Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-22
Bethel Local Intelligence.


Ii. A. Durham of Woodstock spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. E. O. Foster.
Mrs. M. E. Harrington is visiting
friends in Providence, K. !.
Rev. Mr.. Ball of White River junction
preached at the Universalist church last
Sunday in exchange with Rev. Walter
Dole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. D. Cushing entertained
the members of the Y. z. S. A.on Monday
evening.
Miss Carrie Durham went to Burling-
ton, Monday, where :she is enga ged 10
cook in the Sanatorium or DR.. q. E. E.
Sparhawk.
The village schools began the spring
term last Monday with The same corps OF
teachers as during the winter term.
Robins were heard for the first time last
Sunday morning and the streets are near
ly free from mud. The work of Road
Commissioners z. 5. Davis upon the village
roads shows itself very plainly this spring
in the almost total absence of mire
Probably part of this result may be
charged to the unusual winter but still
the gravel put on the streets last fall has
done great deal of good itself.
United States Inspector of Internal Rev.
enue Fulmer of Phillipsburgh, Pa, was
in town lasts Monday,on hisIround Of in
specting the working of the maple sugar
bounty system.
j. II. Dunbar of Hartland was in town
last Saturday to see about introducing his
new arithmetic in the Bethel schools
DR.. II. W. barfows, formerly OF this
town but now of Stowe, has been elected
| secretary Of the board of examining sur
geons having their headquarters at Nor
risville.
job Slack of Chelsea is stopping at the
/ BasCom House
/ Rev w. j. Harris, general State mis-
! sionaiy, Will hold services in Christ
church Thursday evening OF this week at
Z $50 o'clock.
Up to last Tuesday evening, Fred Cor
| bitt worked for G. and b. O. Place & Co.
in their hide house, and Peter PARROT had
a daughter, Melviua, who lived at home
Wednesday, "SaHN discovered, to his sor-
row. that ne bad no Corbitr and Parrott.
that he had no Melyina IL is strongly
suspected that the missing couple took
the night train Tor Plattsburgh Ger
tainly neither the sorrowing "Saff' nor
the irate Peter have heard anything of
their lost ones.
George Ingalls,, while sllcing dried beef
at M ,A.Moody's store last " eunesday, had
the misfortune TO cut off large piece of
his thumb. The wound was dressed by
Pr. Il. NJ. Chase and afterwards by DR.. J..
w. Clough.
Alonzo Ellis has received an increase Of
pension.
Miss Josie, the youngest daughter of
John Reed, gave pleasant party 10 her ,
young friends last Thursday, II being her /
seventh birthday.
A. a. Brooks has bought the }. L. Chat
field house OF the heirs of the late Mr.. =
Ghatiietd for 5000.
Win Adams returned to Middlebury
last week. p
Last Thursday, Mrs. Paul Gay stepped
on needle three inches long, and IT pen Il
Grated deep within the foot, breaking off
Two inches in length DR.. Clougn sue n
'esstuliy removed the needle, by missions. N
without breaking the needle further. q
d. M.strong is now located at Yankton,
south Dakota.
Mrs. John Ssnspree and son, Harry, OF ~
It Adams are visiting friends and reia- =
ives in town.
J. Wesley Miller, the efficient town ~
chool superintendent of last year, has re-
used to serve another year and the direC- u
ors are looking about for his successor. L
The trouble with the Office is That it does
lot pay enough to enable the holder q
hereof TO hire a team to take him on his n
lfheial Business, but be must make use.of
lls own legs. .,
A street light has been placed at the
-oiAiNt ASadANA from mann aLItSL 70 the lQ
reight depot, near the store of C.. W. =
Aarston. Il is a great Improvement. Is
r. S. Adams is at West Hartford this
week, sugaring ~
The closing exercises OF the interme-
late department Of the WniJcomb High (
chool took place Friday p. m., March End. w
he 8schorlars having the ten highest
erm averages Were- the following; May ~
itickney, %; Maude Moore, 81; KATE Bas-
ON.
U; susie Chase, 81; Mary Gibson, So; Lula So
lincoln, So; Arthur Wilkins, So; Lena
lowe. So. g.,
There was a united strike last Monday q
morning ia the watch and jeWelry snop
Il r. ). Adams, by those elegant eight -,
ay clocks that strike the hour and the W
af hour.
Miss Flora Shaw went to Boston last y
aturday. After spending a few weeks
here she viii go to Whteheld, n. H., to &C
AXE charge OF a millinery store. DC
Mrs. A. ]. Damien OF Bellows Falls has III
cen visiting her mother, Mrs. L. H. Ed
on.
The seleetmen have recommended the VI
ppointment OF Mrs. G. E. Graham as
1wn liquor agent. Gl
Owing to i'll health, will sell my res
lurant and billiard rooms. To the right tn
ian, splendid chance. NJ. l.. FURMAN.
+. A. Dutton of Barton has been visit ba
lg at Charles Kidder's of
County Examiner Guy George of Wind
)r was IN town last Saturday and gave an
to fourteen candidates Tor
aching. un
Miss Kate Regain has so far recovered br
ON her recent illness as to return to he
ethel from her fathers home in Barnard. thu
Mrs. Wilbur Spaulding was arrested
Isl Thursday, on complaint OF Grand Ju- nc
,r r. NJ. Chase, charged with admins
ring poison to her husband. She was SIC
rought before Justice Vim. r. Adams I
I'D waived examination and was bound hel
yer to the next term OF Windsor county Pa
1urt in the sum of 500. Failing TO pro- sui
ire bail, she was lodged in jail. This ar TIN
ST was the result Of the chemical exam kei
Iation made by Prof. Edwin Bartlett of ers
college, of the chyme of Will on
" Spauldlng, which disclosed the pres gra
ice of iarseuic but no CONNER Tfstpac fay