Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-20
Bethel Local Intelligence.

day with VIM. A. Nudge.
A. A. Brooks is confined to the house
and is under the DOCTORS care.
John jackson OF Burlington spent Sum
day with his father, E. S. Jackson.
M. G. Stafford and F. H.Moore received a
car load OF horses for sale last week.
Wallace G. Wellington OF Harvard, ILL.,,
Is visiting his sister, Mrs. David Tolles.
G. +. Mclaughlin Of Boston is spend
ing the week at his country home In Gays
vile. .,..
Miss Bessie Lyman OF Royalton spent
several days last week with Miss Addie
Bradbury. ass4 l1sas' slBsss
4 Bert Rogers is taking trip in Massa-
chusetts this week IN the interests OF G.6
E. G. Place, buying hides.
s. K. Stanton left this week for short
absence at Detroit, Mich. He expects to
rejoin his family at this place about July l.
10 Porpore was OF Bethel, now he is Of
parts unknown. His departure is mourned
BY several Bethel citizens, boys as well as
men.
Ira Ellis, who was graduated at the Chi.
cago Law school and has been visiting his
father in town, has gone to the Adiron'
dacks.
Hon. RI Flint OF Granville was in town
Friday and Saturday to attend the gradu-
alton exercises OF the Whitcomb High
school.
Methodist services will be held next
Sunday at Gushing hall at and p. m.
Revs. e. w. Sharpe and Chester Dingman
will be the preachers.
Rev. j. B. Trevett, Mrs. Trevett, Curtis
and Aaron H. Wilson are attending the
annual convention of the diocese OF YER
mont at Montpelier this week.
There has been considerable question
lately as to what the population OF
Bethel really is, and to settle the matter
private individuals are taking the census.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. N Smith are bsent this
week at Bellows Falls. with Mrs. W. F.
Perley, and will also spend few days at
Munsonville at the summer cottage OF MIR.
Dodge.
Luther Billiard and family are visiting
his former home in Bethel. AT present
Mr.. Billiard runs on the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad from Waseca to
Tracy, MINI.
Miss Alvord teacher in the grammar de-
partment Of the Whitcomb High school,
was remembered by her scholars at the
close of the school year by 50 gold piece.
MISS SdWycT Was AihSNloC PASoShtSA Oath
$3.50 gold piece.
Prot. Emerson and wife, OF the Boston
Collegesof Oratory, were registered at the
Wilson House, Tuesday; also Henry
Brooks and two daughters OF Boston. Mr.
Brooks is the financial back OF the gold
mining at Stockbridge.
Mrs. Deborah Brown Of Syracuse, NY,
was the guest last week of her brother, E.
Iaolxsop Mrc Rrowr, is Sf yaQrs NJ
age, yet travelled alone from Syracuse to
Bethel. Mr.. Jackson and Mrs. Brown
had eight brothers and sisters, OF whom
four are still alive.
At meeting OF the directors OF the
White River Agricultural association held
last week, it was voted to hold the annu-
al fair of the society upon the grounds in
this village during the second week In
September, it being the next week after
the State fair at Burlington.
Joel Foster of Montpelier was in town
Tuesday in consultation with Messrs.
Child, Arnold and Cushing over their pro-
posed water system. The firm has bought
a valuable water right on the farm OF
Daniel Stoddard at height OF 700 feet
above Bethel village and distance OF on
ly 1000.
Henry Bundy was in town Saturday
and left that day for Lebanon, n. H.
When he finished his sentence last May
for stabbing his father, Lewis Bundy, he
was Immediately arrested on the charge
of taking the buggy OF Gideon Angel and
lodged in Woodstock Jail. 1t was conclud-
ed that he stole the wagon only to aid his
escape and did not have the purpose OF
stealing which is necessary to constitute
that crime in law. He pleaded guilty to
larceny. Sentence was deferred and he
was released on his own recognizance.
A syndicate OF local capitalists Isl be-
hind scheme for furnishing electric
lights to Bethel. The company has the
refusal OF the immense water power at
Gaysville,the best in this part OF the state,
and it is proposed to 60 ahead when the
patronage OF 1900 lights is secured. With
almost no work at all, over 500 lights are
already assured. The extremely low price
at which the lights will be furnished
makes it but question OF year when
kerosene will be almost an unknown ar
ticle in Bethel village. The company en-
gage to furnish light at a cost not ex-
ceeding a dollar and a half per year which
is far below the cost of kerosene. Light
ing facilities will also be furnished at
Gaysville and probably the shoe shop and
tannery will be run by the same power,
and it is within the realm OF possibilities,
ii not probabilities that heating appa-
ratus will soon be perfected that will
make it economical to use the same agency
for heating the houses and stores of Beth
ell. Who can tell the end?
The village was greatly shocked Tues
day afternoon by the report that Caleb
Leonard Whitcomb was drowned while
bathing at "Parker's Deep Holen about
one mile up White river from here. 1t
seems that in company with Jefferson
Richardson he had ridden from Barre
on his bicycle Tuesday morning and was
intending to go to the home of his father,
Elbridge Whitcomb, in ockbridge in
the cool OF the evening and SO sent word
to his father by Mr.. Sheldon. After din
ner, he went to this bathing spot in COM
pany with Richardson and Fred Ferris.
1t is not exactly clear what the cause OF
the unhappy occurrence was. At any
rate his companions saw him struggling
in the water beyond his depth and soon
he went down. 1t must have been half
an hour before the body was taken out
and, although DR.. Greene had been sum-
moned at once, he could be OF no assist.
ance. Mr.. Whitcomb was a graduate of
the Whitcomb High school in 1893 and at
the annual meeting last week was elected
president Of the alumni association. He
was well and favorably known in this
town and vicinity.
Granville.