Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-02

Bethel Local Intelligence,
George Gaftnsyis visiting his sister, Mrs
E. T. Arnold.
H.K. Wing OF Boston was in town ths
first OF the week.
Miss Susie Chase is visiting friends In
Boston and vicinity.
Misses Carrie and Josie Heath are al
home for the holidays.
Miss Hilda TeIiord is spending the hol-
idays with w. II. Dreamer.
Walter Lewis of New Orleans is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. j. j. Wilson.
Hon. Charles p. Maxha OF South Pom
fret was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. R. D. Grain OF Winchendon visited
friends in this village Tuesday.
RS. Adams was in South Royalton and
Randolph last week on business.
Mr.. J. Henry Chadwick and wife OF w
Hartford spent Sunday at X. 8. Adams.
Miss Minnie Blodgett4of Northampton
Mass, is staying with Mrs. =. q. Stearns,
E. B. Kimball and f. E. Kimballand
wives spent Christmas with @. H.Kimball.
Hon. Elisha May OF st. Johnsbury, ma
tional bank examiner, was In town Tues
day.
Rufus Wilson returned last week from a
months stay with relatives in Springfield,
Mass.
Miss Kate Pedrick and w. H. Pedrick
OF Lawrence, Mass, spent Christmas with
Miss Sue B. Simmons.
Mrs. A. L. Stearns and Mrs. e. A. Max
ham visited friends in South Royalton
Thursday Of last week.
Mrs. Trevett OF Newport, r. l., came to
Bethel last week and will keep house for
her son, Rev. J. B. Trevett.
w. H. Pedrick and daughter Of Law
renee, Mass, have been spending several
days with friends in this village.
Don't forget the entertainment by the
1Colored Four Hundred" in the town hall
the evenings OF Jan. 9Th and 9th.
Hon. c. II. Markham, assistant judge OF
Windsor county court, was the guest OF
Miss Sue B. Simonds over Sunday.
j. j. Bowen and wife Of Boston and
daughter OF Northtield made flying visit
at Maple Grove Farm Christmas week.
K. McCauley after acting year as man.
ager OF one Of the departments in the tan
merry has returned to his home in Woburn,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adore Damien of Bellows
Falls and George Edison and family OF w.
II. Junction ate Christmas dinner with
Miss Lucy Paine.
Misses Carrie Heath of Boston and Josie
Heath of Athol, Mass are visiting their
mother, Mrs. g. j. Wallace, and their
many other friends in this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Durham, late OF
Woodstock, were in town Sunday. They
were on their way to Chattanooga, Tenn,
where they are to make their future home.
All persons having books belonging to
the Bethel Public library are requested to
leave them there Saturday, Jan. 4, 1896.
No books will be given out on that day.2w
Mr.. Charles Doscher OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, spent Sunday with Mr.. G. w. Curtis.
Mr.. Doscher is connected with the New
York Office of the Pinkerton detective
agency.
The old and young folks ball New
Years eve in the town hall was great
success financially and socially. The pro-
ceeds 60 towards buying piano for the |
town hall. About 60 couples attended.
Ernest Billiard, after attending the Bal
timore and Dartmouth medical colleges,is |
now studying in the Office of Drs. l.. NJ.
and 0. D. Greene and will graduate next |
year at the Burlington medical college.
E. s. Rood was thrown out OF his buggy
between Bethel village and the Myron
Burnett farm last Mondayevening, landing
about twenty feet distant. One knee was
and his side was somewhat in
jured.
We understand that the "Colored Four
are to give their annual ENTER
tainment at the town hall on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 8th.4 AS the entertainment
Is under the direction of Mr.. Cox and Mrs.
R. M. Chase, it goes without saying that
It will be very fine and worthy OF every
Dne's patronage.
Is it possible that the world has taken
a Rip Van Wrinkle nap, skipped the rigors
lap OF spring? Our surrounding seem to
indicate such state for we have warm,
thawy days with cold, freezing nights and
we have just been luxuriating upon some
most excellent maple sugar made on the
Of December and sent us by
Lewis B. Dow Of Royalton.
The Christmas exercises at the Univer.
,alist church on Tuesday evening and those
Of the Congregational church Wednes-
lay were very fine. At the Universalist
,hurch letter was read from Santa Claus
laying that other engagements prevented
lis coming to the meeting but that he had
tent one OF his elfs to distribute his pres
,nts. Soon after Master George Topper.
n fantastic dress and mounted upon DR..
Jhase's beautiful white pony, with two
baskets strung across as paniers and filed
with goodly collection, rode into the
,hurch and up the broad aisle, stopping in
ront OF the desk where the presents were
much to the delight OF the
children, and the novelty OF 1t pleased the
arge audience gathered.