Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-04
Bethel Local Intelligence.


Mrs. Pliny Ward is quite low.
Mrs. Daniel stoddard is very sick with
the grip.
Frank Walker Of Newport is visiting at
Milo Goss'.
Dana H. Morse of Randolph was in
town April 10th.
Miss Blanche Adams is teaching at
North Royalton. 4,
Chas. p. Webster of Hartland is visiting
friends in town.
John Clifford of Randolph visited friends
in town Monday.
Fred Arnold has bought the premises
lately owned by ID. $. Reed.
d. g. Remington of Newport is with
his wife at Mrs. Mary Hateh's.
Ed. Rogers OF RoyaltoD has moved onto
the King place on the Royalton river road
E. N. Querin was in town over Sunday
and has rented the w. III. Dreamer house.
M. H. Harrington OF Philadelphia is
visiting his mother, Mrs. M. E. Harring-
ton.
LETTERS Richardson and q friend from
Norwich university were in town over
Sunday.
Mrs. o. ID. Greene and daughter, Miss
Maybelle, returned from Lowell, Mass,
Monday.
Conductor Henry Cheney OF the Rutland
railroad is visiting friends in this vicinity
this week.
Mrs. e. T. Arnold is at k~ushequa, Pa,
where she has been called by the illness OF
her mother.
Samuel Howard was in Montpelier last
week. Mr.. Howard is thinking of NOV
ing to Montpelier.
Frank Blackmer is working in the
stable OF Mrs. e.. N. Fisher and Alvin
Hatch in the stable of Ransom Dickey.
The rooms over Rood's millinery store
have been rented by parties who will put
in a soda fountain and ice cream parlor.
Chester Foster has cut his barn in two
and is moving part of il TO a situation in
the rear OF the store building Of e. A.
Markham.
Jack Deylin OF Greenfield, Mass, is Wis
iting at s. b. Days ana taking in some Of
the fine fishing to be found in Vermont
this season..
o. ID. Wood and children wish to extend
thanks to friends and ~neighbors who so
kindly assisted them during their recent
bereavement.
Mrs. Mary Hannum returned Tuesday
to her home at H~olyoke, Mass, after
spending the winter with her sister, Mrs.
A. ID. Sanders.
Mrs. Ives, who has been staying at the
Bascom House, went to Lynn, Mass, Sat
urday where she will make her home with
w. II. Dreamer.
RolIin Fassett OF Montpelier has been
visiting friends in this town and Roches.
ter the past week. Mr.. Fassett formerly
worked in the tin shop OF j. G. Fassett in
this town.
Julius ~Chamberlin, who has been visit
ing bis father, James Chamberlin, started
for his home in Chicago Friday by way OF
Burlington, where he made a call on his
sister, Mrs. Mary Thayer.
DIR. Clinton Boutwell,, a former student
in the Office OF DR.. r. NJ. Chase, was in
town the first OF the week. DR.. Boutwell,
is now pleasantly located at Maynard,
about twenty miles from Boston.
Mrs. Josie Symons OF Waterbury and
Mrs. Ella LeBarron and Albert Wood OF
Woburn, Mass, were in town last week
on account of the serious illness and death
OF their mother, Mrs. o. d. Wood.
The following officers Of the local Ma
sonic lodge have bean elected for the en-
suing year: M. l.. Wymau, Jr. W.jM
W. II. Edmunds, 8. W.; l.. Nj. Heath, j.
W; @. $. Soper, Sec; q. II. Topper,
Treas.
s. T. Coy OF Bellows Falls visited at
Aaron j. Davis last week. Mr.. Coy has
lately been elected president of the Bel
lows Falls Machine Co., a newly formed
Bellows Falls corporation, with a capital
stock of $4,000.
The S0th anniversary OF Odd Fellowship
will be recognized next Sunday at the
Universalist church where the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. e. A. Reed.
Rev. Wilmond Warner, pastor OF the
Congregational church, will assist in the
services, which will be appropriate to the
occasion.
r. Dickinson of Braintree has been APP
pointed boss OF section No. los to take the
place OF James Aikens, who is to be Sec
tion brennan Of the railroad yard at White
River Junction, with increase OF salary.
Mr.. Dickinson will occupy the tenement
house of Peter O'Connell, now occupied
by Mr.. Aikens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sprague Reed and
two daughters left for Concord, N. H.,
Tuesday where they will make their home
in the future. Mr.. Reed was born in
town 70 years ago On the Sanders farm the
son OF Peter Reed, and has always lived in
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed recently passed
the 55th anniversary of their marriage.
Twelve children have been born to them,
of whom MINI are living.
E. s. Rood left his bicycle standing In
lIOnh VI hlo HnOp lhsb ouuuhN III lut lTuhb-
ing fashion that is common to bicycle
owners in Bethel. The machine excited
the cupidity Of a passing knight OF the
road, who borrowed and forgot to return
it. The thief was seen to take the ma
chine, but no immediate pursuit was
made. Monday Mr.. Rood was able to
trace the fugitive part wayto Randolph.
Mrs. Frances J. Wood whose illness was
mentioned in last weeks issue, died April
26, aged So years, 2 days. Mrs. Wood had
received word the day before OF the death
Of her sister at Charlestown, Mass. The
10th OF April Mr.and Mrs. Wood celebrated
the Goth anniversary of their wedding.
Funeral services were held Friday, Rev.
Wilmond Warner officiating. The inter-
ment was made in the town cemetery.
There was a large attendance at Rising
Star grange Saturday evening when a fine
program was carried out as prepared by
the lecturer and Miss Belle ~Chamberlin.
The question, "Shali We Cooperate in
Buying and Selling ?" was discussed by
the members, Music, essays and recita-
tions completed the program. Two weeks
from that night will be ladies' night,
when they will fill the officers chairs and
furnish q DrOpram.