Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-02


Locust Creek to "comrade" Miller.
c. c. Abbott and wife of Underhill Wis
tied relatives in town last week.
March NJ Wilson of Vermont Univer-
sity spent Easter at his home in this viii
lage.
Young men viii find big stock of sty-
lish spring overcoats at Brooks q Wash
burns. 2w
M. G. Stafford shipped four horses from
this station last week to Conn.
s'Ned" Stevens and Fred Whitney of
Montpelier have been spending several
days in town.
Extensive stock OF spring hosiery Just
received at Brooks q Washburn's.
Misses Hattie and Matte Williams Of
Windsor are visiting their grandparents.
M. L. Furman and wife were called to
Chittenden last week by the sickness and
death of her mother.
F. M. Whitcomb has bought M. G.
Safford's house on North Main street and
is TO move there.
F. III. Fisher of Burlington visited Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Fisher, his parents in
this village last week.
Big stock new and correct styles of la
dies Jackets just received from New York
at Brooks & Washburn's. 2w
Charles Webster is recovering from his
illness and is to 60 TO Bradford to reside
with his daughter.
Miss Lucy Paine is moving TO the viii
lage to occupy tenement in her house
on Main street.
John Burnett has moved into the house
with his father and Chas. Allen has NOV
ed TO the tenement vacated by Burnett
The family of Chas. Osgood is to move
back to his farm which has been occupied
by Charles Allen.
The Y. p. S. A. held a sugar party in the
Bascom House hall last Saturday evening
which is said TO have been very sweet
and merry occasion.
Mrs. A. l.. Stearns has recently pur-
chased novel machine for covering dress
buttons with any material desired and is
prepared to cover buttons at Is cts. doZ.
Levi Rindge has gone to St. Adams to
work for the Central Vermont railroad
saving wood and takes the position vaea-
ted by Milford LaRock.
The place to buy good fitting stylish
and durable shoe is Brooks q Washburn's.
They keep the largest stock and best as
sortment in the county.
Ladies should examine the spring dress
goods at Brooks a. Washburn's. Bargains
in India Twills, Serges, Henriettas, PLAID
and Wool Suitings. Wv
Miss Ann Sargent has been employed
in store in Boston for several years but
has closed her labors in that city and re-
turned to Bethel TO reside with her par
ents.
1t is reported that one of Bethel's tair
young ladies Is soon to change single
blessedness for joys connubial as some
one viii soon "whistle and wait for Ka-
tie.n
o. B. Martin better known as "Bidn
was seriously sick last week with pneu-
monia and some one reported his death
but IBID" refused to shuttle off this NOR
tai coil and is recovering.
Several changes in real estate were re-
corded last week. Henry Haradan dis
posed of his farm in Gilead to Aaron
Bowen, Darwin Paul sold a house in East
Bethel to Willis Severance and John |
Trask sold the farm occupied by Calvin |
Irish the past year to Henry Z. Walker.
Mrs. Altba Woodwork. wife of Gard |
ner j. Wallace died last week Wednesday |
morning after long and painful illness /
with cancer. Funeral services were held /
on Friday at her late home, Rev. S. A. |
Parker officiating and the interment made
in the village cemetery.
The village whist club of Bethel were
at their residence in Royalton on Wed.
evening, March 25th. The royal prizes
were awarded TO Fred Arnold and Mrs. 4.
q. Brown while postmaster Martin and
Miss Nellie Adams exhibited their skill |
as expert players by returning to Bethel
with the BOBBY prizes.
The young people of the Congl church
are making preparations to present the Cd
eretta entitled "The Tyrolean Queen" a.
bout the 10th inst.-the exact date has not
vet been fixed. Miss Abbie Clark takes
the matter Of training in charge, and We
~ pleasant entertainment is anticipated
Further announcement viii be made when
are completed.
Miss Gertrude, daughter OF A. ]. Davis.
celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a
largely attended party last Monday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. r. S. Shedd.
her aunt. The fair young hostess was the
recipient of several fine presents from
relatives and her young friends and
presented her with an elegant
willow rocker and handsome work bas- !
ket and stand.
Several citizens of West Randolph sud !.
denly fitted from the classic shades of
that village last week across the county
line into Bethel and hied to distant sugar
camps and other places OF comparative
safety, in alarm at the slight upheaval of
prohibition virtue that rat t
lied that village last week. One individ- I
ual from that town whose cognomen is
Hess cautiously boarded the express 4
going south and skipped to a safer locali- !
" outside the state.
The Easter Sunday services at Christ d
church were well attended. Potted plants
and handsome flowers adorned the chan 3
,el and sanctuary. The professional and
occasional hymns were sung in an adj !.
mirable manner by the vested choir OF
girls and misses. The music BY the regu-
lar choir with Miss Twiddie Stearns as 4
Organist was good, the selections being
Effectively rendered. A solo by Miss Jo- q
lie Heath and aduet with her sister Miss
Carrie in an Easter anthem, were fault
less. A pleasant feature Of the occasion
was the baptism of the infant daughter 1,
u Guy Wilson, the lay reader Of the
.hurch. Rev. Mr.. wilkins sermon was
n full harmony with the celebration Of
he day. The services throughout were 2
and produced q deep impress
on upon the congregation present. 7