Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-23

Bethel Universalist church, Rev. Geo. F
/ Fortler. minister. Morning service al
/ l0:45 with sermon by the pastor. A col
/ lection viii be taken toward quota to state
and general conventions. Sunday school al
/ ll:45 a. m. Supporters Of the liberal
+ thought are cordially invited to attend
/ the services OF this church.
] Workmen are engaged connect fny the
i b. ID. ellison water system with u { bank
and are also laying drain from tIe bank
TO connect with the town surface drain
4 system which the town expects to extend
Il this summer from its present termination
near the dwelling Of Mrs. 81. Wilson to
| opposite the NJ. A. Moody store.
There was an attendance Of about fifty
at the Grange meeting last Saturday even
/ ing. Owing to the absence Of the master
and overseer, S. l.. Gillett OBLIGATED as
master and d. f. Batchelder as oVerseer.
The next regular meeting will be Saturday
evening of next week when the young
ladies will debate the question, "Resolved,
That II Is better for our young girls to be
good housekeepers than to be good school
teachers"
Bertram f. Smith of Gorham, n. H.,
son-in-iaw Of ID. w. Shaw. was in town
last week closing up the business of Mr..
Shaw. The firm Of Shaw q Dinsmore, bob
bin manufacturers, has been dissolved.
The family Of Mr.. Shaw has moved to
Boston to be near him, where he will re-
main for medical treatment. The business
Of manufacturing bobbins in the shoe shop
building will be conducted by II. II. DIns-
more A stock Of lumber is now being
secured and il is expected that work will
begin in the shop next week.
School District Clerk II. r. Adams has
posted notices for the annual meeting Of
the voters OF the Whitcomb High school
district. IN addition to the regular rou.
tine business, the voters are warned 10
hear the report OF the special committee
appointed last year on the new school
house question, The committee consists
Of +. NJ. Weston, c. ID. Cushing and G.. II.
Upper and they have examined other
school houses and obtained estimates. The
meeting Is also warned 10 see what action
il any the district will take in regard to
building new schoolhouse and if It votes
to build new building how it will pay
for the same.
Henry l.. Dyke hitehed his one-horse
team in front OF the store Of Brooks q
Washburn Wednesday morning at about
right angles to the street. T.. s. Putnam
OF Barnard drove team OF horses up in
front of the passenger depot and left them
for second unattended. There was a
freight train moving on the track nearby.
These factors formed the ingredients for
first class smashup and the results did not
belle the circumstances. In Just about
three seconds there were two wagons and
three horses in about as tangled a condi-
ton as Russian-Japanese war report.
The damage done was trivial, but might
have been much more. Two morals are
pointed by this story; do not leave the
team unattended and do not hitch at
right angles TO the street in Bethel village.
At this particular point the street is Just
81 feet wide. The team hitched at right
angles took 16 feet. There was
team on the opposite side of the street
that took up some space. Il is suggested
that it would be a good thing to erect
some hitching posts in the rear of the
town hall where there is plenty OF room
for that purpose.