Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-04
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1892
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

had extensive business interests in town,
at one time was part owner in the tannery,
and had been for the last ten years of the
firm of Ellison & Edmunds, lumber man
ufacturers of ono Town" in ockbridge.
In addition he has held many offices of
trust and responsibility under the town
and from the Probate Court, was tax coll
lector for many years. AT one time, against
his declared wish, he was elected to repre-
sent the town in the legislature, but such
was his firmness that he refused to serve
and never went to Montpelier during the
session.
John Williams who has been seriously
i'll with the grip has been improving last
week, but Mrs. Williams has remained
about the same.
About half a dozen young ladies took
advantage of the privilege of this year and
took as many young gentlemen to ride last
Saturday evening.
Miss Leonora Adams of South Royalton
hasIbeen stopping with r. S. Adams.
Be sure not to be fooled. We sell -four
as cheap as any one. WRIGHT & REED.
The Society of Christian Endeavor hold
special services Thursday evening of this
week to commemorate the seventh ami
versary OF the founding of the local socie-
ty, and the eleventh anniversary of the
founding OF the United Society at Port
lang, Me.
Reports, 1000 pages, suitable for scrap
books. Hinding half morocco.
GUY WILSON.
The public are cordially invited to call
at the Bascom House grocery and examine
my stock Of goods and prices. My stock
is entirely new and challenge comparison
with any one else on prices. Respectfully,
G. II. ROOD. Wv
beautiful and very rare phenomenon
ms he i'm ha Oh n, . ke
early evenings of this week. Jupiter and
Venus are approaching each other and are
in conjunction Feb. 9th at five O'Clock in
the morning, but this will not be visible
IN this vicinity as both planets will then
be below the horizon. But they are well
worth watching the evenings OF the 9Th
and 9th when they will be less than de-
gree apart and will change place between
the two evenings.
Henry Davis says that shooting was
purely accidental and that if kind Prov
idence permits he intends to outlive all |
those neighbors who seem anxious to the |
contrary.
Gertie Adams of Barnard, who has been |
at work in the shoe shop, had the misfor- |
tune to run the stitcher through her fin |
gers last week, and is now recovering from |
the effects of the same at her fathers, /
Gardner Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Terrill, who went |
South recently for the health OF Mrs. Ter |
rill, have returned as her health is not BEN
Gifted as hoped for.
Follow the crowd and get your watch |
work promptly and nicely done at X. S.
Adams.
Willard Brooks went to Boston Monday |
night from whence he is to start out on |
western trip for the firm OF Bullock & |
Co.
Despite numerous scrapings the ice is
not thick enough for harvesting yet,
being about five inches thick last Mon
day.
Brooks and Wsshburn are selling new
lot of teas at 80 and 80 cents. Same kind
sold at Tea Stores for 80 and 80 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Chapman and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Chapman were all sick
abed in the same house with the grip last
week but are now improving.
The building for Manufacturers and Lib
eral Arts at the Chicago Exposition is 1888
feet long by 78S feet wide and will thus
cover under one roof larger space by one.
third than is enclosed within the half mile
trotting course on the fair ground.
II you don't feel able to buy new watch
r. S. Adams will sell you a good time
keeper that has been carried some for from
e to "a, Elgin and Waltham included
Daniel Colt has been clerking for Brooks {
and Washburn but returned to his home at
Brooktield last Monday.
c. H. Kidder CARED forty lambs and
twelve calves last Monday. (
We are selling out. Great Bargains in
our marked down goods. F. NJ. Whit
comb and Co. ,
Owing to i'll health, Daniel ellison has /
been obliged to give up farming and has '
moved with his family to Virginia. I
w. V. Farr, representing the Burlington e
in cd n
Mrs. Clara Thurston OF Boston and b. I
II. jackson have been in town on account
of the illness from grip of their father, r. q
5. Jackson.
Mrs. Milton Allen has gone to franklin,
N. H., for few weeks visit. I.
One day last week the whole family of =
S. M. Washburne consisting of six per- h
sons, were confined to the bed with the r
grip.
All can eat oranges now, fifteen cents a
doz. Two dozen for 25 cts. Reduction in
prices, -four, Leader, S5.75 a Dbl. CottoIene
better than lard, trs it. F. NJ. Whitcomb
and Co. W
The Grammar Department of Whit e
comb High School was closed last week
On account of Mr.. Oliver Barrows the d.
eacher, having the mumps, but resumed m
lgain last Monday. b.
Quite an alarm of fire was caused last CT
W wednesday noon Dy the burning out OF -
chimney in the house of VIM. II. Hart II
veil. u
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Wilson January 25th last.
Samuel II. Mccullough, postal clerk on lea
he Essex junction and Boston route, has
,een sicK at the Van Ness House at Bur- Ii
ington.
Hon. Zed Stanton, states attorney for u
Washington county, was in town last FRI
lay. 81,
Chester Foster has been working at la
iaysville on the new button shop.
Miss Libbie Putnam Of Barnard has gr
'een visiting at F. NJ. Whitcomb's. to
Mrs. Samuel Archer has been at Gays
lille caring for Mrs. G. l. Abbott in her m
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