Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
BETHEL.

The suit for damages of Faber
Benedict VS.. the Union Agricultural
Society drew heavily upon our town
for witnesses Thursday. More in
terest is taken in the case than in
any civil action for several years.
w. B. {. Stickney and John J. Will
son are attorneys for the plaintiff.
Two of our best young people,
Frank Olmstead and Miss Ada Rice,
were married Tuesday morning at s
o'clock at the residence of Rev. 5.
A. Parker. The bride is the eldest
daughter of Henry c. Rice of Max
ham street, and the bridegroom is
the younger son of Mrs. F. o. Rob-
erts of Camp brook. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead
went by team to Rutland, which is
to be their home The bride will
be missed in musical circles where
her we'll trained alto voice was in
high esteem. She has sung in the
choirs of the Universalist church
and of Christ church and has been
a valued member of Rising Star
grange.
BY way of novelty we have this
week had sleighing in the village
and wheeling OH the surrounding
hill roads. The reason for tins is
that the light snow of Sunday even
lug fell upon smooth village roads
and rough hill roads.
Oliver 6. Bowen, whose 25t
wedding anniversary and SSth irth-
day were celebrated las; week FRI,
day evening at his home IN Bethel
Gilead, was born within few yards
Of where he now lives and has spent
only one year out of town, and tina,
in RoyaIton. His father, Samuel
Bowen, came from Mcnomet, Mass,
in 1909 and settled here. His wife
was Nancy Golf of Pomfret and
they had two sons, Levi and Oliver.
Mr.. Bowen's first wife died about
30 years ago. Mrs. Ira Quimby is
his daughter by that marriage. In
1874 he was married in Royalton to
Sarepta Luce of that town who had
spent many years of her single life
with relatives in Woodstock. She
is faithful helpmeet to her aged
husband, who is now the oldest man
in his part of the town.
Miss Maud Bush, who was mar
ried in Barre Wednesday to l.. S.
Gates, has visited several times at
]. A. Graham's and spent some
weeks Il year ago last summer at the
boarding house of Mrs. Martha
Graham.
The oratorio Christmas eve at the
Congregational church, rendered by
a well.trained choir of local singers
under the direction of A. H. Beedle
of Randolph, was much enjoyed by
by large number of people. The
Christmas exercises of several Sun
day schools were attended by the
usual large crowds.
Leslie Ray Adams, eldest son of
w. r. Adams, town clerk of Bethel,
died at his fathers residence We'd
nesday evening after long illness
with pulmonary consumption. He
had been here through the summer
and fall, having come up from his
Florida home in May. Mr.. Adams
had not lived much in town since
his youth but had made frequent
visits home and had many friends
among the younger people of the
village. His wife, who cared for
him constantly during his illness,
was Miss Clara Latimer of Middle
bury. For the good of his health
he made his home for about four
years at Cocoanut Grove, Fla. The
funeral services will be at II o'clock
today, Rev. E. A. Read officiating.
1t is announced that new law
firm, Egerton & Noonan, will open
an office here in the near future.
E. T. Arnold has bought resi-
dence in Kane, Pa, and will move