Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
Bethel Local Intelligence,

John J. Layelle is visiting his parents
in Boston.
Mrs. G. j. Wallace was in Concord, n
H., last week.
Mrs. G. A. Laird Of Royalton was in
town last Tuesday.
Thos. Madden is soon to give public
exhibition by his boxing cllss.
Mrs. Lottie McGeoch of Springfield
Mass, is at her brothers, John Parrott :
Albert Morse, former resident bat now
living n Hartford, was III toxin over sun
day.
Err. Chase and E +. Chase nave rented
a large farm ct East Putney and are NOV
ing there this week.
Mrs. Ebenezer Brown Of White River
Junction has been spending the past week
with friends IA town.
Druggist Victor Reed is confined to the
house with sickness and Il. ). Rood has
charge OF his store this week.
w. B. Preston OF this town and Miss
Nina Phillips OF Randolph were married
last sunday by Rev. ). A. Parker.
Willis Dunbar of this town and Miss
Ella NJ. VI ORGY OF Sharon were married at
West Hartford Feb. II by Rev.A. j Smith
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Harringt ton Of
Philadelphia are spending several days
with his mother, Mrs. Mary +. Harr ngton.
There are unclaimed letters remaining
in the Bethel postoffice addressed to ". Il.
Clark, Chss. Meyers and c. r. Togshend.
Cashier r. A. Davis OF the National
W bite River bank has been laid up for
several days with severe attack OF the
grip.
Frank Gilman has rented for another
wear of the Albert Whitcomb estate, the
farm on Gay Hill, which he has occupied
for many years Iast.
Kallopher aud Cover have rented the
rooms in the " ilson hot j blocz, former
" occupied b. b. Y. johnson, and viii
open a tailor snOp there.
Samuel Bowen bias a trained cat that
brings in partridges TOR family dinners.
The other morning il brought in nne
one that weighed several POUNDS.
Rev. 5. A. Parker was called to Orwell
last week to attend the funeral OF Dr. A. II.
Mather, his old friend ana paris hioner.
The doctor and Mr. Parker were born in
the same town, Lempster, \. h.
The Methodist revival meetings last
week were interesting and well attended.
Rev. Il. w. Sharp proved himself an evan
geiist as well IS a pastor Several persons
expressed purpose to live the Christian
life.
dies auxiliary OF the Cong'l church held
union sociabie at Mrs. {. +. Waldo's Mon
day evening OF this week, which was at
tended by about 100 people from The VII
lage.
Those interested ia the Stock bridge
Gold Mines gave very pleasant bail al
the Baseom House hall last Tuesday even
ing in honor OF Miss Lucy Sawyer ,daugh.
ter of the proprietor OF the Stockbridge
hotel.
The Gay Hill Mining company has been
chartered he past week with capital OF
live hundred Thousand dollars. This com
pany has bought the mining rig ats on the
farm fof Warren Greene in Storkbridge
and has secured options on several other
valuable mining properties in that vicinity.
Chas. Topper, a five.y old boy living
in the Fassett block fell from the bigh
deck bridge on the Central Vermont rail-
road near the station last Thursday. The
distance he fell was forty feet and he
struck on the river bank, few feet from a
rough rock on one size ana lr, IN the main
river on the other. Though gerely in
jured ii is expected that he will / e.
A horse belonging to Silas Ale Xapder
OF Randolph broke from Il moo 'pg in
I The yard at Zlbina Spaulding's asst TpuIs.
dsy afternoon and ran down the hig ilNav
the railroad, across severaI bridges ana
culverts to within mile of Randolph. I he
sleigh was considerably damag, but the
horse seemed TO escape serious injury.
Mrs. Lloyd johnson, whose serious III
ness was noUed last week, uied Tvesday
the Sth inst, and funeral services were
held Friday at her late residence on Camp
Brook. Mrs. Johnson Wa b, IN Betsey
Durham, daughter OF Othuiel DUNN M,
"a - D..Nk .,l = IL. 4
by her husband, one daughter, Ms. lei
Kidder, and three brot ners, Charter Dun
ham and Horace Durham OF Betnel and
Durham of Hancock. 81
W lille Scott Gillette was drawing heavy
load OF wood down the hill back Of his ia
theirs house last Friday, The runner chain
broke and this, in turn, caused the brake
to give way and the load ttecame unman.
ageable. AT the next bend n The road the
pole struck "a tree square in the middle
and broke into three pieces, making "pie"
of the load and team. Mr.. eiisstte escaped
without serious injury, but il was necessa-
ry to cut down large tree before one OF
the horses could be freed.
There was lawsuit Monday at the OIL
flee OF Wilson a. Arnold before VIM. r.
A dams, justice OF the peace, and Jury
consisting OF q. III. kimball, G.. NJ. NJ ille.
A. Lee Cady, c. D.Cushing and +. Fish.
er. The plaintiff, Sherman III. Spooner,
was represented by Fred Arnold and
the defendant, Samuel W. Bo wen, by }. j.
Wilson. Plaintiff claimed that one w. b.
Preston was owing him and gave him an
order on ;. W. Bowen and that Christmas
night, 1888, Preston and Spooner went up
to Bowen's and in their presence Bowen
agreed to pay Spooner so and had never
paid the same. Bowen's story was to the
effect that on Christmas night 1898, he did
not owe Preston anything and that al
though they did request him to pay
Spooner he refused to do so. There was
considerable divergence OF testimony on
other points and it took the jury about an
hour to arrive Al a verdict, which was in
favor of the plaintiff to recover 5 and
costs.
The report OF the town officers in the
hands Of Printer Adams shows the follow
ing state OF the town finances for the past
year
Paid order Of Seectmau G. }. Wallace ; 1885