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

has been visiting in this vicinity.
DR.. w. Z. Sylvester has completed his
term of service as Supt. of the State In
sane Asylum at Waterbury and retired
The remains of Mrs. Alvin Savage, late
of Sharon, were brought here last week
for interment in the cemetery near Frank
Chamberlin's. Mrs. Savage was formerly
Mrs. Jonah Washburn of this town. She
died Feb. 9Th last OF cancer.
Austin F. Gillette is sick with grip.
N. F. Clark OF st. Adams spent several
days in town last week.
Lyman Caild was called to Woodstock
last Friday to attend the funeral of Tbos,
Richmond, his brother-in- law.
C. S. Davis sold handsome pair of bays
last week to Brattleboro parties for $500.
Henry f. Beatty OF North Stratford was
in this vicinity last week looking over the
lumber interests in the White River val
ley. Mr.. Beatty was an extensive lumber
merchant on the upper Connecticut, but
has closed out his business there and is
looking for good business opening in a
new locality.
The road machine started out last week.
Some of the roads in town have been very
badly washed and it will take some time
to get them into shape.
M. A. Moody has sold the house lately
possession to be given early in May. Mr..
Brown has rented his farm to Elbridge
Pierce for year, and will move into the
village.
The Y. P. S. A. of the Universalist Soci-
ETY. held Butterfly" sociable at Bascom
House Hall last Monday.
| J. G.. Sargent was in Boston last week.
| Mrs. Willard Gay of West Randolph
| was in town last Thursday.
The iron work for the new bridge to be
built by the G. V. II. X. Co. has arrived.
1t appears that considerable building is
going on in Lillieville and Lympus this
summer.
Chester Foster is making some desira-
BILE improvements on his home.
Miss Alice Sheldon of Stockbridge has
been spending several days in town.
The fire in the Cong'l vestry was first
discovered by Will Greene, night watch
man in the tannery.
VIM. McDougall of Tunbridge was in
town several days last week.
Miss Ida Rice has been engaged to teach
school in the E. r. Morgan district in Bar
nard.
! Ben Rogers was called to Woodstock
; last Saturday.
Frank Williams spent Sunday with his
parents in town.
The special town meeting last Saturday
p. m. went through like creased light
ming. 1t was called to order at p. m. by
Moderat Or A. p Hunton who read the
Call for the meeting. Elias Bowen moved
to rescind the vote OF the last March meet
ing to build new town hall. j. j. Will
son moved to adjourn. Alonzo Emery
made motion to amend this by making
the motion to adjourn for one-half hour;
the chair declared that the motion to adj
journ could not be amended. Then fol-
lowed desultory argument between the
chair and Messrs. Emery and r. A. Max
ham. DR.. S. w. Clough rose to a point OF
order that a motion to adjourn was not
debatable. Mr.. Markham asked the chair
to ascertain whether DIR. Clough was a le-
gal voter in the meeting or had any right
to address the meeting. DIR. l.. M. Greene
declared that DR.. Clough was there only
as lobbyist (applause). Mr.. Markham
then attempted TO make some remarks
which we've drowned out by a chorus OF
calls for the question" The motion to
adjourn was then put and declared car
ried, and at eight minutes past one the
meeting dissolved.
II is reported that a petition is being
circulated requesting the selectmen to call
another special town meeting to see IL the
town will rescind the vote of the March
meeting to build a town hall. II really
seems as if there ought to be an end to
this matter somewhere. The committee
elected at the March meeting, acting un-
der the authority of the vote, has gone a
head, bought site, and pledged the credit
OF the town for the purchase price, $500
1t has also contracted for the brick at about
$500 and for the lumber at about the same
amount The expense of removing the
"bee- hive" will not vary much from S75
The former rental pf 4 a hive xuag GlQn M
course With the building removed the
main value of the premises is gone. SO
that it is safe TO say that il the town a.
dopts this foolish, boy play action OF re-
scinding its former vote it will have bills
to the amount of about $500 to meet OF
course meeting will have to be called by
the selectmen If it is petitioned for by six
voters, but we venture to say that il the |
town hall is built there will not be a vot- |
er five years hence who will be able to look |
at it and honestly say that he is sorry that |
he paid his quota for its construction. We |
do not favor useless extravaganza but we /
do Improvement and progress and think |
that this is much needed move and one I
that the town is well able to afford
Lieut.-Col.l Stephen M. Pingree, whose |
death is noticed in another column, stud /
led law with Hon. A. p. Hunton IN this |
village and was admitted TO the bar in 1859
when be opened an office in Stock bridge
The funeral rites were private in accord
ance with his wishes, and the interment
was in the cemetery between White River
Junction and Hartford.
We quote the following from the "Kim-
Dalliteo of Kimball, South Dakota, in re-
gard to former Bethel boy:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cushing left on
Monday for Humboldt, Iowa, where they
will join the Samples circus preparatory
20 beginning their summers engagement.
MIR. James B. Sargent, one of the most
young men of this village,
mas recently been elected TO a professor
nip in mathematics in PritchelI Institute,
! young college of good rank, in Glasgow,
Montana. His salary will be $500 for the
irst year, with an increase each year he
emoins. Mr.. Sargent graduates from
Dartmouth College in June and will pur-
ue postgraduate work at Harvard during
he summer. He is a student of high
ank and rare talents and we wish him
uccess in his new fields of labor.
Will those who have received rebate
hecks for Parks Wvanoke please present
hem at G. NJ. Miller's drug store during
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