Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
Bethel Local Intelligence

Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford spent Sunday at Sut
u ton junction, +. q.
! O. r. Shaw came home for his summe
vacation last Monday.
DR.. H. Sparhawk Of st. Johnsbury wa
in town last Saturday.
MISS. c. Cady is with friends in Charles
town, Mass, this week.
Napoleon McIntre is at his forme
home at Bristol this week.
| VIC. Donahue OF Colchester was tn
guest of w. l.. Fish last week.
| Mrs. Alton Young is very sick will
pneumonia at Eugene Twitchelps.
i Mrs. Ruth Dickey OF Waitsheld is visit
| ing her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Fisher.
Archie G. Wallace is visiting his sister
Mrs. 2. l.. Ellis, at Swanton this week.
Mark Goodell has sold the former NJ. E
| parsonage in Bethel Gilead to j. G Dyke
Miss Ella Carpenter Is visiting her un
Gle, F. NJ. Clough at Mechanicsville, MY
| Frank Lyman has taken the contract tt
build Paul Gays new house on River st
Frank Ladue and wife returned Monday
from visit with relatives at Lynn, Mass
Clinton Abbott and Mrs. Abbott OF I'm.
derhill were at the Bascom House last
week.
| Wm.H Edmunds has enough logs at his
"No Town" mills to make 5000 feet Of
lumber
| The subject of Rev. j. B. Trevett next
Garment"
M. G. Stafford is performing in very
satisfactory manner the duties OF leather
inspector.
Henry Farr and son of East Middlebury
visited Mrs Farr's sister, Mrs. Henry Rice,
the first OF the week.
Mrs. Sarah Southland was called to Roch-
ester last week by the serious illness of her
bro ther, Edgar Kidder.
Storrs Paine of Braintree will build a
house on the vacant lot between Lucy
Paine's and j. j. Wilson's.
Edward s. Coughlin of Lincoln has
moved onto the McKenstry farm on the
West Randolph road and will carry on the
same this year,
j. II. Dunbar, author OF Dunbar arith-
metic,was in town last Monday and called
upon the village schools. He speaks very
highly OF the teschers.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Board of Dental Examiners at Brandon
last Wednesday, Dr. r. M.Chase Of Bethel
was elected president and DR.. A. j. Parker
OF Bellows Falls, secretary.
Fred Young has sold his place in Bethel
Gilead to Lorenzo Ellis OF Rochester and
will occupy tenement IN the McKenstry
house until he completes the house he is
to build on the lot recently bought OF G.
j. Wallace in Bethel village.
The village hools began Monday, with
an average atten dance. Prof.J. P Dawson
has as yet been unable to assume his du-
ties as principal, on account Of sickness,
and the high department has been under
the charge Of Miss Alvord, assistant.
Owing to the large prospective increase
of population upon Church street this
summer, the selectmen have moved the
liquor agency upon that street and I. A.
Chadwick will hereafter dispense the
towns liquor. for medicinal and chemical
purposes only.
Miss Ada Paine, left for New York on
Wednesday, where they will trim hats
for week or two before returning with
new styles in spring and summer millin-
cry. Bertha Moore will attend the store
during their absence.
Ransom s. Granger and Miss Ellen BY.
am, two popular young people OF Bethel,
were married Tuesday, the 10th, by Rev.V.
W. Blackman. After their return from a
short trip, reception was rendered them
last Thursday and they we're presented
with $40 worth OF handsome presents by
their many friends, who wished them a
long life and much happiness.
A local branch OF the Manchester, NH,
Building and Loan association has been
formed with the following local members
M. G. Stafford, G. H. Topper, A. l.. Cady,
w. Fl. Edmunds, w. G. Waldo, A. A. |
Brooks, w. j. Brooks, E, P. Fisher r. M. |
Chase, Il. s. Rood, j. M. Atwood, f. E. |
Ladue, G. III. Kimball, j. s. Kimball P. G. |
Durham, c. D. Cushing, W. Fl. Creamer,
K. McKaulay, L. W.Clough,D. s. Phillips,
G. G. Soper, g. B. veazey and G. H. Rood.
Grip carried off another OF Bethel's old
est citizens last Friday w hen Lyman Lew
is Rix died at the home OF his son, Daniel !
M. Rix, in the western part OF Bethel. The |
funeral services were held Sunday, Rev. T. |
$. Hubbard of Stock bridge officiating. The |
interment was in Royalton. MIR. Rix was
born March Is, 1905, on the John Wild
place in Royalton and had spent his long
life in Bethel, Royalton and Tunbridge.
He left two children, Daniel Rix OF Bethel !
and Mrs. Martha Sinclair OF Waltham,
Mass
East Bethel.