Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-05
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

Griffin Place of Woburn, Mass, was in
town last Thursday.
A. G. Stockwell and wife of Rochester
visited at Foster Moore's last week.
DR.. S. N. Welch OF Sutton, New Hamp-
shire was in town last week visiting Mrs.
Emma Heath.
Mrs. z. S. Rood has just returned from
Boston with full line of millinery.
Elbridge Twitchell is earring large num-
beers of last blocks TO be used for rubber
boot tops.
C. r. Noble is sending to New York
spruce evergreen boughs to be used Me-
mortal Day.
Tramps are unusually numerous this
spring, and in some cases have acted inso-
lently to those who have refused them
food. 1t would be well to arrest few
and make an example of them and the re-
mainder will perhaps give the place wild
er berth.
Miss May Savage is teaching on Chris
tian Hill; Belle Chamberlain is in the ST.
las Howard district, Royalton; Miss Maud
] Durham in the district south OF Z. r. Nor
| gan's in Barnard; Miss Jennie Rogers in
the L''ds' Creek district, Bethel; Miss
Nellhto hexers at East Barnard; Jessie
spsi the u at Finley Bridge, Bethel.
The fiiGe OF confirmation was admins
l
Rev. Mr. richardson, Dartmouth '92,
preached for the Congregationalists last
Sunday p. m. and evening.
Roscoe Morse claims to have the banner
Richelieu colt in one that is eleven mos.
old, is IA 1-2 hands high and weighs 6U
pounds.
The Young People of the Cong'l church
and their friends will present the drama,
''Bread upon the Waters at Bascom
House Hall on the evenings OF the 10th
and 18th, the proceeds to be used for re-
building the church lately burned.
In the past three weeks four Como colts
have been sold for $500. an average OF 1915
each, Bessie W., who has lately shown
trials in 2.30, for $500 and the span that G.
S. Davis sold, as noticed in these columns
last week, one by Como and the other by
son of Como, the two selling for $500, the
fourth colt for s400. Within a year nine
COMO colts have sold for $500, an average
OF 1922.
WANTED. Stock to pasture the coming
season. will pay cash for young cattle
and dry cows. / have also new house to
rent. Enquire OF G. j. WALLACE.
E. A. Markham has the finest stock OF
Flower Seeds selected for his Special
Trade ever offered in Bethel, also very
Choice Spruce Gum which he sells at 10c.
per ounce or will mail il postpaid upon re.
ceipt of 12c. per OF. Or he will send you
bottle of his Famous Trout Secret upon
receipt Of 25c. Don't fail TO send for some
of all of them for they will make you $50
happy
The soliciting committee for funds to re
build the Congl church is meeting with
very gratifying success. The members OF
the congregation have subscribed very lib
orally and in addition to this there have
been many outside VINO have given liber-
ally. Senator Proctor has sent check for
500, A. b. Chandler of Brooklyn, 100, Miss
Park OF Bennington, S25, and Gov. Page,
SOS.
An attempt was made last Wednesday
night to break into the store OF Brooks &
Washburn. Some heavy pointed instru-
ment was inserted between the two front
double doors and an attempt made to pry
them apart, but the doors were strongly
made or the would be- burglars were fright
ened away. 1t is conjectured that the cul-
prits were some OF our large FLOATING pop
ulation,n as number were seen around |
within few days before.
j. ID. Lawrence and Mrs. Lawrence of
Bellows Falls were in town several days |
last week and this, being engaged in pack l
ing upand ard shipping their furniture /
and goods, with which the Wilson House
was equipped. Mr.. A. O. Newell went out /
of the hotel Saturday night and since
landlord. The place is heavily mortgaged,
which occasions some difficulty in ar
ranging a lease of the hotel
The selectmen held a meeting last Satur-
day to consider the subject OF calling a
new town meeting A petition had been
ad dressed to them signed by about twenty
voters asking that a special meeting be
called to see what the town would do in
relation to the town hall matter The Sc
pntr had hnafa advised hV their counsel
that this call was not definite enough to
be legally acted upon and that any vote
passed by meeting called under such q
warning would be void. In view of these
ii was unanimously decided
by the board that they would not put vot-
srs of Bethel to the needless and useless
expense and trouble of once more meeting
with the certain prospect that nothing
could be done legally.
Brooks & Washburn have Just received
rom New York importers a fine line OF
Kid gloves, five and seven hook, also mos
Iuitaire.
A. NJ. Marsh has the building of the
foundation walls for the new town hall !
ind he has one side nearly laid.
Adam Maynard is building a barn upon
lis home premises. .
Brooks & Washburn are having a big
rade in ladies' jackets and capes. lev !
mes received nearly every day. [
Lewis Rogers, a former resident of this
own and son of jeremiah Rogers, who
lsed to live at the Locust Creek House, is
proprietor of the "Point Breeze Housen at
POINT Breeze, Orleans County, n. V, Is y
niles from Lake Ontario.
A nice line of summer horse clothing. '
ap robes, ETC., at Cady's Harness shop.
Extensive repairs are to be made at the 4
annery this spring. Among those con-
emplated are new engine and boiler, :,
he engine to be of larger power than the 4
'resent one and of the type known as the
Tan Furnace" which will take the wet
an bark for fuel direct from the teaches,
Fithout the intervention of press as is 4
ow necessary.
Brooks q Washburn's stock never was "
o full and their clothing trade never so b
arge as now.
G. S. Afford Of Perkinsville visited at S. E
I. Cady's last week. He also bought a f
orse of Mr.. Cady.
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