Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-22
Bethel Local Intelligence.
e. F. Wilson is in Boston this week. i

! A. q. vinica goes to Boston this week.
! L. N. Heath was In Massachusetts last
week
Mrs. Sue Hoyt IS visiting friends 10
PIainteld.
II. II. Cushman Of Rochester was in
town Friday.
Miss Clara Barrows has been quite i'll
the past week.
Mrs. B. v. johnson OF Brandon Is Wis.,
iting relatives in town.
James Freelan has sold the FLYNN lot"
near his farm to Patrick Wynn.
Frank Merrill has gone to Pittsfield to
WORK Tor Reuben Ranger in the woods.
Cashier Z. A. Davis has been confined
to the mouse the past week with Illness.
Rev. wilmond Warner was called to
Rupert Tuesday 70 officiate at wedding.
Mrs. @. L. Stow OF Chelsea has been
spending several days with b. A. Davis,
her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Wing of Maiden,
Mass, are spendingithe week at the Will
son House.
f. f. spauIding of Mohawk, n. X, Is
visiting at William j. Rogers, father Of
Mrs. Spaulding.
Chas. II. Wilder OF Stock bridge Is at the
the Bascom House.
John Martin has moved from the Oba-
diah Lille farm on Camp Brook to 'New
Boston" in Rochester.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase was called to Everett,
Mass, last week to attend q. j. Wallace,
formerly OF this town.
Victor Reed has been quite sick the past
week with Inflammation OF tue bowels,
but is somew hat better.
Mrs. William Blake is quite low with
Bright's disease at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. A. Chadwick.
Miss Carrie Curtis and Miss Olave John
son are at home from Lancaster, N. d.,
for the Christmas holidays.
Misses Mollie and Georgiana Hatch
have returned from Holyoke, Mass where
they have been visiting their mother.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph SomervIlle December 12lh, being a
granddaughter to James N. Cloud OF
Royalton.
The library will be closed Saturday on
account OF the Christmas holidays and
books due that day cal be returned the
next Saturday.
DIR. L. W. Clough has moved from tire
tenement house OF w. III. Hartweil 10 the
Joo Slack place on North Main street,
hOt nitAtt OU h~t " ~ - " etet.s
James D. Wheeler, " no has. been serv-
ing on the grand jury at Woodstock, re-
turned home last Friday, that body hav-
ing concluded its deliberations the day
before.
The NJ ethodist Sunday school will have
its Christmas trees and exercises at Cush-
ing hall Friday evening at 7:30 A COM
mittee will be at the hall after O'Clock 10 |
receive gifts and place them on the trees. !
Work OF the contractors at the Blue |
Hill station of the Bethel Electric Light |
and Power Co. is at a standstill for the I
present, pending the arrival OF the ma
chinery, as all the preliminary work has !
been completed. f1 81 45=aF e
At the request of several voters District
Clerk w. n. Adams has called a speciai
meeting OF the voters Of the WhiIcotnb
High school district to see II they will I
tiect a trustee to manage the Wnitcomb i
fund. which now amounts to about
s3l, 600 4An AZ Z
Mrs. Il. Adelaide Shedd, accompanied
by her brother, Z. w. Fay, OF Hayden
vile, Macs, is n guest OF s. Il. Day. Mr..
Fay as clark for The Arm OF Francis a.
Graham in the old brick block from 1Sss9
10 1852 and witnessed the first passenger
rain that came to Bethel. From Bethel
Mr.. Fay went to Mortified and then to
He has been Engaged in the
mercantile business in Haydenville for
he past thirty-two years. #. IA
Foster Fl. Moore, who has been resi-
lent OF this village for the past eight !
ears, died at Rochester last Saturday
morning. Mr.. Moore was fifty-one years
I'D. He is survived by wife and three
'hildren, two girls and BOY. Since MIR. /.
doore's residence In this village he has
,ecome acquainted with nearly everyone
md was a man who was much liked by
Al. His health had not been OF the best
pr the past year and while on his way TO
Rochester be was taken with violent
hill at Gaysville Instead of driving g
lone he kept on his way to Rochester.
When be reached there he was In very
erious condition from which he never
covered. The Immediate cause of his
eath was pneumonia. NJ Moore had
ucceeded In building up very profitable
business. His loss will be a severe blow
o his family. His wife aad children
ave the sincere sympathy OF the entire
community.