Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-03
BETHEL.


their days work from 10 to 9 hours
Monday and secured Il concession OF
halt an hour wEercupon they 'e-
sumcd work. All but mile of the
grading is now done and the laying
of rails and binding of bridges are
being pushed rapidly.
Among the cases inscribed for
argument before the Supreme court
this term were several well known
local ones, including Benedict vs..
the Union Agricultural society,
Hartwell VS.. the Bethel Electric
Light and Power company, and
Topper, ct al VS.. Ford, ct al. The
Hartwcll case was removed from
the realm of popular interest some
time ago by the purchase of the
damaged property bv the company,
but it may still be argued for the
sake of the points involved.
A large delegation from the
Rochester High school visited the
capita Thursday
Grace Bascoln, who was brought
from Boston two weeks ago after
being stricken with typhoid fever,
died of that disease Monday noon at
the Bascom House in this village.
She had spent several yo"rs OF HOY
lite here and was well known and
popular. She had remarkable mu-
Steal talent and had taken Il violin
course at the Boston conservatory
Local audiences had several times
admired her excellent work, both
Individually and in Gilson's orches.
ira. 1t is safe to say that in no pre-
vious wear has this village been
robbed by death of SO many of its
strong and active Young people.
The funeral, attended by many
mourning friends, occurred We'd
nesdav and the intermcnt was at
Cherry Hill. Rev. 5. y. Parker
was the officiating clergyman.
The Congregational and Universal
list choirs assisted by il large chorus,
will present II beautiful harvest can
tata at the town hall next WedneS-
day evening The entertainment
will also include vocal and instru-
mental solos and childrcn's chorus.
and the local musicians will be assis-
ted by Royalton talent. Fhis con-
cert will be under the direction of
Roland w. Reynolds, with Miss
Ella Welch pianist, and will deserve
the cordial patronage of our people.
Such enterprise is i'll the highest
degree praiseworthy.
Rev. f. A. Read, wife and daugh.
ter attended the funeral Saturday at
Alstead, n. H., of tMrs. Reads
mother, the late Mrs. J. Nj. Weaver,
of Brooklyn, n. y.
Edmund G. Bowen, of this village,
and Edward White of Barnard,
students at the Whitco.nb High
School, Disappeared late last week,
leaving no word of their destination.
1t was well understood, however,
that it was another case of runaway,
lied" having gone to Boston alone
with the same suddenness few
months ago. The difference was
that this time he was supposed to
wave no money with him, and his
partner was equally hard up. After
tramping and catching rides two or
three days they reappeared Monday
and We're welcomed back to pleasant
homes with which let us hope they
will he more contcnted henceforth.
Thursday was the day on which
the first shipment OF milk to Boston
by a large number of Bethel farmers
was to have been made, but an at
tachment having been placed upon
certain chattels of the compan, to
satisfy an old account against some
OF its members there was a temper
AIRY arrest of operations.
George II. Wight, Mrs. Wight
and their son Arthur, who were
taken sick week ago,are all said to
he improving, and Arthur's case of
pneumonia may only prove slight
one.
SUCCESSFUL DEER HUNTERS.
The results of the deer shooting
season in this section have been very
similar to those of the three previous
seasons. The following are most of
the successful hunters in the towns
centering here:-
Fred Reynolds, George Wheelock,
Ray Wheelock, Albcrtus Cady, of
Barnard; Frank Porter, J. L. God
dard, Fred Neff, Arther Perron,
Stockbridge; Elmer Davis, Forrest
Southland, Royalton; Horace +.
Durham, Bethel.
MIR. Durham killed his buck, Il
large 6-years-old with beautiful an
tiers, on the last day of the season
near the place where his son Clay
ton shot one year ago. Strangely
enough these two are the only ones
reported killed in this town in fonr
years.