Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-21
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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Ed vesper is working in West Hartford
A. j. Graham and Mrs. Graham are Wis
iting their daughter at Ludlow.
Carroll Atkins has gone to his home il
Waitstieid, sick with the mumps.
James A. Graham and wife had very
pleasant whist party last Monday eve.
The Guild Of the Episcopal church meet
week.
F.. p. Holden of Penacook, N. H., was IL
town last week to attend the funeral o.
Mrs. j. D. Wheeler.
| M. M. Whipple will move next week
| from Royalton Hill into the house lately
purchased Of M. G. Stafford on River st.
E.. A. Davis and wife left last Friday fol
Springfield after having spent the last two
weeks with Mrs. Davis father, Peter O'Cor
nell.
| It pays to advertise. George Hammond
of Barnard inserted local in this paper
lately that his farm was to rent. He had
twelve personal applications in ten days
some from places at quite distance.
John Keleher has taken possession OF
the Furman grocery and billiard rooms,
Mr.. Keleher has lots of friends in Bethel
and it goes without saying that he will be
great success in his new line OF business
Ernest Sisco, who has been at his home
in Quechee the past week for his health,
came to Bethel, Monday, but returned at
once to Quechee. His sister, Miss Sisco,
is attending the drug store in his absence.
Congressman H. H. Powers will lecture
here in the townhall March Goth next for
the benefit OF the Bethel Free library. As
a member OF the Vermont judiciary and
as member iof congress Mr.. Powers has
wide reputation and we bespeak him a
full house.
A special meeting of the voters in fire
district No. has been called for Feb. 81,
out the vote already passed to lay water
pipe to VIM. Wright's land near his dwell
ing house and put in on the same line Of
pipe one or more hydrants, and to vote
money to do the work and to purchase
supplies for the same.
Holden B. Hatch died last Friday of
complication of diseases, after long i'll
ness. The funeral was held at his late resi-
dence in Royalton on Wednesday, Rev. j.
B.Trevett officiating. In the death OF Mr..
Hatch, Bethel loses one of its landmarks.
Mr.. Hatch was born on the farm now oc.
cupied by Mrs. Ahial Putnam and had
spent most Of his long life in Bethel.
James l. Hill of Salem, Mass, trustee
OF tine National Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY., will deliver the anniversary address
before the local society OF the Christian
Endeavor, Thursday evening, Feb. 2Sth,
it ing the tenth anniversary of the Or
gaMzation of the local society. At the
close of the exercises, there will be BAN
quet Of the members of the society and its
invited guests at the Cong'l vestry.
What is left OF Charlie Hoisington is re-
visiting his aboriginal haunts that is,
what was left of him after he stepped off
the train last Monday evening and had
undergone the hearty hand shaking OF a
host OF enthusiastic admirers. "Charlie'
says he would have worn up his baseball
pants II it had not been for the cold snap.
A years absence from Bethel hasn't
changed the inlmitable Charlie at all.
A hearing was held last week at the Of
ice OF Wilson q Arnold in the county |
court case of Z. s. Jackson VS.. John Will
COX OF Stock bridge. 1t was tried Wednes
lay and Thursday before Referee c. P.
rarbell Of South Royalton, J. j. Wilson
ind Fred Arnold appearing for Mr.. jack
ion, and ID. g. Denison and son for Mr.. |
Wilcox. At the close of the two days.
rearing, the parties effected an amicable
settlement.