Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01

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York harbor.
Mrs. Herbert Adams OF West Hartford
was the guest OF Mrs. f. ID. Angel the
first OF this week.
Miss Margaret Reagan, the popular
teacher from White River Junction, was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford went recently TO Sui
ton, p. O., for her two children, Harry
and Mollie Stafford.
Pearl Sralding from the U. v. NJ, Bur-
( lington, spent some days at his home in
this place last week.
0. p. Shaw closed his winter travels
last week and came to his home IN this
place for the summer
q Mrs Virginia Kimbali, former teacher
in the Whitcomb High school, visited
friends in town last week.
Mrs. Carrie Hathorn and children are
spending the week with her sister, Mrs.
+. b. Markham, and family.
Jessie Chadwick is at home for few
weeks from South Royalton, where she is
employed in the shoe shop.
The Electric Light company are Begin
ming operations towards building the new
dam in the river below the village.
The store OF Smith & Rogers was closed
last Monday on attachment in favor of
Spaulding, Kimball Co., OF Burlington.
Mrs. A. A. smith and Miss Hortense
Peters of Randolph and Miss Sue Simmons
OF Royalton called on friends in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harrington and &. ID. Cush-
ing, wife and children returned from
their visit to Philadelphia on Thursday OF
last week.
The sugarhouse of j. J. Wilson on the
| Nelson farm one mile below Bethel vii
! age on the Royalton road, was destroyed
by fire Sunday night.
! Mrs. Nettie Pollock, who has been
I spending the winter with Mrs. Ellen
ellison, left Saturday for Underhlll, where
she will remain a short time before going
to her home in the West.
Rev. S. A. Davis of the Bethel Universal
+ list church from 1858 TO LEGO, died at his
home in Hartford, Conn, March 25 at the
advanced age OF 81 years. Mrs. VIM. X.
Adams of Bethel was his daughter.
/ The planet Venus can be easily seen with
/ the naked eve this week in the middle OF
the day when its position is about two
/ hours in the rear OF the sun. This is no
1 April Fool joke See for yourself.
4 MIR. and Mrs. Zabina Spaulding gave a
sugar party Monday evening under the
auspices OF the Ladies' Social Circle.
w hen 1t was learned that Mr.. Spaulding
had that day reached the age of 81 be re-
ceiyed many congratulations.
/ Hon. ID. &. Denison and Arthur Whit
ham OF Royalton, States Attorney j. G..
/ Harvey OF White River Junction and NJ.
NJ. Wilson of Randolph, in addition TO
the local members of the bar were in town
( last Monday to aid in the dispensing Of
justice.
+ Rev. l.. n. Moody OF Gaysville and Mrs.
/ Moody will give an entertainment at
] hal cd Aoxs inc
der the auspices OF the NJ. +. society. MIR.
Moody's dramatic, pathetic and humorous
readings and Mrs. Moody's songs make
/ up an excellent program.
A temperance mass meeting will be held
at the town hall under the auspices OF
Victory Union, |. O. G.. T., Tuesday even
ing, April 8. The exercises will consist OF
an address by Rev. q. w. Morrow, recita-
lions by Miss Ethelynd Gould, short
speeches and vocal and instrumental mu-
] sic. Admission free. No collection. Every
body invited.
Rev. j. o. Bennett will give the third in
the series OF illustrated lectures at the
Universaist church Sunday evening at
7:i5, the theme being '1he Passion OF Our
Lord" A special feature OF the service
will be the singing OF illustrated hymns.
The views illustrating the lecture will be
projected upon the screen by lime light.
W. B. Wall OF Randolph and r. l.. Ford,
engineer for the {. V. X. r., were in town
the first OF the week consulting with the
Bethel Electric Light and Power company
IN regard to their proposed dam at Blue
HIN. The location chosen for the dam Is
opposite the farm OF +. T. Arnold at a
I point 800 feet below White River bridge
/ The width OF the river at this point is
somewhat over 200 feet. On the north
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perpendicularly about ten feet, while the
bed OF the river at this point is also ledgy.
thus sffording one of the finest locations
possible for a dam. IL is proposed to erect
the dam sixteen feet high with a canal on
the north side OF the river.
Soon after the Fitzsimmons Corbett
prize fight the drivers OF the Waldo and
the Rogers milk teams engaged in a con-
test of n similar nature, the meeting TAX
ing place in the Hartwell meadow road in
quite an unforeseen manner. In the alb
sence in Philadelphia of Town Grand
Juror Cushing. one OF the parties entered
complaint to states Attorney Harvey who
issued a complaint for the arrest Of George
Waldo for assa0lting Clinton Rogers.
Waldo was brought before Justice 5. II.
Potter OF White River Junction last Nor
day at the office oi Wilson and Arnold.
Waldo pied guilty and was fined s. and
Rogers for pointing a loaded revolver at
hin. Rogers likewise pied guilty and
paid the same fine as Waldo.
The special town meeting last Friday to
see IL the town would vote to exempt the
Bethel shoe Co. from taxation for five
years called out a large attendance o.
voters. In the absence Of Moderator W.
b. C. Stickney the meeting was called TO
order by the first selectman, Robert Noble.
and Hon. a. y. Hunton was elected mod
orator pro tcmpore. W. II. Creamer, man
sger of tire Bethel Shoe Co, made q few
remarks stating that the business had
been run al q slight loss the past year and
also showed the benefit to the town on
account Of the business done by the shoe
company snd tannery company in the way
OF additions 10 the grand list Remarks
adverse TO the proposed exemption were
then made by Alonzo Emery, Lewis
Abbott and Alonzo Bryant. There were
$50 who voted no and i35 yes, thus defeat
ing the exemption. At the last annual
town meeting only 200 votes we're cast
and that was thought to be an unusually
large vote bat this meeting called out S.
more votes.