Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-05
Bethel Local Intelligence,

BetneI Local lnLelllge1Ce.
A daug liter was born March Gath to Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Brown.
A daughter was born March Dist to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert II. Dustin.
Albert Wainwright of Randolph was
the guest of Fl. c. Rice Monday.
]. B. Regain has rented the house Of
Mrs. Sarah ellison on River street.
Cecil Washburn has moved onto the
farm OF Levi Kidder on Camp Brook.
Miss Mabel Hutchins left last week for
a visit to relatives at Fitzwilliam, n. II.
B. j. Fisher has rented his farm in
Bethel Gilead to Gale Morse OF Rochester.
Miss Ida Rice has been confined to the
house with sickness, but is able TO be out
once more.
James d. Wheeler has been suffering
from severe attack OF blood poisoning
| in the hand.
Miss Grace Topper and George Chase
have been at home the past week from
Goddard seminary.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Howard left Sat
urday for Barre Plains, Mass, where they
| both have situations.
The senior class OF the Whitcomb High
school gave a maple sugar party at Cush
ing hall Monday evening.
Mrs L. S. Bird and Robert Bird have
been suffering with quite severe attacks
OF the prevailing influenza.
E. E. spaulding, Aaron A. Bowen aud
W. g. Whitaker, listers, met Monday to
lay out the seasons campaign.
The first prize was won by Mira. G. F.
Lewis at the public whist party at Mrs. II.
II. Gilson's Thursday OF last week.
At the special town meeting held the
31st of March the jurisdiction of the state
was voted to Constable Bert &. Rogers.
Rev. S. A. Parker married in Bethel
March %, 1900, Clayton e. Campbell and
Miss Laura l. Dutton, both of Barnard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Chadwick OF Wind
sor we're in town last week. stopping with !.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Chadwick. |
Henry F. Wallace Of Oswego, N. Y, was |
in town the first OF the week, called here /
by The death OF his father, Truman Wal
lace.
Miss Mabel Dyke, accompanied by her
friend, Miss Joslyu, has left for a two
weeks visit to friends in MiddleseX and
vicinity.
Miss Emma Wood has sold the home
place formerly owned by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. ID. Wood, to Warren f. Pres.
ION for $500.
denly last Sunday aud funeral services
we're held Tuesday. Mr.. Gay was brother
IF the late Judge Nelson Gay of Gaysville
ana was we'll known to the older genera
ion in Bethel and Gaysville, where he
ormerly lived.
The fourth quarterly conference OF the
VI. +. society was held Monday at Charles
'utler's. Reports showed the year to
rave been prosperous one. The attend
all q -. L.. :
ny previous year. There was a unani-
nous request for the return OF the present .
,astor, Rev. +. q. Rainey. Next Sunday
will be his last before conference meets at
BELLOWS Falls April II.
On Friday, March 30, 1900, Rev. S. A. :
'arker attended the funeral OF Asaph !
iaynard French at the home OF his son,
Warren French, in Brookfeld. He was J
he last of a family OF eight children. He
led March 2s, 1900. Had he lived till
une 2S 1900, he would have been 10 years
Id. A wife and three children survive Z
i'm. He left request that Mr.. Parker I
hould otficiate at his funeral.
The board of school directors for the r
OWN district have elected w. G.. Whit \
lker chairman and John NJ. Taggart, r.
Jerk, and voted to maintain seven schools
I thirty weeks each. The board have
lso determined to lay new floors in the y
Greenhouses on Christian Hill and Upper y
amp Brook and to furnish them with
ew seats. They voted for the third time
thoroughly repair the South 'Lympus V
hoolhouse. a
Among the indictments reported at the NJ
arch term Of the grand jury for the W
estern judicial district OF Grafton 81
Dunty, n. H., was one against Chas. H. A
ord for obtaining money under false pre-.
noes. He pleaded guilty and was SEN
need to six months in the county Jail.
ord will be remembered as the young r
an from Montpelier who stopped at the
lscOm House last fall during the hunt -
g season and victimized several parties -
the vicinity.
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