Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-29
BETHEL.
PROSPECT OF An INDUSTRIAL BOOM.

long delayed industrial boom. n
well known Leominstcr, Mass. firm
of excellent commercial standing
proposes to transfer its leather man
ufacturing business to this town. 1t
has at present two plants. at Wat
sontown. Pa. and Icomiu,tcr. the
one for tanning and the other tor
finishing the leather The plan is
to combine both plants here. The
firm estimates that its business
would employ $50 hand, with a
weekly payroll OF $1,000. 1t is
understood that their exemption
from taxation is the only question
rmuining to be settled, negotiations
conditional upon the exemption haN-
ing been already concluded with the
owners of the magnificent local
plant. ln response to largely
signed petition the sclectmen have
called town meeting for Monday.
MAY s, to act upon the question of
exemption.
Guy Wilson, trustee OF the bank
rupt Bethel. Shoe company, sold
assets appraised at $500 Tuesday
tor about $1,000, nearly half going
to the South Royalton factory. The
sale included about half the goods
covered by the judicial order, the
minimum OF Is per cent upon the
appraised value proving Il bar to the
sale of the rest at auction. y new
order will be required to dispose OF
the rest by private sale.
A fine cow belonging to y. r.
Wilson was relieved Tuesday night
of remarkably uniformed fetus bv
DR.. l.. W. Clough and ID. II. Dyke.
Mrs. O. D. Wood died Wcdnes-
day afternoon after lew DAYS ILL
ness with grip and bronchitis. She
and her husband have been residents
OF Bethel for IS wears and they Lately
celebrated the Doth anniversary of
their marriage. The day before her
death Mrs. Wood completed her
Soth year.
The local Odd Fellows are to
hold public religious service at the
Universalist church Sunday morn
ing, May 7, in celebration of the
Soth anniversary of Odd Fellowship
in America. The sermon will be
by Rev. E. a. Read, pastor of the
church, and it is expected that Rev.
w. n. Warner and his congregation
will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Howard
visited in Montpelier tins week and
bought a house on the Berlin side.
Rev. Frederick q. Raincy was
appointed by the Methodist confer
ence to preach at Randolph and
Bethel the coming year. Rev. +.
w. Sharp goes to Rochester.
Hon. w. w. Grout recently sent
Il check for $40 to the local Com
gregatonal society. to be applied
toward the insurance of its church
property.
The Univcrsaist ladies gave one
of their famous I5-ccnt slippers
"Wednesday evening.
The families of ID, ). Phillips
and \. \. Emery have moved into
w. II. Hartwell's house. formerly
occupied by DR.. l.. W. Clongh.
The wall is being laid for an cN,
tension, 27NSS feet, to the south
side OF the rear pat of l.. NJ
Heath's residence.
1t is expected that work VIII soor
begin upon the Rochester electric
road.
To the list of Bethel teachers witt
out of town engagements given las
week the name of Miss Blanche
Adams should be added. She teach
cs the school at North Rovalton.
DR.. II. w. Barrows OF Stowe
arrived "Wednesday evening tor ;
short visit at his home in this town
The Masonic lodge elected officer
Thursday evening for the ensuing
year as follows M. l.. Wvman
IT,, w. NJ; w. II. Edmunds, $
W.; l.. Nj. Heath, J. w.; {. 5
Sopcr, Sec. G. II. Upper, Treas
There was a large attendance. The
lodge accepted the invitation of thu
Odd Fellows to unite with them in
the church service week from to