Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
Bethel Local InteIli gence

MISS Ellh OnhuNich 10 Nie4tihs hAOHe0
in town.
Henry Chadwick of st. Adams spent
Sunday In town.
r. NJ. Dickinson has moved into the
tenement OF VIM. Hartwell.
Miss Ada Brown and family have re-
turned to their home at Waterbury.
Miss Grace Upper spent several days
the past week with friends In Barre.
Mrs. Susan Hoyt left Tuesday for two
weeks visit to relatives in Troy, n. IL.
Mrs. Emma Durham Holmes returned
to her home in Walpole, Nh, Tuesday.
WI. Davis OF Glens Falls, n. Y, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Minnie ID. Marsh.
Mre. F. K. Stevens OF Montpelier is
| visiting her friend, Mrs. Jennie Bascom.
s. NJ Washburn of the firm OF Brooks
Il Washburn was in New York city last
week
Miss Lizzie Whitmarsh of Mortified is
presiding at the organ at the Universalist
church.
The next regular meeting OF the Rising
Star grange will be held next Saturday
evening
The infant son OF Will H. Smith has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia the
past week.
Rev. @. b. johnson OF Burlington will
officiate at Christ church next Sunday at
the usual hour.
DR.. o. ID. Greene is laid up with a
! from his buggy.
Chss. Cutler is moving from the Mars
! ton block TO Windsor where he expects to
make his home in the future.
! The infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| VIII Masterson, who lives In the Persons
house, died Saturday aged one day.
Father Droughin was welcomed back by
bis parishioners Sunday after an absence
OF about five months In Europe.
Telephone connection has been estab-
lished between the residence OF Mrs. M.
T.. Harrington and Bethel Mills.
Mrs. Bridge OF South Woodstock is
making her present home with her son,
Oliver Barrows, in this village.
Our village schools will close Wednes-
day, Nov. 2Sth, for a short Thanksgiving
recess, opening ON the following Monday. j
Miss Martha Mcpherson returns to
Concord, n. h., this week after spending
several months with Mrs Martha Cush-
ing.
Warner, son OF Arthur N. Cram, former
ly OF Bethel, but now of Burlington has
been seriously i'll the past two weeks
with typhoid fever.
The House and Senate have passed the
bin OF DR.. Chase TO legalize the quadren-
nial appraisal OF Bethel and the annual
lists for several years past.
Prin. g. s. Wright OF the Whitcomb
High school attended the initiation ban
quet at Middlebury college of the Chi Psi
fraternity OF which he was a member.
r. j. Flint, administrator OF the estate
OF the late James c. Burnett, has sold the
home farm and personal property to Mrs.
Adeline Burnett and Robert E. Burnett.
Rev. c. l.. Story, agent for the Vermont
State sunday school association, presched |
at the Cong'l church Sunday forenoon and |
at the Methodist church Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. E. G. Carpenter has moved from |
the house OF Miss Lucy Paine to the tene.
ment on the lower floor OF the Gardner |
Wheeler house, formerly occupied by II.
Il. Grant.
A postofiice official was in town Thurs
day OF last week and wished attention to |
requests for bids for carrying the U. s. |
mail. Specifications are on exhibit in the |
postofiice.
Last Thursday George Rowe found the |
wallet OF b. c. Rogers near the store OF |
M. A. Moody. The $500 in money was
missing but the $500 in notes was In the
wallet with the exception Of one $50 note. |
Workmen are engaged in building over
the southern abutment on the bridge OF |
the Rochester railroad near the mouth OF ,
the third branch in Bethel village, which |
was undermined during the high water
last spring.
1t is said that the farmers living in the |
northern part OF Barnard feel grieved be-
cause their cows get drunk They want
legislation to prevent the animals from
eating apples which are responsible for
their condition.
School in district No. closed Friday,
Nov.9. The pupils having no marks were |
Fay Brewster, Mabel Dustin and Francis |
Woodland. Pearle and Henry Tewksbury /
and Shirley Barnes had no absent marks. |
LEON MORSE, Teacher.
Clinton Reed OF South Randolph is
moving into the +. NJ. Whitcomb house |
on the Gaysville road now owned by r. |
A. Tucker OF Barnard. Melvin Johnson, |
the former occupant, has moved into the /
Chatfield house owned by A. A. Brooks.
A distant fire was noticed 10 the south. |
ern sky about 6 p. m. Saturday. Many |
coniectures were made as TO the locality. |
The fire was that OF the buildings OF Ed /
gar Leonard, who lived on the Gulf road 1
from Barnard TO Woodstock, about one 1
halt mile out Of Barnard village.
School in district No taught by Mrs.
Dyke closed Friday, Nov. 8. Pupils bav-
ing perfect record OF attendance for the 1
term OF ten weeks are Grover Bowen, Ida ]
Byam, Myron Call, Abbie Chamberlfn, /
Emma Kendall and Laurel Spooner. Ab- |
sent one day, Alice Bowen and Willie |
Kendall. Whole number Of pupils, IL. |
Average attendance, 10 3-4.
As Sam Wight was watering his horse
AZ the village trough before daylight last I
tuesday morning be was struck by a 1
curious looking bird, which he struck /
down with his lantern and succeeded in |
capturing. The bird is unlike any seen
IN this locality, 1t having long bill and I
speckled back like that of guinea hen. |
The bird is on exhibition at the store of /
@. II. Kimbsil.
Bethel olympus.