Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-25
THE HOME NEWS OF BETHEL.


ham or Walter Brooks and it viii be the
same as if paid to us.
L. p. THAYER, Publisher.
A"Merry Christmas" to ALL
g. H. Upper spent Sunday in Roches-
ter.
Foot warmers at Miller's drug store.
Child and Morse have filed their large
ice house.
Holiday goods at Miller's drug store.
E. Fisher has been visiting in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. Addie Sylvester OF Boston is visit
ing at M. Sylvester's.
1 L. S. Bird and M. f. Warrington were
in Woodstock on Monday.
Miss Belle Chamberlin has gone to
/ Springfield, Mass, to visit relatives.
Amos Chamberlin has moved to the viii
lage to live with Fred Ray
Miss Stella Clark entertained her young
friends with whist party last Wednes-
day evening.
l.. r. Adams who came to town TO slate
M. A. Moody's block has return cd to Mid
dlebury.
Mrs. r. s. Shedd has gone to Bellows
Falls where she intenda to pass the win
ter with the family of S. t. Coy.
A. NJ. Fisher of Middlebury was in
town last week.
Wilford LaRocke and family OF st. AL
bans are visiting in town.
Miss Minnie ellison who has been visit
ing in Blunt, S. d., for several months has
returned to Bethel.
Mrs. ST. Coy and Miss Anna Williams,
her grand daughter OF Bellows Falls have
been visiting relatives in town.
Miss Kate McMahon. telegraph opera
tor at the passenger depot for several
months past, has finished her work here
and gone to Rutland.
In the case OF State VS.. John Bowen for
an assault with loaded gun, which was
tried at Windsor county court last week,
the jury rendered verdict of guilty and
he was fined $50 and costs.
Mrs. John Taylor, sister OF ii II. Gibson,
Mrs. Nj. Sylvester and Mrs. f. Sturtevant
OF this town is very dangerously sick at
her home in New York
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Moody
Kittredge Monday morning.
Mrs. Chas. Spaulding was called to Low
ell, Mass. last week by the serious illness
OF Mrs. Hayward, her daughter.
Miss Maud Dunham has been Obliged
to discontinue her teaching in Royalton
on account of sickness and has returned
to her home.
Jonn neeler recently slhugntereu
calf eight months old that weighed dress
ed 424 pounds, which demonstrates that
John is good feeder and knows how to
fatten stock.
Edward c. Waldo who has held asst.
cashiers position in Traders bank in kir-
win, Kansas the past three and one-half
years, has accepted a position from the
same parties a. cashier of their Merchants
bank at Ellis, Kansas.
Miss Jane Todd and Miss Carrie ellison
were knocked down near the residence of
J. L. Chatfeld one day last week by the
sled of some children who were coasting
on the sidewalk, and the former received
sprained ankle. There have been sever
al very narrow escapes and the seleclmen
should forbid sliding on the sidewalks
before more serious accidents occur.
Yaggy's Chart for schools which has
recently been adopted by the West Ran
dolph Graded School, has been in use IN
the Bethel Graded School for some time
and found to be all that its new possessors
so enthusiastically predict.
Representatives OF an electric LIGHT com
pany were in town recently looking over
the situation of a proposed electric light
plant that could be used to light this viii
iage and the villages of West Randolph
and South Royalton. II was deciGed the
plan was feasl bic one and very fayora-
ble location could be obtained. The COM
pany use an improved water wheel " hich
would develop sufficient power for the en-
terprise and IL is stated that satisfactory
arrangements could be made with Wright
a. Reed to obtain water to run this v heel
from the fiume at the Bethel mills.
A gang of a dozen men or more have
been in town for several days shifting the
wires of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
from the old poles to the new ones which
we're recently erected.
Fred Wheeler, conductor on the local
freight train, met with an accident in his
saloon car as the train was pulling out OF
W. n. Junction one day last week mar
-owly escaped broken neck. As ne was
lscending the stairs to the top OF the car,
he engineer suddenly reversed his engine
md Wheeler was thrown off mis- feet and
struck his throat with considerable force
IN the edge OF one of the steps, iniurine
him so severely he has not been on duty
ince then.
Miss Mary O'Conneil, telegraph opers-
or at Ayers Junction, Mass, and Miss
Iosie O'Connell, teacher in the Graded
,chool at w. X. Junction, daughters Of
?. II. O'Connell are spending the holidays
1 home.
Extenside repairs and Improvements are
'eing made TO the interior Of the Bsscom
fouse, among them being q removal of
he ofilCe from Its present location to the
Ioor above, new water closets put in and
team heat and the addition OF another
tory to the house is contemplated.
The "Pink Tea" given by the Young
'eople's Social Annex at the Bascoia
louise hall last Friday evening was z very
leasant gathering. Hot rolls, cold meats.
"a, coffee, ice cream and cake were served.
he farce entitled "Change Partnefssg wss
fell rendered, after which there was a So
ial dance.
At meeting of the Sons OF Veterans
eid last Sat. evening it was voted to
hange the name of the camp to ..Camp
leo. w. Hooker in appreciation OF 4
lit from Col. Hooker to the camp. OF a
andsome silk dag costing 40.
March NJ. Wilson has been at home for
few days from Vermont University but
-arted for the south Wednesday evening
S delegate to the national convention of
he Alpha Tau Sigma societies to be held
! Richmond, Va.
AT a meeting Of Post Daniel Lille g..
Z, held last Saturday night for tbs cleo
on lannual) Of Officers, the following
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