Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
Bethel Local Intelligence.

In Hartland,
Rev. J o. Bennett spent last week il
Canton, N. Y.
] E..G. Brown OF White River Junction
was in town on Monday.
4 A. N. Hayes OF Randolph was in towi
on Monday to sell lumber. n,
Rev. Clayton Bowen and Mrs. Bower
are in Cavendish this week.
/ FIJI. Moore and A. l.. Stearns made
business trip to Montreal last week.
Rev. and Mrs. e. 8. Fiske OF Waitsfeld
spent several days In town last week.
g. "A. Kimball has rented The Albert
Whitcomb homestead on River street.
Closson Gilbert OF Cambridge, Mass. was
| the guest OF Mrs. Y. G. Stearns last week,
| N Neil Mcdonald was cslled to Woburn
last week by the serious illness Of his wife,
Frank Ladue is to occupy the Harring
ton house, vacated by Robert Burchmere.
g. J. Wallace, the first elected select
man at the recent town meeting has re-
signed.
Waiter Lewis, student In Harvard col
lege,is spending few days with his aunt,
Mrs. J. ]. Wilson.
Special Constable Merritt Brink Is out
tack of pneumonia.
Dea. s. G. Durham went to Walpole, N.
H., last Saturday to attend the funeral Of
his daughter, Mrs. Hooper.
Mrs. F. G. Cox went to Boston Tuesday
to join her husband, who has acceptd a
position in store in Lynn.
samuel Bowen, Jr., who has been dan.
gerously III with pneumonia, has recovered
sufficiently to be on the street.
Mrs. Addie Lattimer Gage OF Wells Riv.
er has been staying with relatives In this
vicinity for the past two weeks.
Miss Jennie Kendall returned last Thurs
day from months visit to her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Miller, at Springfield, Mass.
County Examiner Whitehil OF Wood
stock held characterization In town
Monday and Tuesday Of this week.
We are glad to see that Percy Adams
has so far recovered from his long and
severe attack OF rheumatism as to be able
to labor.
Mrs. George Wyman and daughter, AL
ice, OF Walpole, Mass, have been staying
with her mother, Mrs. g. II. Kimball, the
past week.
The ladies OF the Universalist church
held one of their famous suppers at Har-
rington parlors on Wednesday evening
OF last week.
Mrs. Elbra Durham Hooper died at her
late home in Walpole, N. H., the 10th OF
cancer, from which disease she had long
been sufferer.
Harry Chadwick has been home for
few days from st. Adams, where he is
learning the upholstery business OF his
brother, Henry Chadwick.
Twenty three members OF Bethel lodge,
No. 35, l. o. 0. F., went to Windsor last
Friday evening and worked the first and
initiatory degrees very successfully.
Cashier E. A. Davis has moved into the
house he recently bought OF M. u. Stafford
on Church street. Mr.. Stafford Is at pres
ent boarding with Mrs. c. G. Stearns.
The executors OF the estate OF Albert
Whitcomb have sold the hill farm In
Stock bridge, occupied for many years by
E. J. Norton, ST., to e. j. Norton, Jr., for
$500.
The following schools will commence
In the Bethel district Monday, April 9th.
No. II, Mrs. H. A. Nobley teacher; No. 8,
Miss Stella Newell; No, IS, Perrin Whit
taker.
Robert Burchmere, who has been living
in the Calvin Harrington house on Main
street, has broken up housekeeping and
Mrs. Burrhmere has gone to Chelsea to
attend sick sister. as \
The Republican town committee has
called a caucus Saturday, April 25th, at
VIM. R. Adams store for the purpose of
electing delegates to the state and district
at Montpelier.
The Rochester stage team made a spir-
tied break for liberty last Friday with no
driver. r. w. Morse, with no small dan
ger to himself brought the team to
standstill in front Of the passenger depot.
Miss Maud Durham has returned from
Burlington where she has been the past
month for treatment for her eyes. She Is
much improved and will teach the spring |
term in her old district-the Dutton
neighborhood In Royalton.
George Wright has leased to pliny Ward |
his farm, 1t being the first over the town |
line from Bethel on the Barnard stage !
road. Mr.. Ward has leased his farm on |
the hills OF Barnard to Seth Powers OF |
Rochester.
The pupils OF the Whitcomb High school |
have reading room. Those hsving |
back numbers OF Harper's Century, Scrib- |
ner's and other standard magazines can do |
no better with them than to donate them
70 tnlS reading room.
On account OF weakness OF the heart, FOL.
lowing the grip, Bishop A. G. A. Hall has
been obliged to cancel his engagement to
visit Christ church parish the 18th OF this
month. Bishop Hall Is now in Boston, re-
at the house Of friend.
Those people who have signed the agree
nent to become members OF the new agri.
cultural society are notified to meet at the
Wilson House at 2 p. M, Friday, May LIST,
or the purpose OF transactiDg any and
II business pertaining to the reorganiza-
ion OF the society.
The Bethel band gave very pleasant
,peE lair concert in Depot Square under
he arc light last Wednesday evening.
t will probably be many years before a
,and gives an open AIR concert In Bethel
he evening Of April 18th, not because the
music is not agreeable but because the
weather. won't allow 1t.
special meeting OF the voters in the
Vhitcomb High school district is called
or Wednesday, April 20, to see what ac-
ion the district will take in regard to
uilding new schoolhouse. The capaci-
Y OF the two present buildings used for
choolhouses is taxed to the uttermost
y the large number Of pupils attending.
The log drive OF the Fall Mountain Pa
er company will probably be started this
yeek. 1t is expected that it will take about I
men to handle the drive. The men in [
barge were anxious to start it during the
Ugh water Of last week but Pres. Russell {
the company telegraphed that he would '
thQr have hia lOUp of fyodfich Norparu /;