Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-31
Bethel Local intelligence.

Sunday paper train is now run
through here, BY which the Sunday Her
aid, Globe and Journal reach this station
at about O'Clock Sunday morning.
Mrs. w. G. Stearns and children OF
Medford, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Z. Z.
Stearns.
The West Randolph Grammar school
aine played the Bethel Grammar school
nine last Saturday on the iground of the
latter. The Bethels won by score OF
eighteen to three.
Rev. Father Therlen. formerly of st.
Albans, held Catholic services at the Bas-
com House hall last Sunday. There was
a large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Kimball of st. AL
bans were the guests OF q. II. klmball
over Sunday.
There were no services at the Episcopal
/ church last Sunday, owing to the non.
arrival Of Rev. j. b. Treyett, who had
been expected.
A horse belonging to the Rochester
stage ran away while icing led last FRIDAY
and fairly jumped into James d. Wheeler's
light buggy, completely demollshlng the
two rear wheels.
GIL. Wallace is erecting new house
on ST. Hyacinth street.
Mrs. Ernest Maynard OF st. Adams is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Gibson.
Mr.. Maynard is in White River Junction
at present.
The Bethel baseball club has leased Of
W. II. Edmunds the meadow north OF his
house The first game was PLAYED there
Wednesday afternoon with the Northneid
club.
Mir. Brigham has vacated the house Of
Mrs. Sarah ellison.
Chas. W. Bliss thirty-four year-old
colt ran away last Sunday and went two
and one half miles before being caught.
Miss Carrie Durham is az home from
Burlington. where She has been working.
WANrED.-A horse suitable for ladies
10 drive. Will buy OF hire for the sum
mer. Apply 10 MRS j. +. AINswoRTH
A daughter was born at Springfield,
Mass, May 2lst, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Clark. Mrs Clark viii be remem bered as
Miss Mary James, formerly ot Bethel.
Fred w. Newcomb has entered the EN-
ploy Of the Vermont Bible society and
will canvass this State in the interests OF
that society.
The selectmcn have ordered two-eell
wire cage TO be placed in the townhal Ia
which TO restrain offenders Of the law.
At the specinl town meet ing last week,
there was q larger attendance than has
ever been known I'm the history Of the
town. The meeting was presided over uv
wv r. &. Sticknev. It was voted, 250 10
nothing. to exempt the proposed russell
leather finishing establishment of q. q
E c. Place & co. for the longest period
that the laws OF the state will allow a
town to exempt from taNation-t i've years
, from the time the business commences.
There were evidently a few dissenting
voters present who did not care g dis
close their views In the face Of such an ad.
verse majority.
Mr.. Griffin Place OF the firm Of g. 4 L,
G Place & Co. was in town last week
after the meeting, and change was made
! in the terms OF the contract by which ne
comes here. The people OF Bethel are TO
raise $1,000 toward erecting the building,
and the firm pays them six per cent IN
terest for ten years and at the end otthat
time the firm will own the building. AZ
this writing Monday nearly II not all OF
the 5000 were pledged.
The lawyers are absent attending the
Nav term OF the Windsor county court.
c. H. Rood is the juror drawn from this
town, and he was foreman OF the jury IN
. tue case tried last week between William
{ Tinkham and son VS.. the town OF Stock
bridge.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman, teacher in the
graded school, has been III and her place
has been taken by Miss Annie kimball.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Creamer have been
spending several days in Boston.
Dr. b. r. Beardsley, who was prose-
cuted in this town last winter for prac-
ticing medicine without a license, has
! procured that necessary document
Mrs. Lucy Richmond OF Woodstock
has come to reside with her sister in
law, Mrs Lyman Child.