Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.

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Fred Gay of Rutland was in town on
Monday.
Woody Kittredge has returned to town
TO spend the winter.
The interior of the Congregational
church has been papered.
Quite a number from this place visited
Montpelier last week Friday.
C. II. Kidder shipped two car loads Of
stock to market on Monday last.
Myron Burnett is spending the week
with his son Frank, in Easthampton,
Mass.
Miss Laura Chadwick of Norwich, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. X. S. Adams
last week.
First selectman NJ. ID. Brown, having
resigned, town meeting is to be held
Tuesday, Nov. ~ to fill the vacancy.
-. Wallace, who recently purchas-
ed the Bowen farm, has large force
of men and teams cutting off the wood.
The night express will stop here next
Wednesday night to accommodate those
wishing to attend the dance at West
Randolph.
Fred Arnold and wife were SUNNI Jned
| TO Providence, X. L., last week by the
! illness of their daughter who recently
went to that city to visit relatives.
! A Chinese lantern hanging in the show
/ window of NJ. A. Moody's store, caught
fire during the torchlight parade last
week and fell down, causing some eX-
citement but doing no serious damage.
John Reed, Clarence Chadwick and
John Wynn, who with others are en-
gagged in shngling the White River
bridge, fell by the breaking of the stag
ing about sixteen feet TO the roadway OF
the bridge. Fortunately no bones were
broken and they escaped with numer-
Gus bruises.
The Republicans of this town ceebrat- |
ed the election of Harrison and Morton /
in very enthusiastic manner on Mon
day evening OF last week. The village
was brilliantly Illuminated. large share
of the business blocks and private resi-
denees being lighted with innumerable
candles, Chinese lanterns, pictures Of
the successful candidates and notices
in transparencies, etc., etc. The whole
brass field piece from the State arsenal
at Montpelier, aided by cannon which
the Rochester delegation brought with
them, awoke the echoes among the sur
rounding hills at intervals throughout
the evening. \ large number were pres
ent from neighboring towns, the party
from Rochester being 100 strong. headed
by the Rochester Cornet Band and bring
ing Il cannon with them. Long befote
the twilight hour the thunders of their
gun could be heard as they approached
the town. They arrived soon after dark
and We're met outside the village aud es-
cOrted in by party of horsemen aud
delegation of torch bearers ON foot. At
the head of the procession marched Dean
Upper of Gaysyille, a sturdy democrat
who was unfortunate enough to lose his
bet with Paul Tinkham on the result of
the election and pluckily carried Re
publican banner. The procession march
ed up Main Street as far as ''llaymarket
square" countermarched and returned
to the Wilson House, where a supper
was served to the visitors. In the mean
time party of the 'unterrified democrl-
cyn met their unfortunate brother, MIR.
upper, escorted him to private room
1t the Wilson House, where a very fine
supper was served. Soon after the wants
IF the inner man had been satisfied the
line was formed and they proceeded 10
paint the town red" The Rochester
delegation was placed in the front of
he column, headed by the Rochester
band, and they made a good show with
heir one hundred men in line. Right
acre we wish To say that If the Republic
,ans of Bethel had exhibited as much
'punk and enthusiasm as their Roches- I
er friends the procession wonld have |
been nearly twice as long as it was. The
Bethel delegatio II was headed by the
Bethel Cornet Band and contained sew
raj transparencies. banners and a large
wagon with fire works which were dis -
played the entire length of the line of i,
march. number of residents illumin- i
lted their grounds handsomely by burn
NC red lights as the procession passed
". In our wanderings ''around town
We noticed some of the residences that
we're Illuminated which looked especial U
Y fine, among Others being NJ. Bu'nett's. 4
Miss Mary Chadwick's. A. 4. Brooks.
n m. Il. Adams, G.. Wheeler's. Al.
'tearns', E.Fisher's, Edwin Surtevant's. >
}. W. Berry's. A. Mhitcomb'S, and sew A
raj others. Among the business blocks
hat were illuminated, the show win
lows in j. =. Marsh's aud T. 4. Chad 81,
yick's harness store in the Arnold block. l.
nd +. NJ. Whitcomb's show window nj v
he Bethel Tea store were. perhaps. the
most prettily arranged After the par.
de short speeches were made from the
dlcouy OF the Wilson House by LAWYERS ~
/. 4. Huse and W. A. Lord OF Montpe- Il
Ter. The night was quite chilly but X,
Majority of the jewellers were filled with q,
superabundance Of enthusiasm and did g
OF mind the low temperature. i@
Su
m,
Mrs AmVflla .lar,- ,F MI. I'LL /.