Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-13
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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Boston.
Edgar Watkins of Sharon was in town
Monday. l.sd
Mrs. H. B. Haseltiue is visiting friends
at Middiebury.
d. L. Martin OF Union Village was in
town several days last week.
Mrs. John Sanspra has returned from
visit to friends at st. Adams.
Arthur A. A bbott Of Chelsea is at work
in the harness shop of s. Q. Cady d Son.
John j. Lavelle left last Friday for trip
to Nashua, N. H., Lowell and Boston,
Mass.
FIJI. Holman OF Springfiel Mass, Wis
tied his nephew, X. w. Reynolds, last
week.
The selectmen have issued a proclama-
tion forbidding coasting on the side
| walks zsS0N stA q NsAAt
The Guild OF the Episcopal church m
Wednesday OF this week with Mrs. q. ii.
Kimball.
Mrs. w. II. Creamer entertained the
Donkey Whist club Wednesday evening
OF last week.
Max l.. Powell OF Burlington and
/ Frank Durkee of Pittsfield were in town
last Thursday.
Ell. Ashley of Waterbury has bought
and taken possession of the barber shop
OF @. h. Clark.
A large quantity of tale is being cared
at this stat ION from the mines al Stock.
bridge Common.
William l.. Parsons of Warren was in
town last week, looking after his proper
ty on Church street.
Mrs. Sarah Abbott has been quite i'll
with pneumonia at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. David rolles.
Ii. E. Grant is on the street again after
being confined to. the house for two weeks
by a severe attack OF laryngitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Noble left on the
Sunday evening train for months visit
among relatives at Durham, Z. z.
The Y. p. c. U. OF the Uniyersaist
church will consider the topic next Sun
day evening, "Using our Talents led by
M ISIS Ida Rice.
Peter Burrslle has moved his baroer
shop from the Wilson block to a new shop
finished off by j. g. Sargent, under the
postotfice block.
Il. II. Kittredge is in town, after spend
ing the past few months selling pianos for
M. A. Mcclure OF Rutland IN the eastern
part OF New York.
Mrs. W. f.. Perley OF Bellows Falls and |
Mrs. j. H. Miller OF Springfield, who have /
been visiting their parents IA town,
returned home last week.
B. Q. Rogers has made an extensive pur-
chase of real estate of q. j. Wallace, in
Guiding the farming lands owned by the /
latter on the Christian hill road.
Mrs. f. w. Cameron was called to Wells |
River Saturday evening by the announce
ment OF the serious illness OF her husband,
who was taken i'll at the depot there.
Burnie 0sgood took the first Merrill /
prize for defamation at the Exeter, N /
H., public schools last term. He wild pur-
sue his studies at the Burlington High /
school the spring term.
F.W. Cameron of Concord, N. H., has
rented the rooms in the second Story Of /
the Wilson block, formerly occupied by
Mrs. w. A. Nudge, and Will open
branch office for the sale OF gents
clothing.
In the matter OF the petition for new
road leading from River street to the
dwellings Of Henry Thayer and NJ. M.
Whipple, the seieetmen, at a meeting held
Wednesday OF last week, adjourned the
hearing To Jan. 18th for further consid-
Grafton. "a
Mrs. l.. f. Sparbawk passed her ninety.
third birthday Wednesday of last week
and the day was made pleasant by The as
sembling together, at the house of her
daug hter, Mrs. u. L. Graham, of all of herr
hawk of st. Johnsbury.
The kaleidoscope and phonograph ex-
hibItion in the UDiversalist church last
Saturday evening afforded an evening OF
great pleasure to a we'll filled house. The
pictures that seemed to please the most
were the pillow fight scene and the
darkey's raid on the hen roost.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National White River bang
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elected: w. b. C. Stickney, A. A. Brooks
e. A. Davis, John II. Upper and j. o.
Belknap. At subs quent meeting OF the
directors w. b. q. S.ickney was elected
president; A. A. Brooks, vice president,
and +. A. Davis, cashier.
Town Clerk Adams gives the following
figures in legard to tue average tempera-
ture for the past eight years during the
month OF DE- cember: 1890, 9 l 30 above
zero; 1891, ~ 1.3o above; 1s92, 1Io above;
1898, 10 129 ABOVE; 1924, IA 23o above;
1895, 10 l-39 above; 1896, 15o above, ana
1897, 1872 above. 1t will be seen that 1891
was the banner year for heat December.
At no time in Decem Der, 1891, did the
thermometer register below zero.
Friday evening, Jan. 21st being "Neigh-
bors' Night" Rising Star grange will hold +.
a public meeting in the TOW hall, with ,
the following program Randolph
grange, orchestra; speaking by Nationsl
Lecturer Alpha Messer OF Rising Star
grange; recitation by DR.. w l.. Paine OF
White River grange; songs by Mrs. ID. w
Bliss and others. The dairymaid drill
viii be given by eight young ladies. Re-
freshments will be served TO visiting pat
rcns. The public are cordially invited to
attend.
The New York Sunday papers contained
a notice OF the death OF Sheppard Homans,
who was taken sick in Central park.
d cath was probably due to heart disease.
AT the time of his death Mr.. Romans was
actuary of the Provident Savings Lie AS
surance society, OF which he had been
president Mr.. Homans was well known
in this section, as he was heavily inter
ested, financially, in the Stockbridge
gold mines, owning the Reuben Whit
comb and the Elbridge Whitcomb farms.
Tie vas rated as very wealthy man.
The U. V. NJ. Glee and Banjo clubs drew
a CROW ded house at their concert in the
town ball last Monday evening During
I he first mart of he entertainments her