Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-10
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Julia Miller, 90; HughEW ilson, "a; Nettie
Stevens, 92 8; George Chase, 9l.6; Mamie
1 Wynn, IS; Mary Kimball, 81; Gardner
Wallace, S6.2; Roy Garland, S5.2; Robert
Burnett, 81.
The finest line of eight-day clocks in
White River valley at r.. 5. Adams. The
prices are very low.
In pursuance to largely signed petit
ton, the selectmon have issued a cali for
special town meeting to be held Tues.
gay, May 22d, at two O'Clock p. M, to see
/ if the town will vote to exempt from tax
alton the building proposed to be erected
4 for the finishing of russell leather for Il.
/ & Il. G. Place & Co., and the machinery
used therein, and the stock in process of
manufacture, the same to be exempted
4 for period of ten years
! You can always find a watch that will
suit you at r. s. Adams. He Las the
4 latest styles at lowest prices.
4 BY the recently compiled report Of
/ Town Clerk VIM. X. Adams of the school
statistics for the year 1881, it appears
+ that the scholars in town between five
and twenty-one years of age numbered
/ 1876 of whom 209 were boys and 226, girls;
i that there were 1874 boys who attended
school, and IT'S girls; that the total cost
of the schools was S3,S62-3 80, or slO.66 per
pupil, and that the total number Of schol-
ars III The town district was 233, and in
Z
Remember the great broom sale at Z. W.
Marstons, for only 10 cents.
When in Bethel village, leave with r. S.
Adams any watch or repairing work you
may have. Prompt attention and moder-
ate prices are his notices. If.
One thousand fowerpOts will be placed
on our fifty-and ten-cent counters next
Saturday. G. w. MARsroN.
f. P. Holden Of Penacook, n. H., was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. S. c. Cady visited her old home in
Barnard last week.
Fred Arnold is building an addition to
his house.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase is repainting his house.
Assistant Postmaster win Waldo is con-
fined to his bed with rheumatism, and his
place at the postoiiice is filled by Miss
Lila Martin.
WANTED once, more help Of all
kinds. BETHEL SHOE co.
Get your stoves and ranges at c. w.
Marston's.
Mrs. NJ G. Stafford returned Monday
from Newport, r. l., where she has been
visiting Rev. I. S. Barbour.
Remember the place to buy violin, gui /
tar and banjo strings is at K. ;. Adams,
c. K. Noble is spending few weeks at /
"Echo Farm"
There viii be an auction sale OF the 4
household goods of Mrs. John L. Chat I
field at the granite shop OF Edwin Sturte-
want, on Monday, May lith, at two .
o'clock.
The shoe shop is beginning to feel the
effect of the spring revival in business.
For the past twenty one days orders have
been taken for an average of twenty five
cases per day, while lately en- average OF
/. A. a
out. The new orders will necessitate the
employment Of additional help.
You will be happily surprised at the
fine bargains on Marston's i've and ten
cent counters.
Mrs. Emily Gibson, widow Of James NJ.
ellison and daughter Of Daniel and Mary
Waller, formerly OF Bethel, died April %,
in Brookiield, Mo-, aged 76 years.
Rememb Der that we have cut the old
price on copper teakettles, nickel-plated,
Fright in two" and are selling them at
a. C.. w. MARsToN.
w. NJ. Fisher and family OF Springfield,
Mass, and Mrs. II. II. Dewey of Plain
field were in town last week, visiting MIR. {
and Mrs. Edwin Fisher, whose thirty trst
marriage anniversary occurred on Satur-
day.
Now that the time for flies, bedbugs
and all kinds OF bugs has come go to
Maxham's for your bedtug 'pizen,"
strychnine for crows, Hellebore for cur
rant bushes, insect powder for hles, and
all kinds ofinsecticides; for he sells the
strongest kinds ct the lowest price. Re-
member to get bottle of his Famous
Trout Secret.
Arbor Day, as celebrated in this vicinity
May 2nd, was quite successful About
two hundred naples were taken up on the
lands OF James ID. Wheeler BY the High
school pupils and most of them were
set ont sou highways adjoining lands of
Merrick Sylvester, Robert Noble. d. w
Bliss, the Rix estate, G. j. Wallace, Z. I.
Arnold and Edwin Kittredge.
Mrs Geo. sandspra extends thanks to
the Universalist ladies for so kindly help
ing with her sewing.
Doors and window screens at Martins.
The Baldwin refrigerator is the cheapest
and best, at Martins.
Window shades and lace curtains and
portieres, at Martins.
The best bargains in Oak and Ash Cham
Der suits in the State, at Martins.
Cash paid for live poultry every Mon
day and Tuesday. 4w o. 2. SHAW.
wANTED.-All kinds Of stock to pas
ture. Inquire of G. j. Wallace. 2w.
Mrs. Lucy Richmond of Woodstock has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Lyman
Child.
Mary Waller is building a house on her
beautiful premises on Royalton Hill fer
David Allen to live in.
wANTED.-0ne thousand pounds OF
home dried apple at Smith ,lRogers * Cos.
o. p. Shaw has run on to a breed OF hens
which lay eggs that are eggs. One laid
last Monday measured eight inches by
seven inches IL diameter.
Holden Hatch has bought the Minot
Wheeler farm, situated in Bethel and Roy
alton, of James Wheeler for $500.
A large stock OF fresh groceries, fish,
dried beef, etc, received tnis week at
Smith Rogers & Co.
The selectmen have decided TO put in a
lockup.s to be located probably in the
townhsll It has not yet been decided
whether to buy steel or wire cage or TO
construct a ireproot cell Of brick and
stone with a cement bot tom.
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