Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-15

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which TO pay the same and save discount
expires Sept. 18th.
J J. g. SARGENT, Treas.
Bethel, June 81 1897. 3w
( Ballky horses, runaways, shyers, biters,
strikers kickers and horses with bad
tricks OF all kinds we guarantee to thor
oughly break or 40 pay. Terms reasona-
bic. 4w J. X. KING, Bethel, VT.
The tax bills for WhItcomb High school
district are due and in my hanos for COLI
lection. ! will be at the office of Wilson
& Arnold July Y, l9 and 26, 1897 from TO
10 a. m. TO receive the same.
GUY WILSON, Collector.
Bethsl, July 6, 1877 2g
Miss Sarah NJ. Gay of Boston is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
George c. Buckman OF Boston is in town
for two weeks vacation.
Miss Greene OF Concord, " H., is the
guest OF Mis- Clara BarTows.
Mrs. +. S. Tillotson of Warren is stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Il. p. Fisher.
Master Building Mover Henry A Thayer
moved building for James z. Marsh last
week
W r. Brice OF southboro, Mass. is
guest of w. X. Spaulding at the Stanton
cottage.
The class of 30, whitcomb High school,
held a reunion at Lake Ansel Friday even
ing OF last week,
Robert Coy is assisting in the National
White River bank during the absence of
Cashier Il. A. Davis.
Archie G. Wallace was at home last week
from Newport, y. H., during duh week
in the shoe business.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. 4. Davis and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II, Creamer left Tuesday for a ten
DAYS trip to Halifax N s.
George Conant and wife are both sick
with the measles, from which their two
children are just recovering.
Clinton b. Kidder, superintendent of
the Overman bicycle works at Chicopee
Fails, Mass, is at the Wilson cottage, Lake
Ansel.
Stanley McQuivey OF the firm OF Nc
Quivey 4 Co., marble dealers at Middle
bury, visited his uncle, Lloyd Johnson,
this week.
Miss Alice Coe, Miss Bessie Coe and Miss
Nellie Simons, teachers from Meriden,
Conn, are stopping with G. K. Noble at
Echo farm.
The reception to Rev. G. b. Clark was
given by Mrs. NJ p. Stickney and not
Mrs. w. b. Stickney, as stated In last
weeks issue,
Miss Caroline b. Weymouth was at Mrs
c. Z. Stearns last week and Saturday went
to attend the annual teachers institute at
Cottage City.
Mrs. Frank Sylvester and son, viii, re-
turned to Glens Falls, y. Y, last week, al.
Ter stay OF several weeks with NJ. Sylves-
ter at Echo farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Smith OF Spring
field, Mass, have been staying several
days with Mrs. Hannah Wilson, returning
home last Saturday. .1
There are unclaimed letters at the post
Office addressed to Rev. w. Il. Douglass,
Mrs. Alvin House, Mrs. Charles C.snaw
and Rev. James Vincent.
Prof. Charles Stone, OF the commercial
department at Goddard seminary, and
Mrs. Stone have been the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Soper the past week.
Mrs. V. n. Dyer and children of Sutton,
p. @, spent several days last week with
her sister, Mrs. NJ. G.. Stafford, returning
home Saturday, accompanied by Miss
Mollie Stafford.
Alonzo Spooner was hit by the fall OF
the side of barn on the Adeloert Spooner
farm last Monday. He was able to go to
his nome but seemed to have received
some internal injury, causing him to ex-
pectoTate blood.
X. p. Stockwell, agent for the Massa-
chusetts Mutual. Accident association, has
received notice that from 142 agents, dur
ing the three months ending June 30, 1897,
his name stands fourth on the list in the
amount of business secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Warren of Plym-
outh, Mass, have been spending several
days in this vicinity, making their head
quarters at the Bsscom House. MIR. War.
rem is nephew of MIR. Spencer Lincoln
and revisits Bethel for the first time in
forty years.
Chas. Brooks of Wichita, Kan, is stop
ping with his brother, W. j. Brooks. He
Is prominent member of the legal pro-
fession at Wichita, and though of Demo-
cratic and free silver proclivities, ex-
presses himself as convinced that an era OF
better times is opening for Kansas.
Albert Lincoln has filed an application
for a patent for an improved garment
holder. 1t is made OF wire and is pro-
nounced a decided gain over anything
now on the market. Messrs. Abbott and
Csdy are also interested in the patent. The
article will be manufactured by the Fair
Haven Vermont Wire company.
George Washburn was detected Thurs
day mig bit of last week, about midnight,
peeping into the house of w. G. Shaw. /
Mrs. Shaw, who was aloLe in the house
with the children, succeeded by shouting
in arousing her neighbor, K. z. Stockwell, |
who pursued the over curious young man |
and caught him in the Branch bridge. He |
was aTragned next day before Justice w II
r. Adams and fined five dollars and COSTS |
e. F. Wilson, L. S. Bird and C. j. Law
renee were in town from last Thursday
till Monday. All these gentlemen are in |
the employ OF the Otter River Stove COM
paDy, selling their stoves in western New I
York. MIR. W ilson is now located in Mar
athon, Mr.. Bird at East Branch and Mr. /
Lawrence at Dryden. Sunday, accompa- |
MED by their families, drive was taken /
to Silver lake, Barnard, followed by ride /
on the launch.
The new line OF the New England Tele- I
phone and Telegraph company has come
to a standstill in Bethel village. Poles 4
have been erected from the north to the I
slaughter house of NJ. N. Kendall, and 1
from the south to the Williams black
smith shop. There has been some ques-
tion as to the route through Bethel viii
lage. Strong opposition has been evinced
to the erection of third line of poles
through the village and the selectmen
have been in negotiation with the tele.
phone company as to the location. One
proposal has been that tue telephone COM
pany erect poles through the village of
sufficient strength and height to carry all
the telephone lines and the wires Of the
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