Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-04-05
Bethel Local Intelligence.


The shoe shop shut down one day last
week for repairs.
SIN. Washburn was in Boston last week,
buying goods for his store.
Chas. Bent has left the employ of Paul
Tinkham, as stage driver, and has secured
a position in South Boston as conduc tor
on an electric railroad.
The many friends of Walter Brooks, who
has been sick for the past few months, will
be panied to learn that he has been in a
very low condition the past week.
BY the provision OF Act No. II, passed
last year, any person who served in the
regular or volunteer army or navy during
the Rebellion and was honorably dis
charged, and who has no taxable estate,
except poll, shall be exempt from all taxa
tion upon applying to the listers.
The senior class OF University of Yer
mont has elected Ira H. Ellis of this town
for class historian.
Mrs. Willard Brooks was called to Roch-
ester last week by the serious illness Of her
mother.
Miss Annie Miller has been engaged to
teach in the lower department. in the Gays
vile school,.
Geo. III. Whitney, Daniel Parker and j.
j. Wilson Of the U. V. M. are spending
their vacation in town.
Miss Ella Pepper of Detroit, Mich, "a pu-
pill of Bishop Hopkins Hall at Burlington,
is spending the Easter vacation with her
friend, Miss Maud wilkins.
Miss Fannie M. Fisher wishes to extend
thanks to all those who helped her to win
the Worlds Fair free ticket offered by the
Boston Globe. She had many helpers from
all over the country. Some from Canada,
Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire and
Mass. She wishes especially to thank those
in the surrounding towns of Randolph,
Rovalton, Barnard and Pittsield and in
Bethel, who so carefully saved their cou-
pons and helped in other ways.
The Universalist sugar party and chill
dren's fair will be held in the townhall
next Saturday evening.
A very enjoyable social assembly met
at the Bascom House hall last Wednesday
evening.
Calvin Ainsworth OF Salem, Mass, is
spending a few days in town.
Gardner j. Wallace and Mrs. Emma
Heath we're married last Sunday evening
by Rev. G. A. Wilkins, at the residence OF
the bride in this village.
For SALE.-A $1,000 First Mortgage pay
able in gold. Value OF security, s11 900
Fire insurance assigned, $500. Time, five
years. Rate, Z per cent guaranteed.
THE VERMONT INVESTMENT COMPANY,
la Colege ST., Burlington, VI.
Ladies, clean your kid gloves with Nous
quetaire Glove Cleaner, for sale only by
BROOKS & Washburn, headquarters for
dressed and undressed kid gloves in all
in all the most desirable shades tt
Florence MAY, youngest daughter OF
Eben G.. and Hattie +. Brown died Thurs
day, March 80, 1898, aged eight years and
one month.
Her funeral was attended at the Wilson
House, of which Mr.. Brown is the propri-
etor, the services bsing conducted by Rev.
5. A. Parker.
Flossie was a favorite with the old and
5he young She was intelligent beyond
her years. Seldom do we find a little girl
With so active a mind, SO thoughtful of
hose about her and so promising for a
Useful and successful life. Her parents,
ler brother and her sister will remember
ler as a lovely flower whose fragrance will
niger with them through all the years OF
heir lives. They will recall her words in
Ter sickness and how she took off the ring
rom her finger and placed it in the hand
II her faithful physician, the action SYM
)olizing, 81 have no further use for it.u
Her parents understand the deep meaning :
# that saying, "And a little child shall
cad them" She has led their thoughts
md hearts to that silent land where she |
las rome before. She had not felt the
OF sin nor the chilling hadows OF
vii. The neighbors and friends showed
heir sympathy in many delicate ways,
shich was appreciated by tie family.
1t her funeral, the white casket was sur
with choice and beautiful flow !
RS. We noticed one floral piece pre- G
ented by her schoolmates-a pillow of
oses on which was the expressive word, +
Playmate" Another piece OF great beau
y was from the guests of the Wilson r
louise and bore the name, "Flossie." 1
1any bouquets and flowers came from
theirs whe loved this beautiful girl OF
light summers, now ~transplanted in Par I
disc. CON-. Y