Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-21
Bethel Local Intelligence.

/ The Ten Pin club met TUESDAY VII
Mrs. George Marsh.
Mrs. @. 4. Foster is in Montpelier re
ceiying medical treatment.
Fred Edmunds is at home from Bostol
for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. w. G. Baker is spending a few
weeks with friends in Rutland.
The Shakespeare club convened Monda.
at the home OF Mrs. T.. L. Messer.
c. Nj. Robbins, the veteran bear hunter
OF Hancock WAS in town Saturday.
Rufus Wilson entertained party 0
Young friends at his home Monday even
I'ne Whist party at Mrs. Oh. .KimbalPi
will be THURSDAY, Dec, 2sth, instead OF to-
day. '
The Nellie Franklin troupe gave ss.
cred concert In the town hall last Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Chas. Cutler was called to Windsor
| Tuesday by the illness OF her daughter
Nina Cutler.
Will Moore has moved iuto the ten e
ment in the Fassett block formerly occu'
pied by Dan Sulle.
Wilfred A. Lsroque was married Tues
day TO Mrs. Florence Baker, daughter of
Mrs. Geo. Sanspra.
! Pearl Savage has a fine exhibit of bis
work as taxidermist in the windows of
the j. q. Sargent store.
s. B. Day leaves for New York this week
where he expects 10 spend the winter with
his sister, Mrs. French.
Roman Catholic services were held in
Cushing hall Sunday morning, Rev. Il. e.
Drouhin OF Woodstock officiating.
Married, in Bethel Dec. 10, 1899, by Rev.
s. A. Parker, Glenn Il. Foster of Rutland
and Miss Lillian Nj. Roberts Of Bethel.
W. l.. Fish, proprietor OF the Harring
ton creamery, is somewhat Of r bieyclist,
end has covered 1900 miles the past sea
son.
Albert Bradbury slaughtered two hogs
last week, a year old, one Of which
weighed 474 pounds and the other $50 l-2
pounds.
The ladies Of the UHiversaiist church
are pridng themselves on the success Of
the fair last week at which they cleared
over 200,
5. Il. Leonard, who has been employed
on the whiting machine in the tannery, |
lett for his home in Curwensville, Pa, |
Wednesday.
Ward Il Douglass OF Barre began last
week the laying OF rails on the Rochester |
railroad between Gaysgille and Stock |
bridge Common.
George |. Wheat has moved from the
house OF Nelson Luce on Royaton hill to
he John Robinson farm now owned by
George II. Waldo.
The children OF the Uniyersalist Sunday
school will hold Christmas exercises in |
their church next Saturday evening and
viii present cantata.
Word has been received OF the safe ARR Il
val at Seattle Of Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. NJ. |
W nipple, who left last month to spend |
he winter on the Pacific coast.
F. n. Chapman started Tuesday on his
rip to Georgia where lac has employment
ibis winter, going by the way of Fitzwil. |
liam, n. H., where he makes a short stay.
About forty young people from this
town attended the ball at Gaysvilla Fri |
day evening OF last week, going by special
train over the White River Valley rail-
road.
Edward Hall, town charge, died Nov.
Both. His decease occurred in the house
OF Sylvester Bowen near the Andrew
Washburn saw mill where he had been
living the past few months. ae
Mrs. Emma Holmes OF Walpole, N, H.,
Is with her father, 5. G. Durham, and
Mrs, Herbert LIANT OF Bellows Falls,
granddaughter OF Mr.. Durham, was in
town several days last week.
Bert LaBounty, formerly OF Barton, has
bought Of Silas Alexander the Chas. |
Spear farm situated on the easteFly side
Of the Third Branch near the town line
between Bethel and Randolph.
The children OF the Universalist Sunday
school, assisted by the older members and
the choir, will give the bright little can.
tata, santa Claus Reception" at their
church Saturday evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
An invitation is extended to all.
Workmen have been busy this week
taking down the electric light wire strung
between Bethel and Gaysville. 1t is reeled
on large drums holding about 1900 to
800 pounds each. Owing to the sharp
rise in copper products, the company is
able to sell this wire at a handsome ad-
vance over the purchase price.
AT the annual meeting OF Daniel Lille
Post No. 81, q, A. r., last Saturday even
ing the following officers were elected -
w. +. Baker, commander; Albert Abbott,
senior vice commander; ID. l.. Stoddard,
junior vice commander; T. A. Chadwick,
adiutant; z. p, Wynn, quartermaster; A,
f. Gillette, officer OF the day; W. j. Rog.
ers, chaplain; VIM. Magivney, surgeon
Henry Rice, officer Of the day.
Dewitt's Little Early Rlsers purify the |
blood, clean the liver, invigorate the sys.
tenn. Famous little pills for constipation |
and liver troubles. r. G.. Morton, Ran
polph.