Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-09
BETHEL.

near the top OF Tree OetWecn Tic
lawns of G. NJ. Miller and DR.. r.
NJ. Chase Wednesday morning,
Several residents of the street had
gathered to watch the animal before
the shooting. 1t had probably been
freed the night before.
The 10th U. S. regiment passed
through here in six sections Wed.
nesday morning, on its way from
Pittsburgh to Boston and Provi
dence prior to their journey to Ma
Mia. Between 10 and 50 cars were
used.
Ralph Dewey played at short
and Frank ellison at first base
for the Randolph team that defeated
Woodstock last Monday.
The schools opened Monday
morning, Labor day being quite ig-
nored by village and township
boards. The teachers in the Whit
comb High school district are Geo.
S. Wright, principal, Warren w.
Read, vice principal; Miss Anna
Harry, Grammar; Miss Gertrude
Richardson, Intermediate; Miss
Elizabeth Richardson, Second Pri-
mary; Miss Harriet Fisher, First
Primary. The teachers in the town
district are Miss Caroline Wey-
mouth, East Bethel; Dana bearing,
Christian Hill; Miss Josephine En-
cry, Old Church; Miss Frances
Leavitt, Gilead; Mrs. Z. E. Durham,
Camp Brook Miss Stella Newell,
Lympus; Mrs. Clara Jackman,
FindIay Bridge; Miss Nora Cutie .,
Mountain.
Among Bethel teachers with out
of-town engagements for the fall
term are these: Misses Lula Cham
berlin, Barre; Mabel Preston, South
Barre; Carrie Curtis, Lancaster, N.
H.; Ellen Preston and Mabel Dyke,
Rochester; Elizabeth Kimball, East
Braintree; Jessie Spaulding, Gays
Vile Mary Wilson, Hartford; Rich
ard Wilson, Barnard; Miss Nellie
Rogers, Woodstock; and Miss
Maudc Dunbar, West Hartford.
The Randolph Herald last week
said only two Bethel men were on
the Bethel team in the first game
with Woodstock. Instead the team
contained five bona tide Bethel men.
4. d. Cushing's fine new water
wheel in the Bethel Mills is nearly
ready for work.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford, F.
Nj. Kendall and Miss Ella Welch
are camping at Sutton, Que.
b. E. Davis attended the SPRING
field fair Tuesday and Wednesday
asjudge of the poultry exhibit which
was very large.
Gardner Wallace was catcher and
Roy Stearns hrst baseman for
Springfield in the game with Bel
lows Falls Tuesday at the Spring
field fair.
The new railroad bridge across
the mouth of the main branch of the
White River at this place approach
es completion and adds to the varie
ty and beauty of the landscape.
Adam Eglin is able to be out
again after long illness.
Mrs. Sarah Abbott is in feeble
health at the home of her son, w.
l.. French.
Miss Carrie Parker, A. L. Strong
and his son Frank, guests of Mrs.
Mary E. Harrington, returned
Thursday to their homes in Phlla-
delphia.
A dozen men have been at work
three weeks repairing the damaged
apron OF the Electric company's
dam, which is now nearly restored.
f. 6. Cox has arranged to furnish
a course of high class entertainments
in the town hall during the fall and
winter.
Mrs. Sarah Chapman, our eldest
female inhabltant, reached the close
of her 97th year last Wednesday.
O. d. Wood is enjoying visit in
Woburn, Mass.
The following officers for six
months have been chosen by the y.
p. S. G. E. E. l.. Messer, presi-
dent; Miss Mary kimball, vice
president; Miss Julia Miller, cores
pondlng secretary; Miss Mary
Washburn, recording secretary;
MISS Carolyn Dickey, treasurer;
Mrs. E. l.. Messer, chairman look
out committee; Mrs. K. p. Stock
well, chairman prayer meeting COM
mittee; Mrs. b. E. Davis, chairman
missionary committee.
Rev. W alter Dole of Mortified,
former pastor of the Universalist
church here, has lately bought a half
interest in large granite quarry IN
NOrthhcld.