Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-01-08
THE HOME NEWS OF BETHEL.
The January thaw came early.
Mrs. G. j. Wallace is quite low.

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market in Woodstock.
DIR. P. L. Ellis OF Swanton was in town
last week.
Station agent J. II. Waldo spent Sunday
with his family in Sharon.
Miss Carrie Dunham visited relatives in
Montpelier last week.
A. g. Marsh was severely i'll last week
but has recovered
Conductor T.. H. jackson OF st. Adams
visited his parents in Bethellest Saturday.
G. II. Kidder shipped 461 sheep and H.
| V. Nhipple 124 from this station ON Mon
day.
Charles Marsh and J.. p. Marsh, wife
and daughter visited the family of Nat
Whittier in Barre last week.
The Cong'l ladies aid society met at the
residence OF g. IL. Graham on Wednesday
evening of last week.
r. S. Adams and wife have been visiting
relatives in West Hartford for several days
during the past week.
There were &C. persons who attended the
dime sociable and watch meeting at r. @.
Browns residence last week and all re-
nS2rt merry time.
Dances were held at the Bascom House
hall on Wednesday and Saturday evenings
last week but the attendance was small
both evenings.
There were only four marriages record
ed at the town clerks Office during the
( year 1890, the smallest number recorded
for years.
Miss Mary Chadwick who has position
as teacher in the state Normal School at
Castleton, came home last Saturday to
spend vacation.
Mrs. Geo. French, who has been visit
ing the family of s. B. Day, her brother,
returned to her home in Randolph, Mass,
on Monday and was accompanied by Mrs
Albert Day, her mother.
March NJ. Wilson was at his home over
Sunday on his way back from Richmond,
Va, and returned to Burlington on Mon
day.
Amos Leavitt had horse killed in the
woods last week while engaged in piling
logs, falling tree breaking the animals
back.
Miss Josie O'Connell, who has been
spending the holidays at her home, re-
Turned tow X. Jdffcrfo1f hast Saturday TO =
resume her duties in the graded school in
that town.
Miss Minnie Wallace was severely scald-
ed one day last week by making mis-
step and putting one foot into a pail OF
boiling hot water.
Robert Miller, General Supt. OF the
Michigan Central railroad and his wife of
Detroit, Mich, were the guests OF j. c.
Burnett and wife ducing the past week,
the two ladies being sisters.
Dennis Wynn is employed as night tel
egraph operator at So. Royalton and goes
there ON the evening train and returns to
his home on the morning train.
We were misinformed in regard to Miss
Kate Mcmahon finishing her labors at
the passenger station, that young lady be-
ing absent on short vacation but return
ed last week and has resumed her position
as Alezeaph operator.
Mr.. and Mrs C. B. Wetmore OF Roxbury
called on friends in town last week on
their return home from their wedding
tour Mrs. Wetmore will be pleasantly
remembered as Miss Lillian Richardson
in the family of A. l.. Stearns and has won
many friends in town who have kindly
wishes for her future.
"El'' and Elmer Parker, two former
Bethel lads made a short call in town last
Saturday evening on their way from Ran
dolph where they had been to visit a
brother, to their home in Waterbury, Ct
W. L. Heath, commercial traveller for
Rathbone, Sard a Co., the great stove
has been spending his
winter vacation of five weeks at his home
in this village but left Monday to COM
mence his work again.
John Marshall Shaw celebrated his seth
last week Wed, Dec. 31st at the
Dennis Shaw, his son. Mr.. Shaw
fetS lis mental and physical vigor to
degree and in this respect is
the envy of many younger man.
The remains of Richard Hinckey who
iiedxt his home iu Barnard were brought
- station last Thuls sdEy and taken to
w. X. Junction for burial. Mr.. HincKey
was an uncle OF James Mannix of this
village.
The Universalist society held their an
nual meeting last Monday evening at
their church and the following were elect
ed: Vestry, l.. NJ. Greene, X. M. Chase, II.
n. Gibson c. ID. Cushing, Miss Nellie
Clerk, w. r. Adams; Treas,
H. ii. ellison.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Chadwick were the
recipients of very acceptable Christmas
present, it being a large and very fine
,rayon portrai$- of the--ate .Lucian S.
Chadwick, their son, which was set in a
.ich and massive frame.
Henry j. Burrelle, who made good
record last summer as base ball player,
'eports that he has signed contract to
)lay with club at Los Angeles, CAL, the
coming season at a salary of $500 for s
months work and will leave for the Pa
sific slope early in February. "Harry"
vas one of the star pitchers in the west
asst season and very successful and his
iolden State.
Those who were brave enough to face
he bitter cold weather on Tuesday even
ng of last week and saw and heard Rev.
!. j. Lewis illustrated lecture Through
he Canadian Rockies at the Universal
st church, had rare treat. 1t was fu-
Iced a trip through Wonderland anI1 vRry.-
Sometime during Sept. last -sarshxid A.
'age, son of the late David r,ave WHO re-
ided in Bethel for many gears. visited his
mother who lives on 1nr1stian hin. tIe
Turing his brief .rsit and was not seen in
he village b. soon left town stealthiiy,
Waking 10 pittsfield where he took the
sutiand Stage. Soon afterwards Post
nas CT Martin received letter from par
rs N Johnsfown, Pa, whsre Page had
'een at work, mas.ng inquiries @a 70 hFs
: 'hereabouts. Recently another party IN
own received a letter from a man in
lohnstown who wrote that Page had
boarded with him and induced his wife