Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-24

John Case OF Providence, r. l., was al
Fred Arnold's over Sunday.
Dan Parker, George Whitney and Clay
ton Durham OF u. V. M, class of '96, and
John Williams, 90, are home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
The selectmen have laid one of the much
needed crossings on Main st. in front
OF the postoffice.
Figs, oranges, dates, bananas and grapes
just received at Kimball's.
E. G. Brown had an auction sale OF stock
Saturday.
Mr. j. Reagan and sister and Dennis and
Jennie Wynn went to White River juno
tioD last Saturday to attend the fair.
FOR sALE.-A flock OF nice grade sheep.
inquire of L. a. ROOD, Bethel. VI.
The Universalist church is being painted
Mrs. S. M. Washburn is very sick with
nervous prostration.
William Stickncy had party last Sat
urday night.
At the and 10 cent store, we have the
largest and best line of wedding, birth
day and holiday presents to be found in
this vicinity and at the lowest prices.
Miss Kate Kimball has returned from
South Royalton, her school having closed
on account OF sickness.
Mrs. E. F. Wilson has a very nice line of
Christmas slippers. Call and see them.
Frank Williams, who has moved into
the Abel byam house, has finished work
for Il. Morse and is going to work for +.
Parsons.
Miss Bertha Scribner of Montpelier is
visiting her aunt, Miss Sarah Woodbury..
Work on the townhall has been tempo
rarily suspended.
G. w. Smith has severed his connection,
as engineer, with the shoe shop.
Miss Stella Adams is visiting in Hart
land this week.
Mrs. Wellington has moved into the
house built by Mr.. Page, and Edwin Kit
tredge has moved into the Wellington
house.
Remember that Furman has fresh oys
tiers three times a week, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Miss Mary Wilson is teaching school on
Christian HILL
G. w. Berry has returned to Charles
town for the winter.
Frank Fisher OF Burlington was in
town last week.
We have some fine new eight-day clocks
and some rafting alarm clocks to wake
you up. Call and buy. X. 5. ADAMS.
The play, 'New England Home, was
presented at the Bascom House Hall last
Monday evening by the Nettie Williams
Company.
A notice has been posted by the select
men, warning the voters TO meet at the
townhall Nov. 20 at p. m. to see il the
town will vote to raise money to finish
and furnish the townhall also to see il
the town will let the Bethel Library Asso-
citation finish a room in the basement for
a library room.
Lantern globes at Tets, Common Size
Lamp Chimneys at 6cts., nacks at Gets. per
paper, Mems Suspenders at 15cts. and
boys at 10cts. per pair, Assorted Pens at
5cts. dozen, States at Gets, each, Note Pa
per at bets. a quire, All Linen Crash, 10 in. |
wide, at 11cts. yard and Nice Handker-
chiefs, for 25cts. All at the 5 q 10 Cent |
Store.
A fifteen year old son of Mansill Hatch /
of STAFFORD ran away last Thursday from 1
a place in Tunbridge. where he had been |
living, and found his way to Bethel. He
was lacking in intelligence but workmen
in the shoe shop, who knew him, identi |
fed him. His father was telegraphed on /
Friday but, as no reply was received, the |
boy was allowed to go on and proceeded I
He was unable to express his 1
ideas in words.
Largest and best assortment of Pure +
Candy to be found in town at Kimball's. /
The stockholders of the White River
Society met at the Bascom
House, according to the bylaws Of said T
society," Nov. 10 and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President, ID.
IL. Morse; Vice President, VIM. Skinner;
Edwin Morse; Treasurer, J. S.
Sargent; Directors, q. j. Wallace, ID. w.
Bliss, M. n. Kendall, Fred Arnold. James
D. Wheeler and Robert Noble; Auditors,
Frank Chamberlin and Ed. Markham
The society paid in full all demands.
L. MORSE, Sec.
The first annual meeting of the Bethel
Library Association was held Nov 18th at
W ilson & Arnold's office. Mr.. Blaisdell
was chosen Chairman and Miss n. NJ. Ad-
ans, Sec. pro tenn, and the following Of
ficers were elected: President, Mr.. Fred
Arnold; Vice Presidents, {. ID. Cushing,
j. w. Miller and Miss n. NJ. Adams Treas
urer, Guy Wilson; Executive Committee,
Miss Clara Barrows, DIR. r. NJ. Chase and
Lee Cady; Librarian, Miss Balrows, with
power to select an assistant; Committee
for the selection and purchase of books,
Mrs. w. B. 9. Stickney, DIR. f. r.. Steele
and Prof. j. II. Blaisdell; Committee for
making arrangements about rooms, March
Wilson, Carl Cushing and DIR. Greene;
Ways and Means Committee, Fred Arnold,
Miss F. NJ. Fisher and Carl Cushing.
! nv hiCbiOll- NC 4SSueu 10 nun
for 10cts. each, with the privi-
lege of drawing four books on each card,
was carried. Any person, keeping book
over two weeks, will be subject to fine OF
two cents day. The Secretary was in
structed to give notice of their election to
all officers not present at the meeting.
vote of thanks was given Mrs. Harring-
ton for her offer of assistance in fitting up
a room for the library. The Executive
Committee was instructed to see that the
books were properly insured, and the
meeting was then adjourned.
Fine Molasses and Syrups at Kimbalrs.
There were over thirty tons of poultry
shipped from here last week.
One worthy gentleman from Camp
Brook (it is claimed. but that may be
SANDER on the Brook awoke the village
people early Sunday morning and could
not be persuaded that it was not Saturday
but, finally, he retired without stopping for
meeting, saying that he had either lost
lay or the calendar was crooked. He had.
probably, bet on the election and was so
iazed that he lost day.
The Democratic club of this nlace want