Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-27

> edition OF the DrhllteUCIo hcIVf"c'' .I
Mrs. Ruth Dickey returned last weei
from two weeks visit in Washington.
Ernest Howard is moving into the Lucy
Paine house and will work in the tannery
Fred Edmunds OF the Baltimore Medi'
cal college is at home for three weeks
visit.
Miss Pauline Reed is absent On a three
weeks visit to relatives at Turner's Fails
Mass.
John N. Byam bias moved from the Kit
tredee block to rooms in the Fassett
block.
Rev. c. n. Wells held Christmas SER
vices in Christ church at $3.50 a. m. Christ
mas day.
Mrs. A. l.. stesrns went to Springfield
the first OF the week to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Stearns.
Next Tuesday, Jan. 1st. being a legal
holiday, the National White River bank
will be closed.
Rufus Holt OF Pittsfield and e. w.
Pierce of Royslton were in town on busi-
ness Saturday.
Eli Ashley OF Waterbury, a former
barber in town, was in Bethel several
days last week.
The National White River bank will de-
clare a semannual dividend OF two per
cent January 1st.
Bentley J. Fisher has responsible po-
sition as motorman for the Boston Ele'
waited Railway Co.
James p. Rogers has been at work for
the past few weeks for Fred Rowland on
Broad Brook in Royalton.
| Married, in Bethel by Rev. S. A. Parker,
/ Frank Albert Vesper and Miss Fannie
Emma Hale, both OF Roya'ton.
Hugh Wilson had the misfortune to run
\ his hand into the corn cutter the other
day, severely cutting his hand.
! Edward ellison, Jr., arrived at Mrs.
Sarsh Sturtevant's on the night train
Saturday to stay over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kyd OF Rutland are
spending two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. @. Baker, parents of Mrs. Kyd.
Married, in Bethel on Christmas day,
Dec. %, Francis M. Glines OF Tunbridge
and Mrs. Edna M. Thresher OF Bethel.
Mrs. w. b. Clark and Mrs. j. F. Somer-
willie of Waterbury we're guests last week
OF Harry b. Lease, brother OF Mrs. Clark.
The Rochester Dramatic club gave fine
entertainment at the town hall Wednes-
day evening OF last week, followed by a
dance.
Michael O'Rourke, who is working in a
shoe shop in Derry, N. H., is spending the
Christmas holidays with his father, fThos.
O'Rourke.
Mrs. Bertha Dean arrived Friday OF last
week to visit her father, A. +. Gillett.
Monday she went to Mortified to visit
her sister, Mrs. Shaw.
Fred 8. Abbott OF Rutland has been
spending several days with his brother,
George l. Abbott. Fred has a position
with the Howe Scale Co.
Walter Martin has moved from the
Converse farm on Camp Broog to the
home OF his father in that portion of
Rochester called "New Jerusalem"
All those having unpaid fire taxes are
urged to pay the same to the treasurer OF
the district, Guy Wilson, before the
annual meeting the first week In January.
Rev. @. b. johnson of Burlington will
preach in Christ church next Sunday at
D. m. and will administer holy oommun-
ion the following morning.
The COURIER acknowledges a cordial
invitation OF the receivers OF the White
River Valley r. X. to make the round trip
OF the first special on the road Wednesday
OF this week.
The Universalist society has engaged
I he services Of Rev. E. A. Read for the
year 1901. The many friends of Mr.. Read
are very much pleased that he is to re-
main another year in town,
Sudes W ullutl mas OtCu6u DdCk 10 w
@. Shaw the A. @. Marsh moving, barns
and pasture, being the same real estate
that he bought OF Mr.. Shaw in 1899. The
sale covers about 325 acres OF land.
White river has been frozen over and
was a skaters paradise for the young
people last week. There was very fair
skating as far as Gaysyile up the river
and to the Blue hills down the river.
Leonard Il. Baker OF the class OF 'g7,
Whitcomb High school, is visiting friends
in Bethel and Stockbridge. Mr.. Baker
has a responsible position with a cement
manufacturing firm at Gens Falls, N. Y.
Ernest Dreese has good position as
street car conductor on the San Francisco
electric railroad. Mr.. Dreese will he well
remembered in Bethel, having lived sew
ersl years in the family OF Edgar Deering.
There was hearing before the railroad
commissioners at the office OF Guy VIII
son yesterday relative TO the accident at
the Finley bridge crossing the first OF the
month, by which Alfred Curtis lost his
life.
The friends OF John II. Noonan will
sympathize with him In the loss OF his
wsllet containing over 200, which was
abstracted from his pocket while on board
a vessel ON his return trip to Tennessee
lately.
The first train on the Rochester railroad
was run wednesday morning, leaving
Rochester at 1890 a. m. for Bethel, where
dinner was served. the train returned to
Rochester after the arrival of the 2:30 p.
m. train.
Sheriff ID. G. Jones was in town Satur-
day and, with the assistance of Constab BILE
b. Z. Rogers, arrested Peter Parrot, Jr.,
who was taken to Royalton to answer to a
charge OF sending obscene matter through
the mails.
john Marshall Shaw will spend his 99th
birthday Dec. 31st with his son, o. Z.
Shaw, and he would be pleased to see any
OF his relatives and friends who would
call upon him from two till four o'clock
p. m. OF that day.
Several carloads OF baled hay have re-
Gently been sent from here to the Massa.
chusetts market. the parties shipping Ii
bought II in Barnard where they paid as a
ton In the barn. 1t cost about 81 to bale
II and about q to deliver at bethel sta
/ tion.
Among those who are at home for the
Christmas holidays are William Stickney
from Dartmouth college, Miss Mary
Stickney from Wheaton seminary, Ernest
Kittredge from North Adams. Mass,
Hueh and Richard Wilson and Will Gil