Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-17
BETHEL.


surprise to her.
Mrs. Martha Graham has sold her
residence on River street to James
G. Burnett for $1,000 and he will
take possession the first of October.
The house, which was built about
30 years ago, is one of the best in
the village and with the repairs and
improvements which its new owner
will make It will be as pleasant Il
home as anyone need desire.
Mrs. Martha Graham will at once
move into the convenient and pleas
ant house at the head Of River street
built two years ago by Miss Lucy
Graham and occupied by her and
Miss Emma Clahin.
Hon. Mason S. Stone, state su.
perlntendent of education, honored
Principal Orion with one of his first
visits of the new year Il few days
ago. They took drive to Barnard
after school. MIR. Stone has devot-
ed himself enthusiastically to the in
terests of the schools, especially of
the common schools. Our new leg
islature would do we'll to reappoint
him
Robert Noble, our first selectlnan,
while cutting corn Tuesday, was
surprised to find box, scarcely hid
den beneath the soil, containing the
bones of an infant. An investiga-
ton will doubtless be ordered for
forms sake, but the chances are
strongly against discovery OF the
criminal. The field is beside the
railroad and the body may have
been left there as much as a year
ago by someone from distance.
Last Saturdays ball game was a
smuggling match which a large crowd
greatly enjoyed. The score was
Bethel I9, Rochester ii. "A sold
iers' benefit is announced for today
in the shape of game between the
Bsthels and team entirely made up
of soldiers.
The choice of Il Democrat for
town representative has net occurred
before since the civil war. In 1857
Franklin Rifsrd, Democrat, was
elected after lively contest. To
have voted III that election a man
must now be at least 81 years old.
The commodious farm house of
Aaron A. Bowen was the scene of a
very large gathering Wednesday
evening, the occasion being the
wedding of Lorenzo Bowen, uncle
of the host, to Miss Lucia Dustin,
daughter of Moses Dustin and sister
of the hostess. About hundred
and fifty persons were present, in
Guiding nearly fifty relatives of the
contracting parties. The bride was
attended by Miss Belle Chamberlain
and the bridegroom by Edgar l..
bearing. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. Geo. O. Howe of
Randolph. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen
will make their home in town on
the Neff farm which he lately
bought.
w. II. Dreamer and Rollin Gil
son are visiting Porto Rico. The
trip will combine pleasure and bust
ness. If an opportunity presents it.
self they may open winter hotel in
one of the coast cities of the island.
The latest decision in the case of
7. Z. Stafford VS. the Bethel Electric
Light and Power company, that of
the Supreme Cou rt, is scarcely more
satisfactory to either party than that
of the chancellor, whose decision is
reversed. 1t seems, however, to
leave to the company no hope of UNI
restricted night privileges IN the
water power at Gaysville, without
which satisfactory service from
that source is out Of the question.
The company Is fortunate therefore
n, the possession of abundant power
in its new dam here, which wa:
soon to have been made available
for the local lights, regardless of the
courts decision, inasmue b as by
running both wheels by the same
power saving Of several hundred
dollars year will be effected
Meanwhile the service is quite un'
satisfactory and the officials of the
company should hasten the new ar
rangeme,ts as much as possible.
E. A. Davis and 6. II. Tuppe,
were Invited by the Mount Sisa
Temple at Montpelier to attcnt
Mains big show at Barre on Tues
day. From Montpelier the party
went to Barre by special train
The show people sent handsome
PAIR of caaels as an esceit to thu
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, WIZ
were delighted with the peculiar it
ness of their reception.
Ehe school board has secured tn
services of Mrs. II. NJ. Chase a
teacher of vocal music in the villag
schools. She will spend a half hou
in each department every Thursda.
forenoon.
Mrs. ]. II. Edison is OH her thir'
week with typhoid fever. Her cas-
is not called ve,y hard one.
Private George O'Keefe, who wa
in a weak condition when he return
cd from camp, is having a hard ru
of typhoid fever.
These two are the only fever case
reported in the village, but there ar