Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-17

/ q whole mas undoubtedly Dehen -
the fire. L.,aors
/ OF the Bethel Electric Light and Power
/ Co. was held In Cushing hall "Wednesday
/ Of last week. A bout 450 shares were rep,
resented out OF a total of $50. IL was voted
to accept the provisions OF the act passed
By the last legislature in regard 10 ihe
company. a.
The Young people OF the UniVersslist
church are rehearsing under the diree-
ton of Miss Whitmarsh cantata,
"Dresm OF Fairyland," to be presented
in about three weeks. Miss Whltmarsh
has presented this cantata about 20 times
in different towns and it is quite an elan-
crate affair.
The annual roll call of the members OF
the Cong'l church will be held al re
church next Wednesday evening. Inc
mem bers OF the society and congregation
1 are most cordially invited. A short pro-
gram is being prepared and light refresh
ments will be served. 1t is hoped that
many will attend and make il very
pleasant occasion.
4 L. @. Mcintyre has sold the Ansel Bur-
bank farm on Christian hill to ii. X.
Wing OF Maiden, Mass. Mr.. Wing will
carry on this place in connection with
the John Wheeler farm which he has
lately purchased. Some OF the best farm.
ing III obhtC llCo On OhiAoAAoh 49,
and the union OF these two places makes
a very desirable farm.
The friends OF s. H. Mccullough will be
much pleased to learn that he is recover
/ ing from his recent sickness which seem
ed TO be in the nature OF cold settled IN
the head, causing the gathering OF mat
ter. To remove this matter 1t was found
/ necessary to pull tooth and from the
hole left by the tooth punch hole up In
TO the region OF the nostril.
Last Wednesday d. J. Slack OF Royal.
E ton fell off load OF bark near the top OF
[ the hill by NJ. n. Kendall's. The span he
was driving then ran away and the load
/ tipped over at the foot of the hill; the
/ horses with the forward sleds ran through
1 the south side OF White River bridge,
meeting team on the way, and we're
stopped on River street with no very seri-
Gus damage done.
4 VIII Bradbury has secured two foxes
( this week. One be shot and the OF her
/ dug out near Hiram Ovens A pair went
4 into the hole and DR.. Coughs fox terrier
was sent in but soon retreated all "chaw.
ed up" The laborious process OF digging
was then resorted TO and one OF the pair
was secured but the other drew back into
a recess and could not be found. The
/ bounty is now Coo. and IL costs l0c. to get
+ the bounty and the skins are worth
about $3.50.
/ We are glad to see our old friend, 9. f..
/ Clsfiin, the Rochester stage driver, Is not
out OF job on account OF the construc-
/ tion OF the Rochester railroad. MIR. Olaf
/ lin has been appointed by the receiver OF
/ the road as manager OF the Bethel station.
/ The headquarters of tine road are TO be at
1 Rochester with John X. Nichols, super
I intendent, and Mr.. Clafiin is to have
charge OF the baggage and express at the
I H. a ,,A - 4 ks has hat fa
| handled, as is expected In the near future.
4 Mr.. Clafiin Is a courteous and efficient
public servant and no mistake is made in
his appointment.
The afternoon mail Monday unloaded
at this station nine river men in various
stages OF paralysis. They were hound for
/ Rochester, but the train for that town
left before they had made up their minds
fully what to do and then all hands Of
them concluded to walk to Rochester and
started, carrying their baggage. A few
steps convinced them that they were
making a mistake, and so they returned
| to the depot and entertained Station
/ Agent Carr with clog dancing and high
kicking for a while and then hired Ed.
ellison to carry them by team to Roch-
ester. On the way, one fell out, so that
| finally only eight little injun boys reached
Rochester.
+. j. Ryan OF Boston, superintendent of
the railway mail service, and Il. M. Car
penter of White River Junction, clerk,
we're In town last week and went to
/ Rochester. This visit was in relation to
having the Gaysville, Stockbridge, Roch.
ester and Hancock mail placed on the
natl cars in separate pouches. II is now
all thrown In with the Bethel MALL and
must be sorted out at Bethel before the
stage leaves. II the change is made, II
will be possible for the mail to go right
out on the arrival OF the 2:30 p. m. train
and with the expected change from
stage to rail route, a saving OF about three
and one-half hours will be made and the
Rochester people will get their mail that
much earlier.
The town officials OF Bethel have receiv-
ed notice that on account of the increase
OF population In Bethel on the new cen.
sus, this town will be entitled to s222.22
additional public money over that held
before. The amount now held is 1914 As.
Each additional person in town gives the
town 81 9470517. This money Is the sur
plus OF funds In the U. s. treasury divid-
ed amongst the several states in 1887 and
divided by the state OF Vermont among
the various towns in proportion, and the
amount is readiusted after every census.
There seems to be some question as to
whether the state will pay this to the
town now as the law requires that the
state treasury snail pay the same 10 such
towns as have elected trustees OF public
money and the share of such towns as
have not elected trustees of public money
shall be held by the state and three per
cent interest thereon paid to the town.
The share OF Bethel now held was put into
the White River bridge when IL was built
over about 90 or so years ago and the
town has paid interest on the sum into
! the town school fund every year. The
amount paid last year was sl7i.S7, which
, seems to have been the usual amount.
, Bethel has not elected trustees OF public
money for many years and 1t will probs-
bly, be necessary to elect them at the com.
ing March meeting to enable the town to
draw the money.
Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pabgs of dyspepsia. No need to
Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At any
E drug store.
Last Bethel.
/ Miss Jennie Mills is at Rufus Spauld,