Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

village.
The Woodbury. Granite company havi
one hundred and thirty cars OF stocl
quarried at their Bethel quarry ready FOL
transportation to their sheds, and OF
Monday the railroad put on an extrl
train each day and viii run two trains
day till the surplus stock is brought
down. II is estimated this will take
about three weeks.
Postmistress Arnold has received notios
from the postofiice department that tbs
rates for postofiee boxes will be raised
Jan. /. The rates are based on the bust
ness done BY the office. At the last re.
port called for by the department, the an
nual business done fell under $4,000 and
/ the rates we're reduced. Now the annual
4 business has reached over $4,000 and the
former rates are restored, viz, call boxes,
25c. per quarter; small size lock boxes,
45c. medium size 60c., and large size,
Zoe.
Last Thursday morning guy rope to
the smokestack on the Gaysville Electric
Light and Power company's steam plant
became slack and lowered so that 1t was
hit by a passing train. This brought
down the wire, but fortunately not the
stack. The guy in coming down brought
with il an electric light pole and this put
the whole electric system OF both the
Bethel Electric Light and Power company
and the CaysvilIe company into such con-
fusion that II was necessary to turn of
the power. The lines were not fully
Strengthened out and good service given
for a day.
Bethel people, both old and young,
have lost a familiar street scene by the
death OF Fannie, 1.-THE old pet horse Of
the Cushing family She was "a years
old last October and has been owned and
used by the Cushing family for over 30
years. She has served three generations,
The late j. ID. Cushing having bought her
when four years old and since his death
having been used by G. d. Cushing and
his children. "Fannie" was Of the Nor
gan breed, intellectual, strong and hearty
until the last. She died last week with
what some people thought to be a paraIy-
tic shock.
Lawyer Wallace n. Batchelder has an
nounced his withdrawal as counsel for
the defence OF Edison Emery, who is to be
tried at the Town hall, Dec. 81, alleging
as a cause the pressing call Of other BUSH
ness. There are many who profess to see
behind this excuse the real reason for Mr..
Batchelder's withdrawal in that he saw
be was linked to losing cause. The de-
iendant himself is quoted rs being very
Respondent over the probable result of his
case and as saying he did not expect to
get justice at home where he was we'll
known and that he would probably ap
peal his case to the highest court in the
land.
Dec. 10-11 was the anniversary of the
most destructive fire ever seen in Bethel
unless we except the tanDery fire of last
April. Sometime in the early morning Of
Dec. II, 1877, fire broke out in the old
White River House, which stood on the
site now occupied by the Brooks a Wash
burn store and the Arnold block. The
building had formerly been occupied as
hotel, but at the time of the fire was used
as a dwelling by several families. Before
the flames we're stayed the west side OF
Main street was cleared OF all buildings
from Weston's shop to the store OF NJ.
A. Moody and on the easterly side where
is now the Kittredge block there was
burned the large brick store OF G. l..
Graham.
Clinton E. Clsi'in has been appointed
administrator OF the estate OF Charles 8.
Clafin OF Bethel, who died in Hot
SpEings, ark, Nov. 30. II is supposed
that Mr.. Ciafin left considerable proper
t.. lie was a member OF the firm OF
Leonard a Claiiin, proprietors Of the I'm
perial hotel at Hot Springs. He left some
property in Vermont, some In New
Hampshire, and where the securities
owned by him we're at the time Of his
death Is question. As soon as the nee
essary formalities are gone through with
here, Clinton Clafiin and his attorney,
Lawyer Wallace Batchslder, will leave Tor
Arkansas, probably in about ten days.
They viii probably be away on the first
trip three or four weeks.
George Rice Townsend, aged SO years,
died at Bethel, Dec. q. The cause OF his
death was a shock suffered shout ten days
prior. fie was born in Bethel. Feb. ~,
1916, the son OF Frederick and Lovina
(santord) Townsend. All Of his life was
spent in Bethel with the exception OF
fourteen years, when he lived in Corinth
hNA west thifiets VI. ne uhFfieu iua
Emerson Of West Fairlea, who died in
1887. He is survived by two sons,
Charles =. Townsend Of Bethel, with
whom be made bis home, and Harry +.
Townsend Of Corinth, and By two dangh-
tiers, Mrs. Willis Wilson Of Corinth and
Mrs. Francis J. NaRlie OF Peterboro, n.
II. Funeral services were held Sunday,
Rev. James B. Sargent OF Mortified ufF-
ciatiug, and the interment was in Fair