Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-11
Bethel Local Intelligence.

stove; asperfect success. G. Ii. Topper
q Co.
Chas. II. Hoisington and family
moved to Lowell, Tuesday of this week
where he is to follow his occupation OF
tinman for W. A. Mack.
Kittredge II. Bascom attended The fun
eral ofNed Stevens at Montpelier last week.
Mrs. M Sylvester has been SICK and con-
fined 10 the house.
MIR. and Mrs. Mark Furman OF Pitts
field have been spending several days
/ with his brother, M. l.. turman, in this
place.
Mrs. Adelaide Shedd was called from
Haydensville, Mass, Saturday, by the Sc
rious illness of Mrs. Rodney Shedd. The
early part OF this week Mrs. Shedd was
much improved.
The oil stove only costs one cent per
hour to heat your room. G. IL. Tupper d
Co.
Miss Gratia wilkins went the early
| part OF the week to Saratoga, n. Y, where
She will attend private school. Rev. c.
( A. Wilkins accompanied her there.
/ E. f. Smith Of South Royalton was in
town last Friday.
/ The creamery question is again being
I agltated Dy the farmers. The proposition
/ is to have a branch creamery with con-
/ ANNNAOh Win N1N tSAAAA NANafA%Ag
! A telegram was received here Sunday,
announcing the death OF James Graham
at Biddeford, Maine. Mr. Graham was
brother OF A. j. and G. f. Graham OF this
town ana would have been so years old
the Goth of February.
Michael Deyine of Waterbury was in
town Monday.
Harry Rowe and wife of Brattleboro
have been visiting at M. A. Moody's, re-
turning to their nome Monday.
John PARROT has sold his new house at
the north end of the village to Lewis Par
rott for II 100.
At the annual meeting Of the Universal
list society January LIST, Z. d. Cushing
was elected moderator and W. k. Adams,
clerk o. Z. Shaw, G. ID. Cushing, Il. G..
Brown, l., Nj. Greene ana G.. n. Upper,
vestrymen; 9. ID. Cushing, treasurer. A
vote OF thanks was passed to Mrs. Har-
rington for the great improvements made
at Der expense.
Coal and wood come high, buy an oil
heater and save money. u. III. Taper q
Co.
CALVIN Ainsworth of Salem, Mass, is in
town.
j. p. Marsh has been on the sick list for
the past two weeks.
DR.. Greene is in Boston this week.
Monday morning the sign, "This house
closedn, stared in the faces of those who
passed by the Wilson House.
The Golden Rule Conference OF the soci-
cites OF Christian Endeavor will hold It's
NTH annual convention at West Randolph,
January 9Th. Among the speakers are
Frank Cook and Mr.. Blackman of Bethel.
j. II. Dunbar, ex-county examiner, was
in town Tuesday.
with oou,n,andabla Doot- /
master Topper has recently placed seven
ty new call boxes and twenty zone lock |
boxes in the postoffice. and he has also |
moved the Office proper so that it now oc-
cupies half of the window.
NJ. ID. King OF Royalton missed nice |
robe from his sleigh last Thursday even
ing, and few days later 1t was ascertain
ed that George Marsh had found il in the
middle OF the street and had taken care OF
1t.
Fred Gay OF Burlington, Martin l.. Wy.
man, Julius Davis and w. Edmunds, OF
Stock bridge, ID. e. Denison of Royalton,
and DIR. Rand OF Hartford were among
the visitors in town last Tuesday.
James A. Graham has recently bought
out the insurance of Barney q Hoar of
Barre, and in company with partner VIII
devote himself hereafter to the insurance
and foreign ticket business.
ANOcIOC 1hOAoN anu AlN nave OpNh OtSu
very sick the past week and have the sym.
pathy of many friends in their misfor-
tune.
d. b. Upper is to move into the house
he recently purchased on River street, and
Allison Neff is to occupy tenement in
the Wheeler house.
G. II. Upper & Co. have secured the
of c. p. Coy as tinman to take
the place of c. II. Hoisington.
The concert last Monday night by the
Harmony Male Quartette OF White River
Junction did not meet with the atten-
dance that it deserved, but enough were
present to save the Christian Endeavor So
ciety from loss.
The following item of interest to Bethel
people appeared in the Boston Herald last
Tuesday:
"BIDDEFoRD, Me-, Jan.S ,1S94.-There is
a prospect of contest over the will OF
James A. Graham, who died yesterday,
leaving an estate worth about $4,000, the
residue of which, after the requests are
paid, together with his homestead, is
given to the Universalist society of this
city. The will was signed only three
days before his death. Mr.. Graham had
frequently given evidence of superstition
regarding the disposal of his property and
when he affixed his signature to the docu-
ment he remarked TO the witnesses that il
seemed like signing death warrant. By
tHe TERMS VI the Will, bue vile Sets cZ-OVo
in money and half a house valued at "a 600.
The sum of $4,000 is distributed among
his nephews and nieces, and TO a nephew,
James Graham of Bethel, Vt, 50. 900 is be-
queathed. This nephew was the emily rel
alive who witnessed the signing OF the
will and knew its contents. MIR. Graham
was 70 years OF age and his widow is not
quite 80. 1t is claimed that on their we'd [
ding day few years ago, he promised her
10000, which promise was never fulfilled. 1
fhe widow to-day denied this story, but
said that her husband had frequently
told her that he would reward her well for S
her kindness and care. She says she
has never seen the will and does not know S
its provisions, though her husband told
her just before his death that be had Civ Z
en- the homestead to the Universalist So
eiety for parsonage. Mr.. Graham leaves
-hree brothers, Guy and jackson Graham U
of Bethel, Vt, and Joseph Graham of
Hartland, VT. Neither of these brothers {
we're mentioned in the will, but Joseph's
ind Jackson's children are. The relatives Z
here claim that Mr.. Graham loaned his
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