Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-16
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.

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Frank Chamberlain of st. Adams was
in town last Saturday.
There are several new cases of mumps
reported in the village.
Miss Alice Edison of West Randolph
visited her home on Monday.
The @oldest inhabitant'' don't remem-
Der such mild winter as this.
The selectmen expended $50 during
1888 for damages done by vicious dogs.
George Edison and famlly of White
River Junction, spent the Sabbath in
town.
Mrs. George French of Randolph, Mass.
is visiting relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
c. ii. Kidder shipped four hundred fat
sheep to the WATERFOWL market ON Mon
day last.
The Universalist ladies held their soci-
able last week Wednesday evening ut the
residence of r. l.. Martin.
Harry Durham and sister have gone to
housekeeping, having rented his fathers
house in the village.
NJ. q. Stafford has gone to house-keep-
ing IN the house recently vacated by q.
/. Abbott, on Church street.
Mrs. A. A. Smith Of West Randolph
has been the guest of Mrs. A. l.. Stearns,
her sister, during the past week.
C.P. Coy went to Bellows Falls last
Saturday to put furnace into the resi-
dence of S. t. Coy, his brother.
Edwin Sturtevant and wife have gone
TO New York where they formerly resid.
ed for visit of several weeks.
A part of the machinery which was in
the Burnett q Adams laundry has been
sold to parties in Ware, Mass.
Seats for the Bethel lecture course will
be sold at auction in the Universaiist
church on Friday evening next.
Carl Batehelder of McCook, Eeb., one
of the striking engineers on the Chicago |
Burlington & Quincy Railroad, has been
visiting friends ia town.
Geo. ii. Upper has purchased the in
terest Of his partner, +. l.. Martin, and
the hardware business will hereafter be |
conducted by Geo. IL. Topper Il Co.
Dennison Dewey of Montpelier, for
mer resident, and member of the firm of /
Coy & Dewey, dealer in stoves and tim
ware. was in town last Saturday for the
first time in decade of years.
A dancing school was held at the Bias
com House Hall Tuesday evening by A..
j. Curtis of West Randolph, and another
is to be given at the Wilson House Hall
this evening by Prof. Black of Boston.
Rev John Kimball gave an interesting
lecture in the Universalist church last
Sunday evening, subject, "Ihe Univer-
sal Religion" His next lecture will be
given Jan. q, subject, "Ihe Religion Of
Prof. Black will meet those who are
in dancing at the Wilson House
Hall, Thursday evening at o'clock. The
terms for II lessons will depend upon the
number that desire to learn. The --latest
and best reports that ms terms are fixed
are without foundation. Let those in
.erested come and see.
The first entertainment of the lecture
course will be given Tuesday evening,
Ian. %, by Rev. George w. Perry. Sub
ect, Petra, the Enchanted City, This
lecture is very highly spoken of by the
press and public and is finely illustrated
with IS views. The. second lecture in the
course is to be given by Mrs. Liyermore,
Ian. 30.
Miss lnez Spear, employed in the fam
ly of +. f. Wilson, Slipped from the mar
'ow tin roof over the front of the Wilson
block, last Thursday, and fell to the
blank walk beneath distance of over
2 feet, turning a complete somersault
n her descent and striking on her side.
fortunately she escaped without any
broken bones, although considerably
AIMED and bruised by the tumble.
Caleb 5. Kingsbury, the father of Mrs.
sarah ellison, was found dead sitting in
lis chair last Sunday morning. Although
n feeble health, he was as we'll as usual
N Saturday. For several weeks Mrs.
5ilson has been employed as cook at w, !
I. junction, and the old gentleman has
'een cared for by his grand-daughters,
Who supposed he retired as usual Satur- !
lay evening, but discovered him dead in
lis chair the next morning. Funeral ser
ices were held on Tuesday and the re-
mains taken to Plainfield, N. H.. for in i
The happiest man that we have seen in 6
long time was one who had just cured
very severe attack of the pneumonia |
Which he had with some of Maxham's /
'alm that he bought at DIR. A. G. Bal
ay's Drug Store, West Randolph, VT, {
nd he might have bought it of j. L.
ever & Son, Rochester, Vim. p. Smith G
East Bethel or +. A. Markham. Bethel. {
Smith Hodges of South Pomfret was in /,
own visiting friends and buying furs
lst week.
c. ii. Meader of West Randolph visit {
d friends in this place one day last week.
Landlord Lawrence has been improv- :
lg the dining hall of the Wilson House t
nth new paper and paint. t
G. ID. Scott sold pair of work horses I
D John Wallace last week. 7
Rev. S. A. Parker was called to Shore h
am last week to preach the funeral SER s
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