Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-07
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.
rank Reed died last Thursday.

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w. K. Heath was at home over Sun
J.. FreeIan has had a shock of paraly
sis.
Clarence bearing is to move to Brat
tleboro.
Abel Byam has received an increase O
pension.
C. II. osgood has moved his family t.
Milton.
Frank Brooks and wife have dissolved
partnership.
Chas. Allen has rented Chas. 0sgood''
farm and has moved there.
Miss Bertha Wallace is visiting at her
home in South Woodstock.
w. ii. Barrows and his sister. Miss
Clara are visiting in Boston.
John Reed has finished work at w. r,
Junction and has returned home.
Mrs. Bullock OF Mardin. Pa, is the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. John kimball.
The Cong'l ladies are to hold their an
nual fair at the Wilson house this eve.
Miss Mary james, teaching in Bakers
field, is spending her vacation at home.
The personal property Of the late F.
ID. Bailey was sold at auction last Sat
urday.
Chas. Hoisington is TO move back 10
town and is to again enter the employ of
Geo. Topper q Co.
Miss Josie O'Connell has been visiting
r.s..la l.. Ael - AlI..a UNrlts.r
ton and Mortified for several weeks but
returned to her home on Monday.
Mrs. Elbra ID. Hooper and daughter of
Walpole, n. III. are visiting ;. Z. Dun
ham and wife, her parents.
Mrs. c. IL. Osgood was recently thrown
from a sleigh and seriously injured. in
the back.
The last entert tinment in the lecture
course was given Tuesday eve by Mr..
Fred ID. Lcsey, Reader and Impersona-
tor, of Rochester University.
+. G. Carpenter has quit the mercan-
tile business and has moved his family to
the Henry King farm.
A sociable was held last week Thurs
day eve at the residence of G.. l.. Graham
by the Y. L. 5. c. r..
Miss Mary Leonard, teacher in the grad
ed school, gave the scholars in her de-
partment a sleigh-ride TO her home ia
Gaysville, last Friday.
X. S. Adams is happy. Our mention
of his mammoth new lamp last week at
tracted many callers TO his store and a
oil. A....I. ..a.1ar.l ..n. - HE
big bargains in jewelry.
w. O. Bates while saving wood by
horsepower, cut of a log three feet in
diameter IN the middle OF which was a
stone as large as a hens egg, which the
saw cut in two pieces, all about the stone
Is ins. each way being perfectly sound
and firm wood.
The funeral of Lena Jane daughter of
Albion II. and Libbie l.. Spicer, both
formerly of this town, wa held on
Christian Hill at the residence of Mrs.
Spicer's father, George Brooks lust Tues
day. She died in their home in Brandon
Feb. IL, 1889 aged 8 months. Lena was
a very intelligent aud lovely child. Its
young life was entwined around the
of it, parents who feel that a light,
a Joy has gone out of their home. Words
of comfort were spoken by Rev. 5. A.
who attended the funeral service.
The following officers were elected at
the March meeting Moderator, Fred
Arnold; Clerk, VIM. X. Adams; Select
men, G. 5. Davis, Il. Sturtevant. +. II.
Treasurer, j. G. Sargent: Over
seer, j. ID. Cushing LIST Constable, Guy
III II A.lug. .Vl.- - ]
Fowler, Ed Morse, AID. Sanders; Agent.
Fred Arnold; Grand Jurors, j. ID. Cush-
ing, N. Fowler. Tax 20 cents. Audi
tors, j. G. Sargent, NJ. Burnett, j.. ID.
Cushing; Member of School Board,
Fred Arnold.
The question is being discussed whether
the officers elected at the town meeting /
on Tuesday were legally elected. or not.
Many believe the proceedings were ir-
and illegal. The meeting was
called to order by a learned, legal light
who assumed that he was the acting mod
one year ago, and the officers
were elected. After the meeting had adj
it was discovered that this legal
gentleman was not duly elected modera-
tor who presided at the last annual meet
and as he was not first selectman he
had no more legal right to call the meet
ing to order than any other usurper, and
It is argued If the new law is rightly con
strued, the proceedings were illegal.
As Mr.. Bryant is a Bethel boy who
dutifully comes home every summer
to spend awhile with his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Bryant
play some of his excellent music to
his neighbors and friends it gives us a
great deal of pleasure to copy the follow
ing from 'sThe Valley Virginian" of the
18th inst published at Staunton, Virginia
we have no doubt it will interest
many of our readers. particularly those
who rejoice in the success of the sons
daughters of Vermont. son Friday
last the public enjoyed at the
Wesleyan Female Institute a most de-
treat in the way of a musical.
The program made up of the choicest Sc
of vocal and instrumental music
was furthermore given variety and inter-
est by several very finely rendered reci-
by Misses Weems, Bergman and
and also by a stirring galop from
he guitar class. Perhaps the most prom-