Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-06
Bethel Local Intelligence

Bethel Local Intelligence
About thirty persons took in a CLAN
bake at the mouth of Cleveland brook,
Saturday, catching their clans out OF a
barrel sent from Boston.
Remember Bethel fair next week. The
management promise a show that will be
worth attending. Send to E. A. Markham,
Bethel, VT, for catalogue.
W. j. Davis Of Glens Falls N Y, is in
town and will attend to the erection of
the house which his mother is building
on Church street.
Miss Sue Simmons has returned from
an extensive visit at Lawrence, Mass.
The special fire meeting held at the
/ townhall Wednesday evening of last week
/ to see il the district would build a pump
house and put in steam pump, was ad-
I iourned one week to see what the insur-
anee companies would do in the way of
reducing rates If the district would make
such improvements.
There are 80 items in the ''bargsin list"
! for the week OF the Bethel fair at e. w.
Marston's.
Read house.
Clinton Reed and Miss Blanche Boyden
were married at the home OF Mr.. Reed in
Bethel recently by Rev. j. B. Trevett.
Do not fail to visit {. W. Marston's
while attending the fair.
Forrest Southland was called to Addison
last Friday by telegram announcing the
death of his mother, Mrs. Harriet South
ard, at the age of seventy years. Mrs.
Southland was born in his town and was
the daughter of Ira Crane, who formerly
lived on the premises now occupied by
Cyrus Hulburt. Mrs. Southland was the
sister OF Mrs. Myron Edison Of Bethel.
Great bargains at Marston's for the
week Of the fair.
Miss Florence Adams returned to North
ampton, Mass, Saturday, after spending
two months vacation with her father,
VIM. X. Adams.
Don't forget the races at Riverside Park
next week Thursday and Friday.
j. Ii. Eastman, the county commission
er, reports the following sales at the
Windsor county agencies for the quarter
ending July 3lst: Barnard, $40; Bethel,
$40 IS; Bridgewater, $3.50 81; Cavendish,
1898 81; Chester, sl55.16; Hartford, lbs so;
Ha-tland, s27s.9S; Ludlow, s746 So; Pom
fret, s73.6s; Reading, Sl0l.77; Rochester,
s1ss 10; Royalton, 1889 81; Springfield,
slss as; Windsor, si47.06; Woodstock,
s23l 81.
Mrs. Mary Hannum OF Mort hampton,
Mass, have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. A. d. Sanders.
MIR. Durga, the superintendent OF the
new russell leather shop, IS quite III at d.
T. Dykes.
Clayton Allen and Lynn Chadwick
went to Montpelier, Sunday, on the paper
train, returning on their "bikes.'
Camp meeting closed last Sunday even
ing with very large attendance at the
closing services.
Mrs. +. W. Beckmsn OF Winchendon,
Mass, is spending some time with her |
father, Jason Chadwick.
John Bliss, former resident, returned |
to Springfield, Mass, last Monday, after 4
ten days stay with his brother, Charles 1
Bliss.
A man BY the name OF Shurtieh caught /
his hand in he elevator at the tannery 4
last Saturday. Roy Stearns sprang TO ais
assistance but the hand could not be re-
moved from its vice-like position until
nearly all the skin had been stripped from
Il.
Charles r. Flint OF Stoekbridge was as
5isting in the unloading Of household
goods from cars al the freight depot last
afternoon. there being two teams
hat received the goods. These teams
we're startled by the mail train north and
Mr.. Emit tried To STOP tntiHs khhlHE uolN
If one of the horses OF each team. He was
,arried a few rods when he was forced to
ct go and fell between the heavily loaded
wagons which were rushing along at a
rate OF speed with SO little dis
ance between them that eYewitnesses
ay that the wheels seemed to lock. After
he teams had passed over him, Mr., tlint
vas picked up and was taken TO the Bas-
.om House, when an examination made
~ DR.. Green disclosed that his leg was
,roken and his skull fractured. Mr. Flint
fingered until about midnight saturday,
when he died. His funeral was held at
lis home in Stock bridge, Monday. lie was
brot her in-law OF Mrs, Jason Chadwick
nd Mrs. ID. ). Read, OF Bethel.
Last Saturday seemed to be one Of some
vii omen as there were three serious acci-
tents in town. In addition TO the three
,thers named in these columns this week,
young colt, driven by Phineas Woodland,
hied at ipile OF wood by the roadside
rear c. w. Curtis, throwing out Mr..
Noodard and his sister and badly wreck
ng the wagon and harness.