Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-18
BETHEL.
THE STORM.

high winds. Monday night WAS one
of the widest ever known here.
The local inconvenience was slight
compared with that which the rail
roads suffered. No tram from Bos-
ton arrived between t p. m. Monday
and 6 p. M. Tuesday. Those from
the north did much better. That
the storm WAS not I'll to the south.
however, was we'll proved bv the
tardy arrival OF Monday evening 5
local from St. Adams at lilo in the
! very midst OF the tempest. Mrs. q
II. Johnston of Strattord, was a
| passenger and her destination was
F. y. Chapman's on Church street.
but the snow was so deep and the
gale so fierce that in the absence of
any sign of a conveyance she was
obliged to find accommodations
down town until morning. The
stage from Rochester was five hours
late Tuesday and the one from
W oodstock failed to arrive. The
physicians found it difficult to see
patients out of the village Tuesday.
Rollln Gibson has bought the DIM
ham and Stearns water system.
| A. V. Spalding of Burlington,
called on his brothers here Wednes-
day.
J. S. Tower went to Boston Mon
day to see his brother who lately
suffered serious street accident
Miss Clara Barrows, who has
| been III very poor health several
| months, is somewhat better.
Hiram Owen is i'll with pncumo-
MIA. Mrs. Lucy Richmond is very
low with the same disease. There
are many cases of grip, several
whole families being down, but the
physicians find that the disease
yields readily to treatment.
Rev. ]. E. Farrow, grand chap
lain of the Vermont |. O. O. f., is
to lecture next Monday evening in
Odd Fellows hall.
II. S. Adams was in Boston dur
ing the storm. He says that many
hundreds who would have taken
trains for home Monday evening
were obliged to spend the night in
the city. Even the suburban service
was withheld for the night.
The auditors spent "Wednesday
and Thursday wrestling with the
town accounts.
Presiding Elder Davenport will
preach at Gushing hall next tuesday,
evening at 7.3o.
II. Alvin Hatch is driving the
Gaysville stage.
Mrs. Clara Jackman returned on
Thursday from the Many Fletcher
hospital after seven weeks treat
ment, much improved in health.
The topic of the y. =. {. L. meet
ing Sunday evening will be, "My
duty as a citizen"
At the Christian Endeavor meet
ing Miss Lizzie kimball gave a re-
port of the convention at Braintrec.
]. X. Flint of South Ro, alton
called on his daughter, Mrs E. +.
Wilson, Thursday.
Miss Leona Adams of Barnard
visited several days this week at NJ.
Nj. Whipple's.
G. f. Clark rc.opened his barber
shop Monday after IA fortnights con-
fnement with grip.
Treasurer Sargent has mailed the
school tax bills. The rate is so
cents.
The supper served by Landlord
Pippn last Friday evening for the
members and friends of Gen. Custer
Council, J. O. 4. A. NJ, is very
highly praised.
Mrs. Laura + Sparhawk, who
died Wednesday, Feb. s, aged "a
years, was born in Leicester IAN. ),
1905, the daughter OF Israel Fits, Il
Revolutionary soldier. In early life
she married Rev. Samuel Sparhawk,
a Congregational minister, a native
of Rochester, whose first and last
charge was the parish in Pittsticld.
Among the churches he served were
those at Randolph and Randolph
Center. He died 20 wears ago. For
,6 years his widow lived here with
her daughter, Mrs. Martha Graham,
One other daughter, Mrs. Rockwell,
died year or two ago in Boston.
The sons are DR.. George Sparhawk
of Burlington, Dr. Henry Sparhawk
of St. Johnsbury and Luther I.
Sparhawk of Randolph. The fune-
raj services were held Friday, the
10th, with intcrmcnt at Randolph.
Mrs. Lucinda Taggart. who died
Feb 4, was the wife of the late
Nelson Taggart and they lived many
years on Taggart hill in StockbrIdgc.
where six children were born to
them, of whom three survive. In
1859 the family removed to Bethel
and it's head was removed by death
four years ago. The childrcn arc
John \. Taggart, of the town dis
trict school board, Carrie Nj. Tag
CART and Mrs. c. J. Dyke. The
burial was at Stockbridgc.
l.. NJ. Heath has been appointed
general manager of the Bethel Elec-
trio Light and Power company. The
new water wheel is being placed in
position. This will furnish power
for lights at the village.
Miss Ella Chadwick completed
Feb. 10 Is consecutive weeks teach
inc i'm two schools in TunbrIduc.