Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-20
Bethel Local Intelligence

! Mr.. and Mrs. n. T. Clark of st. Adams
spent Sunday with ID. l.. Child.
: A. A. Brooks, A. l.. Stearns and Cashier
Davis are painting their houses.
The Harrington creamery is receiving
! more milk than ever before at this season
of the year.
Leon Latham OF Royalton is teaching
school in the Scion Newton district on
Locust Creek.
Fred Kelsey of Lowell, Mass, has been
staying several days with his sister, Mrs
Harrison Powers.
Charles Dreamer of New York spent
several days lately with his brother,
Walter Howard Dreamer.
4 Mrs. l.. NJ. Greene went to Boston
Saturday to meet her husband, VINO Is
there studying in the hospitals.
4 Mrs. L. ID. Horton, a former resident,
but now OF Springfield, Mass, is staying
with Mrs. q. T.. Graham and visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. r. M. Chase left the first OF the
week for visit TO Mr.. and Mrs. j. III.
Blaisdell at Pepperell, Mass, and with
friends in Boston.
IA. Peartt and F. G Sprague, father
OF Mrs. Peartt of Keene, n. H., came TO
Bethel Saturday to see about the prepare
tions for the erection OF the new bicycle
rim factory.
The May ter of Windsor county court
has been postponed one week on account
OF the engagement, at Montpelier on SUI
preme court business, gof hon. Henry X.
start, who is to preside at Woodstock.
The construction train of the G. V. K. Il.
has spent two Sundays lately with a
gang OF men removing the dirt at Blue
Hill, which the rains and frost OF winter
have brought down from the hill above to
the roadbed OF the track.
Game Warden S. Longley Of Stock
bridge made a short visit 10 town last
MONDAY and took back with him Si2,
hard-earned shekels OF two Bethel young
men VINO forgot TO measure some trout
they caught in Stockbridge.
Word was received here Saturday that
B. V. johnson, formerly tailor in town,
was under arrest and lodged in Newport,
n. H., jail on a process brought by New
Hampshire creditors who had him ar
rested when ne made a business trip
from Windsor TO New Hampshire.
There was a slide on the new road to the
Creek House, built by Samuel Bowen a
few years ago, last Friday, which left the
passage in such a manner that 1t was
deemed best TO close up the road Tor one
day for repairs and accordingly all heavy
Rochester and Barnard traitlc passed by
the Cleveland road.
A party of Randolph young people pre-
sented the drama, "A SOciai GLASS; tor
the benefit of the Good Templars of Beth
Ell at the town hall last Tuesday evening.
Ehey we're greeted by good house and
presented the drama in a very acceptable
manner. The Bethel banu furnished
several line selections during the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hatch OF Wood
stock spent Monday and Tuesday IN
town. MIR. Hatch was born in Bethel IN
1921 on what is now known as the Green
lot on Camp Brook, owned by Oramel
Brock way. His father, Judah hatch, was
quite an extensive farmer on what is
now relegated 10 pastnring purposes. The
family moved TO Woodstock ia 1893.
The special meeting of the voters in the
town school district was called 10 order
last Saturday by Selectman Robert Noble.
On motion OF II. G. House OF East Bethel
il was voted TO reconsider the vote passed
at the annual meeting To build new
schoolhouse at East Bethel and then il
was voted 10 dismiss that article in the
warning. The town district is now just
where il started.
The Sunday school convention OF last
week at Royaton was attended by the
following delegates from this place;
Congregationlist church, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. l.. Messer, Miss Nellie Flynn, Miss
May Spaulding, Miss Ann Sargent and
Mrs. Julia Foster; Methodist church,
j. Wesley Miller and Mrs. Samuel How
ard; universalist church. Rev. j. O..
Bennett and Harry Adams.
+. +. Daily, r. j.. Horner and Rub. j.
Holloman OF New York were in town the
first OF the week with T. A. Peartt look
ing over the bicycle rim business. There
was some talk OF organizing a stock
company with 100000 capital and making
two Thousand rims day. According to
Mr., Peartt's original plan there were but
600 pairs to be made per day, all that his
capital would warrant.
The Bethel baseball team played here
Saturday OF last week with team from
Rochester and Monday at Barre with the
Goddard Seminary team. The Bethels
lost the former game by a score OF II to 4
and won the latter 10 to 8. The pitching
of Austin was the feature of each game.
The scores OF the two games follow