Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-30
Bethel Local Intelligence

! y. +. shaw spent sunday ~ dis nom
here.
Morgan Sullivan was in Boston owe
Sunday.
Mrs. D. w. Bliss has been quite low th
past week.
The latest high winds have dethrone'
the town nall eagle.
| Selectman A. D. Sanders is quite sicl
and confined to the house.
Miss Matte Williams has entered tn
dental Office Of Dr.. r. M. Chase.
Frank Durkee has moved from Nortl
Randolph onto the Myron Burnett place
owned by E. I. Arnold.
Ell. Kittredge OF Boston was in tow
the past week and sold Chickering CRANE
piano for the town hall.
DR.. Frank Brown went to Boston las
Thursday with some specimens OF golt
taken from the upper White River valley
F. w. Baldwin and q, A. Chittenden 0
st. Adams were in town last Friday in re
gard to the Office Of station agent "a
Bethel. f
An effort is being made Tor the release
OF Henry Williams from the state asylum
at Waterbury as his condition is said t.
have become normal.
Morgan Sullivan, overseer In the finish
ing room OF the leather shops, will occupy
the tenement in the Hartwell house, va.
Gated by e. g. Carpenter.
D.L. Child has begun cutting ice or
the lake built last summer on Christian
Hill. 1t will probably furnish as pure an
article as was ever cut in Bethel.
E. G. Carpenter has moved from the
house OF W. H. Hartwell on Bridge streeI
to the house recently built by d. M
Clough at tue north end OF Main street
Two physicians from Burlington were
in town the first Of the week and held 9
consultation over Mrs. d. W. Bliss. They
could give but little hope OF her recovery
The Bethel cornet band is preparing an
entertainment to be given sometime in
March. It is hoped that the public will
rememb Der this and give the boys hearty
support.
Roadmaster G. s. Davis has bought a
snow pillow made at Bellows Falls for the
use Of the roads outside the village. For
the village streets roller has been con
structed.
Every man, woman and child in town
who owned team or could hire one was
out sleigh iding Sunday afternoon, 1t be-
ing the first good sleighing in the season
OF 1866.
d. G. Remington has moved from the
tenement in the Gardner Wheeler house
to the house of Mrs. Holden Hatch in
Royalton, and G.. B. Veazie has taken the
tenement vacated by Mr.. Remington.
The 7th annual masquerade ball Of the
Y. P. s. A. will be given Feb. IA in the
town hall. The hall will be illumined by
an electrical display during the evening,
through the kindness OF Mr.. !. NJ Frost.
E. F. Wilson, who for long time has
driven one of the teams OF the E. F. Will
son & Co. stove business Of Penacook, N.
a., left the first OF the week to enter the
employ of Stone, Lord & Co. OF Otter Riv-
err, Mass, in whose employ Mr.. Wilson
was for many years.
The news OF the suspension Of the Gran
tie State Provident association last week
did not bring so much grief to Bethel peo-
pie as 1t would il the local branch had
been existing longer period. As this
branch was formed only last year, the loss
in Bethel will not be large.
The light snow OF last week afforded ex-
cellent opportunity for tracking bears,
which was taken advantage of by Forrest
Southwark and s. w. Barrows. At the
outset the hunt promised to be very sue
cessful one but the end OF the chase run
up with dog and the discovery that Mr..
Barrows' gun was not loaded.
The Golden Rule Union ofthe Christian
Endeavor will hold its 18th convention In
the Cong'l church Friday afternoon and
evening, Jan. 81. A very interesting pro-
gram is provided. That OF the evening
contains recitation by Mrs. Kimball and
an address on sThe Twentieth Century
Citizenship by Rev. N. w. Boyd OF Hart.
ford. A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
At the close OF the present term Of the
Whitcomh High school there will be
prize speaking in the town hall. There
will be twelve competitors, six boys and
six girls. BOYS will be pitted against boys
and girls against girls as it is deemed un-
fair to haveithe boys and girls compete
against one another. A small admission
lee will be charged to cover the cost OF the
prizes.
An adjourned meeting OF those who
lavor the reorganization OF the Agricul-
,ural society will be held at the Wilson
House at Q p. m sharp on Wednesday. Feb.
J. 1t is earnestly hoped that all will at
{ nd the meeting and especially the farm
,rs, a. 1t is intended to make 1t strictly an
agricultural society. II there should not
,e enough present to warrant the forming
II new society the buildings will be sold
md the business closed up.
On Friday evening, January 31st, there
will be poverty ball at the town hall in
Bethel. Admission to the poor, 40 cents
o the floor end cents to the gallery.
supper will be served in the library rooms
rom 6p. IN. to II p. m. at 10 cents plate
or the poor. Proceeds for the benefit OF
he Free Library. Prizes given for the
worst dressed gentleman and lady dane
Dg. Every one come and wear your
vorst.looking buds. Tickets on sale at |
be hall.
Dennis Hickey has laid out a new road |
eading from the main highway in Bethel |
illage, opposite Mrs. Spencer Lncoln's,
westerly over the high bank and onto Ar /
odds Flat. He laid 1t out one day last /
7eek while turning around in the street /
n that vicinity, and 1t Is safe to say that
he road will never receive much travel il |
II the teams will have to perform the ev-
lutions, convolutions and contortions
hat were performed by Mr.. Hickey (and
nix cans).
Charles Sulham, who has been working
Or the past month In the tannery and
oarding with H. A. Hatch on Christian
on, N. H., last Friday evening on charge
I a burglary committed some time since
I Littletnn in house of rich resident.
hitch was occupied at the time. Scion
ulham OF Randolph was arrested the
anne day and both men were taken to
ittleton, Saturday, waving all claim for
,quiSition.