Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-15
Bethel Local Intelligence

Il W. htul Oi oOutu hhhupAPh NAeAtte
friends in town Monday.
Miss Annie Graham is absent in South
Royalton keeping books.
Aleck Washburn has been i'll the past
week with typhoid fever.
. o. N. Barrows is building a portIco on
the rear side OF his house.
Clinton Warner and Roy Savage visited
the capitol last Thursday.
c. W. King OF st. Johnsbury was in
town on business last week.
r. NJ. Dickerson is at work on the
Rochester X. X. as foreman.
Gardner Wheeler and Miss Annie Lam
; son are sick at home with grip.
. Mrs. Edna Fairbanks OF Randolph
visited friends in town last week.
John A. Develin OF Boston was a re-
I. cent guest OF his cousin, S. b. Day.
Barrett and Stearns returned from Bos-
! ton last week with ca Road OF horses.
Mrs. Sarah Chapman, aged 9s years, took
a carriage drive to Randolph Tuesday.
A nine. pound son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Newton Tuesday, the 18th.
Miss Ella Welch went to Boston Mon
day to pursue a cou rse OF study in music.
W.T.. Baker has so far recovered from
his recent sickness as to be on the street
again.
b. c. Rogers has sold the Forrest farm
to Aide Buhr, who is living with S. Q.
| Durham.
! Dennis Wynn, for long time operator
at Roxbury, has been promoted to better |
situation at St. Adams.
Miss Mary Wilson has closed her school |
at North Bartland and is at home for a /
vacation OF three weeks.
Miss May Spaulding has gone to Somer
ville Mass, to spend the winter with the
family OF Walter Baker.
Mrs. ID. l.. stoddard has been called to
Woburn TO nurse her son, Dana Stoddard,
who Is i'll with typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrill, arrived from
Boston the first OF the week and are keep
ing house in the Kittredge block.
The young lady friends of Miss Lillian
Buck gave her surprise party Monday
evening, II being her 2lst birthday.
Frank +. Blaekmer OF Bethel and Miss
Elsie NJ. Bruce OF Barnard were married
Nov. 9TH by Rev. Wilmond Warner.
There are unclaimed letters at Bethel
postOtiice, addressed to Bethel Gilead, VT,
Mr.. John Brodie, Mr.. b. NJ. Newton.
Mrs. Emma Durham Holmes OF West
moreland, n. H., arrived at the home OF !
her father, S. {. Durham, Saturday.
Alpha Messer OF Rochester and daugh- :
ter, Miss Annie, we're guests OF j. G.. Sar-
gent Thursday and Friday OF last week.
Geo. Nj. Miller OF this town and Miss 4
Eliza Flavel Thomas OF Hudson, Mass, :
were married at the latter town Nov. sth. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Reed returned last
Saturday from five weeks absence Wis
iting friends in Williamstown and vicn-
ity.
Rev. G.. l.. Story, field secretary OF the
Vermont $. s. association, will speak at =.
he Methodist chapel next Sunday at two
,. m,
August Whitaker leaves next week for AZ
Germany to visit relatives. Mr.. Whit.
aker came to America In 1882 and has y
worked most OF the time since for s. b.
Day. q
Mrs. Spsuldng, wife OF DIR. NJ. c.
'paulding, a former physician In town la
)ut now located in Ashland n. H., was a 81
.uest OF Mrs. A. l.. stearns Thursday and
friday OF last week. ~
Rev. e. A. Read was prevented Sunday W
rom officiating at the Universalist church
~ reason OF return OF his attack Of 40
rip. His place was filled very satisfsc- in
orily by Mrs. Read. ~
Mrs. l.. II. Edison left Monday on a =,
listing trip TO include her son, q. S. -,
.dson, at West Lebanon, her daughter, =,
hrs. g. Nj. Rood at South Woodstock
nd her daughter, Mrs. A. j. Damien, at pc
fellows Falls. So
School in district No. closed Friday, 9a
GOV. y. Number OF scholars, u. Those
aving no absent marks were:- Charlie On
,rooks, Ray Barnes and Mary Sanders nj
iazel Burnett, Lena Preston, David and w
)elos Burrelle were absent only one day te,
ach. ELLEN PRESTON, Teacher ed
The remains OF Mrs. Effie spauldinr ad
assed through Bethel Saturday on the all
rev to Stockbridge for interment. II Ks
5ill be remembered that about six wears
go Mrs. Spaulding and James sullivan
7ere sentenced to states prison for at
empting to take the life OF her husband,
Wilbur Spaulding, with poison. .
"Saffo in Black" was written by for. tel
Ter Randolph boy, r. +. Deering OF the
rm OF Mills & Deering, well known as -
'ijah wilkins, calder Medder Senator.u W
viii be presented in Randolph Friday
vening, Nov. %. Sa
Geo. Marsh has moved into the mouse
wned by his father, A. NJ. Marsh, and T..
as rented the rooms in his house former
occupied by himself to Alfred Mellow tri
n, who is to be a foreman in the finish. Z
lg rooms in the new tannefy. NJ,
The Odd Fellows held a very successful
leeting Tuesday evening, 1t being the FIR
fth anniversary OF the organization OF >
ne local lodge At the same time was :,
i'd Fellows. Delegates were present
rom stockbridge, Randolph, Woodstock, Wis
White River junction and Wells River. in
The work OF moving the fire district -,
ump to its new location near the tannery ~
oilers Is about completed The work has IN
cen under the charge OF an expert from
he ONCE OF the manufacturers and be da
ronounces the plant to be in excellent nil
ondition, he says that the pump will no
brow 1000 gallons OF water per minute
Though il is only rated at $50 gallons.
he work costs in the neighborhood OF lol
!, 900 and those who have not vet paid pm
heir taxes are invited TO DO so, in order ut
bat the bills may be paid. trC
Bethels representation at MONTPELIER is TIC
DING her credit. few weeks ago We sp
uoted favorable comments upon DR. rei
|. NJ. Chase and the following is taken n ny
rom the Daily Journal as to Rev. VII. OF
bond Warner, chaplain of the House
Chaplain Warner OF the House is at least
ne OF the most popular clergymen who
yer led the devotional exercises OF thst 10
1ay. de has made a warm personal Z
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