Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-15
Bethel Local Intelligence.

dolph have been visiting at A. L Stearns'
Mrs. c. d. Cushing entertained the Uni
versalist Ladies' sociable Tuesday after
noon Of this week.
Fairbanks Gold Dust at Martins.
Miss Jessie Spaulding is spending some
weeks with friends in Burlington.
Leon Richardson, who has been clerk
ing at Norwood, Mass, is visiting friends
in town, stopping with Mrs. Nj. E. Har-
rington.
A fine uncolored Jap. tea for s5 cents at
Martins.
Miss Hattie Spaulding, who has been at
her fathers, Zebina Spaulding, tor several
months, has gone to Altoona, Penn, " here
she has charge of millinery store.
I Birnie Kidder has sufficiently recovered
from his broken leg to be carried TO his
home in Rochester.
Misses May Savage from the Dutton dis
trict in Royalton and Mabel Dyke from
the Morgan district IN Barnard are at
| home on vacation.
Ladies cotton hose for 10 cents per pair
at Martins.
At a meeting of the directors of the
\ White River Agricultural Association last
Saturday, it was voted to hold no fair the
coming season. The directors lake this
move because they think that the rent
asked for the fair ground is higher than
they can afford 10 pay.
There will be town Sunday school con
vention az the C0ng'l church Thursday az
ternoon and evening, Feb. 22nd. Rev. r.
F. Lewis viii be the chief speaker.
Capt. Eldredge Of West Randolph viii
relate TO the comrades Of Daniel Lille
Post, No. 81, o. A. R..next Saturday even
ing his experiences while in Libby prison.
The y. r. Insurance exchange. compris-
ind al ffaur
ing business in Windsor county, have is
sued a new tariff for farm risks by which
he rate is lowered 10 IS cents from 81, for
one year and no policy is 70 be written for
period longer than one year except 81 pro- I
pOrtionate rate.
The following is the standing OF the
first ten for tha first half OF the winter
term in the grammar department OF the I
Nhitcomb High school: Hugh Wilson
81 ?, Lizzie kimball, s6.7: Nettie Stevens /
93.T; Mary Kim uall,s2.2; Julia Miller, col; (
George Chase, S6.7; OTTO Greene, 81 81; X
Rob Burnett, So; Mamie Wynn, sol; /
James Wynn, 20.
X. p. Stockwell, the gentlemanly junior
clerk in Brooks and Nashb burn S store. is
spending a weeks vacation IN Rochester.
Fred Arnold entertained the whist CLUB
at a very pleasant party "Wednesday even
ing Of last week.
Griffin Place, part owner in the Bethe
tannery, suffered heavily through the
Woburn, Mass, fire Tuesday Of last week.
The many friends of CashierM Sylvester
will be pleased TO learn that his condition
is constantly improving and his sure and
steady recovery seems certain.
The school in Foxville, taught by Oil
yer " Barrows, closed Friday. Oliver
Ellis, Charles and George Waterman and
Lena Pierce were not tardy. The pupils
standing highest in spelling in their .
classes were Oliver Ellis and
Burton Preston, Jessie Ellis, Lena Pierce
aud Lysle Freelan.
FAIR wARNINe.-Any person taking
away or interfering with the Fire Depart
ment ladders in the bridge, will be pros
acuted 10 the full extent Of the law.
5. NJ. WAsHBURN, Chief Engineer. ,
William Baker OF Lebanon has been in q
iown for several days past. looking up the
OF his son, Jerry Baker, as I
reported last week. Mr.. Baker has be-
come so disguised with running farms at c
! distance that he has rented his Bethel
iarm TO Lyman 7. Luce Of Tunhridge. /,
The spelling match in the townhal last
brought forth thirty-two COM 1
Detitors from the common schools and a
arge number OF spectators. Nine took
part in the junior class, the winners in the ;
rider of merit being Emma Russ, Willie y
hatfield and Viola Cleveland, all Of the
Cast Bethel school. In the senior class a
here We're twenty-three contestants, with 3
he following prize winners in the order +
II merit: Perlin Whitaker OF Bethel Lym-
,us, Bessie Booth, Lena Ferris, Myron
fowler, Libbie Lane, and George Lane Of y
Cast Bethel and Walter Chamherlin of =
Bethel Gilead. In the above matches, the
Bethel Graded school was barred, but L.
Markham offered special prize Of an !
lbum TO the winner Of a contest open TO !
he entire town. This contest WIS par =
icipated in by Perrin Whitaker, Bessie
Sooth, Lena Ferris, Walter Chamberlin. 4
ennie Greene and Libbie Lane, on the
art of the town districts, and Lizzie Kim q
all, Willie Hatch, Sadie Brooks. Mary
Vssbburn. Julia Miller and Miss Penn Der,
n the part of the graded district. This
oniest was very exciting and was won by D.
Hiss Booth, Perrin Whitaker standin
p next 70 the longest. After the ii
latch, Misses Fowler and Smith OF East
'ethel rendered very pleasing duet. nj
Postmaster Upper has recently receiv- az
q a letter OF inquiry from DR.. William d
'rooks of Fort Wayne, Ind, as TO his rel VI
tiyes in this town. Or. Brooks left Beth d
in 1888 and was the son of Reuben d
rooks, a Revolutionary soldier. he was 8
be youngest but one OF ten children, all y
orn on Christian Hill on the old Brooks X
omeSteac. Among the children were
sman. Fanny Pardon and Reuben. DR..
rocks is now in prosperous circum-
iances in the town of his adoption and
tributes much Of his success in life TO II
be stern ana rugged quality of the soil
D which be was born. 81
Z. G. Brown, formerly Of the Wilson
ouse, viii have a grand old and young
llks' bail at the South Rovalton House, g.
ledDesoay night, Fec. 21st. -
West Braintree.
Lillian E. Bachelor has returned from =.
heisea here she has been teaching for =
De past six months.
Mrs.. Alice Dickerman 81 Cheleea S VS. "