Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

Ib-yedr- Old mare Win IOAls morse lutn
Der wagon, pair OF traverse sleds, bug
5. D. NEWTON, Owner.
q, II. KIDDER, Mortgage.
Robert soper went to Boston this morn
ing.
Mrs. L. NJ. Heath is visiting friends in
Boston.
Lewis Tatro and family were in Brain
tree over Christmas.
Mrs. A. F. Gillette is sick and Miss Lena
Davis is working there.
w. l.. Fish and Miss Ruby Fish spent
Christmas with his sister at Brattleboro.
Dana Burbank of Pomfret has been
recent guest OF his sister, Mrs. Nelson
Wallace.
Mrs. Martha Arnold has received the
appointment OF postmstress at Bethel for
four years.
Horace Young has taken possession of
the laundry that be leased to r. V. Austin
last spring.
There will be an old and young folks
bali at Bascom House hall the evening OF
January LIST.
r. w. Morse and family spent Christ
mas at Northtield with N. 8. Byam, |
father OF Mrs. Morse.
ollhstH Jthhlb anu AuHlb NuHuMlck lett /
for Lynn, Mass, Tuesday where they have
positions in a shoe factory.
Miss Maud Moore and Miss Bessie 1
Moore OF Warren have been visiting |
friends in the place the past week. |
Mrs. Mary Waller left for New York .
city Saturday where she will spend the |
winter with her daughter, Miss Mary
Waller. /
There are unclaimed letters at Bethel
postotfice addressed to Mr.. Joseph Bishop,
Miss Eta Brown, Mr.. f. f. Cannon and
Mr.. John NJ. Foss.
Clinton X. Rogers has bought OF Nor
man Lille the so-calied Obadiah Lille
farm on Camp Brook and will take posses
sion OF the same next spring.
The suit OF S. G. Durham against the
White River Valley Electric railroad for
damages done by the taking OF his land by
the railroad has been settled.
A divorce was granted last week al
woodstock to Mrs. Taylor Hills on the
ground OF intolerable severity. John (
Wilson appeared for the petitioner.
A. ID. Angel, living on Mount Hunger,
tapped several trees during the warm spell
the early part OF Decem Der and made
quite quantity of high-grade syrup.
Mrs. Austin Emery and Mrs. d. 5.
Phillips gave an afternoon whist psrty of
NAB ~ AobAIo IuthAdNF MIS- W u. IrFbHnH I
was the happy winner OF the first prize.
There was born Christmas day al
Springfield, Mass, a daugeter to Mr.. and |
Mrs John II. Miller, being a grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. N. Kendall OF this town,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Bowen, living IN
Bethel Gilead, celebrated the twenty-fifth ,
anniversary OF their marriage the 22d in
the presence OF a large party of friends
and neghboFs.
F. r. Merrill and Mrs. Merrill of Ran
dolph were In town the first of the week
visiting friends, Mr.. Merrill being on his
way back from New York where be had |
been with a car load of horses for Paige a
Stafford OF Randolph.
Amos Stoddard, son of Daniel l.. Stod. l
dard, and Miss Edith Rogers, daughter of
j. p. Rogers, both OF this town, were
married last Saturday. Mr.. end Mrs. !
Stoddard will begin housekeeping in the
house OF J. p. Rogers on North Main
street.
Prof. and Mrs. e. A. shaw OF Mortified,
accompanied by their son, Ralph and ,
Mrs. Bertha Dean OF Brattlebcro, spent ,
Christmas with their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. A. F. Gillette. On Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette provided Christ
mas tree.
The farmers Of the western part of the
town have formed a corporation under the ]
name OF the Bethel 'Lympus Cooperative
Creamery association, with paid can q
ital OF $500, for the purpose OF mapufae.
turing butter and cream with headuuar-
tiers at 'Lympus -Four Corners.
G.. III. Kimbsll thinks that the pigs
raised In Bethel village are OF champion ,
breed. Within a few days he has
slaughtered eight village porcine pets. the
combined weight OF which was 3, 422 lbs
They were all less than a year old. One
belonging to J. p. Marsh was the prize 1
winner, weighing SIS lbs.
T.. n. Querin, superintendent for the 1
past year OF the tannery operated by
Phelps q Harrison, has resigned. The ;
duties performed by Mr.. Querin in the Z
past will be looked after in the future bv
Is: Creedon and John wefer. MIR. Wefer
VIII move his family from Waterbury as !
soon as he secures a tenement.
IN making change with a customer from !
Gaysville last Thursday, q. /. Abbott m
the hrm OF Abbott q Cady handed ont =
10 gold piece, thin AiDg it to be a silver
5Oc' piece. The error was not discovered
Tor some time, but the customer was hon.
est ana found it out after she arrived
home and next day paid 1T back. Sucb
mistakes as this tend to make more and !
more silver men all over the country.
Frank Olmsted and Miss Ada Rice !
were married Tuesday morning at the 1
home OF The brides father, Henry c. Rice n
on south Church street. The ceremorv1
was quiet affair, only the immediate rel. .
Huves being present. Mr.. and Mrs. Ohm.
sted left the same dsy for Rutland, their =
future home, where Mr.. Olmsted expects 4
TO work In the scale shops. Mrs. OImsred \
mas many friends in Bethel who extend
their best wishes for her happiness.
The Ten Pin club has bought the fol.
lowing books for the public uhrarv. r.