Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-26
BETHEL HOME NEWS
Waller N. BROOKS, Editor.

The Graded School begins next Mon
day.
Miss Kate Wheeler is i'll with German
measles.
Mrs. r. M. Chase and children are visit
ing in Boston.
Conductor Frank Flint was in town last
Wednesday.
Geo. Abbott and family of Quechee
spent Sunday in town.
Only five voters attended the special
school meeting last Saturday evening.
Miss Jessie Smith is visiting in Boston
this week.
Peter Burrelle has moved his barber
shop to the north end of the Wilson block.
A. d. Tolles OF Great Falls, n. H., was
in town last week to look after his prop
erty on Royalton hill.
w. F. Perley of Fitchburg, Mass, spent
the Sabbath in town with friends.
DR.. C. G. Perry attended medical meet
ing in White River Junction last week.
Mrs. Mary Blodgett visited in North
field last week.
VIM M. Rogers is to move from the
Burnett farm to the Locust Creek House.
S. G. Cady is to move his harness shop
to the Arnold block after Apr. LIST.
Mrs. Emma (Dunham) Holmes of Wal
pole, n. H., is visiting her parents in Beth
ell.
There is to be an examination of teach
ers in town Friday and Saturday, Mich.
q and %.
Stephen Nelson and wife of Penn Van,
N. Y, who formerly resided on the Roy
alton road, are visiting in town.
Patrick Hanlon of Roxbury, who has
been visiting his son Martin, clerk at the
Wilson House, is quite sick with pneu
monia.
Misses Josie O'Connell and Mary Chad
wick, who are teaching in White River
Junction, Miss Clara Barrows who is
teaching in Laconia, N. H., and Miss Car
RE Curtis who is teaching in Lancaster,
n. H., are spending their vacations at
their homes
Henry Burrelle has signed contract to
play ball with club in Joliet, H., this
summer.
G. H. Kimball has vacated the store in
the Wilson block where he has been SELL
ing dry goods.
Miss Jennie Wheaton and her pupils
gave concert in the Bascom House hall
last week Wednesday evening which was
pleasant affair.
A pleasant party of young people sur
prised Miss Kate Kimball last Monday
evening with visit to celebrate her Dist
The following extract from st. Paul.
MINI. paper of recent date Will be of
interest to many who are acquainted with
the parties mentioned, several OF whom
were former residents of Bethel.
A. ID. Lamson has moved to the farm he
purchased of Fred Wheeler on Christian
Hill and the latter is moving to the viii
lage.
We are pleased to announce that the
U niversalists have raised by subscriptions
a sum sufficient to build and furnish their
We stry and work will be commenced on
tn e same in the early part of the summer.
DIR. r. M. Chase was reelected Secreta-
ry a nd Treas. OF the State Board of Dental
Examiners at the annual meeting of the
State Dental Society at Rutland last week.
Mrs. Fred Gibson of North Hartland was
in Bethel on Tuesday to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Shortt, her aunt.
w. G. Shaw and family of White River
Junction are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 0. p.
Shaw, his parents.
Frank Stafford of Gaysville is to move
into the Amos Chamberlin house on
Christian hill and work for Edwin Morse.
Reuben Whitaker was born in Wind
sor, VT, Oct LIST, 1907. When about ~
years of age he came with has parents to
Bethel where he has resided ever since.
H.
painless illness, he closed his eyes in death
and his spirit took its departure to that
undis covered country from whose bourn
no traveller returns. He was accounted a
worthy citizen, good neighbor, a kind
friend, and he will be greatly missed. Al |
though close in deal, yet strictly honest |
he never wanted to pay dollar with 90 |
cents. All that was mortal was laid to
rest in the Lympus cemetery Friday the |
18th by sorrowing friends and neighbors. |
The services were conducted by Rev. S. |
HI. Tucker with the following text, GA |
good man leaveth an inheritance to his /
children's children"
A. j. Perkins viii visit this town in the |
interests of the Century Company's great
est work ''The History of the Rebellion"
soon.
You will find at Mrs. e. F. Wilson's a
line of ladies' wrappers and children's |
dresses and infants slips, much larger than |
can be found elsewhere in the vicinity,a and |
the only line of this Kind in town
Miss Jennie Kendall has gone to Hines
burgh where she has found employment !
Mrs. H. A. Cushman of Walpole, n, H.,
was called to town by the death of her |
sister.
The millinery store of Mrs. e. F. Viii |
son has been enlarged by the addition of
the room adjoining.
Brass bound eye shades to protect the |
eyes while reading, writing, studying, etc. |
sold by r. S. Adams.
At the special school meeting last Satur-
day evening DR.. l.. NJ. Greene was APP
pointed to act for the district.
Mrs. Lavonia Shortt died last Sunday
morning after a short sickness with pneu- |
monia, at the home of Mrs. Ansel Bur- |
bank, her sister where she was visiting !
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, |
Rev. S. A. Parker officiating and the in |
terment was made in the village cemetery |
Her age was 81 years, 5months and days /
Last Wed. evening the natives of Yer
mont resident in Minnesota celebrated |
the anniversary of the first century of the |
statehood of that state by banquet and |
reunion at the West in Minneapolis. The |
representatives of this ward present were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Bryant. their daugh- |
ter, and Mrs. E. NJ. and Miss A. A. Wood |
bury, and Mr.. d. Woodbury. of st. Croix /
Falls, and Mrs. Morse, sister of Mrs. /
Woodbury. of River Falls, Wis. OF course /
it would hardly be otherwise than a very |
enjoyable occasion. The program was an