Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Chase spent Sunday
at Hartford.
Mrs. G. A. Laird of Royalton spent
Monday in town with friends.
The class of '9S, w. II. s., will give a
dime social next Friday evening.
Three new applications were received at
the grange last Saturday evening.
The chicken pox is quite prevalent
among the young children OF this village.
Mrs. ID. w. Bliss has so far recovered
from her recent illness as to be able to
ride ont.
Aaron Child and DR.. e. Janette Child
visited friends in Woodstock and Tafts-
vile last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Barrows, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ii. &. Kerr spent Sunday at
South Royalton.
Mrs. o. p. Northrup was called to
Montgomery last Tuesday to attend the
| funeral OF relative.
The topic at the Y. P. c. u. next Sun
/ day evening will be "Bible Studies," led
4 by Mrs. f. l.. Martin.
Willard G. Brooks has just completed
extensive improvements On his dwelling
house on Christian Hill.
Mrs. G. j. Wallace returned to her home
in this village last week after an absence
OF a month in Massachusetts and New
! Hampshire.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
ell postoffice addressed to Mr.. Q. ". Cum
bingham, Chas. ii. Stone and Monsieur
| Eduard Beaudet.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Kimball, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. |. Abbott and T.. A. Davis attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Bert Dean at Gays
Vile last MONDAY.
Willie Maynard has moved his boot and
psE, h, ofr ~
/ Nj. A. Moody TO the dwelling house of his
father, Adam Maynard. Q1g
James Aiken, section foreman on the
section south OF the village, was struck by
some object falling from the express Mon
day afternoon and quite seriously injured.
! l.. Aeurbach, OF the firm of Meles an d
| Aeurbach, lessees of the tannery, was lin
town Monday. The prospect is that the
tannery will soon be stocked up and OPP
erations resumed on large scale.
The first annual neighbors' evening will
be given by Rising Star grange at the
town hall next Friday evening, Jan. 21st,
commencing at eight p. m. Admission
free and the public are cordially invited
! to attend.
! The second annual roll call Of the
Congil church will be held Monday even
ing, January "a. After the roll cali a re-
ceplion will TO given to Rev. and Mrs.
" arner. Refreshments will be served ln
the vestry. =.
The annual business meeting OF the
Ladies Aid society of the Cong'I church
was held with Mrs. e. n. Fisher Jan. 4th,
1898. The following officers were elected
President, Mrs. {. + WALDO; vice presi.
dent, MRS. Ruth Dickey; treasurer, Mrs.
E. N Fisher; secretary, Mrs. F. II. Moore.
f. B. Maxuam has a Toe COW as the fol-
owing figures show. When churning
last week the milk was measured and
found to be just ten quarts and this made
two pounds and one ounce OF butter. AT
: he creamery II is ated that Zine pounds
is goad average for one pounu of butter.
WILDER Masterson was arrested last Fri
dav on body writ in favor Of Mann a
Allen of Ranoolph, ON suit returnar lie
the %. b. FOR aW hlle il looked as though
Masterson would have TO go TO jail to
await that day, bat finally John Keiaher
JAS. l.. LON 4sney, f. L. Martin and NJ. G
Stafford we0t bail for him. l. ia Claimed
bv damn d Allen that &iasterson assigned
mis- pay as section hand on the railroad al
Randolph to them and afterwards drew
the money and spent IL.
The whist party last Wednesday even
ing ct Cushing hall for the benefit OF the
Public library VAS great success and
vas attended by sixty persons. The priz.
es were won as follows: First lady's.
ledy's, Mrs +. A. Davis, AZ; consolation,
Mrs. Fred Arnold, minus five points;
first gentlemans prize, l.. N. Heath, 81
points; the second was divided betwt en-
John Wilson aud Frank Kendall with 90
points to the credit OF eacu; consolation,
Hugh Wilson, eight points.
Bethel people were shocked last week
by the news OF the death from heart
disease OF Mrs. Nettie Pollock at Dixon,
II. Mrs. Pollock spent last winter with
her aunt, Mrs. Ellen ellison, in this viii
lsge, ana upon her return home went in
TO a Few house Just erected by her hus-
band in Dixon. About month ago this
new house as consumed by fire, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pollock saving but few OF their per-
sonal belongings aud it Is thought that
per haps the excitement brought on at this
time may have weakened her heart.
Last Saturday James Manix was arrest.
ed for intoxication and brought before
Justice Adams, and il being his second |
offence be was fiued $40 and costs. He !
disclosed on Louis Parrott as the accom- |
m0dating individual who obtained the 4
liquor for him and PARROT was brought 7
into court Monday and fms s. and costs
for furnishing. On the same day j. c. /
Chadwick Yves arrested for intoxication 4
Saturday and fined s. and costs. He dis l
closed on a half pint OF whiskey obtained /
at the town agency for a trouble in
breathing.
Wednesday night of last week this To-
cality was treated to a July thunderstorm
With a lightning accompaniment. The
great amount of electricity in the air
caused the bank telephone to ring up
Cashier Davis at his home. Mr.. Davis,
not doubling that the financial integrity
of his institution was assailed by some bold I
burglars, sailed forth, armed with his
sure six shooter and firm determination
10 protect the bank or die in the attempt.
On his way to the bank he enlisted the
aid OF Night Waterman c. L. Chadwick. /
Carefully and pruoently the two APP
preached the brick building in which
ere supposed to be the wicked criminals.
To cut long story short, close lnsDec-
ton Of the inside Of the bank failed to
show any i1truders and long breatbs Of
relief were drawn bv the two individuals.