Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-22

his European travels, last wednesday
evening, taking as his subject, "Pompea,
Mt. Vesuvius and Naples"
Ben A. Rogers has been in Boston the
past week.
Leslie r. Adams and bride were the
guests of his father, VIM. h. Adams, last
week.
Dennis Shaw has bought the Flynn
meadow of Alexander Morse for $1,000, the
purchase consisting OF about ten or tfteen
acres of meadow land and i've OF wood
| land on the west side OF the Branch below
Finley Bridge.
Chas. Downer of Sharon was in town
last Friday.
Mrs. Chas. b. Osgood of Mass. has been
visiting the family of E. G. Brown.
Mrs. Peter o'Connell spent Sunday in
Northtield with friends.
move is on foot to start a public IL
brary. The idea is to make humble be-
ginning and to that end II IS proposed
that each member of the proposed associ-
alton shall contribute one book at tue
outset. Names and books proposed to be
given can be left with Miss Barrows al
the bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bliss of Springfield,
Mass, are the guests OF his brother, DIN.
Bliss.
A. NJ, Marsh had the misfortune last
Saturday to fall from a ladder while CLIMB
ing to the top OF load of hay, breaking
his thumb by the fall.
Mrs. Fred Arnold is visiting relatives
in Providence, n. |.
CT. HurIburt's horse, David Franklin,
took second money in the stallion race at
Northfield last Friday.
The large influx of people into Bethel
during the past year, caused by the open /
I 4. a hsa a
of carpentry and mason work done IN
town the past year, bias filled every vacant
tenement and it is we'll nigh Impossible 70
find even board, not to say rooms. A per-
son having money to invest could not nno
better investment than 10 erect dozen
modern tenement houses. Ihey Woulo
be all engaged before completion.
Mrs. Abel Whitcomb OF Stockbridge
perhaps better known as Mills, has lus'
completed silk quilt for her grandniece
Miss Carrie Flint of Providence, Il. l..
, which is very artistic ana deserving o.
much praise, especially for LADY who has
reached the age OF S4 years.
= CARD.-Mrs. Robert French and family
wish to express their sincere thanks K
their friends and neighbors who SO kind,
!" assisted during the sickness and burial
their dear husband and father
Mrs. Hollis Town of NARROW, n. II .,anC
Il MISS ALL Va WI ----f
! been visiting at Peter O'Connells.
5 Mrs. Geo. Laird OF Royalton visited il
town last Saturday.
Twelve cases OF shoes is the mark set a
: the shoe shop this week, in place OF IN
usual number of ten, the increased mum
Der of hands making it possible.
Alonzo Emery and NJ. NJ. Whipple ar
attending the q. A. X. encampment
Washington.
Geo. Ballou OF Elmira, n. ", is visiting
, his father in this place. Georges bethe
Z friends will be pleased to know that a
holds lucrative position in the once
the Elmira Bridge Co.
Alton Young of Lillieville is clerkinl
for {. II. Rood.
Mrs. w. F. Perley Of Fitchburg, Mass
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ere
I Wheeler.
The Y. P.C.U.o the Universalist churc
held Whittier memorial service last sun
day evening.
Go to Cady's Harness Shop and see tn
largest and best line of horse blanket
= ever shown in town.
The F. NJ. Whitcomb house has pee
t. sold to Mrs. Brown, mother OF T.. y
: Brown, for $1,000.
A. J. Davis is delivering express for tn
American Express Co.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. T.. b. Kimball spent Sun
day in town, the guests OF his brother, 7
II. Kimball.
t. Ed Chamberlin has moved into the Jai
= Sexton house and family named Benwa
into the tenement in the Parker house va
Gated by Chamberlin.
NJ. G. Stafford and wife were in Burling
ton last week.
Rev. G. A. Wilkins OBLIGATED at Ran
+" dolph last Sunday.
: The ladies of the Congl society wi
give an entertainment and supper at Bas
com House hall next Wednesday even
ing.
I'd DR.. L. w. Clough has moved inbo III
Y house recently erected by w. IL. Hartwe
. at the south end of the village and ID.
Upper is to occupy the rooms vacated b
DIR. Clough, in the Gardner Wheelt
house.
Three or four good smart men to lear
the business wanted at once.
gss BETHEL SHOE Co.
Geo. Torrey of Addison is visiting b
e. brot her-in law, Forrest Southland.
Miss Addie Magivney, employed in
hospital in Philadelphia, Pa, is visitin
her father.
w Mrs. DR.. Freeman OF New York, WI
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Edwi
Sturtevant, for several weeks, returne
{. home Monday.
- Mrs. E. c. Doten of Springfield and b.
father, John Bliss, are in town visitln
friends and relatives.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Miller of Hartford, Conn
visited her brother, w. II. Hartwell, la
:. week.
- Miss Maud Cady entertained party
young friends last Saturday, it being M
birthday.
Miss Lulu Graham visited friends
Hartland last week.
ne. Several parties in town are intending
ou improve their premises this fall by pu
ting in concrete walks. The work is to
u. done by Parkhurst and Osgood of Roya
- ton. If there is anything that Bethel
behind the times in it is the cow-patl
that do fairly good service in summ
time, but in the wet season are veritab
aey SIoughs of Despond. In this respect Bet
ell is far behind our neighboring village
It. Little Sharon, even, has good concre
. walks, likewise South Royaiton, Har
ford and West Randolph.