Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-17
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was Miss Alice Davis, who paid s525 for
the premises.
Frank H. Dewsrt of st. Adams, civil
engineer in the employ of the state high
way commissioner, is in town this week
making surveys at the Findley bridge
crossings and vicinity.
Mrs. William Haley of Island Pond is
with her daughter, Mrs. John ]. Wilson,
and assisting in the care OF her young
grandson, Daniel Wilson, who is suffer-
ing with a trouble in his knee.
C. @. Paine of South Randolph has
bought of A. Lee Cady, administrator,
the home premises of the late James d.
Wheeler, situated on the Randolph road
and formerly known as the Ahial Putnam
farm. Mr.. Paine is to take immediate
possession.
Christopher Noble Arnold, fifth son OF
the late Lawyer Fred Arnold Of Bethel,
has fled with the clerk OF the supreme
court the required papers of law student
and declared that he has entered the Law
Office of Wallace g.Batchelder of this town
and has commenced the study OF law
with the intention of applying for admis-
zion to the bar when he has completed
the required years of study.
The Brooks & washburn Co. have Just
installed plate glass front in their store.s
The main panes, of which there are four,
are so by 126 inches and the glass is
three-eights of an inch thick. There Is
also new door with plate glass and one
new plate glass window on the side
towards the depot. The whole work
makes a very desirable improvement on
the already attractive store OF the Brooks
& Washburn Co.
\ A hearing was held at Bethel Saturday
before Hon. @. A. Davis, referee in bank
ruptcy, in regard to the affairs of the U.
s. Tale corporation, which has been petit
toned into bankruptcy by its creditors.
The principal creditor is the Chas. 8.
Bush company Of Providence, r. /. f.
s. French, general manager OF the Roch-
ester railway, was elected trustee to settle
the estate. This company owns extern
sive tale mines on Rochester mountain
and fine water power at Rochester Low
er Mills. The company has labored with
many costly misfortunes since starting in
business. Its mill at the mines was de-
stroyed by fire last year, and this year
the floods did extensive damage ct the
plant at Rochester Lower Mills, where
the tale was ground. 1t is understood
that reorganization will be perfected
and the business continued under new
management.
Findley Bridge Crossing Hearing.
The public service commission held an
adjourned hearing at the Bethel Inn last
Friday to consider the plan offered by At
torney-General Sargent. The full board
was present; the Central Vermont railway
was represented by Engineer Morrison
and Attorney Warren Austin Of st. Al
bans; the town of Bethel by John J. Will
son; the state by Hon. G. w. Gates, state
highway commissioner, and by At
torney General Sargent.
The plan offered by Mr.. Sargent, as in
timated in last weeks Courier, contem-
plated tie adjustment of the bridge at
this locality and would leave no means of
communication between the east and west
sides of the river from the highway
bridge in Randolph village to the high
way bridge in Bethel village, a distance
Of over seven miles. This plan was also
favored by w. B. C. stickney of Bethel.
! who spoke at the invitation OF the COM
mission. No testimony was offered at
the hearing. The town opposed the
abolishment OF the bridge on the ground
OF the great Inconvenience that would re-
suit. AT the close OF the hearing, ii was
suggested that the different representa-
tives of the town, the state and the
railroad make further investigation in
company aud see il some plan suitable to
all the parties could not be agreed upon
and then submitted to the commission
for their approval. Accordingly, in the
afternoon, the parties went to the locality
and after careful examination OF the stu
alton the following scheme was agreed
upon as satisfactory to all the parties:-
Both grade crossings to be abolished;
cheap road to be put through on the east
side of the river, starting from near the
Cotton buildings and running above the
lodges to the II. q. Barnes farm; an un-
/ derpass to be constructed nearly opposite
/ the Barnes house and connection to be
made by this underpass and the bridge
I between the two sides of the river; a state
road with easy grades to be built on the
west side OF the river from near the town
pound to the culvert between the house
and barn of F. H. Chamberlin.
| This settlement is eminently satisfac-
/ tory TO the people of Bethel and as far as
expense goes is less than the others pro-
posed. 1t is estimated that the entire
change can be made for about S15, 600, of
which the share OF the town of Bethel
would be $500. The new road to be
built FROM the town pound on the west
side OF the river will make a very desira-
BILE improvement in the traffic facilities
in this vicinity as it will do away with
all heavy grades approaching Bethel vii
lage from the north.
Graduation Week Events.