Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-05
Bethel Local Intelligence.


E. A. Thacher OF West Randolph Gale
on friends in this village last Friday.
c. w. Spaulding and son lost valua
BILE young COW last week.
E. B. Kimball and wife of Burlingto
snent Sunday with his brother, G.H kim
ball.
The 7th annual fair of the White Rive
Agricultural association will be held Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 10,
and II.
Forty legal voters in the WhitcomI
High school district met at the school
house Tuesday evening of last week VIM
X. Adams was elected clerk and Hon A
z. Hunton, moderator. G. II. Upper re-
signed as committee for the third year OIL
his term and 5. Nj. Washburn was elected
to fill his place, and Fred Arnold was
elected to fill the vacancy. caused by the
expiration of the term of Dr. l.. M. Greene
J. q. Sargent was elected treasurer Rev
5. A. Parker, Guy Wilson and F. L. Mar
tin, auditors. They voted a tax of 80 cents
instead of 10 as last year. The grand list
OF the district is about S5,Si226 and this
will raise about $1,000 The income from
buttons last year was S35, from the per
cent tax, S15S, and from town funds, 500.
The district voted discount OF per cent
on ell taxes paid on or before Sept. 18th.
Joseph Battell of the Bread Loaf Inn,
Ripton, and party OF friends were reg
istered at the Wilson House, Sunday.
A smokestack one hundred feet high
was erected at the new finishing shops
last week, attracting the presence Of a
large audience.
Depot Master j. H. Waldo has the cell
lar aug for a new house in the rear OF his
home lot, facing the river.
Dick Gay is in town.
/ day. Part of their band left them Monday
morning on account Of financial disagree
ments.
The standing OF the first ten in the gram
mar department of the Whitcomb High
school last term is as follows: Julia Miller,
I'll; Hugh Wilson, 81; Nettie Stevens,
So 2; Lizzie Kimball, 951; George Chase,
9l7; hoy Garland, 92.7; Rob Burnett,
92.5i Mary Kimball, 80; Mamie Wynn,
IS; James Wynn, SIS.
A few hammocks left, at marked-down
prices. at Marstons.
The Fall Mountain Pulp Co. are max
ing arrangements for getting out eight
million feet of spruce this winter, a large
part OF which viii come from upper White
river. About twenty five men from the
upper Connecticut passed through Bethel
lately, TO work in the employ of the COM
pany above here. J. H.Chipman, the com
pany's surveyor, went to Pittsfeld last
Thursday TO make preliminary levels for
construction of large storage reservoir. |
Bargains tor one week in decorated /
commodes or toilet sets. c. W.MARsroN! /
Baby Gushing gave party last Wednes- |
day that was attended by as bright a set I
OF youngsters as ever met in Bethel
Getty your window and door screens at
Marstons.
Mrs Il,rfa Of fFL,f1.-...
sister, Miss f. 81 Fogg.
The ladies Of Christ church gave a lawn
party at Mrs. Geo. II. Kimbslls, Wednes-
day evening OF last week, at which about
80 We're cleared.
Three OF Bethels citizens, now inmates
Of Woodstock jail, have applied for trial at
this term Of Windsor county court, and
their cases will probably be heard this
week ard next. They are Mrs. Ellie
5paulding and Solomon James, 'alias Wes-
ey Raymond, charged with administer
ng poison to Mrs. Spaulding's husband. ,
md Henry Bunny, charged with assault
lpon his father, lewis Bundy, with in ,
ent to kill.
Ansel Burbank died the 18th Of last
month OF old age Mr.. Burbank had long
'een much respected and well-to-do
armer Of Bethel and was the oldest resi-
lent in his part II the town, Christian
Hill. h
II you are in need OF a nice pair OF gold
pectacles, K. ;. Adams can hit you right +
n he eye for a very little money.
Miss Ida Magivney, a successful nurse ii
Philadelphia visiting her father, VIM. b
iagivney. n
| am prepared to do all kinds of sewing A
nd will go out by the day or take WORK II
ONE. Anyone wishing such work done
ill please call at X. 5. Adams. n
ELLA L. TENNEY.
Chas Gage and wife OF Wells River have
cen the guests of Mrs. Cages brother.
Z. Z. Lattimer, recently. ID
Two barrels Of lager and one barrel OF W
hiskey were seized at the railroad DEPOT
Gently, and it appearing that they were VI
II intended for Legitimate use, the same X
ere forfeited to the town.
Anyone who has a little cash that he m
ould like to exchange for a good gold
itch, would do well to call on r. 5. ite
Jams.
Six young children were baptized at the vi,
1iversalist church recently.
Mrs. V. w. Blackman is visiting her old Re-
me in Connecticut.
Rev. wm.M. Newton, SON of Scion New. fie
n, was ordained at the Bradford confer. \
CO this spring and was assigned to Wa an,
Oury,a very important charge for new ~,
ordained pastor. Mr.. Newton gradu-
IS at Wesleyan college this year. I
The engagement ring season is not over. vi
: have had big rush but have good
rgains left. RS ADAMS
liss Twiddie StearBs has been appoint-
organist at the Congl church. -
iiss Lucy Washburn recently gave 4
'ty to her young friends, the occasion Wi
ng her 10th birthday. Nj
lark 5. Davis died July %, after long G
painful illness. He was born in 1910. we
was in business in Bethel for many anC
RS in store that stood on the present hat
OF the passenger depot. gre
lbert Blake of So. Royalton has rented
'nement in the Lucy Paine house. are
he state of the health Of Mrs. George n.
spra has sufficiently improved to al day
her to visit her mother at Braintree. 4
ry box OF those boned behring's for IL dur
is at Martins. II
m. Stlckney is camping out with DAY
nds at Silver Lake in Barnard. y