Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-09


! ID. LYNN Chadwick and G. o. Spauld-
ing have bought OF the estate of Albert
A. Brooks the dwelling house and prem
ises knoEn as the Chstfeld place, situat-
ed near the "dry bridge" being the
house formerly owned by John l.. Chat
field
Rev. W. B. Reynolds was called to
T Stockport. n. ", last week by the seri-
Gus illness of his brother, G. B. Rey-
+ noIds. Rev. Robert G. Wilson officiated
at Christ church last Sunday in the abb
sence of Mr.. Reynolds and expects to do
the same next Sunday
John Keleher went to Boston Saturday
to attend the funeral of Michael Graham,
a former Bethel resident and foreman in
the tannery. The death of Mr.. Graham,
which occurred at Woburn, Mass, was
quite unexpected, as he had been in usu-
ally good health till the day before his
death.
Rufus w. Spear of Newport, clerk of the
Public Service commission, makes public
the following dates for hearings: JuneS,
at 9 a. m. at Bethel, adjourned hearing of
the petition of the Home Telephone Co.
ia increase its capital stock; at 10 O'Clock
at the same place there will be a hearing
on the petition of Edgerton and Others
VS.. the Central Vermont and White River
railroads, relating to the connection Of
trains at Bethel.
A. Lee Cady, r. J. Flint and E. A.
Davis, the Republican town committee,
have issued call for town caucus to be
held in the Town hall, June Ia Tues
day., for the purpose of electing delegates
and alternates to the state, congressional
and county conventions. This town is
entitled to four delegates to the state and
congressional conventions and six to the
county. The time is set for the caucus at
p. M, a later hour than hitherto usual,
the change being made to enable the vot-
ers at the granite sheds to attend.
Rising Star grange held an interesting
meeting Saturday evening with a fair at
tendance. The program carried out by the
worthy lecturer, Fred Chapman, con-
sisted Of two piano solos by Mrs. Scott
Gillette and Mrs. w. c. Waldo; song,
"sing Me to Sleep" Ruby Fish. The gem
eral question given to each member was,
Name some place you have visited and the
most interesting thing you saw there,
which proved of so much interest it could
not reach all the members and was car
ried over until the next meeting in two
weeks.
The work train Of the Central Vermont
railway has begun the work on the elm |
ination of the Findley bridge crossings. !
The first step is the raising OF the grade |
of the railroad at the point of the pro-
posed underpass. At this point at pres
ent the railroad is slightly below an aver
age grade and in order to make the pro.
per height of the underpass it will have /
to be raised two feet. This will necessi-
tate the changing of the grades for about |
a half mile on each side. On Monday |
and Tuesday forty carloads OF fill were
brought here
Rev. Horatio G. Mann has accepted
call to the passionate OF the Uniyersalist
church at Barnard. This church is the
second Oldest Unversalist church in the
United States and Rev. Hosea Ballou, I
known as the father of Unversalism, was /
a pastor there years ago. The church has
been closed Of late years, except during
the summer months, but the parishioners
have decided to open il again permanent
ly and arrangements are under way for
OF the church edifcs, which 4
ID now being renovated ana repaired. Mr..
ity school and viii begin bis duties as
pastor OF the church June 10.
The directors of the Bethel town dis
trict were in South Royslton last Satur.
day and took part in the formation OF a
union school district for the purpose of
employing superintendent. The dis
trict is composed OF Bethel town district
with nine schools, Royalton town with
eight, South Royalton graded school
with four, and Tunbridge with eight,
thus giving twenty-nine schools. Earl
E. Wilson, principal OF the South Royal
ton high, was elected superintendent
with a salary of S1400. OF this amount at
he end Of the year the state pays back
he sum of sli00, leaving $500 for the
owns to pay, of which Bethel's share
x ia be about s75, II being based on the
grand lists OF the component parts of the
lnion. r. f. Burnett Of Bethel Is chair
nan OF the union, and Fred K. Allen Of
secretary. Mr.. Wilson will as
iume his duties July /. He is q graduate
II Dartmouth OF the class of 1908 and has
made an eminent success in his position
n South Royalton.
White River lodge, No. 90, F. and A
w., held a public installation OF officers
asst Thursday evening, the installing
,fficer being A. Lee Cady, late district
deputy grand master. The following
lfficers were insialled:-W. r. Briggs,
". NJ; James A. Graham, s. w; q. o.
ipauldinP, J. w. "a. II. Topper, Treas.
:. S. Soper, Sec; w. n. Batchelder, s.
D.. Walter swinyer, J. D.; Burns Os-
,ood, 5. s.; W. o. Bailey, J. s.; II. H.
)insmore, Chap; Robert Noble, tyler.
The charter OF the Bethel lodge was is
ued lis years ago by The Grand Lodge OF
Vermont and they first met in their pres
mt quarters forty-one years ago. Daniel
4. ClOugh- who was present at this fern
r meeting, wss also present last Thurs
lay. During the past season the lodge
ooms have been enlarged and refitted
nd are now among the most elegant in
he state. The installation Of The new
Ulcers was in the nature Of dedicstiou
q the refurnished rooms and was Wit
lessed by about one hundred invited {
.uests and wives OF the members. Fol ]
owing the installation, remarks were
made By Rev. $. 4. Goodheart, Rev. II.
/. Parkhurst, r. J. Flint, Martin T. Wy
nan, ST., and Wallace y. Batchelder
Music was furnished by Wyman & Chap {
mans orchestra. The evening was closed
nth reireshments and exchange Of greet