Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-13
Bethel Local Intelligence.

w. w. Russ of Oil City, Pa, visited
friends in town Monday.
Miss Mary Washburn is visiting rela-
tivss ct Randolph Centre this week
Miss Jessie Chadwick has gone to Hen
mixer, n. H., to work in snoe shop.
| Miss Annie Graham is keeping books
AZ fhe tanre-y for Meles & Aeurbach.
Mrs II. H. Page entertained her friends
with whist party Tuesday afternoon.
DIR. Pearl Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of Swan
ton we're in town Sunday and Monday.
4uoustus Newell and julius Davis
killed fine deer in Stockbndge last week.
LYNN chad wick has been working for
the Arm OF Abbott & Cady the past week.
Mrs. Wilbur Fits and son OF Roxbury
we're guests OF Mrs. ID. L. Dyke last week.
Clark Reed is moving into the upper
tenement in the house oil +. n. Chapinan'
Lots of people are being cured by Max
hams balm and it will cure you II you
take il.
Frank Kendall has gone to Springfield
Mass, where he has employment in
meat shop.
Mrs. Samuel Bowen has gone to South
Woodstock, where her brother, Forrest
Rogers, is.
Miss Z. Mayo was called to Barre Sum
day by word OF the serious illness OF her
sister -in-law.
Miss Kate Marsh left Saturday for
Rochester, where she has employment In
a millinery store.
Miss Ruth Hoyt is at Bellows Falls this
week as delegate to the Christian En-
dcayor convention.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Topper, who have
been working for Mrs. NJ. e. Harrington,
have left her employ.
Mrs. George z. Clark spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs. l. M.
Frost, at White River Junction.
George Ward had the fortune to find
hee tree last week, from which he took
fifty eight pounds OF excellent honey.
Miss Grace Topper entertained her |
young friends with a corn husking at her |
fathers farm on River street Tuesday /
evening.
Rev. Carlton Hazen OF Rochester
preached at the Congregational church l
last Sunday in xchaDge with Rev. Will
mond Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs G. s. Alvord OF Perkins
willie are spending the week with 3. @.
Cady. Monday, Mr.. and Mrs. Cady and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvord took trip to Bur-
lington.
Farmers are making considerable COM
plant on account OF the habit some peo-
ole have OF helping themselves to all
apples and butternuts, not only within
the limits OF the highway, but Also within
a stones throw OF the same.
George Wills OF East Bethel wishes to
an item printed last week about
his killing deer. 1t seems that George
was swapping lies with a resident of this
village and to maintain his side OF the
contest invented yarn about killing a
1eer. IL seems bis yarn was accepted In
good faith and SO that story arose. George
has been considerably bothered with in
luiries about this exploit ever since and
ne will be more careful next time about
wrapping lies.
Last Sunday Clarence Hoisington and
Roy Dustin saw four bears on the noun
aims between Bethel and Rochester. A
,arty started out after the animals that
lay and VIM. Dustin got a shot at one, I
'ut did not hit 1t. Monday, e. s. Rooo
md Will Rogers went out and on the .
pruce knoll opposite the Samuel Pember
,lace in Bethel. Rood came up with a
lnder a log. He waited some .time@f off
lis companion to come up, when the bear
,ot up to go away and he shot, hitting
I in the head and instantly killing Ii. :
/ weighed CO pounds and was very plump
nd in good condition. Bears are reported ,
0 be quite plenty on the ranges OF the ,
3reen mountains. Since the bounty was
AIKEN off there has been small inoucement
or the professional hunters like Merritt
iobbins of Hancock and the Hoisingtons {
o spend much time hunting bears and Ii
/ thought that they have increased con- +
iderably In numbers. % !