Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-11-11
BETHEL.
RIOTERS In COURT.


sault with intent to kill. The hear
ing was in the town hall here, the
prisoners having waived their right
to Il hearing in Stockbridge. Sev.
eral houls were occupied by the
case, which attracted a great deal of
attention. Much of the evidence
was by the prisoners who spoke IN
their own language, and the number
of spectators was small tor this rca-
son. Dan Soul, resident Italian.
served as interpreter.
The result OF the hearing was the
committal of ten to IN appearance
betare the grand jury at the Decem-
Der term of Windsor county court.
Five furnished bail and were re.
leased. The rest are awaiting their
trial in jail The bonds required
were $Ioo each in seven cases and
$500 each in three cases.
The case was conducted by States
Attorney Sargent for the State and
by John J Wilson for the prisoners.
The States witnesses included ke>.
w. A. Warner OF this village. who
was present at the scene of the riot.
and NJ. l.. Wyman, IT,, Of Stock
bridge, who ran to the assistance Of
Hayes, the assaulted foreman.
Miss Alice Sawyer Of Randolph
Center, former teacher of one Of
/ our village schools, and niece of
S. NJ. Washburn. is to be married
next Wednesday afternoon to John
Sabine Smith of New York. The
ceremony will be at Grace church,
Randolph Center, and reception
will follow at the Maplewood hotel.
A pleasant social event last week
Friday afternoon was Il reception at
the home of Mrs. Nj. l.. Wilson in
honor of Rev. G. FL Wells, pastor
of Christ church
DR.. Goss OF Hartford, who says
that an attempt was made one even
ing week ago by four men to hold
up his team while driving home
from West Hartford, was few
years ago teacher of the High school
in Gaysville and Il classmate at the
Randolph Normal school of several
of our young people.
Considerable work has been done
this week on the White River rail-
road. A number of new hands have
been employed. There has been no
interference and most of the Italians
have left the limits.
Mrs. Sawyer and Walter Wilcox
of Moretown are guests ut ID. S.
Phillips.
M. G. Stafford and family will
soon remove to Sutton, Que. Mr..
Stafford came here about twelve
years ago and served as superinlend
cnt of the tannery until the change
of ownership. He and his family
will be much missed in society and
the church.
A petition is being very largely
signed by patrons at the post office
asking for the appointment of Mrs.
Fred Arnold to succeed her hus-
band.
John Brown has gone to spend
the winter with an aunt in Clare
mont, N. II.
Miss Jeanne Wilson went Thurs
day to spend several weeks in Bur-
lington.
The Young Peoples Christian
Union gave sociable Wednesday
evening at DR.. II M. Chase's.
Rev. w. E. Mann of south Roy.
alton will preach tomorrow at the
Congregational church in exchange
with the pastor.
Rev. w. r. Davenport will be
the preacher tomorrow afternoon at
the Methodist chapel.
DEATH OF HON. FRED ARNOLD.
Hon. Fred Arnold died Thursday
forenoon at II O'Clock, after long
and painful illness which for three
weeks past had confined him cntirel,
to his house and which had been re-
garded as very serious for much |
longer time. His death was due to
acute gastric disorder, probably MT
cancerous, though the general inn
preston has been that he was suf-
fering from cancer. He was more
comfortable Wednesday and seemed
better to those who cared for him. |
but a severe hemorrhage Thursday
morning was soon followed by the
end.
Though native of Randolph,
Mr.. Arnolds lite was so closely
identified with this village and its
interests that few ever thought of
his having spent his bovhood else
where. After studying at the Ram
dolph Normal school he spent sew
eral years in the law offices of Hum
ton II Stickney and the late Hon.
]. ]. Wilson in this village and was
admitted to the bar in 1851, since
which time he had practiced law I'M
interruptedly in Bethel. He also
did a large business in fire Insurance
for many years. writing nearly all
the policies held in this town and
many for adjoining towns. He was