Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23
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seem to affect him in the least and be was
as smart as ever the next day.
Statistics kept by Rev. g.. K Goodwin,
pastor OF the Congregational church from
October 1906, till now show some start
ling figures as to the changeableness Of
The population. During that period Mr..
Goodwin lost 81 OF his Practitioners, BY
death or removal, and gained so new
ones, making a net loss of &C. The num-
Der of families decreased from 1875 to 119.
There are now about 300 parishioners.
Wallace Batchelder, attorney for Edison
Emery, who will be unable TO defend Mr.
Emery in the famous "North Pole law
suit" which stands for trial at the Town
hall the 31st., by reason OF being en-
ployed by the administrator of the estate
OF the late Charles 8. Clafiin TO 90 to Hot
Springs, Ark, on a trip that will require
his being away from three to four weeks,
has engaged John II. Noonan, former
Bethel boy, to take his place as counsel
for MIR. Emery at the trial. Mr.. Noonan
is now a successful lawyer at Enfield,
N. II.
The post Office department has an
nounced the restoration of the star route,
service between Bethel and Gaysyille and
has called for bids for running the route
beginning next Jan. IL. The bid calls
for six days a week service, leaving
Bethel after the 11:45 q. N, mail and GO
ing to Gaysyille on the north side OF
White river, returning on the south side
and leaving Gaysville at p. m. One
hour and fifteen minutes is allowed for
the trip, six miles. The carrier will per-
form all the duties OF rural mail carrier
Tor the benefit OF patrons on the route.
Since the taking OF OF this route all the
between Bethel and Gaysville,
except the Locust Creek neighborhood,
have been without delivery.
The auction sale Of the Sargent block
Tuesday afternoon called together a good
" crowd from Bethel and vicinity. Men
with known financial ability we're here
with the apparent expectation of bidding
On the property. Auctioneer B. G. !
Rogers called for bids and almost at once
II. Powers of Randolph offered $4,000. |
Either the size OF the bid or the appear
lnce OF Mr.. Powers seemed to act as a de- |
errent on the other would-be bidders and |
despite the dulcet inducements OF Mr.. |
Rogers the bid was not raised aud the
property was struck of to Mr.. Powers at /
his first, and the only, bid. Uncollected
accounts due the estate OF j. q. Sargent,
md aggregating about 1890 were bid OF /
~ T. J. LAvere for 1925.
Postmistress Arnold has received cir
ular from the postoffice department re-
luesting patrons Of rural routes to pro-
tide themselves as far as is convenient
With stamp supplies in advance. From a
ecent count OF an entire county in the
tate Of New York, it was found that
ach carrier on an average was collecting
l5 one-cent coins in a week. This aver
ge applied to all the routes in the coun-
~ would give the enormous total OF
bout 800, 100000 one-cent pieces. 1t is
Explained that the picking of loose coins
rom boxes not only results in needless
hardship and suffering to carriers in win
err weather, delays the delivery and coll
ection Of the mails, but frequently re-
ults in actual money loss to the carriers,
or II in collecting coin from the boxes
hey drop these into the snow or on the
round without recovery, they are re-
uired to replace the amount out OF their
wn funds