Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-30
Bethel Local Intelligence.

1 Lynn OHduhANA D
Large assortment Of pickles at Kendall's
}. ii. Blaisdell and wife are spending
the winter vacation at their former home
at Laconia, n. II.
nj. G. Stafford was at Quebec, P. O.. last
week and purchased eighty thousand
pounds of hair of one firm.
Req. M. P. stickney OF Royalton was in
town last Saturday.
Mrs. Will Waldo and daughter are visit
ing in Lebanon, N. III.
Mrs. J. H. Waldo and Miss Maud Dun
bar spent Sunday with friends at So. Roy
alton.
George Kimbal rejoices in new deliv-
cry wagon that is a dandy.
There are letters in the Bethel postofiee
waiting for z. Z. Annable, NJ. D.; K. +
Sargent and Mrs. Frank d. Pratt
Mrs. A. A. Smith OF West Randolph was
the guest Of Mrs. A. l.. Stearns the first OF
the week.
Mi. and Mrs. Edwin Fisher are visiting
friends and relatives in Plainfeld and vi
entity this week.
Wesley Stafford is in Burlington this
week ON business.
n. H.Gilson has sold his high bred fiIly,
Mollie Lambert, to Chas. H. Allen. Look
out for her in '94.
c. III. Kidder CARED 1900 pounds of
turkeys last week; also 200 sheep.
At an adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the White River Agricultural
society held last week, the following di-
rectors were elected: M. M. Kendall, Rob-
ert Noble, ID. W. Bliss, James ID. Wheeler,
+. Ii. Chamberlin, T.. $. BIRD and q. j.
Wallace. A. A. Brooks was elected presi-
dent; A. ID. Sanders, vice president; Il. A.
Maxkam, secretary; 5. G. Sargent, treas
urer. II was voted to have fair next fall.
The other fellow won't be in it if you
brace up and give her her choice in those
lovely engagement rings at X. :. Adams.
Price to suit the purse.
Bethel people have been much interested
the past week in the experience Of fRevp
g. II. Scott, alias II. c. Stoddard, alias
Henry Clay Scott. About October LIST,
he preached at the Congl church in town
under the first name. While here he STOP
ped with @. e. Graham, and while there,
he told many ''tish stories" among which
were his experiences as "chaplain to an
Arctic expedition He gave a lecture il
Illustrated by stereopticon views, the Mon
day after, and, on leaving, told the people
that they might consider him a candidate
for the vacant pulpit. He made decid-
eddy good impression here, as he was APP
parently well educated and very pleasant
spoken; but on looking up his illegal ref
erences, it was found that he was an inn
postor. Last week, he was arrested at
Willimantic, charged with horse stealing
and robbing the U. s. mails. The scenes
OF his latest escapades were laid at Mid
dletown Springs, VT, where he has been
lately passing himself of as a Baptist |
AT first it was suspected that |
Scott might be Macarthur, the Dover, n.
H., murderer, but he has been visited by |
parties knowing Macarthur, who say he is
not Macarthur.
1t caused shock in our block,
And such dreadful thump.
Twas one OF II. S. Adams alarm clocks |
SaylDid you see me iunpst Only Sl.25)
What time is it when the clock strikes
"a? Time TO take it to r. S. Adams Tor re-
pairs. New eight-day clocks for "a. They
strike the hour and halfhour.
Bethel postoffice win be closed Thanks
giving Day from II m. to 2:30 D. M, and
to p. IN.
C. R. Noble was in Ripton last week on
business.
Headquarters for confectionery at Kim
Dall's.
Ernest Maynard contemplates removing
% st. Adams about the first of December,
TO go INTO the barber business there.
Henry Cheney of Rutland visited friends
n this vicinity over Sunday. He now has
position as passenger conductor between
Rutland and Bellows Falls.
Mrs. wiswell of STAFFORD has been vis-
ting at E. f. Holbrook's, and Mrs. G.. b.
Hall OF the same town has been at E. c.
aowe's.
Make your selections early. Anything
'ou may select, with a small deposit, viii
,e laid back for you until Christmas at r.
J. Adams. 2w
Miss Charlotte Force has completed her
abors as trimmer at Mrs. E. II. Rood's
store and returned to her home
n Burlington.
Mrs. Goff,wife of Dea. Golf of Olcott has
,een visiting her sister, Mrs. p. Martin.
Oranges, this week at Kimball's.
Bethel contributed at least one exhibit
he Chicago Fair. About fifty years ago,
Cider Luther Billiard bought new melo-
leon, which was supposed at that time to /
'e about the best musical instrument that
would ever be in the market, and it was
Used in the Methodist church. After see
ng good deal of hard service, the instru-
nent passed into the hands of John Morse,
Who worked for the Estey organ company. ,
This company purchased it OF him and in /.
luueu ~ III us eAnlDlt at OnlcagO. NOT
its hard treatment, the in
trument will still do good service.
A large company OF friends and relatives ,
rom this and surrounding towns met at )
,ebina Spaulding's last Friday afternoon :
nd evening, the occasion being the sixth
anniversary OF the marriage OF Mr.. and
drs. Spaulding. {
New lot OF those raisins at Kimballs.
Mrs. Hattie A. French, widow Of the late
lobert French OF this town, was married q
sov 21st, at Rochester, bv Rev. G. s. :
Guernsey, to Orlando II. Eaton of that :
OWN. ,
Among his almost endless variety of G
oliday goods, Z. A. Markham has a fine I
ssortment of miscellaneous books, box Q
aper in elegant plush and celluloid boxes, I
nd YOU will want to look at his beautiful I
isplay Of cups and saucers, and other
/ oice pieces Of china and porcelain goods. \
Rochester.
The ladies Of the Cong'l church will hold i
HEN annual fair at the @. A. r. hall. n
Wednesday evening, Dec 6. The Young
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