Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-28
Bethel Local Intelligence

A. Neff of South Royalton has leased and
moved into a tenement in Chester Fosters
house.
Myron Morse lost quite heavily at the
Manchester Center fire last Friday. He
owned the meat market building and the
furniture and fixtures in the meat market,
which was rented to Bundy, and the loss
is only partially covered by insurance. Mr..
Morse is in Manchester this week, looking
after his losses.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church meets
Thursday of this week with Mrs. George
| II. Kimball.
! Rev. Geo. S. Guernsey OF Rochester was
in town Tuesday of this week.
Frank Brown of Bristol is visiting at 10
Cosmos.
Section is OF No. 20 of the laws of 1892
provides that stThe records Of the (school)
districts hereby abolished shall be pre-
served by the town" Probably not one
district clerk in ten has complied with
the law, through neglect.
C. r. Noble OF "Echo FARM is at home
for the holidays.
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Bryant
and grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Bryant was born at Abingdon, Va, Dec.
18th.
w. J. Brooks of Boston is spending
Christmas and New Years with his fami
ly.
G. W. Berry of Boston was in town lest
week.
Miss Angie Hamilton. stenographer at
the tannery, spent the holidays at Sutton,
p. @.
L. S. Bird has closed his services as
clerk at the Wilson House.
M. G.. Stafford CARED six fine horses to
be sent to Fred Oaks OF New Haven, Conn,
last week.
George johnson of this place and Miss
Minnie Hazelton of STAFFORD were mar
ried at the latter town Tuesday evening of
this week. After a short wedding trip, the
newly married couple will make their flu
ture home in Bethel, where Mr.. Johnson
has many friends who will congratulate
him upon his new position in life.
Mrs. Walter Webster of So. Royalton
visited her father, g. IL. Kimball, last Fri
day.
The local merchants report an excellent
Christmas trade, owing, no doubt, to the
liberal amount OF advertising they have
done this year in the COURIER.
There are uncalled for letters remaining
in the postoffice, directed to DR.. w. T.
Pike, Miss May Turner and Mrs. Hattie
M. Davis.
Forrest Southland CARED about as fine
a lot of sheep as ever left town, last Mon
day. There were 125 that averaged 125
pounds apiece.
Fred Ray spent some time Christmas
day picking the pansies that grew in his
front yard.
The ice went out of White River with a |
rush Monday but remains in the Third !
Branch.
{. {. Buchanan is going to occupy the
tenement in Mrs. Harriet Browns house,
now occupied by Frank Carroll.
Miss Nellie Terry is in Boston this week.
j. r. Upper and Roll Upper OF Roch-
ester we're in town Thursday of last week.
G.F. Gillette of Dedham, Mass. father OF
A. +. Gillette of this town, died last week,
aged 81 years. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Gillette visited his son in this town
asst summer and was a remarkably spright
y old gentleman.
At the last term of Windsor County
court, divorces were granted to Roena o.
Markham, wife of Frank p. Markham, who
$ now in States prison, and to Adrian c.
ellis from Ida Ellis, and the petition for
iivorce of Alice Whitaker against Her
bert Whitaker of Rochester was denied.
August Whitaker is visiting Leonard
Thayer at Bellows Falls.