Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-16
The NATIONAL White RIVER BANK,
BETHEL, VERMONT.
After January lst, 1908, we
will pay 31z% interest and
taxes on DEPOSITS in our
SAVINGS DEPARTM ENT.
Call and Inspect Our New Bank Building.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.

Aid society of the Cong'l church, held
last week, the officers elected were:-
President, Mrs. James Graham; vice pres
ident, Mrs. w. l.. Fish; secretary, Miss
Ann Sargent; treasurer, Mrs. T.. N. Fish
err; assistant treasurer, Miss Ann Sar-
gent; directresses, Mrs. Washburn, Mrs.
Goodwin, Mrs. Cushman, Mrs. Briggs.
1t has been settled that the excursion
of the senior class of the w. III. s. to
Washington will start from Bethel March
81. 1t is expected that there will be
quite party, as in addition to the class
of five, several of the teachers and others
are considering the proposition of accom-
panying the pupils. The cost is about
$50 for the round trip, including all ex
penses.
G. C. Jones, general manager, G. e.
Soule, superintendent, and w. G. Crabbe,
auditor of the Central Vermont railway,
came to Bethel Tuesday and had confer
ence with the officials of the Rochester
railroad on the point of traffic connec-
tions between the two railroads at Bethel
village. The officials of the Rochester
road are very DESTROYS of depot accommo-
dations here. Nothing final was deter
mined.
A bronze portrait in alto-relievo, an ex-
cellent likeness OF Augustus Pingree
Hunton, the oldest practising lawyer in
the state, and of the firm of Hunton &
Stickney of this town, has been hung
back of the desk of the presiding Judge at
the court house at Woodstock. 1t is the
work of Miss Mary Stickney, grand
daughter of Mr.. Hunton, and she is now
abroad pursuing further studies in the
sculptor's profession.
The bridge department of the Central
Vermont railway has had gang of
dozen men at work at the quarry the past
month who have completed the high tres
tie for the extension of the Bethel Granite
railway. This trestle is about 400 feet in
length. There are to be fills at each end
of the trestle work. The gang has now
weeks work in repairing the sills and
timbers of the water tank house in this
village belonging to the railroad.
Among the decisions announced Tues
day by the supreme court was that in the
Reynolds-Hassam case, in which the
judgment of the lower court was affirmed
and the petition for new trial denied.
The judgment of the lower court was that
Hassam should pay the town of Bethel "a
per month until the sum of $500 was
paid, to be used for the support of the
child of Matte Reynolds, of whom Has
sam was charged with being the father,
and to pay the costs. John j. Wilson and
John g. Sargent for the prosecutions; w.
N. Batchelder and Gilbert A. Davis for
the defense.
Burns Osgood. master of White River
Pomona grange, assisted by Miss Dors
Phelps, installed the officers of Rising
Star grange at the last meeting as fol-
lows:-Master. DR.. III. w. Holden; over
seer, Edgar Owen; steward, Hugh Wilson;
lecturer, Asa ChatfeId; assistant steward,
Merrill Porter; chaplain, Mrs. @. F. Wal
do; treasurer, viii Brooks; secretary, ID.
A. Wilson; gatekeeper, c. f. Waldo;
Ceres, Mabel Manning; Pomona, Bessie
Bradley; Flora, Flora Larock; lady assis-
tant steward, Mae Woods. The installa-
ton service was followed by chicken pie
supper which was enjoyed by about six
ty members. 1t was voted to hold box
social Saturday evening, Jan. IS. and
every gentleman member must takeNa Ia
dy, whether a member or not. Every
member should be in attendance as the So
cial is for the purpose of getting money
to purchase regalia tor the officers.
A peculiar accident, with only slight
damage, occurred Sunday in tie Central
Vermont yard here. A south-bound
past twelve y. m. Some distance above |
Eere there was break in the forward |
trucks of car near the front end of the 1
train. John Wynn noticed the trou BILE as 1
the train passed bis house and tried, un-
successfully, to in form the train hands by /
signal. When the disabled truck struck /
the switch back of the Brooks & Wash 4
bnrn store, it turned the lever and the re-
mainder of the train took to the sidetraclS {
while the front end was en- the main line
This arrangement did not work long and
the train pulled apart, setting the air
brakes and stopping the rear end at once.
Two cars were athwart both the main line
and the sidetrack. The front one was
pulled onto the sidetracS and the rear one
replaced on the rails and after a delay of
about three hours the main line was
cleared. The wreck train came up from
White River Junction later in the after /
noon and cleared the sidetrack.
Annual Church Dinner.
Thirty-five people sat down to the an
nual dinner in the vestry of the First
Cong1 church Friday, Jan. 8. At the
roll call which followed there were 40
responses. The officers chosen at the
business meeting for the ensuing year
were:-
Clerk, Mrs. G. M. Miller; treasurer.