Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-03
Bethel Local Intelligence

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Adelbert Dyke has resumed work in the
meat market OF G. II. Kimball.
hon. Hiram A. Huse has been engaged
as Memorial day orator at Bethel
+. A. Davis is making extensive repairs
on his residence on Church street.
F. b. Markham and II. n. Wood are
painting the house OF L. M. Heath.
Frank Lyman Is hnilding an extensive
addition to his barn on the Gaysville
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Whipple returned
last week from their trip to the Pacific
coast.
Harrison Powers has been granted a
renewal and reissue OF pension at ga per
month.
Samuel Howard OF Montpelier and
John Booth OF East Bethel were in town
Monday.
The body OF Mrs. Chas. Vail was
brought here for inteTment Thursday OF
last week,
George NJ. Miller left Monday for two
weeks visit to Rouses Point N. Y, and
Hemiugford, p. @.
Chss. Simmons has moved from the
Child block to the house OF II. II. Paige on
North Main street.
! Assistant Postmaster W. c. Waldo has
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street that he has rented.
Mrs. Fannie Young left Monday for
months visit to her sister, Mrs. George
Cotton, who lives at Lancaster, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Blake and son OF
South Royaton spent Sunday in town
with Albert Abbott, father OF Mrs. Blake,
Mrs. ID. S. Philips was called to Water
bury Monday by a dispatch announcing |
the serious illness OF her sister, Mrs. Dale. |
6. F. Lewis has moved to Rochester. |
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis have many warm /
friends in town who regret their depart |
ure.
George Rowe. clerk for NJ. A. Moody, |
has been laid off from duty the past week |
on account ota severe attack OF rheuma-
tism.
Edmund Burrelle caught a sucker
weighing two aud one half pounds Mon
day in the branch back OF the Child I
block.
Peter O'Connel has worked in the
Weston carriage shop since 1S5s-forty-
two years in the employ Of the same
family.
The ladies OF the Universalist society
will give a supper at Harrington parlors
the evening Of the 9Th OF May from 6 TO
O'Clock.
Rev. Wilmond Warner preached at
Springfield, Vt, Sunday and the pulpit at
the Congl church was occupied by sup
ply from Hanover.
J. Scott Tower, who has been living the
past year in South Royslton, has returned
to towr and is occupying his house near
the camp ground.
The young people OF the Methodist
church gave an entertainment last Friday
evening, consisting OF music, dialogues,
charades and tableauX.
Ransom Town has moved from the
Chattield house owned by A. A. Brooks to
the Rood tenement house on South Main
street owned by Chas. Cutler.
Miss Hattie Styles was at home the first
OF the week from Montpelier, where she
has been receiving osteopathic treatment. |
Her condition seems to be much bene-
fitted.
Dominick Wefer fell into the White {
river in the rear OF Mrs. G. r. Graham's /
barn last Saturday. Fortunately, the
water did not quite cover his head and he
was pulled out by Robert Kimball.
Mrs. Sarah Chapman has recently re-
ceived an elegant gold spoon, present OF :
the Woodstock chapter OF the Daughter :
Of the American Revolution, OF which
Mrs. Chapman is an honorary member.
Deputy Sheriff 4. Lee Cady, Constable I
b. G. Rogers and E. 5. Rood were engaged
T. d.
Rood had not returned Wednesday and is =
supposed to be following the trail near 4 4
Lake Dunmore.
1t has been found necessary to rebuild
The north pier OF the railroad bridge near
The passenger depot and work will be be- In
gun upon 1t at once. The face OF the pier
will be Barre granite and the old pier will :,
be used for backing.
Rev. 5. A. Parker attended the funeral
fnn A - I
April q, 1900, aged 20 years. She was the
last OF her fathers family OF five children. e
The officiating clergyman attended the
funerals OF all ofthem but one. s
The COURIER is asked TO call the atten- A
ion OF bieyelists to section 47q2 OF the
Vermont statutes, which provides that Il
III person unnecessarily rides a v
bicycle upon a sidewalk built and main
aimed for the benefit OF the travelling a
public he shall be fined not more a
han rs and not less than s5.n
Rev. 5. A. Parker was called to Shore.
ham and attended the funeral OF Mrs
Charlotte NJ. Nichols last Sunday, April ~.
She was the last of the nine children OF q
he late Rev. Kittredge Haven, who was
pastor of the Universalist society in ,
Shoreham for 80 years. She was 81 years
Did. She leaves husband, but no chill.
iren. Il
"Of course" says John Keleher, 1.-THE
Shaws have fishing tackle In their pock- n
It's, but they would not dare to fish until d
he LIST Of May. The commissary depart
nent seems to be the main obstacle in v
heir march and ! predict" says Mr.. /,
heleher, "that IL the Shaws can evade
,apture until May LIST, they will finally es-
ape"
The Bethel postofiice has received for 4
iale stamps in books. The stamps are OF @
he 2-ceut denomination and are issued Z,
IN small, hound books with tissue be- a
.ween to prevent sticking, with p a and o
y stamps In book. They are sold at an
advance Of one cent over the value OF the
stamps and are certainly a public con-
7enience.
Sheriff Romano Spafiord was ia town.
Wednesday, coming from Jonesville.
v here be had been investigating q report
"a trace Of the Shaw desperadoes, which
urned out to be q false scent. Mr.. Spaf-
lord had just received word from PAUL
ltnkham thst nothing definite had beenI
lscertained a. to the whsres bouts Of TIE
shsws since Sunday, when they weresin
Ripton. lG
Paul Gay has Just sold and decided, thro'