Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-10
Bethel Local Intelligence

Inc c0fiuren Oh u u 0uhuiuB
covering from their recent severe illness.
Howard Edison OF the Vermont academy
at Slxton's River visited friends In town
Ms. e. N. Queriu returned Tuesday
from a three weeks visit with friends In
Albany, n. Y.
Il. A. Mayo went to Burlington Tuesday
to attend a three days session OF the
Vermont Dairymen.
Miss Lillian A. Buck OF the Whiteomb
High school was In Randolph Center
Saturday and Sunday.
L. 8 Partlett IL night Waterman at the
tannery in place Of +. s. Merrill, who for
merly oiled that position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Baker OF Roch-
ester are spending few weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. o. ID. Greene.
Mrs. T.. p. Broughton returned to her
home in Bridport Tuesday after short
visit 10 her sister, Mrs. Robert Waterman.
Mrs. Henry Pond has returned from
Derry, n. IL, whore she went lately TO
keep house for her son, Frank Blackmer.
The class OF 1901, Whilcomb High
school, will give a public whist party in
Cushing hall Saturday evening, January
18th.
The fire district meeting was adjourned
from Monday evening TO Wednesday
Wilson.
Mrs. II. n. Topper and daughter, Gladys
Topper, are spending a few weeks in
Rochester, where Gladys is receiving
medical treatment
The ladies' of the Universalist society
will give a chicken pie supper In HarriDg-
ton psrlors Wednesday evening, Jan. 10,
from $50 to p. m.
Among those who are on the sick list
T. T. Ira
Blossom, Mrs. Charles Spaulding and
Mrs. o. n. Barrows.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
ell postofiies addressed to Mr.. Frank
Brown, f. Il. Chamberlin, Mrs. Frank
Davis and Albert II. Willard.
The officers OF Home Rebekah lodge will
be instslled next Tuesday evening, Jan.
Is, by Jennie b. Emerson of Thetford, ID.
ID. p. Refreshments will be served.
The neighbors OF Oliver Bowen held
bee Tuesday and worked no good sized
woodpile for Mr.. Bowen, who Is incapaci-
tated from work by trou Bile with his eyes.
F.A. Tisdale OF swampscott, Mass, a
commercial traveller fora wholesale Bur
lington house, was the guest Friday and
Saturday OF his cousin, Constable b. G.
Rogers.
Clark Reed has received word that his
son, Victor Rec !, is seriously VI with |
Ia, where he has been engaged In the can
wasting business.
The postofiice department bas placed a
letter box on the telephone pole bv the
railroad near the store OF Brooks Il Wash
burn and mail matter deposited therein is
gathered by the clerk on the southbound
night train.
Samuel Mccullough, the veteran rail-
way mail clerk on the Essex Junction
and Boston route by way OF Rutland, has
been critically Ill the past week at Bur-
liDgton but is now said to be on the fair
way to recovery.
Mrs. q. II. Topper Is recovering from
her severe attack OF grip and IL her re.
covery progresses sufficiently 1t Is planned
that Mr.. and Mrs. Topper will leave next
Saturday for a trip to visit friends In
Penacook, N. H., Gloucester and Boston.
Mrs. Aionzo Emery died at Washington,
ID. q, last Saturday night, OF acute
bronchitis complicated with cancer, at
tho age OF IS years. Funeral services were
held IN the Congregational church here
Tuesdsy morning, Rev. Wilmond Warner
officiating.
Those pupils in district No. 10 who have
the highest standing during the halt
term are: Roy z. Savage, 3d. Flora
LaRock, 81 Ira Porter, SA; Mae Porter,
So; Lucy Wright, 81; Edgar Oven, 81;
Johnnie LaRock, 80,
MAE l. SAVAGE, Teacher.
A chimney burning out in the Bascom
House was the occasion OF considera Die
excite Monday evening and several
persons tried to persuade Landlord Rollin
ellison that bis hotel was on fire, but be
knew everything was safe and refused to |
get excited or lose his head.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National w hite River bank |
at their banking house Tuesday the fol-
Tna Ina a mas ula fnrs A
Brooks, John X. Topper, e. A. Davis, J. |
o. Beiknap and w. b. Z. Stickney. The /
dire ctors elected w. b. Q. Stickney prssi-
dent; A. A. Brooks, vics president, and e.
A. Davis, cashier.
The ladies' OF the Tuesday club enter
taiued thsir male friends at the home OF |
James Graham Tuesday evening. IL was |
q nut" party. Mrs. T.. N. Qaerin gave |
vocal selections, Mrs. f. A. Read rem
dered some selections and the evening |
closed with whist, at whicA the drst prize /
was taken by Principal Wright and the |
rear prize by John Kimbali.
At the annual meeting of the Univer-
salist society Monday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected: Moderator, CD. /
Cushing: clerk, VIM. R.Adams; treasurer,
Edison tmrry; collector, Ms. l.. M /
Greene; assistant collector, Mrs. r. l.. |
Martin; vestrymen, II. K. Ad ms, L. NJ. I
Greene, G. D. Gushing, L. NJ. Heath, D. p. I.
Shaw, Mrs. II. l.. Martin; COMMITTEES on .
singing, Ms. l.. N. HEATH and Mrs. +. l.. /
Martin. Rev. T.. A. Read has been |
engaged as pastor for the coming year.
What might have easily been a serious
copflagrstion OF mysterious origin was
seasonahly discovered at the house OF
Horses Durham Wednesday OF last week. |
There was a ceIluloid comb lying on a
bureau a lev feet from the stove which /,
took Dire In an unaceountable manner and
had II not been tor the presence In the
room OF z ison Fisher, father of Mrs. e. /
l. Durham, the fire would have soon
communicated to a pile of papers and
other infi8mmable matter near by end
thence 10 the dwelling itself.
TIE report has Just been received IN
Bethel OF the death In Minnesota last IA
OF A. r. McKinstry, who was killed in q
runsTay sccideut. He was blowing with
an old team aud broncbo, recently pur-
chased, when the broncho toak fris ut and
started he team on q run, throwing MIR.
Mckenstry under The plo~share and
sexerinR the artery ~ bis right leg. He
was dragged about Is rods and no assist-