Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-16
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Earl Rice came home from AthoI, Mass
last week.
Il Will Bradbury is visiting friends an
relatives in Claremont
Mrs Alvin Hatch returned Saturda.
from trip to Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davis visited II
Boston and vicinity last week.
n Ernest Billiard went to Burlington Sat
urday to enter the medical college.
Mrs. E. G. Brown OF W. r. Junction
spent several days in town last week.
\ Mrs. j. g. Sargent was in Barre las
week, the guest Of Mrs. j. A. Graham
Dennis Wynn is working in the Contra
telegraph station at White River junction
r. 8. Adams and family spent Sunday al
West Hartford with the mother OF Mrs
Adams.
Frank Merrill has moved from Stock
bridge into the north tenement in thu
house of M. N. Kendall.
James M. Preston has rented the Harriet
Brown house In the north end OF the vii.
| lage and has moved there.
Ernest Kittredge was at home last weeh
| to play the piano at the entertainment by
the Colored Four Hundred.
CA. Bowman was called to Proctors.
| vile last week by~the serious illness Of
| his brother, Willis Bowman.
Patrick Mcguire finished his engage.
ment in Stockwell's pharmacy last week
and returned to his home in Orwell.
Ed Harlow has moved from the ingalls,
farm into the village and rented rooms in
the house recently erected by VIM. II. Ed
munds on Pleasant street.
D. B. Topper left Monday for trip to
Ipswich, Orange and Springfield, Mass,
at which latter place Miss Anna Upper,
his daughter, now Is, having recently
! formed class in elocution.
Herbert Grant and wife and Mrs. julius
Lane have returned from the West, where
they have been living for several years
past in the northwestern part OF Nebraska.
From letter from PIP. Warren, Beth
ell boy, we learn that he is located in the
forests of Northern Maine, where he owns
farm OF 1C0 acres, but occupies 1T alone.
Mrs. Hannah Wilson went to Spring.
field, Mass, last week, summoned TO the
bedside OF her sister, who was not ex-
pected to survive a severe attack OF pneu-
monia.
A special meeting of White River
Lodge, No. 80, f. q A. NJ, was held last
Monday evening, when the second degree
was worked. District Deputy Leland OF
Springfield was present and remarked that
this lodge made as few mistakes as any he
had visited.
There has Just been formed society Of
young people auxiliary to the Ladies'
Aid society of the Congregational church.
Mrs. v. w. Blackman is president; Miss
Nellie Flynn, vice president; Miss Jessie
Chadwick, treasurer, and Mrs. w. L..
Fish, secretary. ~
E. K. Head, whilom reporter for the
Burlington News in this vicinity, was
again arrested last Saturday by deputy
sheriff j. H. Kiniry to answer to charge
Of converting mieages hired by him. His
grandmother, Mrs. Ingraham OF Windsor,
became his bail.
At the annual meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid society connected with the Cong'l
church, last Wednesday, Mrs. g. +. Ora
ham and Mrs. G. H. Alien were elected
presidents; Mrs. A. A. Brooks, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. G. M. Miller, secretary; Mrs.
Edwin Fisher, treasurer.
Electric lights were turned on last Sat-
urday night for the first time and seemed
in every way success. Only small pro-
portion OF the lights to be installed have
been put in and owing to the extremely
low price charged, $3.50 per light per
year, it is expected that a large number OF
citizens will avail themselves OF it.
Dwellings and Stores have already been
wired for 400 lights by Mr.. I'M Frost, who
has charge of the work for the Bethel
Electric Light and Power company. This
does not include either the shoe shop or
the tannery, which alone will take over
that number, probably. Mr.. Frost ex-
poets to have enough work to keep him
here until next summer.
holders OF the Bethel shoe company last
Wednesday the following directors were
elected: A. A. Brooks, G. w. Berry, j. q.
Sargent, s. M. Washburn, r. M. Chase,
W. II. CrearRer and G. d. Cushing. The
directors organized by the election OF A,
A. Brooks, president; j. g. Sargent, treas
nrer; G. ID. Cushing, clerk, and w. II.
Dreamer, general manager.
The remodeled Fassett block is fast ao-
preaching completion and will probably |
be ready Tor occupancy about Feb. LIST. 1t |
WOULD seem that nothing has been spared |
to make this block one OF the most con.
venient and desirable in town. The
ground floor and basement are already oc- |
cupied by the large stock of the hard
ware store OF George H. Topper. The two
upper oUOIlcS uTC VI Dc uHlSttu Ou WIFI
all the modern conveniences in the way of |
heating and electric lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Creamer gave a
very pleasant card party last Monday
evening in honor OF Miss Hilda Talford,
who returns to her school at Montreal
This week. Their beautiful home on
Church street was Illuminated by electric
lights and gay party OF thirty six young
people gathered around the tables. The
'oyal prizes were carried off by Mrs. r. NJ.
chase, the first, and Miss Kate Marsh, the
econd, for ladies, and N. M. Adams the
irst, and John j. Wilson the second, for
gentlemen.
AT the annual meeting OF the STOCKHOLM
rs OF the National White River bank last
tuesday morning ut the banking house,
sos out OF total of $500 shares OF CAPT.
al sock were represented. A. A. Brooks,
lohn h. Upper, Merrick Sylvester, w. b.
}. Stickney and Edward A. Davis were
lected directors. At q subsequent meet.
ng OF the directors, w. B. q. Stickney
vas chosen president, A. A. Brooks, vice
PRESIDENT, and Edward A. Davis, cashier.
derrick Sylvester retircs from the cash.
ership after fourteen years OF unremit-
ing and faithful discharge Of the duties
1 that Office.
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