Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-07
BETHEL HOME NEWS
Arrival and Departure ofTrains.


Afternoon Express, IDS
Evening Accommodation, l:3O
Night Express, z;l4
North Bound.
Night Mail, 1889
Morning Accommodation, $500
Afternoon Mail, 2:45
Afternoon Express, 6:25
George Ingalls, is clerking for NJ. A.
Moody.
Smoke the Gilt Edge Cigar. Just as
good as ever. You viii find them at MI
ner Furmans.
The roof is on the addition to the Bias.
com House block. 1t makes an imposing
looking edifice.
James A. Shedd of Burlington who has
visited in this town often. was found dead
in bed the morning of Dec 2eth.
Mrs. g. II. Upper has been quite sick
with the grip as have Mr.. and Mrs. 5. w.
BarroWs.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase has recently become
the owner of a Westmont colt of great
promise.
Asa Thayer of Barnard has been driv-
ing the Woodstock stage sin the absence
of M. e. Sawyer.
Locomotive no. 100, drawing the after
noon train north blew out a cylinder
head last Wednesday between here and
Royalton. Although thus deprived of
half the power, the engine managed to
pull into Bethel, where freight locomo-
tive was detached and took the passenger
north.
Richard Wilson has bought out the
newspaper business of Frank Heath and
has the Boston Globe, Journal and Her
aid and the Saturday Utica Globe for sale.
Alton e. Ingalls, of this town and Miss
Annie Shirlock of Royalton were married
at South Royalton last week. They will
make their future home in Bethel.
Nelson Ellison and Mrs. S. A. Parker
have been on the sick list.
James p Marsh picked several cultivat-
ed pansies in full blossom December list
last.
There was lay reading at Christ Church
last Sunday as Rev. G. A. Wilkins was
confined to the house with grip.
John Wallace and family have gone to
Rutland where they will spend the winter
with relatives of Mrs. Wallace.
The people of Bethel and vicinity turn
ed out last Friday New Years EVENING"
in great numbers. There was a Cong1
sociable at j. g. Sargent's attended by a
bout forty, dance at the Locust Creek
House attended by about as couples and
whist party at Postmaster f. L. Martins
atswhich IA players sat down. The royal
F. d. Martin and the "rear" by DR.. X. M.
Chase and wife.
Miss Lila Martin went to North Adams,
Mass, last Saturday where she is to pur-
sue musical studies.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Sylvester of Water
bury and Mrs. Frank Sylvester of Boston
were the guests of Cashier M. Sylvester
last week.
Mrs. Wilbur F. Fits, former resident
of this place died very suddenly at Rox-
bury last Friday morning OF congestion
of the brain.
It is e. E. Wallace and s. NJ Wash
burne not Wallace and j G. Sargent who
are commissioners and appraisers on the
estate of F. Ii. Marks as we had it last
week.
My boy says he knows what Columbus
did for Ireland; he says he discovered
America; and people in America have
discovered that at r. S. Adams is the
best place In the world to buy watch.
Frank Kendall has entered the employ
OF F. M. Whitcomb as clerk in his store.
Frank is "hustler" and no better selec
tion could have been made by Mr.. Whit
comb.
Forrest Southland shipped 276 sheep and
lambs to the Boston market last Monday
and c. H. Kidder 404.
and watches are higher at r. S. Adams
since Christmas is over.
Miss Alice Barrows has been spending
the last week with her brother, DR.. VIM.
Barrows at Stowe, her place in the bank
being filed by Miss Clara Barrows.
Lee Reagan and sister of Barnard have I
moved into the tenement in the John |
Williams house recently vacated by f. /
b. Markham and will work in the shoe
shop.
Prof. j. H. Blaisdell spent last week at
his home in Laconia.
By che new time table going into effect |
the first of this week the local passenger
north leaves this station at $40 a. m. in
stead Of 8.00a. m.
e. A. Markham having had the largest
holiday trade in his whole thirty-six sea-
sons wishes to thank those from out of
town and especially those from Royalton
and South Royalton who bought of him
SO literally.
William Thomas is driving the Roches-
ter stage.
Work is to be begun on the new iron
bridge for the G.. V. X. K. at the north
end of this village about the middle of
this month.
Carl d. Cushing and Miss Nellie Har-
rington were married last Tuesday by
Rev. S. A. Parker at the home of the bride
on River street.
There-will be Christian Endeavor So
ciable at Miss Jessie Chadwick's Thurs
day evening of this week.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Arnold Tuesday morning of this :
week.
Mrs. Ella Spaulding went to Lowell,
Mass, on Tuesday of last week where she
is to remain this winter. {
Mrs Kate Wheeler Perley who is visit
ing her parents in this village has been
quite i'll with the grip.
After vacation of ten days the village
schools began again last Monday. ,
Daniel Stoddard's five year old son is =
confined to the bed with dislocated hip
joint, arising in some unknown way, as
the boy went to bed al night supposedly j
all right and next morning was found in
bed in that condition.
Harvey Shaw, one of Bethels old citi-
zens died at the home of his son in Ram {
dolph on the LIST inst. and his remains
were brought here for interment on Sun
day. He was brother of John NJ, Shaw