Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-29
Bethel Local Intelligence

Miss Emma Wood has been connhed 10
her bed for several days.
Mrs. Wilbur Aldrich OF Rochester is
sick at Myron Savage's.
scott Brown has gone to Randolph to
work in the screen factory.
The Friday night whist club met last
week with Miss Ella WEIGH.
7 Chas. Crandall, a former resident, was
here Tuesday calling on friends.
Samuel Washburn has gone to Clare.
mont, N. H., where he has work.
/ DIR. l.. NJ. Greene will spend the month
OF May in the hospitals of Boston.
Willis Boutwell, of Stock bridge is stop
ping with Mrs. Mary +. Harrington.
Mrs. Mary Chamberlin Thayer OF Bur-
lington is stopping with relatives In town.
Charles p. Webster has gone to Hart
land to live with his nephew, Henry
Turner.
Mrs. Anna Wellington is confined to
her bed from the result OF a severe fall
last Friday.
Frank Merrill has moved back from the
upper Camp Brook valley to house on
Hartwell Flat.
Last Wednesday son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. f. j. 1illotson OF Warren, for
merly OF Bethel.
Miss Annie Fenton OF White River
Junction was in town Friday and Satur-
day Of last week.
Roy L. Stearns went to Enfield, n. H.,
Tuesday where he is TO assist /. NJ. Frost
in electrical work.
Prof. f. p. Dawson has been engaged TO
teach in the Whitcomb high school for
the school year 1S97-9S.
Carl G. Abbott of Underhill was the
"a al Kp9gkr nj his r-Tf
law, Mrs. Ellen ellison.
Miss Belle Chamberlin has so far recov-
ereu from her late severe illness as to be
able TO come to the village.
Irving G. Barrows and family OF South
Royaiton were at his brothers, o. II. Bar
rUNs', IN this village Sunday.
Rev. J. Edward, pastor OF the Unitarian
church at Montpelier, OBLIGATED at the
Unversalist church last Sunday.
d. V. p. Carpenter OF Putnam, Conn,
was ia town last week and bought three
horses OF Ed ellison and one OF I'd Fisher.
Mrand Mrs Daniel NJ. Strong of Frank
lin Falls, n. H., are spending few days
with Mrs. Strong's parents, o. p. Shaw
ana Nlfe.
Mrs Lizzie Mudgett OF Tunbridge has
bought of Hon. Fred Arnold the house
and lot recently bought by him on North
Main street.
Walter A. Webster, for a long time
clerk for q. II. Kimball has bought
farm in Royaiton and Will move there
this spring.
l.. n. Bushee, who has been spending
the past three months with MyrCn Morse,
returned to his home in Manchester, Vt
Wednesday.
George w. Whitney has been engaged
"a fau d wilIigfnn GRADED gRhnnl
the year beginning next September. He
graduates this June at the I. V. NJ.
George Thompson, assistant superin-
tendent OF the senator Proctor works at
Proctor, was in town last week visiting
John Nilsson, his college elassmate.
Daniel Davis, whose illness was mem
toned last week died Sunday. IL Mr..
Davis had lived until next July 18th ne
would nave been ninety-one years old.
Monday Miss Blanche Adams left for
Royalton Hill to teach school, Miss Mary
Wilson for Derry Hill in koyalton and
Miss May Savage for the Topper district In
Rochester.
Our distinguished fellow townsman,
Walter Howard Creamer, was in New
York Saturday and attended the meeting
OF the reform Democrats Of the gold
standard persuasion.
J. D. Eaton, special agent for the Cont
mental Fire Insurance company. was in
town last Tuesday and settled the loss OF
T.. I. Arnold, whose barn on the j. p.
Martin place lately burned.
At a meeting OF the stock holders OF the
Bethel Electric Light and Power conf
pany last Monday evening 1t was voted to
increase the capital stock from its present
amount OF $4,000 to $4,000 ana to use the
added capital to build the proposed dam
at Blue Hill.
s. b. Day and wife were in Stock bridge
last week looking after tale mine. Sam
looked like so good victim he was
quickly surrounded by various owners OF
gold, silver and tale mines. He got safely
away with his wife and team but not one
ounce OF tale.
Rev. L. W. Sharp has returned from
conference to resume his charge of the
Methodist parishes of South Royalton and
Bethel. His people are much pleased that
he is to spend third year among them. /
He will preach next Sunday at Cushing
hall, as usual.
Wednesday evening OF last week large
number OF friends and relatives met at
sylvester BoWen's TO help Mr.. and Mrs. I
Bowen celebrate the twenty. fifth ami 1
number Of gifts, including chamber set /
ana a weil-filled money purse.
When YOU hitch your horse into your
wagon see mat the bolts are all right. ID. 4
W. Bliss anu wife escaped what might 1
have been a serious accident Saturday.
Coming down a steep hill near Mrs. Wal f
eI's they met some friends with whom
hey stopped 10 talk. As they stopped one
side OF the thills dropped down, a bolt
having dropped out few feet back.
ByrtGuest, Hon f. c. Williams OF Cow
entry will de yer his entertaining lecture
on ''rhe Horses Of Vermont" at the town
ball here Thursday evening, May 6. at 7:30
o'clock. lie comes here through the cour-
.esy of the Vermont State Board of Agri-
OF which he is a member, and
he many pictures seen with a powerful
light finely illustrate his lecture, which is
given free. Let all come and make up for
he poor attendance OF the Board meeting
lere last winter.
Town Clerk Adams has just compiled
he following statistics IN regard TO the
Bethel schools: Number of schools past
year, in graded district and 10 in town
district; aggregate number of weeks
Kept, $50 in graded district and 29s in
own district; scholars between five and
wenty,one years of age, 249 in graded
district and 2i0 in town district: bows,
los in graded district and 112 in town dis
Girls in dad dfcf aE 4