Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-03
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

Claremont N. ii. were in town last Thurs
day, looking at the Wilson House with I
view TO renting the same the coming year
Ernest Kittredge leaves this week fol
Boston where he has a situation in tn,
architect office OF Edwin Tobey on Ire
mont street, and on Sundays will play the
organ of Maiden church.
Wednesday, March 2, being Ash Wed
nesday, was duly observed by appropriate
services in Christ church.
DIR. G. C. Perry formerly of this town
but now Of West Rutland, was in town
last week called to attend Mrs. Horace
Clifford and Mrs. George Turner.
Frederick Gay and Mrs. j. r. Roolin OF
Burlington were called here last week by
the serious illness their sister, Mrs. III. H
ellison.
At meeting OF the Y. P. S. A. of the
Universalist church last week, Mrs. G. ID.
Cushing, Jessie Bird and Stella Clark were
elected executive committee for the COM
ing year.
4 Perry Durham has been confined to the
house several days with the grip.
Miss Ida Rice went to Fitchburg, Mass.
to be absent for several months in that
place, Boston, Lynn and vicinity.
The class that will graduate from the
Whiteomb High School this spring in
cludes seven members who intend
to pursue the following occupations
after graduation: Miss Jessie Bird, teach
| ing; Miss Blanche Bird, undecided, but
anything but teaching; Miss Alice Whit
ney, teaching for awhile; Miss Annie Mil
Ter, teaching as preference; Miss Kate
Marsh, millinery; Miss Lena Rice, work
in shoe shop; Ben Cutler, undecided.
Potatoes for sale. R. w. Morse.
Mrs. E. A. Burnett of Northampton, has
been visiting in town.
Minnie Goss arrived home last week.
A fine copy of the "Bird's Eye View OF
the World" bound in sheep, has been
placed in the high school library.
Miss Lucy Dunbar of Hartland has been
visiting at Edwin Fishers.
c. t. Coy of Bellows Falls was in town
last week, called here by the serious illness
of Mrs. A. G. Davis.
Among those in town last week Tuesday
to attend the funeral of the late George
Hatch were Mr.. and Mrs. John Farnsworth
Mr.. and Mrs, Alvin Hatch and Austin
Simmons OF Woodstock, and r. Webster
of Alstead, N. II.
f. b. Celley, travelling agent of the G. V.
II. r., will be at the depot in this village
on Saturday March 9th from $3.50 to 4.30 p.
m. to give information in regard to the
summer boarder business.
Small farm for sale, situated just outside
OF Bethel village. House, barn, acres
moving, acres pasturage, never failing
water at house. Inquire of Guy Wilson,
Bethel, Vt.
Some time ago attention was called to
the great age of the residents in certain
portion OF our village and we began to col
lect the names and ages of these persons
and the more we got into IL the more as
tonished we were. Below is presented a
list of people, all living within one and
one-half mile of each other, and moreover
it is to be noticed that we took every house
in this neighborhood with the exception of
Charles Spaulding 81, Alton Webster rs,
Mrs. Alton Webster rs, Lyman Child 70,
Mrs. Lyman Child, II, Abraham Sargent
so, Mrs. Abraham Sargent 49, William II.
Gilmore IS, Daniel Root 81, Mrs. Daniel
Root 70, o. ID. Wood 49, Mrs. o. ID. Wood
"a, Mrs. Mary A. Bates 81, s. c. Durham
rs, Mrs. S. G. Durham %, Nathan Parker |
II, Isaac Emery 70, J. w. Hebard IS, Chas. |
Burrell 50, Mrs. Nelson Ellison 20. Since |
these figures were obtained two have died |
Mr.. Nelson Ellison aged 70 and Mr.. G. S. |
Hatch aged 80. Including these persons
in the list we would have total of twenty |
four persons with combined age OF 1893 |
years or an average Of nearly seyenty-five
years.
"A. blruSell DTOOkS NDOuB0I DullQ1nR
lot last Monday of A. j. Graham and will |
build upon it next spring.
Rev. Mr.. Thornton of Mortified was in
town last Monday, with view we under
stand, to obtain pastorate of the Univer-
salist church.
Rev. G. w. Wright, the pastor Of the
Cong1 church for the past year, leaves
own the present week for Boston where
ne has lucrative position with publish
ng house.
A pet coon belonging to f. NJ. Whit
,omb left him several months ago and Mr..
Nhitcomb supposed that he would never
Zee the animal again, but was considerably
urprised last week to find the animal
Jack in his old quarters.
e. L. Harrington of Philadelphia is Wis
ting his mother, Mrs. Edwin Harrington.
Calf skins wanted by F. M. Whitcomb
Co. '
James A. Graham who has position in !
paper store at Springfield, was called !
ere by the illness OF his father and moth
Alton ingalls, has returned to South Roy
lton where he will work in the shoe shop. l
Mrs. Arthur Lane of West Randolph.
isited Mrs. w. F. Perley last Saturday.
[. l.. Washburn and Miss Hattie SAWYER I
WANTED.-A Competent girl or middle L
ged woman to do general homework in
nall family. A good home and good pay I
, the right person. a
A. A BROOKS, Bethel, VT.
Fresh goods arriving each day at the v
aseom House Grocery. d
Five pounds of cooking soda for % cents
the Bascom House Grocery. o
Best Coffee in town, 35 cents at Bascom
ouse Grocery.
The first Chapter of "The Daughters of
lie King" organized in this state, was Ia
'rmed by ladies of Christ church last
eek. 1t is called "The Bishop BisseIl a
haptern, in honor of the bishop of that ii
ocese. The following officers were elect "
|: president, Mrs Walter II. Creamer, h
cretary, Miss Carolyn A. Curtis, treasur- h
!, Miss Carrie M. Heath. On Sunday =
ter morning services, the rector, Rev. G. al
wilkins received the members of the
lapter into the order and invested each !
18th the badge of the order which is a "
reek cross of solid silver, handsomely en-
aved. These crosses were generously al
nv Mrs. r A DanH ~ Naxr H.