Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-05
BETHEL HOME NEWS
Waller n. BROOKS. Editor.

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1t was Is degrees below zero Monday
morning.
Waldo Furman of Claremont, n. H.,
was in town on Monday.
Miss Alice Williams of Windsor is visit.
ing her grandparents.
Sap holders and gathering tubs all sizes
for sale at Bethel Tea Store. 4w
Chester Foster has been appointed JAM.
tor of the Masonic Hall.
The Sons of Veterans are to hold meet
ing next Sat evening at g. A. r. hall.
Frank Fisher of Burlington visited his
parents in this village last week.
Merton Richardson spent the Sabbath
at his home in Roxbury.
Spectacle and eye-glass repairing done
while you wait, at h. s. Adams.
Miss Florence Cone of Randolph was
the guest of Miss Kate Marsh over Sun
day.
Card Rogers has moved to the farm re-
Gently vacated by Allen Durham.
The Y. PISA. was entertained last Mon
day evening by "Kitt" and Miss Nellie
Bascom.
Six persons united with the Congrega-
honalists last Sunday.
Ell. Harrington OF Philadelphia is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Harrington,
his parents.
Geo. Owen Of Marion, Iowa, was called
to Bethel last week by the death of his
father.
Miss Maud Durham closed successful
term Of school last Saturday in Royalton.
Mrs. Elbra Durham Hooper of Wslpole,
n. H., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Dun
ham, her parents.
The chicken pie supper given by the
Universalist ladies last Friday evening
was well attended and netted about $50.
WI. Davis and wife OF Glenns Falls,
N. Y, are visiting in town, having been
called to Royalton by the death of ID. w.
Cowdery, her father.
A horse which Geo. Rogers was driving
last week Wednesday escaped from him
and ran down Main st. at a rafting clip
but was stopped at the lumber yards be-
fore any damage was done.
B. L. Haskins of N. Y, former resi-
dent OF this town and Supt. of the Bethel
Button Co.'s works, was in Bethel one day
last week on his way to Rochester TO visit
relatives.
The ice in the river damned up last Wed
nesday causing the water to set back, COW
oring the lowlands and the ice was within
a few feet of the long bridge and the high
est it has been for several years. The ice
gave away Wed. night and the river was
cleared without any damage being done.
Miss Lille Broughton of Patchogue, l..
Lis visiting Misses Jennie and Nellie Rog
ers.
j. P. Marsh is to occupy the rooms in
the Arnold block which were recently va
Gated by Hunton q Stickney as furniture
sales-rooms and will be connected with
his store. A portion of the room now &C.
cupied by Marsh on the second floor, is to
be added to the law offices of Hon. j. j.
Wilson and Fred Arnold.
The High School Dramatic Club are to
present the three-act drama entitled RE
becca's Triumph and the farce entitled
"Change Partners at Woodlands hall, So.
Royalton, on Wednesday evening, March
II. The drama is very pretty and inter-
esting one and the parts were well taken
when it was presented at the Bascom
House several weeks ago, and those who
fail to attend now will miss the enjoyment
Of good entertainment.
The pool table and furniture in the club
room in Moody's block was sold last Sat
urday to the highest bidder and the room
vacated. "Sic transit gloria mundi." Mr..
NJ. l.. Furman purchased the pool table
and is to remodel it. II is understood that
the room has already been rented to an
other organization.
Circular Conference win meet at Bethel
Tuesday March 10,at 10:30, with the Cong'l
church.
The school in the Finley bridge district,
taught bv Mrs. Ella L. Chapman, closed |
last Friday. Those having the highest |
standing were Rufus Wilson, 99.9; Scott |
Gillette, 1916; Bertha Gillette, SO; Joe Brown. |
90. Docia Rrpu-n /. Wir1p K. /
Lynn Chadwick, 96.3; Pearl Savage, 95.5; |
Katie Davis, 1928.
G. d. Scott of Lebanon, N. H., has sold |
the livery stable property at the Wilson |
House barn to Forrest Moore, of Warren. /
Scott was in town one dav last week to
transfer the property and embarked on
the south bound evening train for his
home, but an officer with warrant board
ed the train in the interests of a creditor
and persuaded him to linger in Bethel
little longer. c. w. Reed became surety
for him. however, and he departed on the
night express for his home in the Granite
State.
Large additions made to the stock of
Dress Goods by Brooks & Washburne this
week.
Will Rogers is wrestling with lagrippe.
Elegant Line Ladies' Cotton Underwear
ust opened at Brooks & Washburne's Ok
Joel Putnam has rented his farm and il
going to West Randolph to reside with
lis sisters.
Good Rubber Boots only s2.15 at Brooks
Mashburne's.
Mrs. Charlotte Davis is to move to the
tenement in the Topper and Martin block
vacated by A. T. Willard, and
Forrest Moore, the new proprietor of the
livery stable at the Wilson House, has
rented tenement in Edwin Kittredge's
house.
'Gold Seal" Goodyear Rubbers contain
10 per cent more pure rubber than any
,ther makel Kept only at Brooks &
A resident of school district No. 10, who
Is anxious to have that district Joined to
district No. 1, declares that the average
daily attendance of scholars at school in
ais district during the past year was but
'wo and a small fraction over, while the
Expense was over $40. Moral: Send the
scholars in that district to the Bethel Grad
ID School and save money.
Spring Style Hats just received at Brooks
Washburneis.
Mrs. Franklin Riford, well known in
his village where she resided for many /;