Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Bethel Local Intelligence.

A. A. Soper has gone into the hulled
corn business.
The hay crop promises to be unusually
light this season..
w. II. Dreamer has moved into his new
house on Church street.
John Bennett has gone to Athol, Mass,
to work in a shoe factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Cady are visiting his
former home in Foxboro, Mass.
Mrs. w. G. Waldo and two children are
visiting on Mt. Hunger in Barnard.
The salary Of Postmaster Topper has
been increased from 81 200 to 81 300.
There will be social dance at the Bas-
com house on the evening OF July 3rd.
@. w. Berry and family OF Boston are at
their summer residence on River street.
Fireworks, ETC., at one-half the usual
price at MARsToN's.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ
Rix last Sunday, Weighing eleven pounds.
Rev, 8. A. Parker was in Boston to at
tend the funeral OF his uncle, A. A. Minor,
last week.
Methodist services will be held Sunday
in Cushing hall at and Up. m. E. w.
Sharp, pastor.
Miss Kate Marsh entertained party OF
young friends at her homo on Church
street recently.
Judge Dudley Chase and Mrs. Chase OF
Claremont, N. H., were the guests OF 5. a !.
Chase last week.
While coming home from school, the
children OF DIM. Rix saw large deer that
seemed quite tame.
The ladies OF the Universalist church
held successful lawn party Thursday ev-
ening OF last week.
Children's Sunday was observed at the
Universalist church last Sunday with APP
propriate exercises.
Mrs. George Reynolds and Miss Emma
Huntington OF Evanston, ILL.,, are guests
of Mrs. E. P. Fisher.
Quite a number OF our people attended
the funeral of Leonard Whitcomb last
Thursday at Stockbridge.
Paul Spaulding, Paul Savage, Robert
Soper and Lynn Chadwick were camping
at Brookfield Pond last week.
Miss May 5paulding is spending week
at Saxton's River, attending commence
ment at the Vermont Academy.
It has been arranged to holds meeting
OF the school directors of Windsor county
at Bethel, Wednesday, August a. "
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X. P. SToCKwELL.
Mrs. G. C. Dewey and two children and
Mrs. John Vail of Rouse's Point, are the
guests OF their sister, Mrs. G. M. Miller.
Tales of domestic infelicity on Tannery
street, and wars and tumults on Hyacinth
street are waited to the ears OF the listener.
Mrs. 8. T. Coy OF Bellows Falls is visit
49,. bov hrotbar I Davis Her grand
daughter, Miss Anna Williams, accompa-
MES her.
Harold Moore, Orvile and Teddie Bow
en-. Hugh and Dick Wilson and George
Chase are at Camp Babes-in-th Wood at
Barnard.
Will Prentiss, who has been at work on
the new house OF e. s. Paine, is walking
with the aid OF two crutches, as the result
OF bad cut on his knee with an adze.
The Bethel cornet band will give free
concert in the railroad park, north OF the
depot Friday evening from seven to nine.
Ice cream and cake will be served by their
lady friends. The proceeds will be used
toward buying new instruments for the
band.
The following are the names OF the first
ten in the Whitcomb high school in stand
ing: Inez e. Ellis, Annie F. Kimball, Ma
ry X. Washburn, LETTERS F. Richardson,
Perley Spaulding, Mabel e., Brooks, Sadie
s. Brooks, Susie E. Wilson, Richard Will
son, Edith M. Greene.
At the annual meeting of the voters OF
the Whitcomb High school district Tues
day evening, the following officers were
elected: Moderator, Fred Arnold; clerk,
WIN. r. Adams; treasurer, j. G. Sargent;
committee for three years, s. nj. Wash
burn; auditors, 8. A. Parker, F. L. Martin
and Guy Wilson. 1t was voted to have
three terms of twelve weeks each. A tax
OF 40 cents on the dollar was raised. At
tendance, 16 voters; attendance in 1884, 20
voters.
The Morkill and Brown Mining Co. are
arranging to sink shaft to bed rock be-
tween Bethel and Gaysville in their search
for yellow metal called gold. 1t is asser-
ted by the company that the soil up and
down White river valley compares favor
ably with that of the best gold regions for
that metal and that there must be source
from which it comes, and they propose to
do, what has never been done before in
the many searches in White river valley,
viz, sink shaft to bed rock.
The annual report for the Whitcomb |
High school district for the year 1S94-95
shows that for the past year the salaries OF
the teachers and janitor amounted to
$1971 81; the new schoolhouse cost $4,000 |
and the general expenses were $708.47. The |
debt of the district is $480O8, all owing to |
the new house, for which no provision |
was made in last years tax bill. The sum |
of $413 was received for tuition from out |
OF the district scholars the tax bill last |
year was $2044.79 and 1892 were received |
from the state and $l62.57 from the town |
fund.
Quite good number are interested in |
the G.. A. r.. excursion arranged for Fri |
day, June %, under the auspices OF the
South Royalton and Tunbridge posts. The |
Sharon Cornet band (15 pieces) will &C.
company the excursion, which takes in |
the stations between White River juno
tion and Mortified inclusive. The excur-
sionists will be given an hour at st. AL
bans to visit the Franklin Co. Creamery, |
the largest in the world, also the ruins OF |
the great fire OF May 18th, leaving about |
noon for Missisquoi Park. The train |
leaves this station at TAP, and the fare is
only $1.25.
A census was taken by private individu-
ais Of the inhabitants OF Bethel village in |
1892, and again this month. 1t shows the
following increase on the respective
streets:
1892 1895
Church street. 62 1O7
Main street, south 300 379
Main street, north 15f 242
River street, 80 100