Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-19
Bethel Local Intelligence.

The town schools will all begin Mon.
day, April 30th.
Warner Cram is visiting his father,
Arthur y. Cram.
Fred Edmunds returned to Tufts Den
tai college Wednesday.
Mrs. |. NJ. Frost OF Montpelier has been
spending the past week in town.
Miss Annie Kimball is in the employ Of
the millinery store Of Gross x Strauss in
Boston.
Mrs. Mary Waller returned Friday from
New York where she had been spending
the winter.
Mrs. Moses Dustin, who has been
spending the winter in Boston, returned
to Bethel Monday.
Mrs. Henry Preston arrived home Mon
day after a months absence with relatives
at Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Lewis left last
Thursday for South Paris, Me-, where they
will visit relatives.
Rev. F. g. Rainey has returned from
conference and will preach an Easter ser.
mon next Sunday at p. m.
| Mrs. c. f. Waldo is recovering from a
two weeks confinement to the house with
severe attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. E. f. Cushman was in Waterbury
Conn, last week, called there by the ILL
ness OF her niece, Mrs. Greer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thatcher OF Ran
dolph were guests Wednesday and Thurs
day OF last week at Henry Coles.
WiIfred Larock has so far recovered
from the severe accident he suffered last
winter as to be on the street again.
E. F. Rogers has sold to Bert Rogers the
so called Fayette Rogers place near Camp
Brook, consisting OF about rs acres.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Harrington, who has been
quite sick with grip and threatened with
pneumonia at Providence, X. l., Is recov-
ering.
Misses Louise and Laura Paige returned |
Monday from a three weeks visit to
friends and relatives in the vicinity OF
Boston.
Next Sunday evening Mrs. f. A. Read .
Will deliver an address at the Universalist .
church. Her subject will be Exercise .
Thyselt"
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
ell pOstofiice addressed to Mrs. Flora b.
Chant berlin, Mr.. Arthur Hawk ana Mrs.
B. +. Deland.
Victor Reed left for Maryland last
week, accompanied by f. M. Kendall.
They both expect to engage in the map.
selling business.
Mrs. Martha A. Cushing returned last
from Concord, n. H., where she
went for a short visit but was detained by
illness three weeks.
There will be a public whist party for
the benefit Of the free library at the home
Of Mrs. +. L. Martin on the afternoon OF
Thursday, April 26th.
Rev. S. A. Parker was called to East
N. H., Tuesday OF this week to
attend the funeral OF his brothers wife,
home Wednesday.
Willis R. Paige owns a pair OF prize
steers. They are only II months
old and weigh 200 pounds. Mr.. Paige
has been offered Si5 for them.
1t is expected that work on the new tam
merry building will be begun by the last OF
Tins week or the first OF next and that it
will be completed by July lst.
c. A. Watson of Woodbury. was in town .
Friday to attend a meeting of the COM
nissioners on the estate OF the late Mrs. i
Belle Way, Of which he is administrator.
Mrs. Tarbell OF Lebanon, former mill
liner in town, has been spending the past
week with relatives in this vicinity. She
was burned out at Bethel in the great fire !
Of 1877.
Mrs. Merrick Sylvester has sold to Miss {
Luella Lincoln the blacksmith shop near
he John Williams house that was occu- 1
pied for so many years by Williams q
lincoln. I
T.. n. Smith has sold the stock OF goods /
n his grocery store to B. C. Rogers, who
ook possession Monday morning and will !
conduct the business at the same location }
n the basement OF the Bsscom House
block. h
Al the Republican caucus last Friday {
he following delegates we're elected to
10Th the state and congressional conYen- 4,
ions for electing delegates to the Nation
II RaT,ra n apn EEfNAor g. .
I. L. Martin, Guy Wilson, E. A. Davis, b.
:. Rogers.
At the annual election OF officers for !
White River Lodge, No. 80, f. A. NJ, held
asst Thursday, the following we're elected
Martin l.. Wyman, Jr., Worthy Master; !
W. II. Edmunds, 5. W; A. l.. Cady, J. W. {
: 5. Soper, secretary and q. II. upper, {
treasurer.
The bridge men Of the &. V. r. r. ar !
lived in town Monday and are making
for putting in a new steel
bridge over the third branch of White
liver near the passenger depot. IL is esti-
mated that it will take about two months
% do the work. I
DR.. r. NJ. Chase left Wednesday event.
ng for Boston to attend meeting OF the
New England Dental Examining Boards.
An effort is to be made to secure uniform 4
and system by which
q
another without taking an examination. !
The next regular grange meeting will be
leld next Saturday evening. Among the
features OF the program will be the read
ng OF the grange paper by Misses Belle :
Jhamberlin and Jessie Spaulding and
quotation roll call. 1t is desired that 5
very member be present with quotations /
rom either Longfellow or Tennyson.
Fire was discovered in the brick tene- .
nent house OF j. u. Waldo about a. m. i
Monday morning. Albert Brad bury, the I
enant in the house, With the assistance OF [
he neighbOrs, was successful in putting
1ut the fire without calling on the fire
department., although il was done with :
considerable difficulty and il looked at /
1ne time as though the department would b
have to be called upon. The fire was In /
he partitions and il is supposed started :
rom chimney burning out.
Surveyors are engaged for the laying out
d the location OF the proposed Rochester
road through the village from the dry
bridge to the passenger depot on the 4
northeast side Of the line OF c. Y. r. r.,
.aking a strip about one rod in width ad
oining the {. V. r. Il. land and passing
through lands OF A. A. Brooks, John
Williams, Luella Lincoln, Samuel How :