Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-18
Bethel Local Intelligence.

John kelener was IN DdTIo odAuAoaS'
Charles Downer OF Sharon was in town
Monday.
George /. Abbott went to New York
Monday to buy goods.
Hamlin Barnes sent a carload of COWS to
Massachusetts last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. ID. Cushing are visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
George Blossom went to Boston Mon
day to be absent few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. P.Stockwell are spend
ing the week with friends in Boston.
Miss Maud Cady is visiting her uncle,
Rollin Guernsey, at Windsor this week.
Henry Cheney of Rutland and l.. b.
johnson OF Randolph were in town lasl
Saturday.
Rollfn Goodell has moved into the tene-
ment over the Kim bail store III the Kit
tredge block.
Mrs. Lila NJ. Holman, widow of the
late Morse Holman, is staying with Miss
Ruth Holman.
Roy L. stearns, who has betn working
with /. M. Frost at Enfield, \. H., is at
home this week.
Mr.. Jane Tolles returned Tuesday from
Providence, X. /.
Dennis wynn VIM 10 ~ OuSipSs' 80 .,
Burlington, was at his iather'si I. I.
Wynn's, this week.
Mrs. Luna Bailey OF Rochester spent
several days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Willard j. Brooks.
Otto Greene is very careful of sprained
wrist that he obtained by falling on the
ice on Chutch street hill saturday.
Miss Alice Alvord is at her home in
Northampton, Mass, during the spring
vacation Of the W hltcomb High school.
Griffin Place OF Woburn, Mass, was in
town last Friday to attend a meeting Of
the Vermont Hide ana Leather company.
Mrs. Lucinda Bingham OF Keene, \. H.,
is in town, visiting her brother, ~. 4.
Moody, and her sister, Mrs.Edwin Morse.
Chas. Cutler, who went last week to
Windsor TO work in the shoe shop has re-
turned home sick and is confined 70 his
bed.
Miss Kitty Weymouth OF Winchebdou,
Mass, and George b. Gilbert OF Randolph
were the guests OF Mrs. G. e. Stearns last
week.
The shoe shop began running on full
time last Saturday and the prospects seem
TO look favorable for good year IN this
busine
The team of Mrs. VIM. Gilchrist took
lively run lToul tue tfthiltiN laob mummy
but was stopped at the postofiice with no
serious damage.
A special town meet ing has been warned
by the selectmen for Friday, the goth, to
see il the town will vote TO exempt the
shoe shop from taxation for five years.
Mr.and Mrs. Henry Walker took a trip
to Windsor and vicinity last week, among
other points OF interest visiting the famous
Corbin game preserve on Croydon noun
tain.
Or. A. b. Gay OF Randolph was in town
Wednesday OF last week and tested some
COWS for Il. 4. Arnold and also for Hamlin
Barnes, that were TO be shipped to Massa'
ohusetts.
The damp weather has been the source
of a great many cases of tonsilitis the past
week, Drs. l.. NJ. and D. ID. Greene report
ing twenty cases that they have been
called upon to attend.
George Bundy has sold back to his
father, Lewis Bundy, the farm on Roch-
ester mountain formerly occupied by
Lewis Bundy, and the latter will occupy
the place again this year
DIR. and Mrs. X. NJ. Chase are in Mont
pelier this week, where DIR. Chase is at
tending the annual convention OF the State
Dental association, delivering an address
Wednesday evening, the title Of which was
suggestions
The shoe company has recently placed
in the shop new pegging machine, a lev
eller, peg cleaner ana a dleing -out ma
chine, all for the purpose OF making mems
shoes, in which branch OF shoemaking il
has recently engaged.
Miss Elizabeth Pratt, instructor in the
second primary department of the Whit
comb High school, has resigned on ac-
count OF III health and the committee has
engaged Miss Gertrude Richardson, of
Waitsfield to fill her place.
Norman Fyles, a former resident, was In
town last week. He has been engaged
braking from st. Albans to Montreal and
recently had the misfortune to have his
right hand caught while coupling cars,
removing the first three fingers. He was
laid up four weeks in the hospital at st.
Adams and has just recovered so as to be
discharged,
+. r. Peat OF Keene, n. H.. was in this
vicinity last week, looking after the bust
ness OF the Keene Furniture company,
manufacturers of bicycle tires. This com.
pany bought last year the three Thousand
acre tract OF woodland owned by the
Tweed River Iron company. From this
land the soft wood timber had been cut,
but the hard wood was standing and that
was what this company wanted. There
are three joints in the tire and five thicK-
nesses of wood. The outside is elm, then
a thin strip of black walnut with the
grain at right angles, then maple, then
another of black walnut with the ain at
right angles and then on the outside one
OF birch, the whole thickness not exceed
ing one. half inch. This combination
gives a tire of surprising strength and
rigiditv.
April Excursion
To "Fruithurst," Alabsma, win leave New
England points Tuesday. April 9Th