Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-14
BETHEL.
FIRST TRAIN INTO GAYsvILLE.

Gaysville last Sunday and the first
locomotive ever seen within the vii
lage was greeted with enthusiasm.
Monday evening by invitation of
Arthur n. Cram, construction super
intendent, party OF about twenty
five ladies and gentlemen from this
village went to Gaysville by rail and
were warmly welcomed by some of
the citizens as the first passengers
by the new road.
A COW belonging to 5. c. Dun
ham was run over Tuesday after
noon by train on the White River
railroad, and the injuries were snch
that she had to be killed. The acct
dent seems to have been unavoid-
able, as the COW ran upon the track
directly ahead of the locomotive.
which could not be stopped in time.
Charles II. Rood, formerly keeper
of the Bascom House grocery, now
of Ware, Mass, is visiting at f. $.
Rood's.
Frank Johnson has had his pile
driver at work this week back of the
school building. The stakes driven
bv hand were not considered a suf-
ficient support for the bank.
Lemuel Harris, who cut his foot
very badly week ago while chop
ping for the w. r.. r. company, is
doing well and will work much
sooner than was expected.
w. II. Edmunds reports game
abundant in the vicinity of his mill
in Stockbridge, one of the favorite
hunting grounds in this section. He
expects to see greater turnout of
sportmen than ever during the open
season for deer.
The steam shovel at work in the
bank near the new w. n. r. bridge
is one of the attractions this week.
1t works very easily and rapidly.
In this bank the company has close
at hand an enormous supply of sand
and gravel for grading. The trough
shaped cars, made for rapid unload
ing, are another curiosity.
A daughter was lately horn to Mr..
and Mrs. c. l.. Orion Of Livingston,
Me. Mr.. Orion was principal of
the Whitco NIB High school last year.
Misses Grace Upper and Ma
belle Greene are doing post-grad-
uate work at the High school.
Charles Booth of South Boston,
Mass, died lately at Charleston, N.
H., where his funeral was attended
bv Rev. S. "A. Parker. His wife,
some years deceased, was an aunt of
Mr.. Parker and the Youngest sister
of the late Rev. Dr.. A. A. Miner.
Mr.. Booth was the last Of his tam
lily. His will provided for the fol-
lowing legacies: To TUFTS college,
his home property in South Boston,
value $1,000, aud $4,000 additional;
to the Universalist church in South
Boston, $4,000; to the Universalist
church in Springfield, VT. $1,000;
to cemetery association at East
Lempster, N. H., $500. His age
was II years. lnterment was at
East Lempster.
E. V. Austin has moved his FAM
lily from West Lebanon, N. H., into
E. D. Gilson's tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. M. Wh,pple
have their plans made to spend the
winter in Burley, Wash, with Fl.
L. Stevens. They have leased their
residence to w. Shanks.
AT the recent rate Of increase the
village population would soon reach
its highest point. 1t is probably
somewhat less to-day than in 1894.
The recent dry season has led sew
eral of our people to add new
springs to their water supplies.
Rev. w. A. Warner, Mr.. and
Alonzo Emery attended the Wind
sor county conference of Congrega-
tional churches at Hartland Monday.
w. H. Dreamer of Lynn, Mass,
was here over Sunday.
The White River district Sunday
school association will hold its semi
annual convention at South Royal
ton Oct. IS. H. w. Blackmer of
Stockbridge is the president and
Rev. F. w. Hazen of Gaysville the
secretary.
Revs. w. r. Davenport and F. &.
Rainey are to hold revival meetings
at the Methodist chapel beginning
next Tuesday evening.
Rev. E. c. Drouhin of Wood
stock celebrated mass at Gushing
hall last Sunday.
Frank Wallace is working for G.
d. Gushing.
The annual meeting Of the Bethel
Library association will be held next
Saturday evening, Oct. FL. All our
citizens are invited to become men,
bers by the payment Of one dollar to
the treasurer or the librarian.
NORTH POMFRET.