Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-01
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Miss o. p. J. Long of Boston is at Mrs
Eugenia Twitehell's for the summer.
Miss Edith Tower is visiting her sister
Miss Ethel Tower, at Newport, N. II.
Chas. Williams, living on the Kinney
place IN Barnard, is in failing health.
The machinery to be used in the new
creamery at Bethel 'Lympus arrived Fri
day.
Mrs. Henry o. Rice spent several DAYS
this week visiting her mother in Brain
tree.
The estate of the Bethel Shoe Co. in
bankruptcy has declared a dividend OF
per cent.
Mrs. NJ. E. Harrington held the lucky
ticket on the bicycle sold by w. S. Chase
last week.
Frank Greene has a situation at the
Sinclair House at Bethlehem, N. H., to
begin July list.
Mrs. A. L. Stearns returned Tuesday
from two weeks visit in Boston, Mass,
and Springfield, VT.
Miss Emma Wood, who has been sick
the past winter, has recovered sufficiently
to be on the street again.
| Mrs. Nelson wallace and her daughter.
Mrs. o. II. Barrows, visited friends In
South Royalton this week.
Charles Cloran OF Hartford is spending
some time with the family OF his brother
John Cloran, in this village.
Henry Chadwick Of st. Adams and Miss
Jessie Chad wick are at home visiting their
mother, Mrs. Jason Chadwick.
Mrs. Mary James OF Springfield, Mass,
arrived last week and will make visit TO
her daughter, Mrs. +. n. Davis.
Leavitt & Reed have concluded to close
out their drug business at Bethel and in /
tend TO leave town about July list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Reed Of Concord, \. /
h., were guests for several days the past /
week OF his brother, John T. Reed.
A. A. Bowen and John n. Taggart have
been drawn as petit jurors from Bethel at
the coming term OF Windsor county court.
Edison Emery has kindly consented to
act as substitute mixer for all stray COWS,
but the next time be wants to be sure OF
the ownership of the beast before enter
ing upon his job.
"Billy" Brooks has returned to Bethel
after an absence since last Septem Der
During this time he has worked in tam
neries in Elizabeth, N. j., Baltimore, Md,
and also been in England.
The 60 foot derrick OF the Bethel Elec-
tric Light and Power company has been
sold to parties at Mortified to be used in
I he slate quarries, and teams from North
field were here Friday to take it there.
The Alumni association OF the Bethel
High and the Whitcomb High schools
VIII hold their annual banquet on the ,
evening OF June 18th, and on the evening ,
OF the 18th they will give their I'd annual ,,
ball.
Charles Wilder claims to have found
evidence Of very rich deposit
OF coal IN the old Marsh pasture at the
northern boundary OF the village, and is |
laying plans for the development OF the
resources.
Word was received here this week OF the
death at Brooklyn, N. Y, OF Mrs. Olivia
Stafford. Mrs. Stafford was the daughter
of Paul Flynn, formerly OF this town.
Mrs. Stafford was living:with. her daughter, v
Mrs. Thompson. ID
There was an adjourned hearing in the p
hancery case of Hartwell and wife vs.
5ethel Electric Light and Power company
lere Monday before Judge Read, who was 81
uccessful IN finding his way to Bethel on
lrst trial this time. p
Pearl Spaulding and Lynn Chadwick Of
he University of Vermont made short W
isit to their families last week They la
made the trip from Burlington to Bethel
n between seven and eight hours. on NJ
heir wheels ana returned in the same III
ray. ~
F. A. Mayo has sold an Empire separa-
Or to {. L. Sanders. This sale was "
hected through the advertising done by fr
lr. Mayo in these columns. He has had OF
large number of sales this spring and be
tributes his success to constantly keep
lg his wares before the public. He win v
ly to anyone that advertising paws. III
The Up-to-date Comedy Co. under the 50
Management OF Eugene Sweetland an. bl
cared in the town hall Thursday, Friday an
nd Saturday evenings OF last week aud th
layed to increasing business each to
light. The company is composed of al
Idies and gentlemen of artistic ability m
nd give clean, meritorious show. Les. ca
II Davis, who has been before Bethel to
ldiences on two previous occasions is tit
18th this company and is "Dicer than nc
1er.n M
Miss Penelope, infant daughter OF NJ. ST.
f. Stafford, fell from chair last Thursday. -
course the young lady cried, but il was
Of thought that anything serious mad ~
,curred until soon after a tooth was
cked up from the floor. DR.. X. NJ.
base was called in and he discovered
lat the right central incisor was COM
etely knocked out. DR.. Chase sterilized
e tooth aud ligature, replanteu the
9th and fastened it to the sound tooth
one side (the tooth on the other side
IS not yet irruptedl and the patient is GO
ling finely.
Clinton soper is somewhat inclined to VI
forgetful as the following instance :.
III show. Tuesday morning be concIud- al
to ride his bicycle to town from his a..
Tiers, A. A. Soper's, and accordingly 8"
'nned his bicycle garments. On arriving ,,s
the village he proceeded to his place OF -
lsiness and on passing down the steps. Z,
Il his hands into his pockets To get MS All
VS.. He found no keys there, and then ~
that he had changed his VI
lthes, he concluded the keys were in he co
her pocket and so went back and looked d
5 clothes over, but could find no KEYS. he
le house was thoroughly overloaded 'e
th no better success. Mr.. Soper then a
me to the village again and happening
look at the door saw the lost articles
ere. A..
saturday was a great day for South -
y alton. With no blare OF martial ihh
lmpets or roll Of drum but with suffici. bar
blowing" to make good any such \
dciency crowd OF royal rootersw in
ded the peaceful precincts OF Riverside TOT
rk to see ID. ). Phillips horse, Harry. low
in in a walk from ssthe little bsv bod
rse' OF Ed. Kittredge. The judges -,
* their positions in the stand with
IS. Abbott as starter. Presently the III
ers APPEARED for preliminary warm Tire