Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-13
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Bethel Local Intelligence.
Vim. 3. Wall OF Randolph was in town
Tuesday.
Bert Rogers spent Sunday with his ia
Their in Brandon.
1 q. H. Rood is going to Ware, Mass, to
work In a factory there.
/ Fred G. Cox and George C. Buchanan
have gone to Boston to work.
i Mrs. Frank A. Ladue OF Lynn is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. j. H. Waldo.
Mrs. G. r. Noble has been confined to
the bed the past week by sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Graham OF Barre
were at j. A. Graham's over Sunday.
A. F. Blake and r. Chase are to move
into the newly modelled Fiske block.
OH. Buck and Bert Stevens have gone
to Raymond, N H., 70 work in shoe shop.
A 200. candle power arc light is being
placed IN the railroad yard BY the G. Y.
DIR. G., G. Perry OF, West Rutland, a for.
mer resident, was in town the first OF the
week.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church
met at Mrs. H. A. Hatch's last Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cowen OF Leba-
non spent Sunday with the family OF AL
bert L. Stearns. \
Miss Flora Shaw and Mrs. sNettie Bar.
rows are visiting, In Swanton, their cousin,
Mrs. DIR. P. l.. Ellis.
W. +. Schoolchraft, who works in the
tannery, is sick and has gone TO his home
in Stanbridge, P. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Perham OF Dunsta-
BILE, Mass, have been spending the past
week with J. p. Marsh.
Arthur Irving has returned to Woburn,
Mass, after spending several weeks with
his father, John Irving.
The ordination OF Rev. J. o. Bennett has
been postponed one month on account Of
the illness OF Mr.. Bennett.
Christopher Noble, Jr., has bought OF
Alton Builard the place occupied by Mr..
Bulard the past few years on Llllieville
Brook.
Mrs Pamela Powers, mother OF Harri.
son Powers, died Tuesday of pneumonia,
at the home of her son. She was over so
years old.
Frank Mccullough has bought OF Moses
Dustin the Allen Barrett and Herbert
Smith places in the west part OF the town
near the Rochester line.
There will be hearing Feb 2lst before
the board OF railroad commissioners in
the matter OF the accident to ii. W. Carter
at Finley Bridge. last December.
w. G. Stearns of Mediord, Mass, has
been spending few days with his moth
er, Mrs. G. G. Stearns. Mr.. Stearns is at
present civil engineer in the sewer de-
partment OF the city OF Medford.
Mrs. Emory King has sold her place on
North Main street to Geo. Sanspra, VINO
formerly owned 1t, and Mrs. King has
bought OF u. J. Wallace the kinsiey place
at the north end OF st. Hyacinth street.
The north bound night train did not
reach Bethe Monday until nearly a. M.
owing to an accident at Hartford station, !
where the train ran off the track On ac. |
count OF a broken rail. No one was hurt |
w. g. Bell OF Boston, president OF the |
Tweed River Iron company, l.. g. Cham |
pion OF Keene, N. H., and X. s. Carpenter |
OF Bellows Falls were in town last Mon
day on their way to the upper White Riv. |
er valley to inspect mining lands.
While Edison Fisher was taking his |
daughter, Miss Abbie,t to the district where /
she is teaching school last Sunday after |
noon, his horses became frightened by the |
team OF DR.. Greene driving up behind, and |
ran away, after breaking one of the reins,
badly smashing the sleigh.
Frank Cook while working on the sman |
eater" machine, otherwise known as the
dieing out machine, at the shoe shop last
Wednesday morning had the misfortune
to get his hand onto the knife OF the ma
chine, which cut of four fingers Of the
right hand. Mr.. Cook is the second man
VINO has been MANNED by this machine.
The J. {. Rockwell Dramatic company
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hall next Monday, Feb. II. This we'll
known troupe needs no introduction to
Bethel people. H. r. Brennan, formerly
OF the Brennan Star Theatre Co., and Mrs.
Brennan are with the Rockwell company,
The popular admission charges OF 10, 20 and
30 cents will be asked.
Last Friday evening NJ. G. Stafford was
sitting coatless, wiieless and snoeless,
quietly enjoying his evening paper, wife
and children attending the Guild meet
ing, when behold 30 OF Bethel's wickedest
burst in upon him. Was it a surprise
party? Yes, 1t was, and merry time it
was too, and one not soon to be forgotten
by those who we're there or by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stafford. No one supposed that "Saff''
could be surprised but he owns up that he
was badly caught.a
There will be town school in the town
hall February 81, commencing at 10 a. m.
There will be Rotations conducted by the
teachers and also prize spelling and speak
ing. All who wish to contribute toward
prizes will hand their contributions to the
directors or to the superintendent, Rev.
Mr.. Blackman, as the prizes will have to
be made up from individual gifts. All OF
The parents and friends OF the pupils are
invited to be present. All pupils who
have attended the schools in the town dis
Lrict at least one term will be considered
pupils to compete for the prizes.
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