Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
WINDSOR COUNTY
BETHEL.

Mrs William II. Hartwell died at her
home In this village Saturday afternoon
after a lingering illness of several weeks
following an attack of paralysis. She
was born Agnes Cowdery and married
Mr.. IIartwell about 80 years ago. She
survived her son. John c. Hartwell. ONLY
IS hours and double funeral was held
at the Methodist Church Monday at 200
p. m. with interment at Cherry Hill Gene
terry. Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by two sisters. Mrs Elmer Wood
ward Of Tunbrdge and Mrs Ellen
Kittredge OF Bethel-Ray r. Boutwell, of
Stockbridce and Miss Goldie P. Flint OF
Barnard were married April 20 by the
Rev. j. Wesley Miller.-Mrs. Ann l..
Myers Of Ludlow visited here Saturday
The schools OF the town district have
opened for the spring term with the fol-
lowing teachers: Quarry. Miss Annie
Fowler: Christian hill, Miss Bernice Flint;
Camp Brook. Miss Williamay Toland:
Findlay Bridge. Miss Bessie Batcheller:
I.illieville. Miss Helen Mars: Jumpers.
Miss Susan Stockwell. Old Church Miss
Ruth Putnam: Gilead Mrs Jennie Dyke:
East Bethel. Miss Caroline Weymouth:
Moutain. Miss Jennie Welch.-An alarm
was given Saturday morning at about
5:2o for a fire in the basement Of the
Arnold block occupied by Isaac s Yeti
as pool and lunch room. The firemen
responded promptly and soon put out the
blaze which had partly consumed the
lunch counter and burned hole IN the
floor The fire was caused by cigar
stub smouldering in sawdust.-E. G.
Blaisdeli is serving temporarily as chief
engineer OF the fire department. posi-
ton made vacant ny the death Of John
To-. Hartwel MIR Plaisdell directed the at
tack upon the fire in tho Arnold block
ha sement Saturday morning and Robert
IS Adams was in charge az tho pumping
station.-Mrs. Emma Dyke will sell her
household effects AT auction April 20 and
Mrs. Hattie English will sell her farming
stock and tools May At the tniversaist
Church on SUNDAY morning the Rev.
Henry \. Parkhurst preached to a large
congregation from the Masonic. Odd Eel
lows and Knights of Pythias lodges the
Grand Army post and allied organizations.
Wallace Batchelder was in New Ham
shire last week and addressed several
political rallies in the interest OF Theodore
Roosevelt-A son was born April II to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Holbrook.
On the arrival OF train No. 6, the south
bound night express. at 2l0 Wednesday
morning. the conductor reported man
dropped on curve a mile north and or
ders were given to return and pick him
! up Constable Wheeler went back with
the train and found him lying several
rods from the track toward the bank
with several cuts and bruises but none
dangerous 1t was said that ne was
stealing a ride. having got aboard at Ran
doph. He was shut UP here and given
a hearing. He gave the name OF Tom"
| Spooner residence Randolph--A son was
| horn April 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
| Olmstead. p. Tarbell OF South
| RoyaltOn was n visitor Monday.-The
Rev f. F.. FELTON, OF Ogdensburg. ~ Y,
| Is here on a business trip-Myron u.
| Emery. aged 81 years. died Tuesday aft
| ernoon at the home of his brother, Eu-
gene L. Emery. where he had spent the
last three months, He was a native of
| Barnard and spent most of his life there.
| lie had suffered three years with paraly-
sis. He was unmarried. The funeral
will be held Thursday at 1000 a. M. the
Rev J. Wesley Miller officiating. and
burial will be in Barnard. William Chag-
non of Manchester. \. r., was n guest
at C. 4. Batcheller's Wednesday. Mrs.
George Short Of Sharon visited Mrs f
Il. Gonya Wednesday-Eari Munson OF
| Masena. ~ Y. was here Wednesday on
his way to Norwood. Mass, to work
with his brother Henry.-A first class
license has been granted by the commits
soners to John Keleher at his present
| place OF business. 1t was decided to
grant no license this year In the Bascom
| House block and as the other applica-
| tons were all for that place the result
| is that there win be only one license the
| coming year.-E. II. Chamberlin has
bought W II. Kendalrs farm. Mr. Ken
dahl has sold his effects not included with
the farm and is living temporarily In the
old house of T. J. Fisher,
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