Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-22
NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

BY their own account, which
seems we'll verified, Geo. II. Kim
ball and S. G. Bent were two hours
making their way across the river
at Bethel in boat one morning
after hard frost. After getting a
good start they found it impossible
either to 90 ahead or 60 back. At
last Skipper w. H. Smith OF the
town boat cooperating with them
got channel made and lowed them
over. Only twice in two weeks has
ice formed thick enough to inter
fere with the boats.
Two excellent housewives have
Just died in Bethel, Mrs. Charles
Whitaker last Saturday and Mrs.
Mills Spooner last Monday. In
each case an only son is left, and in
the latter case the husband also.
The sons are the farmers in both
cases, being young Vermonters who
are satisfied to stay at home and
stick to farming.
Chas. Whitaker died a year and
a half ago. Until 1872 he was a
republican. In, that year, having
allied himself with the Greeley fac
ton, he was denied access to ke-
publican caucus by the local man
ayers, who dubbed him "no better
than Democrat" Taking them AZ
their word, he always thereafter
voted Democratic.
Rochester last furnished ii senator
in 1854, Bethel in 1894.
W. c. Waldo, assistant postmas-
ter at Bethel under several admins
trations, retires from that position
April l. He will go with his family
to Tacoma, Wash. Such courteous
and conscientious service of the pub
lie as his is sadly too rare. A COM
mercial traveller lately said Of him,
"a stranger seldom gets such cour.
teous treatment from postoffice
official" His removal from town is
a loss to the local Democratic party,
of which he is loyal member.
Another regent removal from
town, former representative A. l..
Cady, is of political importance, as
he was one of the Republican lead
ers, probably the most popular of
them. He has accepted an impor.
tant commercial position in Law
renee, Mass, and his family will go
about May /.
The piles for the Bethel bridge
driven Friday and Saturday, were
washed down stream by Mondays
high water. Several more were
driven Tuesday, but Wednesday
almost no work was attempted be-
cause of the storm.
Two ambitious doctors of the old
school, Lorenzo NJ. Greene of
Bethel and VIM. d. Huntington of
Rochester, have announced their
candidacy for senatorial honors this
year. In this fact by itself there is
no necessity Of a contest between
them, because the north half of the
county will have two senator's. The
chances are that there will be other
aspirants, and if SO the two doctors
from adjoining towns in the north
west corner will have to fight it out,
unless one of them has the grace to
retire. Both men have been pretty
we'll honored already, especially by
appointment, and both have been in
the lower branch of the Legislature.
Both have been very successful in
their profession, and have good So
cial standing. Dr.. Greene is a "self
made" man, in common with sew
eral brothers, having worked him
self from rather humble condition
to one of much prosperity. He has
an impressive presence and courtly
bearing. The ''gentleman from
Rochester" is as near an aristocrat
as we have up this way, but he is
not to blame for that. and should be
judged on his merits, which are
many. Viewed from the outside
the race, if it occurs, ought to be a
pretty one.
NoRTHER.
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