Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-02-24
BETHEL.

Two of our young men, lifelong
residents of this town, were married
Sunday.-Robert Stoddard and Will
lis MAYNARD. The brides were from
adjoining towns. The officiating
clergyman in both cases wa, Rev.
! Eugene c. Drouhin, priest OF the
Catholic parish. Mr. aud Mrs.
Stodiard will live at North Woburn,
Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. MAYNARD
in this village
The annual report of the town
auditors was issued week ago.
BY it the towns total liabilities are
shown to be $64I,.Io. Only par
tial statement of assets is attempted.
including cash in treasurer's hands
$4so.73, liquor on hand $4SI So.
uncollcctcd taxes $759.S3. "A tax of
s, cents is recommended for the
coming year. The road commits
sioner's account foots up Saoo5.9o.
the overseer's $963.oa; the three
selcctmen $5o3.64 Sales of liquor
amounted to $.o3o.65, giving a
profit of 5000. Dog licenses
yielded profit OF $500. The
trcasurcr's report shows the tax bill
Of the year to have amounted to
$63Se.6l.
, A large party of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. lanes G. Fowler ct
, East Bethel gathered at their home
Tuesday evening to celebrate with
them the goth anniversary OF their
marriage. The occasion was very
pleasant one. The host and hostess
were in good health and spirits and
the hours passed merrily and rapid
". Numerous gifts were left bv the
guests and others were on exhibition
from friends in Boston, Brooklyn,
Seattle, Lincoln, Neb., Newport and
Penacook, \. II.
James g. Fowler and Laura Ann
Rogers were married Feb. 20. 1850,
at the home of her father, Pelctiah
Il. Rogers, on the farm now owned
by Dorsey Eddy, in Randolph, near
O. w. Brockway's. The officiating
clergyman was Rev. George Cock
rell. Their first year of married life
was spent in East Bethel, their sec
ond on her fathers farm, their next
70 in Royalton, two miles from East
Bethel; then they lived another year
in that village followed by 10 years
on the farm now owned by Orlando
Morse in Randolph. Their last IS
years they have passed in their pres
ent home. They had five children,
of whom Howard w. Fowler and
Miss Edith Fowler are the survivors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler have been
members of the Baptist church in
East Bethel a great many years.
They are very much esteemed whcr-
ever known and host of friends
wish them many added years.
Walter G. Rogers of this village is
brother of Mrs. Fowler and partici.
pated in the festivities.
Town Clerk Adams has issued
seven marriage licenses since Jan. /.
Alden Spooner fell on the ice
near his house last week Wedncs-
day and broke his right hip bone.
AS he is past So his recovery is con-
sidercd doubtful.
l.. n. Rood is cutting large
quantity OF white birch for sale to
the Gaysville Wood Turning COM
pany. Price 81 cord.
X. p. Stockwe,, for some time
in the insurance business here, has
accepted good position in the Cam
bridge, Mass, branch Office OF the
Prudential Life Insurance company,
and will leave town in few days to
enter upon his new work.
w. G.. Waldo will carry on the
mileage business hitherto done by
h. p. Stockwel.
One clause of the warning for
town meeting relates to the exemp-
ton Of Qnerin & Pippin from taNa-
ton and also of the lympus Coop
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