Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-04
BETHEL.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD.

THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
Governor Smith and Gen. Supt.
Baldwin held con ference here on
Monday with John r. Upper, rela-
tive to the Junction of the proposed
electric road with the Central Yer
mont railroad The trolley line
seems likely to enter the village by
means of River strcst, cross the
river by bridge of its own and ,un
, up Main street as far as the passen-
&c, depot, with II spur opposite the
freight depot for the junction.
c D Gushing has some good views
of the governors special train, taken
Monday.
Rev. |. l. Moody OF Gaysville
read The Chariot Race" trom Ben
Hur, and several other selections, at
Gushing hall Tuesday evening. The
audience was much pleased.
Horace Young has bought the
Bethel steam laundry. He is one of
our own young men, thoroughly re-
liable, and deserves to succeed.
George Waldo has bought from
Charles III kiddcr his farm on Roy
alton hill lately occupied by Harvey
kidder. Although by the deal this
town will lose one of its native
young men, he will still be belong
to us for all but official purposes, as
the people from that part of Royal
ton get their mail and do their bust
ness here.
Rev. Z A Read will give the adj
dress at the y p G U meeting to-
morrow evening. Subject, "Aftcr
Marriage"
Lucier's MINISTRIES are billed for
next "Wednesday evening.
Miss Lula Chamberlin returned
Thursday from the Vermont Meth
odist seminary for il vacation. Mrs.
S. d. Newton returned by the same
train from visiting her son, Principal
w NJ Newton, of that institution.
Miss Annie Messer of Rochester
has been guest at & Sargent's
this week.
Julius Chambcrin of Ivanhoc, ILL.,,
is at James Chamberlin's. He has
been in Illinois 20 years, but was
here two Years ago.
f n Querin and Fred Pippin are
fitting up rooms IN the old factory
building back of the Wilson block,
where they are to do business under
the name OF the Excelsior Knife
Sharpening company.
An error exceeding 500 has been
found in the auditors reports of the
town accounts. 1t was caused by
the inclusion in Road Commissioner
Davis account OF a page OF items
previously allowed under Il different
classification, and its effect is to re-
ducc the expenses OF the road de-
partment to about its usual figures,
$1,000. The abnormal expenditure
of $3S4S which appeared by the re-
port has been severely criticized,
and much reict is expressed At the
discovery OF the error.
+ II True. another of ID Nj Os-
hornc'> travelling statesmen. was here
Saturday and Sunday with L +
Wilson. Monday Mrs. Wilson ac-
companied them to Franklin, y. II.
Other Sunday guests were Mr.. AMI
and Mrs. O II. Flint of Iunbridgc
and Pearl Wilson of Bellows Falls.
Last week Thu sday evening { II
Wilder slipped when stepping off
the sidewalk near the Edison block
and tell heavily, fracturing an ankle
bone. The injury was painful and
has kept him a prisoner until now.
He expects to begin practice with a
crutch in day or two.
sc Cady slipped Monday morn
ing on an icy sidewalk and fell
backwards, hitting the back of his
head with much force on the ice
covered concrete. A large flesh
wound was the result, but he was at
business again IN few days.
The Y p S c E elected these Of
fcers for six months Thursday
evening: President, E L Messer;
vice president, Mrs. Mary KIM
ball; corresponding secretary,
Miss Julia Miller; recording secre-
tary, Miss Mary Washburn; treas
urer, Miss Coroly Dickey.
Admiral Dewey has put an en-
phatic negative on the proposition
to make him presidential candi-
date. He was not trained IN the
school of politics, as he says, and
there are no higher honors for him
than those already won. His tri-
umphant election would undoubted-
" follow a nomination, but there
are no precedents tending to show
that military men are successful in
an elevated political position. "A
naval commander would be an ex-
pertinent which is not likely to he