Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-26
Bethel Local Intelligence.

week.
| Frank Ladue OF Lynn is visiting friend
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wynn Savage spent Sur
day in Royalton.
Clarence Tucker and family have move
to Lebanon, N. II. a
Albert Bowen has gone to Windsor
follow his trade OF carpentering.
Q. R. Noble is moving back to "Ech
Farm" in Bethel Olympus.
George Hackett has moved to Hinesdals
N. H., where he is to work in foundry
L.O. Davis OF Middletown, Conn, wa
the guest OF A. L. Stearns one day las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Gillette spent a weel
recently'in Newbury, visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. E. A. Shaw. ~
Dennis Hickey and wife. have been ab
sent several weeks, visiting friends an,
relatives In New York.
M. G. Stafford has sold his place on Rive
street to e. A, Davis, cashier OF the Ma
tional White River bank.
Frank Paige OF North Troy was In towr
last week to attend the funeral OF hi
mother, Mrs. David Paige.
Ndbudu OlhIk VI 0Us hlDhU6 bpcub sew
eral days the first of the week with hi
daughter, Mrs. d. L. Child.
Robert Noble has resigned the office o.
overseer OF the poor, which he has fillec
so acceptably 80 many years.
Cashier e. A. Davis went to Montpelier
Wednesday to attend the first annual con.
vention OF the bankers OF Vermont.
Archie Wallace and John Lavelle have
returned from Milton, N. H., where they
went expecting to work in shoe factory
Rev. Mr.. Booth OF st. Adams supplied
the desk at the Universalist church Sun
day in exchange with Rev. ]. o. Bennett
George Abar OF Hancock has bought the
Kingsbury place OF Lewis Bundy situated
near the Rochester town line and moved
thereon.
Mrs. w. G. Shaw gave her sister, Miss
May Turner OF Warren, who is visiting
her, a birthday party Monday evening, II
being her 18th birthday.
Miss Anna Topper, the elocutionist, is
spending the week In town, visiting rela-
tives and friends. Miss Topper is now To-
Gated In Springfield, Mass
Henry Ray nond and family OF Roches-
ter are at G. H. Tupper's. Mr.. Raymond
expects to enter the employ of the Ver-
mont Hide and Leather company.
Now is the time il anybody has poor,
miserable, yelping cur to step up to
Town Clerk Adams and leave dollar for
a license or four dollars II 1t is the other
kind.
Waldo Furnam, formerly OF Bethel and
Elmer Fitch of Claremont are to be the
managers OF branch OF the Boston Grain
and Stock Exchange to be established at
Rutland.
Albert Bradbury killed an eleven
months old pig last week that weighed
562 pounds. This furnishes additional
proof to the old adage that miller knows
how to raise pork.
Mrs. Marsh OF Mortified, who was re !.
Gently bound over to the county court on
t he charge OF administering poison to her
in Bethel where she lived many years and
went by the name OF Mrs. Wells Greene.
She then lived at East Bethel.
Pin it into your hat SO that you will be
sure not to forget to attend the meeting
society to be held at the Wilson House
at Up. m. sharp. Let every one
come as it should and does interest every
one In the vicinity. This will certainly be
the last chance to save the beautiful
grounds to the public.
Mrs. N. B. w. Houghton, sister OF the
late Albert Whitcomb, died Tuesday
at the home place OF her brother
On River street, where she had resided
since the death OF Mr.. Whitcomb. Mrs.
Houghton had been In poor health for the
past year and the first OF the month SUI
Iered shock from which she never re-
covered. The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Friday, Rev. 8. A. Parker officiat-
ng.
By the will Of the late Albert Whitcomb
The public requests contained therein
we're to become available on the death OF
his sister, Mrs. N. 3. W. Houghton, " hich
occurred Tuesday. After minor requests
il about a. 900 to relatives, the sum OF go.
100 was given to the town OF Stock bridge
or poor fund; then $50, 900 to the Grad 4
ID school district in Bethel village. |, The
state Ia now estimated to amount, to
bout $4,000. The town OF Stockbridge
vas msde residuary legatee the fund to Be
Known as the Albert Whitcomb school
und and to be used for school purposes
n the town OF Stock bridge.
At no time since the typhoid fever
courge few years ago has there been SO
much sickness In this vicinity. Most OF
he ailments seem to be some form OF grip.
'he entire family OF E.NSmith have been
aid up with the grip, tho Mr.. Smith de.
Jared there was no such thing as grip I'M
II convinced OF the contrary by personal
experience. H. II. Bean has been very
lex with Inflammation of the bowels but
; recovering. Mrs. G. e. Foster has been
oDfined to the bed ten days with grip, !
amuel w. Bowen has been dangerously
II OF the same disease for the past ten days
nd at one time 1t was feared he would not |
ecover. Mrs. Lewis Burrelle, Sr., died |
ast Friday night OF Bright's disease at the
ONE OF her son, Lewis Burrelle, Jr. The |
months old son OF Lewis Parrot died |
10nday OF pneumonia. John Paine died |
1onday OF the grip at the home OF his |
lster, Miss Lucy Paine, and on the same |
az occurred the funeral OF Mr.. Grovesnor
aine, who died in the same house the
revious week. The young son OF John |
.idrich was seriously Ill last week with
neumonia but is recovering. Samuel
owen, Sr., former resident OF Bethel for
lany years but who moved to Rochester
.ollow and bought place Of Frank Bly,, I
led Monday OF the grip. Mrs. Paige died
st Thursday at the home OF her guar
Ian. Mrs. VIM. Deering died Sunday,
he 10th, after many years OF suffering
ON rheumatism. The death OF Mrs.
oughton and Fred A. Marsh are noticed
sewhere and complete the list.
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