Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-14
Bethel Local Intelligence.

William Wright is seriously i'll wit
pneumonia.
The village schools close next Frida.
for weeks vacation.
AFRO B. Bowen has sold his farm nea
the Rochester line to Nathaniel Dustin.
Samuel Bowen and Mrs. Bowen are Wis
iting this week in Randolph and Middle
bury.
Town Clerk VIM. r. Adams has ap
pointed Harry E. Adams assistant tow
clerk.
The Fish and Game commissioners have
appointed Myron E. Savage game wardeI
for Bethel.
Principal J. H. Dawson of the Whit
comb High school is confined to the hous'
with bad cold.
The sewing circle OF the Episcopa
church met with Mrs M. G. Safforc
Wednesday OF this week. s"
j. w. Phelps has rented the upper part
OF the Myron Burnett farmhouse OF e. T
Arnold, the present owner.
Misses Lena Rice and Jennie Kendall
are visiting Miss Kendall's sister, Mrs. j
H. Miller, at Springfield, Mass.
Isaac Buchanan died suddenly OF heart
disease at r. s. Williamson's Wednesday
OF last week. Mr.. Buckman's legal resi-
dence was in the town Of Stock bridge,
but he had been staying the past month
with Mr.. Williamson.
Miss Addie Gilbert has been engaged
to teach in the public school at White
River Junction and will enter upon her
duties two weeks from next Monday.
Miss Gilbert has been popular and eff
cient in Bethel schools and leaves host
Of friends who regret her departure.
John Persons died suddenly last Satur-
day evening at the home of his nephew,
George Ira Wheat A letter had been
brought and handed to him about 10 p. m.
About five minutes later, groan was
heard coming from his room and upon
entering the room it was found that he
was dead. He was quite well advanced in
years.
At the annual town meeting the follow
ing petit jurors were elected: T.. M. Wood,
Alonzo Emery W. G. Brooks, A. d. LAM
son, f. l.. Martin, w. G. Whitaker, Amos
Leavitt, F. H. Cham berlin, A. F. Gillette,
Il E. Wallace, G. l.. Sanders, c, w. Har-
raden. The following grand jurors were
elected w. H. Edmunds, A. M. Marsh,
A. A. Brooks, j. G. Fowler, F. L. Parsons,
j. d. Wheeler, e. F. Twitchell, Frank
Wright, Norman Fowler, w. G. Lattimer,
c. W. Curtis and L. II. Abbott.
M. M. Wilson and Frank Durkee were
called to Burlington last week to testify
before the grand jury OF the Circuit court
in regard to the two postoffice burglars
captured at w. A. Mudge's sugarhouse
last summer. 1t will be rememb ered that
one then escaped. This fellow was caught
later near Vergennes, and the two first
captured have become witnesses for the
government and have given away many
OF the acts committed by the large gang
Of which they were members. 1t is un-
derstood that the srand jury found bills.
Albert G.. Marsh died Tuesday morning
Of pneumonia. Mr.. Marsh would have |
been So years old June 10th next, and his |
long life was spent entirely in Bethel. He
had been very promnent'in town affairs.
He represented Bethel in the House sew.
eral times and for many years was trial
justice in Bethel. After the death of his |
father, Jonathan Marsh, who had been
town clerk, Mr.. Albert Marsh was town
clerk for many years. He was also lister
for many years. Mr.. Marsh leaves no
family as Mrs. Marsh died last year and
no children were ever born to them.