Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-18


as the weather will allow. The hotel
will be built on 3 slightly location easter
~ Of the village in the rear OF the prem
Uses Of DR.. Campbell and the land has al
ready been purchased.
Lincoln Day Exercises.
The people Of Bethel gathered in the
Town hall Friday, Feb. u, to observe
the Tooth anniversary Of the birth Of
Abraham Lincoln.
An unexpected treat to the audience
was the reading OF the poem OF Miss Wal
Ter, sour Bennis,n By Rev. J. Wesley
Miller. The book was put on sale by the
publishers on Feb. IL. Through the
kindness OF Miss Waller, all the G.. A. r.
posts Of the state had been furnished
with copy and Department Commander
Beach had issued general order that the
poem Be resd before every post. AT the
close Of the reading, rising vote OF
thanks to Miss Waller was taken.
Rev. Il. A. Parkhnrsf's address on Lin
coin Was well received. A touching fea-
ture, not on the program came ont dur
ing his address. The hall had been
handsomely draped with flags and bunt-
ing, with picture OF Lincoln in the nsn-
ter. Just IS the speakers theme touched
on the glory OF Lineoln's character, .
broad beam OF sunlight came into the
room and spread over the nag and pic
ture.
The audience were handed circulars
showing the purpose and needs OF the
Lincoln Farm association. II Is proposed
to purchase the birthplace farm OF Lin
colin in Kentucky Of about ITO acres.
About $50. 900 more IL needed 10 properly
develop the farm into Memorial park,
to shelter the cabin IN which he was born
and to care for the future needs. Sub
scriptions are invited in sums Of Csc. up,
Subscribers to the fund viii recefve Ger
tifcates with pictures OF the cabin and
the White House and OF Lincoln on Il.
Or. II. w. Holden is the. local treasurer
and payments may be made to him.
The program Of the exercises foilowas--
Music. Gflson's orchestra
PRAYER. Rev W. Benjamin Reynolds
GeifysbuFE Address, prfn. James G. walker
Miss .., aarg 3 Walters poem. ,-,.,,..-
Lincoln G ismos. letter es '0nn wesley Miller
....l Mrs baxnys M a. Lee cady
Reading o. poem, .srhree Hum = :
dred Thousand More" Mr.. Prank Lyman
Address on -Abra-
America, played By Gilsonss orrkesfrs Ara sung
By the audience, Principal James G. walker
leading the singing.
Flndley Crossing Hearing.
The state board Of railroad commits
Aioners held a meeting at Bethel Inn yes
terdRy, on petition of the selectmen OF
Bethel to consider the adjustment OF the
dangerous FindIey crossing, two miles
north OF this station. The hearing was
in the nature CT an informal talk aud
consideration Of the situation. States
Attorney Buck represented tbs state and
c. w. Writers the railroad.
Chief Engineer Morrison OF the C. v.
Ry. Co. gave q rough estimate Of the cost
OF the work to be done under q plan that
would involve the sboiishnsent OF the two
grade crossings; putting road over the
ledge east Of the railroad track to connect
the two ends Of the present highways;
an undeFpass nearly opposite the dwell
ing OF H. q. Barnes and removal Of the
highway bridge TO point opposite pro-
posed. underpass. His figures were.-.
Cost Of aoutherly end OF proposed new
road, $500 to $3.50; rock excavation on
point Of ledge, $4,000 to 1880; fiji be-
tween underpass and ledge, 5000 to
$1,000; moving bridge and putting il
abutments, Sl400; grading for same.
$500. This estimate was made on an 8
per cent grade for highway; q per cent
grade would increase cost by $4,000.
Mr.. Morrison also submitted an esfi-
mate for an overhead bridge on westerly
side Of river to top o. ledge on east side
OF track making cost about the same 81
underpass.
DR.. L. W. Ciough submitted plan for
removal OF railroad track around tbs
ledge to present location of highway, The
highway TO take place now occupied by
railroad. the highways on opposite sides
OF river TO be connected BY an underpass
leading to present bridge.
B. q. Bundy suggested the plan ol
starting new highway on the towns
pound and running down on west side
Of river TO Frank ChamberIiu'e house,
with the bridge moved upstream and al
undeFpasa under the track and q cheaF
road over the lodges for necessary trafas
going that way.
At this point ID the proceedings, Juags
Redmond announced that the hearing
would be adjourned until wednesday
April z. and ia the meantime he woulf
suggest to the parties that the position o
the board was not to accept any plan tina
involved an per cent grade. He asker
the engineers for the railroad 10 submit
plans and specifications on q 8 per cEn
basis on all the different methods surg
gasfed
The common division 81 the expense q
abolishina grade crossings under til
present law i s. per cent TO tbs railroad
rs per cent to the state and 10 per cent i
the town.