Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-14
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.
Mrs. w. Z. Heath is i'll.

Elroy Dustin died Monday with ty
phoid fever.
Geo. S. Hatch is in feeble health ant
was quite i'll last Sunday.
William Lee and daughter of Newark
o., were in town on Monday.
Miss Laura Chadwick of Norwich is
the guest of II. s. Adams and wife.
The spring term of the graded schoo
begins Monday.
The family of E. S. Parker is to move
to Gardner, Mass.
The Congregational ladies' netied sec
at their fair last week
Miss Nellie Adams is visiting her sis
ter in northampton. Mass.
The Hassam lumber shed at the south
end is TO be torn down TO prevent ITS TAI
ling on the railroad track.
Corporal amer lectures mt w. Ram
dolph March 18th. Subject, "Don't make
Il Fool of yourself"
Rev. John Kimball is to give another
lecture in the Uniyersalist church next
oubudg tfNhlhS' puhJSS1i N ~
gion of Egypt.
Mrs. Nancy Sanders, widow of the
late Job Sanders, died tuesday morning
ut the residence of Fred Wheeler Her
age was IS years.
Joe Waldo is to go to housekeeping in
a tenement in the l.. G.. Tower house
and John Burnett in the tenement in w.
IL. Hartwell's house recently vacated by
Clarence bearing.
Mrs. Sophia Martin, who was probably
the Oldest person in town, died last Fri
day at the residence of her son, j. 7. Mar
tins at the great age of nintey there yrs.
Frank @. Bundy and Miss Alice d.
French were married last week Tuesday,
Rev. S. ii. Tucker officiating.
There were a dozen or more ears Of
western grain on the side tracks at this
station on Monday. Wright and Reed,
of the Bethel Mills, had six ears of corn,
four of which they refused to accept as
the quality was not good enough and
they are to be reshipped.
The McElroy Theatre Company are to
be in town one week, commencing Alch.,
%. This company is highly spoken OF
ana is the popular Dime Theatre"
What is the reason no sum was appro-
priated by the town for Memorial Day
expenses, at the late annual meetlng9
Has Bethel forgotten her soldier deadg
We are sorry TO say it looks that way.
The Old Bethel Dramatic Club will pre-
sent the drama, "The Stranger" Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Mch. q and y.
New scenery and elegant costumes, mus
ic, Gilson's Orchestra.
DIR. l.. NJ. Greene's horse escaped
while at the residence of Nelson Chap
mans, sup Camp Brook" and ran away
but was stepped after going nearly two
miles without doing any serious damage.
The Central Vermont railroad contem.
plates making numerous repairs and inl
provements to their property in this vii
lage during the coming summer. Among
other things will be new side track
from the switch near the residence of IL.
IL. ellison to the wood shed, the depots
repaired, the office in the freight house
moved to the north end of the building
and large delivery door put into tile
south end, this being on n level with
freight wagons, an Improvement that
will much facilitate the loading and un
loading of heavy freight.
The trials and mshaps of young gal
liant from another town while enjoying |
{ p sleigh ride with his best girl last |
were very numerous and anus
ing to spectators. This sleek. young A. |
dOnis who was attracted to town by the |
smiles of one of Bethel's fair daughters.
decided to take his inamurata sleighing, |
md providing himself with fiery steed |
from Scott's livery stable, started out. |
Unfortunately for the parties interested |
the horse Was not of the kind that can be |
driven with one hand and soon proved !
100 frisky for the Young mans limited /
of horsemanship. The sleigh |
was tipped over aud broken and the |
horse was led back to the stable and an
other sleigh procured which met the /
same fate. II is said that the young cou-
Die succeeded in tipping their sleigh over
four times, breaking two sleighs and one
harness and did not 90 beyond the limits
If the village. Another driver was pro-
.ured and the young lady taken 10 her
home, the unlucLy young man walking
lie distance.
The following is list of the deaths
n town during the year 1888 as recorded
It the town clerks Office:
Date Name Age
Ian. G. Judith French say SIN cd
Is Infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Cragin
IL Willard Spauloing y 6 6
% Infant of MIR. and Mrs. Deering
Feb. 0 Nancy Williams 60 10 30
lch. 30 A. ID. Mccoy "a %
Apr. p Marian Byam AZ 10 IS
a Jacob Smith rs 8 %
81 Infant of MIR. and Mrs. Angler
Iay IL Il. Comean -
~ A. Dudley Strong II IL IL
IS Phoeba Bugbee % 2 !
une Is Infant of MIR. and Mrs. Martin
81 Samuel Edwards 20
"A Abel Woodland rs IL 2
uly Ellen Garland Wholly %
ept. u Rosetta Wilson 81
~ Laura Wilson &c III
let. Frank ID. Bailey 80 s IA
Moses G. p. Lynn &C
Infant of Mr.. AID Mrs. Sanders
Vow 3 Iucv Ann Morris SO