Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-08

pleasant afternoon was passed playing
v hist. The score was tie between Mrs
| Robert Noble and Mrs. III. II. Gibson.
One hand was played and the score stood
in favor of Mrs. Noble.
The item in the issue of the COURIER
last week in regard to the death OF MISS
Grace Bascom was somewhat incomplete
1t should have stated that Miss Bascom
was survived by her mother, Mrs. +. ID.
Bascom, by two sisters, Miss Nellie Bas-
com and Miss Kate Bascom, and one
brother, Kittridge II. Bascom.
The four upper rooms OF the Whitcomb
High school were closed Friday OF last
week and the pupils went to Montpelier
under the care OF their teachers to watch
the proceedings OF the Legislature as a
practical lesson in civil government.
While in Montpelier they were indebted
for many courtesies to DR.. r. NJ. Chase,
the representative from Bethel.
There was tried before the supreme
court at Montpelier last week the case OF
Clyde Benedict OF this town against the
Union Agricultural society OF Tunbridge.
Benedict seeks to recover for injuries re-
ceived while riding bicycle at the fair
held in Tunbridge last year. He recover
ed a verdict before the county court OF
2, 800 The defendants claim that he
should not recover on the alleged ground
OF contributory negligence in that be was
not exercising proper degree of caution.
The U. S. government is advertising
for bids to carry the mail of the Bethel
and Stock bridge route. This route also
includes the short one between Bethel
and Gaysville. The present contract
price is s192.4S. 1t Is the intention OF the
government to ruralize these routes as far
as practicable and provisions in that be-
l., k.zs he, t,nf
is that any one living on the line of the
route can have his mail taken and de-
livered by the stage driver on making
written application to the postmaster
and providing suitable box.
The following is the vote cast the 9Th in
Bethel. Straight Republican ballots, PAT;
straight Democratic, 70; Prohibition, 3;
split, g.; defective, 6; total, 34l. As COM
pared with 1896 vote in November the
figures were as follows Republican, 3i7;
silver Democratic, 45; gold Democratic,
IS; Prohibition, ! partial and detectives.
A greater portion of the defective and
split ballots were so on account OF uneX
cusable errors. In the ballot box last
Tuesday one ballot was found with no
mark on II except the signature OF voter. |
Several had checked both the Peoples
party and the Democratic party vote, |
while they should have checked but one. |
Some had voted for one elector.
Large quantities OF Christmas greens /
ire being sent to the New York market |
This industry furnishes quite a source OF 1
income to some enterprising farmers and /
indeed 1t can be easily made a most profit
lble business for the picker. A good |
picker can make two dollars a day. -Four
'ents per pound is paid for good greens
and the work can be done at a
eason OF the wear when the farmer Would Il
otherwise have considerable spare time on
his hands The only strange thing about
{ Is that more OF the farmers do not en-
rage in it. The woods are full OF the
Ireens, no capital is needed for the work
kept willing hands and a man with a
amily can put all the able ones at the
york and truly reap golden harvest.