Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-16
Bethel Local Intelligence,

tered the store OF Abbott q Cauy as cierk
Rev. E. Read has rented the house OF N
NJ. Nhipple lately occupied ny Nj. u. Sai
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Chadwick OF Ran
dolph visited at T.. A.. Chadwick's las
week.
sc. Durham spent Sunday at Walpole
n. II, with his daughter, Mrs. Emml
Holmes.
John d. Eaton, special agent OF the
Continental Insurance Co., was in towr
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Kimb,ll entertained tn,
elderly ladies with afternoon whist las
Thursday.
Mrs. John Foley and daughter are
spending a few days with Mr.. Foley al
Northfield.
Miss Hattie Styles. daughter of F. H
Styles, is reported seriously sick at Man
chester, n ii.
w. J. Brooks OF the firm OF Brooks a
LaDue is in Boston this week selecting
Christmas goods.
Ransom Dickey has sold out his livery
business to B. c. Rogers, who took pos
session Saturday.
DR.. L. W. Clough Is very proud in the
possession Of a pen of the finest Fan Tail
pigeons ever seen.
A basket sociable for the tenefit Of the
Methodist minister at 'Lympus was held
at John Aldrich's lately.
Henry Tucker has moved from the es-
tate OF the late Nancy Lille to the house
owned by Alonzo Emery.
Mrs. Nellie Spaulding OF Mohawk, ~.
Y, is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. ]. Rogers Of Royalton.
The young friends OF Master Harry
Stafford gave him farewell surprise party
Wednesday evening of last week.
Wilbur B. spauldiLg, formerly OF this
town and Hattie +. Jones OF Windsor
were married at the latter place Nov. sth
\ There was a fire alarm Tuesday morning,
caused by a small blaze In the tannery,
which was extinguished with trifiing
/ loss.
The ladies Of the Universalist church
are making preparations for fair TO be
held the 18th OF. December, afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. f. n. Fisher was called to Boston
Saturday by the death OF her brother,
Nath. K Putnam. Mr.. Putnam was a ma
tive of uDbridge.
Mrs. Albert Bradbury has returned from
weeks visit to her daughter, Miss Adj
die Bradbury, at Lebanon, N. H., and
friends in Enfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. West Roberts and Mrs.
Bert Roberts of Gaysville and Mrs. Don
Clough OF Woodstock have been recent
guests OF F. o. Roberts.
Tuesday was the fiftieth birthday OF
Mrs. G. F. Waldo and her neighbors and
friends gathered in great force in the
evening to congratulate her.
Editor {. X. Jamason OF the White
River Junction Landmark was in town
Thursday OF last week and took trip OPP
White river to see the railroad.
| l.. p. Gee Of Clarendon, who has taken
the contract to do the work on the vii
son House, has rented rooms over the
Markham store and taken possession.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth.
ell postoffice addressed to Mr.. Angelo
Rozzi, M. Carlo Modrillo, j. B. Martin,
Mr.. Asa Wyman and Mr.. Giuseppe Giotto.
Mrs. Mary Rogers has sold to w. @.
Shaw the Lille pasture Of about two hum
dred and fifty acres on the A. u. Marsh
moving land and upper barns on North
Main street.
| rne burning OF the Warren tannery at
Water bury Tuesday leaves the Bethel tan
nely the largest plant In operation in
Vermont. About 100 hands are now en-
oloyed here. .4Io
| j. S. Hickok of Burlington was in town
/ Tuesday to adjust the fire loss of l.. V.
Greene of Stock bridge. MIR. Greene car
ried 81 900 insurance on his stock in the
agency OF Guy Wilson.
! II Hon. W. c. Dsnforth OF Barnard had
given his sick COW a dose of Max than s
balm il is thought she would have been
saved. 1t has saved two cows in Bethel
village within the past year.
/ While drawing coal last Thursday the
horses OF 4. II. Hatch were both taken i'll
and in less than fifteen minutes one was
dead. The ether was very sick, but it is
hoped will live. The cause of the trouble
is unknown.
II. q. Lobdell, formerly in the employ
OF q. II. Grimm * Co. OF Rutland, has
rented the farm OF Chester Clark on
Royalton hill and is now in possession.
Mr. Clark is going to live with his son in
New Hampshire.
The fall term OF school in district No.
H. taught by Mrs. G. l.. Jackman, closed
Friday, Nov. 10. The pupils neither abb
sent nor tardy were Luna Jackmsn, Flora
and Johnnie LaRock. Lylah Freelan,
Frank Kidder, Roy Savage and Edgar
Owen were absent only one day each.
The buildings OF q. W. Spaulding on
Camp Brook narrowly escaped destruction
by fire Thursday OF last week. The chin
ney burned out, from which the building
caught, but the hre was discovered In
time to prevent much loss. Mr.. Spaul-
ding was insured in the Vermont Mutual
School in district No. 8, taught by Jo-
sephine Emery, closed Nov. 10. The
pupils having ho absent marks are Glenn
and Gail Brewster. Those having no
tardy marks are Mabel Dustin, Leon and
Shirley Barnes, Laurel Spooner, Faye and
Glenn Brewster and Bonnie Byam
Walter Bowen had no absent marks dur
ing school membership.
As result Of the fire in the tannery
Tuesday Phelps and Harrison immediate
ly placed with Upper & Graham an or
der for half dozen fire extinguishers, the
excellent working of which was seen at
this fire. Pending the arrival of the two
streams from the fire department, the
blaze was kept in check by Mr.. Tupper's
patent chemical extinguisher. 1t twould
be good Investment for the village IL a
dozen were owned in the business part, as
many fires can be stopped by them with
out deluge of water.
Death of Hon. Fred Arnold.
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