Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-14
Bethel Local Intelligence

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Bell Bros. of Randolph are showing a
great variety OF ladies' coats, capes ana
furs. You can save dollars buying here.
Mrs. Hattie Angel is visiting her son in
Boston.
John Reed Of Brandon visited at John
T. Reed is.last week.
Archie G. Wallace Of Newport, n. H., is
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Gates OF Barre was the guest Of
James A. Graham last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. H. Winter were guests
Wednesday OF c. ID. Cushing
Miss Ellen Sanspra returned Saturday
from two weeks trip to New York.
Dean Upper is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Anna Tucker, at Ipswich, Mass.
c. c. Beedle of Keene, n H., a former
inhabitant OF Bethel, was in town last
week.
WI. Fish took bicycle ride to North
Sherburne and return Wednesday OF last
week.
H.F. Woods moved his household goods
to Rochester where.hes is to reside in the
future.
Mrs. George Prouty OF Barre, Mass, has
been a recent guest Of Mrs. NJ. f. Har-
rington.
Mrs. Parker Babcock and son Of Gaysville
visited her sister, Mrs. f. B. Markham, Sat
urday and Sunday.
The Methodist ladies viii serve a chick
en- pie supper at Cushing hail next
Wednesday evening.
Stock sold quite well at the c. s. Davis
auction Monday Cows brought from rs
to $50 and young stock from so to 80.
Game Commissioner e. A. Davis took to
L.. Il 81 -. . he.
been keeping for the past two months.
Willis Davis came home from Concord,
n. H., this week TO attend TO the sale OF
his property by auction the 18th instant
The first primary school is closed this
week on account OF the illness OF the
teacher, Miss Harriet Fisher, who has
tonsilitis
The Crescent club has arranged to give I
Thanksgiving ball in the town hall the /
2Sth inst. Music will be furnished by Gill !
sons orchestra.
Mrs. Fannie Young went to Barre Mon |
day TO spend six weeks with her son, Al /
ton Young, who has employment in
meat market there.
George Foster, who went to Woburn |
last month 10 work in tannery, has re-
turned TO Bethel and is again working in
the Bethel tannery.
Frank A. Lyman has leased his premises
near the Burnett farm to Franklin Rhodes. 1
who is now living on the Blossom farm on
the north road TO Barnard.
n. A. Dustin was brought before Justice
r. j. Flint Monday, charged with an as
sault upon s. W. Bowen the day before.
He plead guilty and was fined 50.
L. B. Ellis OF Mortified was in town
last week and has engaged men to work at
the Christian Hill quarries. Several hands
are now at work unooyering the ledge.
The Odd Fellows had a very pleasant
meeting Wednesday evening OF this week,
the occasion being the sixth anniversary
OF the founding OF the local organization.
NJ. A. Moody, w. j. Brooks, f. L. Mar
tin and =. A. Markham continue to help
the people by selling them Maxham's Balm,
the quickest relief known for pain and
disease. II
The barn Of Lorenzo Ellis was DESTROYED
by fire Thursday night OF last week with
some stock and tools. The property was
insured in the Vermont Mutual Fire In
suranee company through the agency OF
Guy Wilson.
The annual meeting OF the Y. P.C.U.
was held last week at Rev. Il. A. Reads
and the following officers were elected -
Mrs. +. a. Read, president; Miss Maybelle
Greene, vice president; II. Il. Adams, Sec
rotary and treasurer; Miss Maybelle !
Greene, organist.
John Williams, longtime resident OF
Bethel, died in Windsor at the home of
his son, DR.. Henry l.. Williams, Thursday,
Nov. 7th, at the age OF 50 yrs. Mr.. viii {
lisms was for long time blacksmith,
doing business in the shop now occupied I
by Albert Lincoln.
An addition to the Bethel tannery is be- !
ing built 5SX70 feet in which will be plac- 7
ed IS new watts, thus doubling the present
II has been found that the tam g,
ming department could not keep up with ,
the finishing department and this new
move is TO remedy that evil An excellent
grade OF leather is now turned out and 7
Messrs. Phelps and Harrison will employ
4 large number Of new men on the COM
pletion Of the new vats
Rev. James B. Sargent has resigned the
pastorate OF the Filst Congl church of
Ihorndlke, Mass, and accepted a call to {
the Congl church at Lisbon, n. II. Mr.. I
and Mrs. Sargent were given a pleasant
surprise by the old parishioners at Thorn 4
dixie last Friday. A party was secretly I
planned and was largely attended. He
has been over the Thorndike church nine I
months. Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent were pre-
sented with handsome china dinner set !
Of l22 pieces, as a mark OF the esteem in
which they were held. N
EAST BETHEL.