Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-08
Bethel Local Intelligence.

= mouse OF MIS- ELNi0 savage.
Mrs. Clayton Bowen OF Piermont, n. H.
is visiting at Aaron Bowen's.
Mrs. Herman Douglas OF Keene, n. Il.
, is visiting her father, Moses Clukey.
Myron f. Savage is able to be on thu
street again after an illness of six weeks.
Carleton Stevens has moved onto thC
farm Of his brother, Fred Stevens, on the
hill.
Mrs. X. NJ. Chase and Miss Susie Chase
returned Monday from months trip tc
Boston.
Mrs. Ella Mack and children OF Man.
chester, n. d., are guests Of Fl. w. Davis
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Davis gave pleas
. ant party to IS friends last week Wednes'
day evening.
Miss Nellie Loomis OF Centreville, So.
OAK, was the guest last week OF her aunt,
Mrs. A. l.. Stearns.
Assistant Postmaster w. c. Waldo is
suffering much with rheumatism, but is
able to attend to his duties.
}. W. Rogers, lately in the barber shop
OF Geo. Clark, has opened shop of his
own in the rooms over the store OF NJ. A..
Moody.
T. j. Smith OF Kingston, Ont, a mem
Der of the Salvation Army, led the Meth
odist meeting at Cushing hall Sunday
evening.
Miss Ellen Kenney left Tuesday for
Lakewood, y. j., where she will make
her home in the future with her uncle,
/ Asa w. Kenney. ....-a-
! The many friends OF Adam Eglin will
/ be glad to learn that the condition OF his
| health, which has been quite poor this
winter, is improving.
George Marsh has been on the sick list
the past week, caused by taking a bad
cold, and his place In Moody's store has
been filled by {. l.. Chadwick.
Mrs. d. s. Philips went to Moretown
Monday, accompanied by Mrs. l.. Wilcox, !
sister OF Mrs. Philips, who has been visit |
ing in town the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Cutler have returned |
from Danyers, Mass, and gone to house |
keeping In the tenement house of Ed. Gill /
con in the rear OF the Bascom House.
Seth NJ. Washburn and son. Albert .
Washburn, have recovered from the diph-
liberia so as to be out again, and Mr.. |
Washburn went to New York Wednesday.
William E. Rand, who has been living
the past year in the house Of Eben A.
Tucker on the Gaysyille road-the old
Hiram Wilson house-has moved to Ran
dolph.
Toe winter term Of the whitcomb High
school closed last Friday and the spring
term begun last Monday. A spring re.
cess OF two weeks will begin at the close
of this weeks school.
William Msgiveny has received an in.
erase OF pension from S2i to $50 a month
and s72 back pay. The increase is granted
on account of the disease of the respirato-
ry organs, rheumatism and epilepsy. II
The big snow roller belonging to the
town was a heavy load to draw after the
snowstorm Of last week. 1t got stuck be. {
tween Bethel and Randolph and ii was
found necessary TO employ ten horses to
draw it around through Gilead.
George Dustin OF Derry Depot, N. H.,
was in town last week visiting his broth
er, Moses Dustin, who is in a critical con.
dition. George Dustin was the youngest
son of the family and left Bethel about 35 {
years ago Moses Dustin is now stopping
with his daughter, Mrs. Lorenzo Bowen.
The local lodge OF Odd Fellows goes to I
w bite River junction this evening to at (
end district meeting OF the Windsor, I
Bethel, Bradford and White River June 3
ton lodges. Bethel lodge will work the q
second degree. The meeting will close /
With banquet to the visiting Odd Fell s
oWs. liz
Don't forget the dramatic entertain
nent at the town hall Saturday evening, (,
March 10. The Y. P. c. u. OF the Univer !
ialist church presents the funny farce, .
Ice on Parle Francais," and the wide. :
wake comedy drama, "DoWn East 10 ,
,ated ia swapstown, Me. You'll get :
'our moneys worth. Lots OF fun. 4
At the hearing before Judge Wheeler OF v
he u. ;, circuit court at Burlington last u
Thursday in regard to the receivership OF
he White River Valley Electric r. II. Co, 4.
40 final decision was given and the hear
ng was adjourned to the l4th at Brattle. 4
)oro, and in the meantime the receiver is =
forbidden to issue receivers certificates.
The Gotham Comedy company was 4
billed To give an entertainment In the \
own hall Monday evening and was to c
,ome to Bethel on the Monday morning Y
rain from the north. As they did not 1
,ome on that tram, Manager f. L. Martin {
elephoned to Randolph where they had
been billed to appear Saturday night and
earned that they had failed TO meet their -
Engagement there also. Nothing has =
ince been heard from the troupe and it =
s supposed that they are counting ties y
pack to New York city. q
The "John X. Topper" has been having +,
hard time keeping the track open be- 4
ween Bethel and Gsysvlle. Tuesday a a
nowplow was procured from the c. V. r. a
E., but could not be forced through eK- p
'ept by attaining a high rate OF speed, 4
which was deemed unsafe. The snow Is
eported to be five feet deep on the track
It places. The ace jam on Dunham's
meadow has thrown part OF the trestle
ort Will be made to open up the road to Il
iaysville until the snow goes eff.
Charles S. Nichols died in Salem, Mass, v
he 5th after an illness OF ten days, al
hough be had been ailing for three years q,
le was horn Dec. "a, 1919, in the house in
which he died In Salem and was interest
d for many years in Insurance business
a that place. For nearly half a century
he was secretary OF the Salem Mutual Fire n
Insurance Co. He married Amelia N y
daughter of ARENAS and
catherine Fessenden Ainsworth of this f.
own, who at one time lived on Christian II
Hill and later in Bethel village on the
arm now carried on by Fred Whitney. n
ir. Nichols is survived by one daughte =,
Hiss Ellen A. Nichols, and two sons, DIR. ~
has. r. Nichols, a dentist located iB
BOSTON, and Rev. Harry z. Nichols OF New 2
FORK. u
Gilead has been the banner school dis. |
riot the past year as regards attendance. a
n the summer term, with u scholars, q
I've had foil attendance. In the fall term es
here were 10 enrolled and eight had no 81
bseDt marks. The East Bethel district C
las a close second. The following il the
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