Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-09
Bethel Local intelligence,

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The town auditors will meet Feb. p, 1913
at Brooks ana Washburn's store to audi
bills against the town.
The Ladies' Social Union of the Univer.
fsalist church will meet with Mrs. Edwin
Sturtevant Saturday evening, Feb. IL. Al
are cordially invited to attend
At the meeting of he Dramatic Associa-
tion Wednesday, Frank L. Martin was
elected stage manager, and Fred Arnold
and Albert Bowen, assistants.
c. r. Noble is spending few days in
town.
W. B. C. Stickney is still confined TO his
bed by sickness.
Four couples of young people from this
village attended ball at Sharon last FRI
day evening.
Miss Mayo, the dressmaker, is taking a
few weeks vacation.
The pay roll for the shoe shop now
amounts to about 500 per week. This
money is distributed ana paid from hand
70 hand until every one in Bethel has some
benefit, directly or indirectly, from it.
Frank L.Martin has purchased the stock
of G. w. Marston and will take immediate
possession.
A building and loan association agent
has been selling quite a number OF shares
Of stock to the monied men OF Bethel dur
ing the past two weeks.
Considerable complaint has been made
that people cutting ice on the river, at
places used for crossings from one main
road to another, should leave the holes I'M
guarded, to the great risk of the travelling
public. There is heavy penalty impos-
ed by law for such heed lessness.
The Y. PISA. OF the Universalist church
VIII hold its annual masquerade ball in
the fnINn hall HnagdaW evening Feb Ii
For the past four years this society has
held this ball with great success, and 1t is
hoped that this one may prove greater
success than any previous one. Now all
take hold and try to make it so. The COM
mittee in charge has spared no expense
TO make the hall floor in the best condi-
ton possible for dancing. Supper will be
served by Rollin Gibson in the Bascom
House dining room.
The sellers of bankrupt stock, who had
their headquarters Al Sylvester's store, ielt
town Monday.
Miss Hattie Gay has just received fine
upright piano.
The Guild of the Episcopal church will |
meet at Mrs. G. Z. Stearns' next Monday /
evening.
Miss Minnie Davis of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Il. Adams.
The water al the townhal square foun.
tain fell into line with the other springs
last Saturday, and struck for resting
spell.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
sociabie at Mrs. G. M. Miller's Wednes-
day evening OF this week.
Owing to the jumping the track OF
freight train at Royalton last Monday, the
morning accommodation did not reach
here until afternoon.
NJ. A. Moody and Brooks & Washburn
have some of the best butter boxes we
ever saw, the Perfection Butter Boxes.
The rains and SHOWS OF the past week
were TO much for the roof of the north end
of the Locust Creek House hall, which fell
in last Monday, somewhat demoralizing
some farming tools andtmaehinery stored
underneath.
Call on r. S. Adams and neetthe other
people who are trading with linn, IS men,
toned in his adv't in another Column.
You will be sure to find something TO
please you in the jewelry line.
Miss Blanche Bird is visiting friends in
Rutland.
A good story is told of meat man from
a neighboring town, who drove to town
lately with a good supply of meat but no
tools with which to cut it, but who was kind
ly fitted out with the necessary implements
by an accommodating rival of this town. I
Mrs. David Dyke is quite sick with grip.
Miss May Spauding went to Saxton's
River Friday to visit friends.
CIV. Marston goes to his home in Rum
ney this week for a much needed vacation
in order to recuperate his health, which 9
has suffered from close application to '
business during the past year. If he re- S
covers sufficiently, he will go to Kentucky
next May to assume charge of a school :
there.
John Reed has left the the Wilson House v
and returned to the employ of Foster
Moore. {