Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-01

Mrs. Clara Hunt and son of Hartford
were guests last week OF her niece, Mrs.
w. 3. Chase.
a Fred Townsend is at home from Pea
!, body, Mass, where he has been working
10 tannery.
/ B. c. Rogers was in New York last
week [ n business connected with his min
ing ventures.
Mrs. George johnson OF STAFFORD has
been the guest the past week OF Mrs. F.
n. Chapman.
H. E. Grant is laid up with a foot in
jured by stepping on rusty nail near the
tannery ruins.
2. Il. Edgerton of Rochester has opened
law office in the second story OF the
Gushing block.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson Of Windsor
are staying with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Jackson.
The next affair In the public entertain.
ment series will be concert February Sd
by the Stevenson quartet, assisted by
Addie Chase Smith, reader.
! Clark Jillson, who has been working on
| the Rochester road, has gone TO Montpel-
Ter where he has taken a position as fire.
man on the Montpelier and Wells River
/ X. X.
Samuel Kurtz OF Philadelphia, secretary
OF the Tanners Mutual Insurance COM
pany, was in town last week to settle the
loss OF the owners Of the tannery zeal
estate.
Phelps & Harrison are sending the hides
taken from the watts to Wilmington, Mass,
where they have engaged a taDnery for
the purpose of finishing the tanning OF
these hides.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth.
ell postotiice addressed to Mr.. j. r. Brom- Al
ley, Mr.. Walter b. Hennigan, Mr.. j. b.
Martin, Mr.. w. NJ. Nichols, DR.. j. f.
Prescott, Mr.. John Sharp. /,
At the public whist party Friday even
ing for the benefit OF the library, eight
tables were filled despite the Indictment
weather. Miss May Savage took the first
prize for women with score OF fifty five
and Harold Moore the first for men with 3
a score OF forty-three.
In order to sustain an electric light
plant in Rethel the Bethel Electric Light
and Power Co. has decided to make a |
slight raise in rates on the 1st of February a
The advance is graded on the number OF y
lights used ana probably amounts on an :
average to raise OF 30 per cent. 5
! Frank X. johnson has Just completed
he installation Of new steel grinder at
Bethel Mills. q. ID. Cushing has been
making extensive repairs on this property
and expects in the future to build up the
rear portion so that the grinding depart a
ment will be on the same level with the
ldice.
Rev. s. A. Parker was in Whiting Sum u
lay where be preached the funeral SER
mon over an old friend, Mrs. j. Fuller N
Brown, who died at the age of ninety
hree years. Eleven years ago Mr.. Parker sc
preached at Mr.. Browns funeral. The
couple lived together as husband and wife =,
or sixty.two years. al
The Rochester Dramatic club PLAYED to -
good audience in the town hall Thurs III
lay evening, presenting the farce,
Freezing a Mother in. Law" and the at
var drama, "Our JIM In both pieces
he parts we're well taken. The tragic at
Genes in "Our Jim" were presented with
reality that brought tears to the eyes OF Nc
many.
Last Thursday being the fiftleth birth. do
ay OF George Ira Wheat, a number OF his ,e
riends gathered at his home in the even W
ng to help him celebrate the occasion. u,
nd upon their departure left substantial Nj
okens OF their presence in the shape OF W.
GODS and money. The presentation re-
larks were made by Fred Hackett and loi
to by Mr.. Wheat. The towns We
we're Barre, Stockbridge,
ethel, Royalton and Barnard. There was of
oeaking, instrumental and vocal music. aH
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ii. Upper gave a very 4
lccessful whist party Saturday evening Rc
IL. /
x guests arranged themselves around
'urteen tables in Mr.. Tupper's commodi. ~
1s home and were entertained in the -
lYal style for which Mr.. and Mrs. Tup. III
er are well known. The first prizes were
ken by Fred @. Cox and Miss Mary reE
earns, who for twenty-five straight pa
ands maintained their position at the
cad table. Ro
A recent issue of the London Lancet sci
'ntains an account OF the miraculous re-
very OF soldier in the South African bri
mpalgn' A bullet entered the side of att
8 skull, passed to the rear OF the temple, tie
'netrated diagonally downwards and
merged from the opposite cheek. The
lances against such wound not prov q
& fatal are millions to one, but he re- We
vered. This calls TO mind a similar case ow
Bethel, the late Lorenzo NJ. Atwood ha,
ho was wounded in like manner dur rio
g the Civil war and lived for over thirty ane
airs thereafter. Go
A citizens meeting was held Wednesday roo
ening OF last week 10 consider plans in sui
gard to inducing Phelps a. Harrison to ma
main in Bethel. Mr.. Harrison was Bui
esent ADD stated that the firm was so log
lsy now In taking care Of the hides saw ticl
from the fire that no settlement could
made OF their plans for the future. The
m is well pleased with the location at N
tnel ana would probably continue bou
lslhess mere II satisfactory inducements tilly
IRE held forth. G. ID. Cushing, w, j. IT.
ooks and j. A. Graham were appointed 10
committee to canvass the situation. RsS
Town Clerk William r. Adams passed IT
) sixty-tifth birthday the 25th and the ter
y naturally called to his mind memories nv a
former days. Mr.. Adams was born and incl
$ always lived in town and has been in. mer
nately connected with the interests OF N
thel ever since reaching manhood. He 80
IS elected town clerk in 1855 and has &c,
ntinually held the office since with the :, y
ception OF two years and has been JUS =, !,
e OF the peace for about twenty-five -
srs. be was for thirty years a member "00
the Bethel band. He antedates by far sra,
y man now in business in Bethel and in -
I OF the inha bitants OF Bethel village -
ring his youth, only two are now alive
Bethel, Mrs. Rodney Shedd and Angus. S Sne
NJ. Marsh. Cnel
asst fall one Chas. H. Lord hired q that
nole- barrel shot gun OF Upper & Ora Hill
u for few days. The man soon dis. case
oeared and so did the gun. On INQUIRY the
was learned that the young man be-
ged TO family of good standing at Su
lntneller, but emitting nm 20 al l.