Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Death Of etheIxna Heath Bartlett

I The residents Of Bethel village were
/ deeply shocked and grieyed Wednesday
morning TO learn that Ethelynd, daugh-
I ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. ~ Heath. had
I passed away the night before.
! 10 was only Dec. 2lst that she was mar
ried al the home Of her parents in this
village to Charles r. Bartlett. After a
short wedding trip 10 Montreal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartlett returned 10 Bethel for a few
days, and then went 10 Boston, where Mr.
Bartlett is clerk in the city treasurers
office, Mrs. Bartlett had not been in her
usual good health, but it was not deemed
10 be anything serious. Monday evening
OF this week Mr. Heath received a telegram
that bis daughter was critically i'll, and be
left for Boston on the night train. The
cause Of her death was peritontis.
Mrs. Bartlett had long been a resident
IN this village She was a graduate OF the
Whitcomb High school Endowed bv
nature with high musical talents, she had
cultivated these talents and was a vocalist
OF high order. In the Universalist church
her loss will be deeply felt, as well as in
social affairs, in which she was a leader
The bereaped parents have the sincere
sympathy OF the entire community.
Spotter Case Disposed o.
D. w. Wilbur was arraigned before the
Windsor county court Wednesday Of last
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eating liquor without a license.
The incident from which the charge /
arose occurred at the Baslom House Ia 1
Bethel last year. A detective had been +
employed by the town liquor commission I
ers to ferret out illegal liquor sales and T
had inveigled himself into Wilburis ac-
Wilbur was granite cutter, /
and boarded at the Bascom House. At the I
suggestion OF the detective, a game Of
cards was arranged for one evening, the
players being Wilbur, the detective aud
another granite cutter The detective
asked Wilbur II be did not have anything
20 drink, and IN response TO this Wilbur
treated the party, for which he was arrest
ed the next day, found guilty and fined
1900 and costs. Wilbur appealed, but the
evidence WAS clear, and on the plain read
ing OF the liquor law he was guilty, and |.
80 at the county court he had no alterna-
tive but plead guilty and throw himself on
The mercy OF the court
The county court imposed a fine Of $780,
execution was suspended and Wilbur was
placed IN the hands Of Probation Officer
5outhgate and this will probably be the
3nd of the matter Wilbur has wife and
amily living at keene, n. H., dependent
upon him for support, and was a man OF
good reputation in this neighborhood.
Death of Bernard Garland.
Bernard Garland, better known as
Barney Garland, died January 5th OF
leart failure. complicated with grip.
Mr.. Garland was born In Belfast, county
Armagh, Ireland, in 1888, aud was married
o Ann O'Neil, a school teacher IN that
country. In 1861, he came to America to
make home, leaving his family in Ire
and lie first went TO Burlington, VT,
nd about 1863 came to Bethel and worked ,
many years for the Central Vermont rail-
DAD. The family came over about 1863
II first, Mr.. Garland lived in a hut OF !
Cd structure beside the right OF way OF
he railroad. With his earnings, he soon
ad enough to buy some land OF Augustus
larsh, ana he built a wooden house
.ater this house made way for a more 1
retentiOus structure in which he spent !
rs last days. Mrs. Garland died few + /
ears ago. Their children areas follows
susan, married and ded.in Australia; !,
larry Mrs ID. A. Roche, living in Salem, :
lass Lizzie Mrs. +. G. Abbott, living
. Brookhne, Mass; Patrick, wherea bouts
Unknown; John, conductor out OF MARI
orc, Mass, on the n. Y, n. II. & II. r. r.:
Hen, died in Bethel about 1889; James, \
led in Bethel about 1884; Joseph b., now
wing at the old home; Belle, stenogra- I,
her and manager OF the Office of a large
lmber firm located at Great Darlington,
lass.
Mr.. Garland was prudent man. a faith =
Il worker and good citizen, and by his !,
lritty habits had acquired a modest COM =
atentcy, which would have appeared to y
Inn q great fortune on his advent to
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