Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-19
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Mrs. Kate Webster OF South hOyaltoD
spent last Saturday in town.
Mrs. Kate Greeley of Rochester was in
town several days last week.
L S. Bird spent several days last week
with his family in this town.
Forty-seyen tickets were sold at this
station to go to Burlington Sunday.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church
meets today with Mrs. M. q. Stafford.
Thos. Maddren, who went to Burling.
ton to enlist, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Wilmot of Mortified is visiting
at the home OF her brother, 8. c. Cady.
James Williams OF Worcester is work.
ing in the harness shop OF Cady & Son.
Miss Kate Marsh is working in the
millinery shop OF Miss Julana Sylvester.
Miss Susie Reers Of West Ely, p. O., is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Ben c. Noble.
Garrett Stafford of Sutton, p. O., was the
Thos. Arnold has gone to South Royal
ton to run the branch store OF Q. w.
Marston.
Rev. W. Fl. Rider of Gloucester, Mass,
is the guest OF John ID. Wheeler on Chris
tian Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Noble returned last
week. after spending the past month In
New York.
Mrs. Emma Wood is spending several
days with Mrs. Lottie Smith, her friend,
in Barnard.
Miss Ida Rice went to Brockton, Mass,
on Thursday last to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Foley.
the place OF Thos. Arnold as clerk In tine
Ret hal afQra ~ O. w MarefQn
The scholars OF the Whitcomb High
school will take a carriage drive TO Wood
stock and Mt. Tom next Saturday.
Willis Davis and James p. Marsh have
been drawn as petit jurors from Bethel at
the coming term OF Windsor county
court.
Samuel CorcoraD, for the past year
machinist at the shoe shop, has left town
and b. b. Cutler has been appointed in
his place.
Mrs. e. r. Wilson and Miss Inez Spear
went to Burlington Tuesday, where they
will remain until Earl Wilson, who has
goes to the front.
Essie BLY,, eight-year-o daughter OF
Frank BLY,, had an unfortunate fall on the
doorstep the other day and, striking her
knee, tore of the knee cap.
W. Q. Waldo and B. p. Stockwel went
to St. Adams the first Of the week as del.
egates to the state convention OF Odd Fell !
lows, which meets this week.
At recent meeting OF the music teach
ers OF North Carolina held at Raleigh,
Prof. Gilmore Bryant,a former Bethel boy, |
was elected president Of the state organ
ization.
A. A. Soper contemplntes breaking up
house keeping end coming to the village |
to live with his son, Clinton, but will |
keep his shop at Locust Creek running |
the same as usual.
Last Sunday Forrest Southland went |
down to the river below the new dam to |
fish. He stubbed his toe and fell into the
river and would have lost his lie had be
not caught on log and pulled himself
out. |
The May term Of Windsor county court
will be adjourned May 9th next to June |
nh without transacting any business.
This is on account OF the present session |
Of the supreme court at Montpelier which |
will detain Judge Ross until then.
The following Bethel bows enlisted in |
the militia last week: Frank Weston |
and Walter Mason OF the Whitcomb High /
school, Earl Wilson, Thos. Maddren, OIL. !
Jr., Robert saper, Clinton Reed,
Vernon Atkins and Willis Dunbar.
Mrs. F. B. Tyler received the sad news
last week that her husband had been sud-
denly taken insane, so that 1t was found
necessary to place him in a retreat. MIR.
Tyler was located at Sherman Heights,
Tenn, where he was at work in tannery.
The Burlington papers contain an ac-
count OF Frank Buttles, formerly OF Beth
Ell, being found at the Van Ness House
last Saturday morning unconscious, with
The gas escaping. He was taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital and up to Mon
day had not regained consciousness. 1t
was stated that bottle was found under1l
bis pillow and IL was thought that some
thing besides gas was the trouble with
him. 1t was thought that the chances
we're against his recovery.
Edison Emery and family have returned
from California. A short time ago there
was an item in this paper about Mr..
Emery being struck in the eye by spent
bullet. 1t turned out after about a week
hat II was not bullet, but the button on
he end of whip which was carried by
he man who was driving the team. The
button passed around the eve and finally
lodged inside the socket of the eye, where
Il was at last located by the surgeon.
Since his return to Vermont Mr.. Emery
has been considerably troubled with this
Eye.
c. T. North, agent for the New England
Fire Insurance Exchange, was in town
asst week to investigate the charge that
some of the Bethel people did not keep
heir back yards clean, and so made the
hre risk additional. Mr.. North pointed
put several places in town which seemed
most hazardous on this account and in
formed the people having risks in those
that unless the premises
we're "slicked up" the insurance rates
would have to be raised. The work was
seen to, almost before Mr..
North left town. 1t pays to be cleanly for
financial as well as other reasons.
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