Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
BETHEL.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. George ar" ILL
Vivian Thomas Is recovering from an
attack Of rheumatic fever Francis W.
Wright Will move this week from South
Royalton to the Marston bloCk.-Tho
checklist for the town meeting con
tains $50 name. There are only 20 de-
linquent taxpay~rs.-Mrs. Alfred Parrot
returned Saturday from = weeks stay
with her husband in 1eom!nstcr, Mass
Mrs. jane Pecor returned SATURDAY, 90
Charles Comes after spending several
months In Granville. -Mss Marion Wa
son. reader, assisted by several singers
from tho high school, gave n pleasing
entertainment at the town hall Thursday
evening for the bcnefi, Of the travel
fund OF the senior clase Roy l.. Stearns
was here Saturday from Springfield, to
see his parents.--Aurice Perkins has re-
turned from few days visit in Spring
field. Mas-.-The warning for town
meeting contains only the customary
articles A town tax OF s1.c5 is recon-
mendcd and school tax Of 70 cents. The
expected cost to the town of S2000 as its
share Of abolshlng the Findlay bridge
crossings accounts for the increase in
the tax asked from 81 TO 49, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. q Brooks. OF Waterbury. Conn
are at A. r. Rrooks's Miss Lola SIR
gent. teacher OF the Lympus school. has
gone to her home In Glover.-Pupns of
the town district schools who had a
perfect record OF attendance for the
year were Howard Ballentine Gerald
Bowen. Florence Buck. Erma Foster,
George Reynolds and Dorothy Spooner-
A Central Vermont railway snow pillow
was derailed Saturday on a siding at
this station by the collapse of a wheel --
Carl D. Gushing and his daughter, Mary.
are in Boston.-Mrs James Chamberlin
has returned from Chicago after severa!
months absence in the West.
Hon. Augustus p. Hunton, nestor of the
Vermont bar, former speaker OF the Yer
mont House Of Representatives. and cid
est male resident Of Bethel. completed
Wednesday his 9th year Several of his
friends called and congratulated him.
finding him in good health and spirits
He has d good memory of events near
and remote and enjoys reading both stan
I'd and current books He expects to be
present and vote at town meeting as
usual this year. He was born in Groton,
\. H., moved to Hyde Park two years
later with his parents, Or. Ariel Hunton
and Polly 'Pngry) Hunton. He began
practice in Bethel soon after his admiS-
sion to the bar. and has practise1 here
seventy years actively until few years
agu. He was first chosen representative
by tho town In lS49 and was reelected
four times. the last time in 1862. He was
assisted in receiving his friends by his
ushter the wife of William r. G..
Stickncy. His sister. Mrs. Mary (HuntOnl
Parker resides here.-An engine on the
Bethel Granite railway became derailct
at n switch near the Woodbury. quarry
Tuesday evening A wreck train went to
the scene that evening and in about five
hours got 1t back on the r1ils.-A snow
shoeing party Of nine clerks from the
Boston office Of President Parker. OF the
White River railroad, were here and at
Rochester last week and returned Mon.
day morning F.. r. Ellis OF Mortified
was here ENTHUSIASTICALLY Rev. Simon
j.. Goodhart OF Whiting preached AT the
Congregational Church sunday morning
and evening ana again on Tuesday even
Ing. when he held service in honor OF
| Nashirgtons birthday.