Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-09
Bethel Local Intelligence.

hall SUNDAY.
Miss s. B. Simmons was at White Rive
junction Monday.
M. g. Stafford Is in Montreal this weel
with his fellow subjects.
Mrs. A. l.. Stearns visited friends at w
r. Junction New Years day.
Robert Upper has gone to Ipswich
Mass, to visit Miss Anna Upper.
1 Montague Irving is to deliver the Sun
day papers in place OF e. F. Chamberlin
resigned.
| Miss Carrie A. Curtis left last week To-
| the High school,
Lawyer Henry W. Bliss OF Burlington
was II town last week, stopping with All
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garter Of Lebanon
NJ H., were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Davis last week.
Now that most OF the buildings in the
village are wired for electric lights the
people are crying "more light"
e. p. Fisher took possession OF the A. l.
Stearns livery stable New Years day ,hav-
ing bought 1t some time previous.
Fred H. Adams OF East Barnard and
Miss Leonora Adams OF South Royalton
visited at R. 8. Adams last week.
Pansies had high old carnival during
the sultry weather last week and q number
OF open blossoms were picked in town.
DR.. J.. Marston Ryder has announced
that he will open an Office for the practice
Of medicine in French's block, Woodstock
Mr.. Blackman will not be. able to re-
sumo his Sunday evening lectures for some
weeks. Meanwhile there will be praise
prayer service in the chapel.
E. F. Spaulding returned to Mohawk,
N. ", last Thursday, after spending sew
eral weeks with Mrs. Spaulding's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Rogers.
At a meeting of the directors OF the
National White River bank last weeK, Ed
ward Davis was elected cashier, the same
to take effect January 18th next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Durham are Wis
iting the old home OF Mrs Dunham at
Thetford this week, and from there will
go to Chattanooga, their future home.
James M. Preston has sold the house and
most of the tillage land on the Ansel Bur-
bank place on Christian Hill to Adelbert
G. Spooner and also most of the woodland.
Mr.. Sullivan, who has just been made
foreman in one OF the rooms at the tam
merry, was called to his home in Boston
Saturday by the severe illness OF one OF his
children.
The law suit pending in Windsor county
court between Carl ID. Cushing, admins
traitor OF d. Cushing, and Wm.R. Adams
has been amicably settled by the parties
out OF court.
Mrs. r. d. Crane OF Winchendon, Mass,
visited friends in town last week. Mrs.
Crane was formerly popular teacher in
the Whitcomb high school, when she was
Miss Edna Pike.
Sherman Spooner, clerk for M.A.Moody,
is laid up with very lame knee, caused
by the horse he was driving taking fright
at fiuttering paper and Kicking him as
he sat on the drivers seat in Moody's de-
livery team.
The Methodists held their second quar-
terly festival at Cashing hall on Monday
evening, the Sunday school and ladies'
society Joining in the celebration. Supper
was served and then there was singing
and speaking.
Some evil minded person attempted to
damage the machinery Of the electric light
plant at Gaysville last Wednesday night |
with hammer and sharp instrument, but
for some reason did not succeed in doing
any serious damage.
A. F. Booth OF the Canton Theological
school, N. Y, state president OF the Y. p. |
Universalist church last Sunday, Mr.. Ben.
nett being indisposed. 8. G. Ayres OF that
school will occupy the desk next Sunday.
Elaborate preparations are being made |
10 give the public a rare entertainment at |
The town hall next Wednesday evening. |
The band will play, procession OF days, |
with 80 characters, charming operetta, en-
titled "a Quarrel Among the Flowers"
duets, male quartet, closing with some
thing to eat.
At the annual meeting OF the Universal
list society, held January 6, the following
officers were elected Moderator, Carl D.
Cushing; clerk, VIM. r. Adams; Carl d.
Cushing, o. P. SHAW, George h. Upper,
L. M. Greene, Robert Noble, vestrymen;
N. Sylvester, treasurer.
Town Clerk Adams furnishes the follow.
ng average temperature OF December for
he past five years: 1891, 26o !; 1892, 14o
1893, 1872 1894, II 1-4o 1895, Is 1-3o. The
asst fourteen days OF 1895 were the warm
,st for that month during the five years,
he average temperature being SO 4-7o.
As illustrating the cheapness OF horses,
| fairly good horse was sold at auction
asst Saturday at Orrin Neff's for y. Such
horse few years ago would have sold
or at least $75. F. M. Manley OF Sharon
Fought sound three year -old colt Of good
ize last week for $3.50. One man In town,
having no use for his horse this winter,
lad it killed.
A large delegation from this vicinity
vent to Rutland last week to attend. the
rial OF the famous horse case OF Conduc-
or H. G. Cheney OF Rutland against Silas
III rd of ROvalton Chenav claimed that