Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-12
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Win Eubar has returned to town.
louis suuires Of Sharon. was in town
Tuesday.
George Arnold is with relatives at Har-
risVille, K. J.
A SON was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan.
Sulle Dec 9th.
Alma scatterdone is dangerously i'll
with pneumonia.
S. Harrington Of Gaysville has been
granted a pension Of IA.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Jerome i. Shaw Dec. 4th.
Mr.and Mrs. Albert Thayer are spending
the winter at James Chamberlln's.
+. c. Gilbert is sending a car Of potatoes
this week % market, paying 15f. bushel'
Harris Holland went TO Boston Tuesday
to see about buying pair OF work horses
Ioreuzo Ellis mas leased his farm over the
Bethel line In Rochester near upper 6lead
to Elmer II, Stoddard.
There viii be an assembly at Gushing
hail Friday evening, Dec. 18th. All are
cordially invited 10 attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chamberlin Of this
town viii celebrate the 1Oth anniversary OF
their marriage Jan, 20 next.
IL. ~. Gusher, the man killed by spotter
Waite 40 White River Junction, was
Miss Stella Adams has returned from
Randolph where she has been trimmer IN
the millinery department OF Bell Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Noble Of Barre
were iu town Friday and Saturday. They
were taking sleighlug trip 10 Rutland.
Miss Cora Tyler has gone to saNton's
River where she viii reside with her
grandfather and attend the public school
Fred Bundy went 70 Methuen, Mass., the
first OF the week where he has employment
on the same farm where Bert c. Davis
works.
O. p. Shaw is not recovering from his
severe sickness as fast as his friends desire.
lie is still suffering greatly from his MUIR
ed hand.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
posto1ice addressed 10 Mr.. h. Abbey, ray
cite Greene, Miss Bertha Rice, Mrs. e.
Spaulding.
One OF the local dealers in milk an
nounced Tuesday that on account OF the
high price Of grain he must at once raise
the price 10 81 quart
Mrs. John johnson Of Toronto, Canada,
visited her aunt Mrs. Lucy Richmond
last week. Mrs. johnson was resident OF
Bethel about thirty years ago.
Mrs. Mary r. Harrington returned
Monday from Providence and Boston, AT
the latter place she left Mrs. Chas. Rand
very low, but with some hopes OF her re-
eoyery.
Tho ladies Of the Tuesday club enter
tanned their gentlemen friends al "Carrie
Nation party at the home OF Mrs. Guy
Wilson Wednesday evening Of last week,
followed by whist.
Mrs. W. j. Davis OF Glens Falls was the
guest Sunday OF her sister-in-law. Mrs.
Minnie d. Marsh, being on her way home
from South Royalton where she had been
called by the death Of her sister.
General stephen Thomas OF Montpelier
celebrated his ninety birthday Dec
9Th. Gen. Thomas was a native OF Bethel,
having been born in the northwestern cor
ner Of The town in a house now gone. IL
was situnted between The Appleton Mcln-
tosh and the j. NJ. Mcintosh farms.
The road 10 Woodstock was well Travelled
last Thursday by men invited % appear
before the grand jury. Among those in
vited were II, ~. Grant, r. W. Morse, =. y.
pipniB, Guy Cole Of this town and r. T..
Wilson, A. =. Currier, r. r, Town, Archie
Boutwell,, Lonuie Williamson, Frank Blan-
chard, I'd. Blanchard, Bert Blanchard,
Bert Newell, Austin Auuis, "Gib' Bl8n-
Chard and Mrs. Eta Carruth Of Stock
bridge
The minstrel entertainment given by the
pupils of the Mhitcamb High school In the
town hali last Friday evening was a great
success and The boys did great credit TO
themselves and 10 their ''coach,' George
Chase, without whose efforts the affair
would probably not have been the success
that b. was. ID was remarked by several
that some Of the parts were as well taken
as those seen IN the entertainments at
kcith's theatre IN Boston.
The National Mckinley Memorial ASSOC
citation was formed for the purpose oie
ting national memorial over the grave Of
President Mckinley 90 Canton. Vim. r.
Day Is president and NJ. A. Hanna, vice
president of the association. The Bethel
posto.hCe Is in receipt 81 "a circular from
the association stating that The postmas-
ters Of the United States have been request
cd TO act as representative 20 receive com
triDutious FOR this worthy object.
The Sunday papers contained the follow
ing despatch .-a Lowell. Dec. Lafayette
Richardson, aged 81, died this morning at
his home, 81 Grand ST., Of wound in the
breast, caused hy a bullet from a revolver.
Mr.. Richardson while conscious told his
relatives and surgeon that IL was aceideu-
tall Mr. Richardson was born IN Roches-
ter, VT, and was Lieut. In Go. r, ith Reg.
Vt. Vol. Tie was brother of Gardner
Richardson of Rochester and Mrs. Josiah
Babcock % pitlsdeid. Mr.. BabcocS went
TO Lowell on the Monday morning train.
white River Valley Il. r., about three
quarters Of q mile below Rochester. So that
the train did not GO through 90 the Wiz
lage and consequently was not able 10
water up. Tuesday morning the train
started out with a small stock Of water
that suHiced 10 take the train 20 Cobb
bridge. Here hillside brook was
damned and passengers and traiumen
went 30 work and constructed line 81
wooden troughs 20 run the water by gray
ity into the tender. The plan Was Success
full, bus the train did not reach Bethel
until l0.15 a. M.
Wtather Observer W. r. Adams has been
predicting rain before the tenth % Decem-
Der and % came the 9th. To Eas pretty hard
last week to imagine q good thorough
soaking rain iu q feW DAYS when The tenn
pcraturo was So low. yet 10 came Monday
night Tho weather records for the pasi
eighteen wears show this to b. the rule u
which 4 feW exceptions only prove th.
case. The dsv II the month In becembaI
on which rain has fallen i az follows s.
1ssl. 6ih. 1883. slh; issi. 5th; ISIS, eth
1856. 10Th 1857, 18th; 1sss i7th; lss9, sth
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