Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-10
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Mrs. Samuel Archer is visiting relatives
at Brattle boro.
Wells Porter OF Sharon is elerking for
Abbott Il Cady. ttf
Z Mrs. S. c. Cady spent several days IN
! Windsor last week.
! Miss Bradford OF Erving, Mass, Is WIS.,
iting at Henry Rice's.
4 Hon. c. j. Bell OF Walden, master OF the
state grange, was in town last Saturday.
Bishop A. c. Hall held services at Christ
church Wednesday morning OF TINS week.
Miss Ida Rice has returned from Free
port, Me-, where she has been WORKING In
shoe factory.
/ II. e. Grant is delivering the express for
Express Agent J. Il. Waldo in place oil
Richard Wynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Hutchins OF Royals
ton, Mass, are visiting MRS. r. n Vnap'
man, their daughter.
Oyerseer of the Poor Dana Morse OF
Randolph was in town last Saturday in
Consultation with Robert Noble, overseer
of Bethel.
Principal G. l.. Orion was In Montpelier
last Friday and met Superintendent stone
and several other teachers In regard to
school work.
Mrs. j. A. Hobart OF vineland, N. j.,
returned to her home Monday, after
spending several weeks visiting the fami-
ly OF G. II. Kimball. wg
Station Agent ]. Fl. Waldo Is very re-
fulgent in a new uniform OF blue and
brass buttons. The ladies say he looks
sweet enough to kiss.
The regular meeting OF the local grange
will be held Friday evening Of this week,
instead OF Saturday. @. J. Bell, master OF
the state grange, viii be present.
The visiting delegation from the Bethel |
schools to Montpelier last Tuesday were |
very handsomely entertained by Repre- |
sentative Topper while they were at the
capital.
The excursion OF the pupils OF the
Whitcomb High school was postponed
large number OF the pupils and teachers
visited the capital.
Town Clerk VIM. r. Adams gives the
following mean temperatures OF the
months OF October taken at q. M, for |
the past three years: 1896, SO degrees; |
1897, 35 degrees, and 1898, AZ degrees above
zero.
w. C. Baker drove to Rutland the first |
of the week to bring home Mrs. Baker,
who has been visiting there. Mr.. Baker |
has assigned his lease OF the d. NJ. Clough |
farm to II. @. Barnes, who Is now living |
on the Myron Burnett farm.
The song, "The Red, White and Blue"
which ives sung by the pupils OF the /
Whitcomb High school at the campfire
last week, was composed by Master Jo-
seph Mccormack, son OF Patrick McCor-
mack, last year when be was eleven years
OF age.
Among the cases on the December
docket OF the Windsor county court are
the following new entries from this part
OF the county: @. M. Ford appellant VS..
C. II. Stoddard, general assumpsjt (Roch-
ester; l.. NJ. Wood VS.. Bethel Shoe Co.,
Meles Il Aeurbach VS., Bethel
Shoe Co., general assumpsit; Breed a.
Bacheller VS.. Bethel Shoe Co., general
Henry Holden VS.. Bethel Shoe
Co., general assumpsit; Dubois q Van
Tassel Bros. VS.. Bethel Shoe Co., general !
Shoe Co., general assumpsit; Frank M.
bearing vs.. Nellie e. Dearing. divorce;
Joseph M. Tilson, admr. OF Mary Stone,
VS.. Harvey Ellis, replevin; Ellen Martin
VS.. Harris @. Ranney, note; State vs. K.
Day, liquor; State vs.. Mary +. Day,
liquor; W. III. Hartwell ct al w. Bethel
Light and Power company and
others, bill.
There were two rather, close escapes
from fires in this village last; Friday.
Francis, the young son OF j. G. Sargent,
threw a match into a waste paper basket,
the fame was extinguished, but
was surprised to soon find the basket a
mass Of flames. He started to carry the
basket out, but was compelled by the
heat to put ii on the floor. Miss Nellie
Flynn at this moment discovered the
trouble and at once carried the then bIsz-
ing basket to the sink, where IL soon
burned itself ont All the loea tuaa the
basket and qdite an inroad into Miss
Flynn's eyebrows. The same day the
barn door of the A. L. Stearns stable was
discovered In a macs Of flames and fortu-
nately the discovery was made in time so
hat the fire was easily put out. The ORR
gin OF this fire is unknown. The door was
pushed wide open and II 1t had been
,losed few feet the fire would have been
Under a mass of straw communicating
with the loft above. 1t was a close shave
or Mr.. Stearns and one that warns ev cry
me that too careful attention cannot be