Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
BETHEL.


survey has been IN progress this
week which contemplated the roads
entrance east of River street, bring
ing the bridge about zoo feet below
the highway bridge and effecting
junction with the G. Y. X. not far
from the buildings of Htmton Il
Stickney. Meanwhile two carloads
of material have already arrived,
one of spikes, the other Of fish
plates.
Alick Washburn was kicked by a
horse Sunday and for day or two
went to school on crutches.
G. S. Davis and ii. G. Gilbert are
attending L. S. court at Windsor as
grand Jurors.
Last week Friday night party of
about twenty of the BOYS made late
call upon Charles Nj. Davis, to
whom rumor charged some helnous
infractions of the moral code, bent
upon a mild display of western and
southern methods of retribution.
The courage of some of the party is
said to have failed when most re-
CURED, SO that the punishment was
administered by only Il few. They
must have used some clemencv as
the sufferer was at the village the
next morning complaining to the
authorities. Meanwhile somebody
had complained against him and
John 6. Sargent, states attorney,
arrived Tuesday. AT hearing the
next day before Justice Adams, Mr..
Davis was released for want of evi-
dcnce, \ l.. Bovden of Randolph,
being his counsel. Now there is
more talk of proceedings against the
boys.
w. II. Dreamer of Lynn, Mass.
was here Tuesday. He has leased
his former residence on Church
street to E. n. Querin, superintend-
ent of the tanne,y, who moved in
this week.
A. w. Ballard. X. p. Stockwell
and DR.. L. w. Clough attended the
grand encampment of Odd Fellows
at Brattleboro, returning Thursday
morning.
Judge L. NJ. Read of Bellows
Falls, presided at chancerv hear
ing Tuesday and Wednesday III the
case of w. II. Hartwcll and the
Bethel Electric Light and Power
company. TIE orator claims COM
pensaton tor damages to his prop
erty resulting from the construction
of the dam at Blue Hill. Several
witnesses We're called on each side.
w. L. Johnson and William Batch
elder for the orator, W. b. {. Stick
ney Tor the respondents.
DR.. r. Nj. Chase attended a meet
ing of the board of dental examiners
Thursday. There were IS candi-
dates.
Bishop Hall celebrated holy COM
munion at Christ church Wednesday
forenoon. He spoke eloquently on
these words from the creed: "He
assembled into heaven and stitch at
the right hand of God"
b. E. Davis has sold his entire
flock of pigeons, many of them win
ncrs of state premiums, to {. {.
Paine of South Randolph.
The death of Mrs. Sallie b. Davis
at Ascutncyville last week removed
one who was well know here, beng
native and long resident, widow
of the late Jacob Davis and sister OF
Isaac Chamberlin and the late Amos
ChambelliI.
Nj. Sylvester, whose health was
poor during the later winter, is
much improved.
Rev. George B. Gilbert of Ran
dolph Center, nephew of Mrs. AIDE
laide r. Stearns, and Il former stu
dent at the Whitcomh High school,
has lately been appointed rector OF
an important church in Middletown,
Conn, in which for year he has
been assistant. He is also to have a
Hebrew p,otessorship in the divinity
school at Middlctown.
The Episcopal Woman's Guild
met at M. G. Safford's Thu sday.
Some OF the shoe shop machinery
has been bought by Pittsfeld' n.
H., manufacturer, who was loading
it Wednesday and Thursday.
Though rain fell steadily all day
the Sweet family put in its appear
ancc all right Thursday evening and
produced an entertainment which
greatly pleased an audience by no
means small. The family appeared
under the patronage of Home Re-
bcbah lodge. Its members are known
IN private life as Mrs. A A Emery,
Mrs. f l. Messcr, Mrs. X p Stock
well, Mrs. l. NJ Heath. Miss Ellora
Welch, Miss Corolyn Dickcy, Miss
May Spaulding and Mrs. ID S
Phillips. The family was assisted
BY several gifted local musicians.
The entertainment on Thursday
evening was the third given in three
weeks by home talent.
Miss Abbie Clark and her Ran
dolph pupils gave musicale at the
parors of the Red Lion Inn last
evening.
The only Vermont daily which
keeps up its sale the year round in
this town is the sprightly Argus, for
which w & Waldo is agent and
correspondent.
The tannely wears a reviving as
pect. Some work has been done