Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-21
Bethel Local Intelligence.


+. r. Burnett has rented the Alton Web
ster premises on Pleasant st.
Rev G. II. Wells is visiting friends this
week at Bellows Falls and Enfield, N. III.
Mrs. John Bradley Of Ludlow is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Ora
ham.
Mrs. II. II. Whitney OF Mortified was
the guest last week OF her brother, II. c.
Kerr.
Mrs. Mcconnell, a nurse, arrived from
Burlington Monday to care for Miss Mary
Wilson.
Mrs. q. II. Upper has so far recovered
from her recent severe illness as to be able
to ride out.
Mrs. G. T.. Graham spent Sunday at
Burlington with her brother, DIR. q. r. f..
SparhaWk.
NJ. H. Harrington OF Philadelphia is
spending week with his mother, Mrs. NJ.
y. Harrington.
Miss Mollie Kimball is confined to the
bed from the results Of a knee injured by
falling on the ice.
Father Droughin Of Woodstock held
Roman Catholic service in Cushing hall
Sunday forenoon.
james Smith, late landlord OF the hotel
at Gaysville, has moved to the Saml How
ard place on Main st.
Town Clerk VIM. r. Adams calls atten-
tion TO the fact that all dogs must be
licensed ON or before Apr. LIST.
Nelson Luce has bought the so-called
Fish farm in Royalton, owned by Mrs
Fannie Tucker, and has moved there.
Miss Mildred Dyke will be given a party
Saturday by her grandmother, Mrs. ID. I.
Dyke, in honor OF her eighth birthday.
Word was received here Tuesday Of the
death at Keene n. H., Monday afternoon
Of Paul Gay, former resident OF Bethel.
Miss Carrie Curtis and Miss Olivia
Johnson from Lancaster, N. H., are at G.
W. Curtis for a vacation of three weeks.
Frank II. Hundley has bought of Mrs.
Hattie HoisingtOn the premises owned by
her near Lillieville, called the Baker place. |
Abel Whitcomb has rented the small
house on Camp Brook owned by Mrs Jane /
Converse and Miss Luna Converse OF Low
ell, Mass.
Gardner Emery and family are spending
the spring at Rochester where Mr.. Emery
will carry on the sugar place OF IL. l.. /
Perkins.
DIR. II. NJ. Chase, DIR. L. M. Greene and
u. A. Davis attended a pilgrimage Of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine TO Barre Fri
day evening.
John Rogers, who has been conducting
barber shop over the store of NJ. A. |
Moody, has closed that shop and is work 4
ing in the shop OF Geo. Clark.
Miss Jane Todd has recovered from her
recent sickness and has gone to board /
with Mrs. G. c. Stearns the rest of the
winter. Her sister, Miss Ann, returned to (
Boston Monday.
Mark Stiles is recovering from his re-
cent severe attack OF pneumonia so as to |
be out doors again. His father, Frank H. |
Stiles, is now suffering from a mild at
tack of the same disease.
The Tuesday club met this week with
Mrs +. n. Quirin. Mrs. +. l.. Martin
read an article on the Passion Play of 1900
and Mrs. James Graham gave an instruc-
tive paper on the 1900 census.
Daniel Lille post, No. 81, q. A. r., has
secured the services of Rev. w. II. Ryder
of Gloucester, Mass, for Memorial Day.
Mr. Ryder has many friends in Bethel and
his choice will meet with wide approba-
ton.
Rising Star grange met at Cushing's hall
Mar. l6 and instructed a large class OF
candidates in the LIST and I'd degrees. The
Sd and 9TH degrees will be conferred Mar.
I'D, followed by supper All members
are cordially invited.
Mrs. J. II. Smith, who has been assist
ing j. III. Carr at the passenger depot, was
called to her home at CRANKY, Z. O., by
the illness of her daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
smith have been given a station on the {
New London division of the G. V. r. r., J
which they will assume this spring.
Maurice Johnson carried a runner to
Royalton Monday evening and on his way
home met with mishap and was found
early next morning in the road in a half )
frozen condition. He was taken to the
hotel at Royalton and restoratives applied,
after which he was sble TO be taken to s
Bethel
The directors of the town district sys- {
tenn met Saturday afternoon in the library !
rooms to organize for the coming year l
John Taggart was chosen chairman. w
q. Brooks, clerk Hon. r. j. Flint, super
intendent Of the town schools. The di-
rectors have not yet decided whether to I
a school in the Creek district or .
to send the scholars in that district to the l
Whitcomb High school as heretofore.
There was very narrow escape from !
serious fire in the house Of A. l.. Stearns Z
Wednesday night Mrs. George Foster, !
who lives in the lower tenement, was i
aroused about a. m. Thursday morning !
by smell Of smoke and on investigation :
he wood work in the wood shed was :
found afire with a considerable blaze The !
fire started from some ashes which Mrs I
Foster had placed in the shed Wednesday !
in a wooden box. !
Fish and Game Warden f. A. Davis re- i
ceived Wednesday deer that had been (
killed by jumping of the new iron bridge O
at Sharon. II was being pursued by dogs ! a
and was cornered on the bridge by the a
dogs on one side and an approaching team '
on the other and jumped and was imme- I
iiately killed by the fall. The law pro-
yides that all fish and game not killed or
captured in accordance with the laws OF
he state becomes the property Of the 4
state :
There was justice lawsuit at Hunton q Z
Office Monday in which NJ. n. :
Kendall was plaintiff and Robert NJ. john !
son, defendant, and II. j. Flint the justice 4
The matter in dispute was the size Of a :
neat bin claimed by Mr.. Kendall to be ?
wing him from Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Ken :
iall claimed S17.O1. Mr.. johnson denied :
my Indebtedness. Judgment for the
llsintin to recover S9.11 and costs. J. f. .
<eating for plaintiff, John Wilson for de- =
endaut. Il
The directors Of the town district have
lecided to maintain schools in Lillieville C.
nd Locust Creek the coming term. For s.
nerly quite a number Of the scholars from
hese districts have attended the Whit L