Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-25
Thursday, Feb. 25, 1892
BETHEL HOME NEWS.


That kiss in front of the P. o. last Wed.
morning was sweet, wasn't it.
Ithniel Lawrence, formerly of this town
died at Bellows Falls Feb. 10th at Towns
| Hotel, which is kept by his son, j. ID.
Lawrence. Mr.. Lawrence was a man of
much experience and activity in his
younger GAYS and was at one time in con-
nection with the Treasury Department
and later with Mt. Holyoke Seminary.
Miss Mary Leonard, former teacher in
the village school but now Of Penacook
n. H., visited in town last week.
Mrs. II. II. Gibson has been seriously
i'll the past week.
! The Social Annex of the Universalist
Church which was to have been held at
G. ID. Cushing's last week was postponed
to last Monday evening on account of
sickness and at this latter date a large
company gathered TO meet the host and
hostess in this, their first social enter
| tainment.
Mrs. Myron Stafford and children who
have been spending several months in
Sutton, p. O., returned to Bethel last wk.
Town Clerk Adams has recovered from
his recent illness and is again at his store.
The drama 'Bread upon the Waters
will soon be presented for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Cong'l
church. 1t is a bright play and will be
sure to please all.
| Weekly Spiritualist meetings are held at
the residence of Miss Lucy Paine on Sun
day afternoons conducted by Fred Hack
EFT of Royalton Hill.
| w. B. c. Stickney and J.J. Wilson are
at Woodstock this week attending Su-
preme Court.
The advertising leafet, "Summer
Hon a111 fug.t H. he ~ 1nrt
summer gave an unprecedented boom to
the summer visitor business of Vermont.
A revised edition OF 1900 copies is to be
4 issued and any one wishing his name
inserted will have il so inserted by writ
ing TO S. w. Cummings at st. Adams.
The young ladies of the Episcopal soci-
ETY. are to form a branch of the "King,s
Daughters
The village schools were closed on last
Monday, that being the only observance
of the birthday anniversary Of "The Faith
er of his Country" in this town.
Mrs. Dunton of Greenfield Mass, who
has been attending her mother, Mrs. j. L.
Chatfield, returned to her home last Mon
day.
Roll Guernsey of Windsor called on old
friends in town last Tuesday
George Hatch died last Sunday at the
dEt VI ninGtN YEARS 10 udAHs OuTiHR
the greater part of this long life Mr.. Hatch
was prominently identified with the BUSH
ness interests of the town. He bad been
lister and selectman and was trial Justice
OF the town for many years and he had
charge OF the building OF the present
bridge over White river in this village. In
the early part of his life he lived on the
TORY farm on the McKenstry Flat, but
for the last thirty years on Church street
in the village. His wife died about year
before him and they left no children. He
was always very kind hearted and many
in this town can testify to substantial aid
at opportune times. He left an estate OF
about $4,000 in addition to the zeal estate
in the village and made the following dis
position OF the same: To the First Congre-
gationalist Society OF Bethel village, his
homestead in the village; to Herbert Nc
Intosh the meadow lot; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
b. Hatch $500 (specificl Miss Sylvia
Whitaker $1,000; Tyler and Thomas James
200 each; S2300 to the relatives of his wife
and the remainder to be equally divided
between Miss Whitaker, Mrs. Lucetta
Mcintosh, Mrs. IL. b. Hatch and Mrs.
Henry Heraden. A. A. Brooks is execu
tor of the will.
The funeral services of Mrs. Merrill A.
Owens, whose remains were brought from
Bethel VT, last week Monday night, were
held at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Vaughn on the following Wednesday,
the Rev. Mr.. Johnston conducting the
services. Mrs. Owens was the youngest
and last survivor of the family of Ebenez-
er White, who was one OF the business
men of the town. Her first marriage was
with James Hopkins, whose death occur
red not many years after that event, and
she at once began to look about to find
position that would be both remunerative
and also meet her taste for that class ofso- |
ciety that would be even elevating in its !
character. The position she soon obtain |
ed, as cabin maid on the steamer Vermont |
on Lake Champlain, Captain Flagg COM
mander, soon made her favorite with the !
ladies who travelled on that boat, and the |
number OF years she held that position /
warrants us in saying that her services |
were highly appreciated by its command !
Ell and his wife, as in after years she ac- /
companied the latter on an excursion trip /
to the Pacific coast, and returning through /
the southern states. When the idea was |
conceived of establishing the Mary Fetch |
er hospital at Burlington, she at once as
pired to the position of matron, and i'm /
went to New Haven, Conn.,, and |
spent year in preparation, and was ready |
when the hospital was opened to fill the
position to which she aspired with credit |
to herself and satisfaction to those who
her. In the course of wears her
second marriage with Mr.. Owen found her
with every comfort of domes-
tic life that continued until falling health
brought her to her last earthly resting
place. She had reached the age of IS years.
husband survives her.-Granville, NY.
Sentinel, Feb. 5,1S92.
The town auditors report that a town
tax OF 20 cents, highway 10 cents, school
tax of II cents and a state tax of IA cents
will supply the needs OF the town for the
coming year, making in all go cents on a
dollar, and still leave quite a balance in
the treasury
The report OF the town officers for the
past year is just out. The poor bills for
he past year were 1921, last year S1037.
The net liabilities of the town are 1894 as
against 1891 last year
In the warning for town meeting, the
voters are called upon to decide upon two
or three matters not usually before the
Meeting.
To see If the town will vote to exempt
he Shoe Co. from taxation.
10 see II the town will buy poor farm.