Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-12
ssTHEL HONE NEWS.


Ex-Gov. Pingree was in town last Satur-
day.
H. II. ellison was in Boston last week.
Nat Whittier OF Barre was in town last
Friday.
E. Kittredge has bought farm in
Leominster, Mass.
Ed. Williams and wife Of Windsor
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs F. Wellsby continues very sick
and her recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Fred ellison and SON OF Hartland
visited relatives in town last week.
Louis Roleau has entered the employ of
S. G. Cady in his harness shop.
Miss Ida George OF Royalton visited
friends in town several days last week.
Miss Hattie Wilson has been in New
York several weeks but returned last week
Tuesday.
Bert Goss had colt die last week.
The town auditors meet at J. .Sargent's
store Feb. Is and 19.
Miss Belle Chamberlin, who bas been in
Springfield, Mass, for several weeks has
returned to her home.
You can buy a watch for g. OF Y. S. Ad-
ans and will receive present Of watch
chain.
Alfred blBelOM ndS fccOftftu lIOul MS
recent illness and is again driving the
Gaysville "cyclone."
Miss Grace Stiles has been i'll at her
home for few weeks past but returned
to Claremont, N. H., on Monday.
Mrs A. L. Stearns and Mrs. K. A. Max
ham visited in SO. RoyaIton last Saturday.
Frank Chamberlin of st. Adams was in
town over Sunday to attend the funeral
of his aunt.
E. A. Burnett has accepted a situation
in Northampton, Mass. and went there
last Saturday.
Miss Lucy Dunbar Of Hartland has been
visiting the family of Edwin Fisher dur
ing the past week.
John Topper and wife OF Rochester Wis
tied relatives in town several days last
week.
Enoch Dean and wife OF Putney were
called to town last Saturday by tn death
of his mother.
Mrs. M. E. Warrington was called to
Barre last Saturday by the death OF a rela-
tive
The Universalist ladies' are TO hold a
dime sociable Thursday evening at the
residence OF DR.. X. M. Chase.
Four horse buyers from Waterbury, Ct,
arrived in town Monday evening looking
for the far famed Vermont roadsters.
Chaffee, Hubbard and Mann loaded
car with potatoes at this station last Sat-
urday, paying 60 cts. per bushel.
Mrs. n. II. Wallace has gone to w. R.
junction to care for the family OF w. q.
Shaw who are i'll with whooping cough.
Fred Hackett, wife and child OF South
Woodbury. visited VIM. Waldo and wife
last week, the parents OF Mrs. Hackett.
Miss Mary Chadwick, who is teaching
in w. X. Junction came home last Friday
for short visit, returning SATURDAY. even
ing.
The young people connected with the
Episcopal society held a sociable last wk.
Tuesday evening at the residence OF Mrs.
Q. {. Stearns on Church street.
NJ. L. Furman and wife returned last
Friday from a visit OF several days in
Chittenden, Mrs. Furman having been
called there by the illness of relatives.
DIR. w. e. Sylvester, one of the attend
ing physicia in the Willard Insane Asy- |
lum at Willard, N. Y, was in Bethel last [
week for short visit with his parents, /
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Sylvester.
Will H. Fisher, railway mail clerk be-
tween Springfield, Mass, and Brattleboro |
has been spending short vacation with 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fisher, his parents /
during the past week.
The saw mill OF Wright q Reed con- 1
nected with the Bethel Mills was idle sew /
eral days last week on account OF an ac-
cident to some OF the shafting but by the
work OF sawyer Bradbury it was
repaired in half the time it was estimated
It would require.
Hiram Owen and wife fully realize the
ruth of the saying ga friend in need is a
friend indeed, /" as their numerous friends
are making them many presents of house,
hold articles, building timber, labor, etc.
% replace part OF their loss by the Ie-
,ent fire.
1t has always been the custom in Bethel
It the March meeting for the annual cleo
ion of officers, TO declare those persons
elected who had majority of all the votes
asst. Il has recently been discovered that
Sec. 1854 of the Revised Statutes reads,
and the person having the greatest mum
yer (of votes) for any Office shall be de-
Jared elected to that office" All voters
hould take notice of this and govern
themselves accordingly.
Mrs. Harry Dean died very suddenly
asst Friday evening with heart disease at
he home OF Mrs Rowena Chamberlin, l
Ter sister, on Church street. Mrs. Dean
resided in Bethel but moved to G
immersion with her husbond several
ears ago and later went to Brattleboro
hCAC tnC idttSl 0tCQ. one FttuTHCQ 10 y
'ethel last fall to live with her sister and I
Though somewhat afflicted with heart
rouble she was in usual health on Friday
nd called at a neighbours during the day. I
.fter tea the two ladies were engaged in
heir usual household duties when Mrs =,
hamberlin left the room Tor a few mo-
lents and returned to ind Mrs. Dean w.
lg on the floor dead. Funeral services Il
Iere held in the Cong'l church on Sunday
O'Clock p. M, Rev. q. w. Wright Of b
ciating ana the remains were placed in
ne receiving tomb at the village cemetery. r
Ter age was IS years.
1t is somewhat difficult to understand
by creamery has never been establish
IN Bethel. There are plenty of farmers
J this vicinity who say they are anxious
} relieve their wives and daughters of the
rudgery of butter making and would be
lad 10 dispose oftheir milk at a creamery. v
he question was agitated somew hat a I
ear or two ago and good deal of inter-
i was manifested in the proposed under a,
iking but the matter seemed to fall into
DOR hands and resulted in nothing but
Tx. However that did not prove a large "
laiority of the farmers were not in favor
creamery. They did not favor the
'ock company or cooperative plans that h