Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-17
BETHEL.

Shoe company to Querin & PiPpin,
for n term of five years was execut-
ed last Saturday evening.
NJ. II. Harrington and family of
Germantown, Pa, are guests of his
mother, Mrs. Mary Il. Harrington.
The first passenger car on the
White River road made its appear
ancc last Friday, and on its first trip
to Bethel Saturday evening it carried
about sixty passengers, nearly ali
Gaysville people, who gave num-
Der OF our business places welcome
calls Just before the closing hour.
1t is said that the Gaysvilc mail will
soon 60 by train.
Eugene Emery, formerly of Nor
gan Il Emery, of Barnard, and for a
year past Il resident of this village,
has taken lease of the Ncff saw
mill and will take early possession.
Miss Lucy Paine is it home after
IN absence of nine months spent in
Concord and Waltham, Mass, where
she did some successful canvassing.
She found Concord repletc with
landmarks of Hawthorne and the
transccndentalsts, and still proud of
it's pioneer work in the achievement
of American Independence. The
Hawthorne homestead is now owned
Ivy Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, wife
OF George Parsons Lathrop, who is
herself an authoress. The Emerson
and Alcott home, are also preserved.
The Bull property, which is the
original home of the Concord grape,
has lately passed into Mrs. I.athrop's
possession.
WHITE RIVER AT IT'S HIGHEST.
Last Tuesday is memorable date
in the history of this village, for at
7.3o o'clock that evening the water
in the White River touched its high
est mark, and that the record should
have been made in midwinter makes
the occurrence all the more notable.
1t was the ice that did it, the imnc-
diate cause being the rapid thaw
and soaking rain of the previous two
DAYS. The crOakers about the new
dam have at last seen their proph-
ecies fulfilled, though fortunately the
results were less serious than they
might have been. The White river
bridge still stands, but it had close
call as its ragged neither parts testi-
fy. A large crowd gathered near
the bridge expected each moment to
see the old landmark moved from
its piers. The crashing of lumber
as the ice went under seemed to be
the signal OF its collapse, but it still
stands firmly, to all appearance.
Several proprietors and tenants on
the west side of River street saw the
threatening torrent with much dis
may, for it passed dangerously near
the foundations of their houses. In
deed, Il part of the cellar wall of Fl.
A. Tkayer's house was actually
washed away. His family'and those
of Paul Gay and Fred Blodgett
found friendly shelter for the night
in the homes of neighbors. Mean
while the five families living on the
Hartwell meadow were having the
hardest time of all. The families of
Thomas Maddrcn, Dan SOUL, r. H.
G. Goodell and Charles Brown es-
capped to the houses of neighbors on
South Nam street.
Some of the men waded through
water to their hips carrying women
and children. Mrs. r. X. Iowne
being sick, boat was brought for
her removal, but she chose to 'e-
main, fearing exposure, and suffered
no harm. The living rooms of Chas.
Browns house were flooded to the
depth of two feet.
The plant of the Electric company
was damaged considerably, and this
village. and Randolph are without
lights. The White River railroad
tracks were inundated at several
points and the removal of the ice
which soon formed was long task.