Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-06
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

MISS Jane ANuh was AAAiAih ''Nt--
dolph Saturday.
Eugene Brooks OF keene, \. h'' mas
been ia town for several days.
Mrs. A. l.. stearns visited the family Of
John n. Reed in Jericho last week.
Louis Pevear has opened q barber shop
in the rooms Of the Bethel Tavern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Babcock OF Stock
bridge visited +. B. Markham saturday
Traffic on the Rochester railroad was re-
sumed Friday, after delay OF three days
Samuel Abbott returned 10 his duties as
student in Middlebury college Monday.
Miss Maud Cady, an attendant at the
Waterbury asylum, was at home over sun
day.
Frank Bowen and Miss Martha Norton
are here for two weeks from North An
dover, Mass.
DIT. Dyke went 10 Waitsheld Monday
10 remain for several weeks, working on
carpenter job.
Miss Elizabeth Packer Of Marshheld was
the guest Of Miss Harriet Fisher Tuesday
and Wednesday,
Mrs. Annie Miller Davis Of Methuen,
Mass, arrived On town last week for
short visit TO relatives.
Miss Flora Chapman is able to be out
again after being confined TO the house by
illness for several months.
Mrs. Charles W. Spaulding is quite
seriously IN at Hartford, Conn.,, where she
went last month TO visit relatives.
Rev. T.. +. FELTON, of Cotton, n, y, ar
rived in town Tuesday on business con-
nected with his farm on Christian hill.
John Marshall shaw is in critical con-
dition. lie is confined TO the bed but his
mental faculties do not seem imppired as
yet.
DR.. r. NJ. Chase and Dr. w. ID. Hunting
ton were IN Montpelier Thursday evening
10 attend a reunion OF the legislators Of
1900.
Frank Olmstead is staying with his
mother, Mrs. Frank Roberts, while laid
OF from work with rheumatism in one
hand
Mrs. w. G. Larock went to Laconia, n.
H., last week TO make two weeks visit
TO her daughter who is attending school
in that city.
Allen Durham is building foundations
IN the rear OF his present main barn and
and will turn the barn partly round and
move il back.
There are letters unclaimed at the Bethel
postofiice addressed to A. II. Beraus, Amos
Locke, Louis A, Morse, Louis Poudre and
George Teazie.
Rev w. II. White of South Royalton
will preach next Sunday at the 'Lympus
NJ. y. church at 1870 a. m, and in Cush-
ing hall at 80.
Willis Davis and Clarence Chadwick
completed their work last week at Cut
tingsyille for Ward a Douglass and have
returned home
Harry Rowe Of Brattleboro spent several
days in town last week, coming up to at
tend the funeral OF his brother, the late
Lowell b. Howe.
Mrs. Ella Spaulding returned 10 her
home at Lowell, Mass, this week after
spending several months with her brother,
Elmer +. spaulding,
Warren l.. French has sold his farm on
the Royalton hill road to DR.. Joseph A.
Bowman Of Minneapolis, Mimi, for $500.
Possession will be given April lst.
Mrs. Samuel Bowen and daughter, Miss
Jennie Bowen, OF Westmoreland, n. H.,
spent several days in town last week with
friends, returning home saturday.
The ladies Of the Universalist church
viii give their annual chicken pie supper
in Harrington parlors Wednesday even
ing, November u, from to s p. m.
Bethel friends Of Judge VIM. II. Bliss
viii be glad 10 learn that he has sufficient
~ recovered from his recent critical illness
80 as 10 be able to be at his Office again.
Mrs. Mercy Stackpole, mother OF Z. n.
Stackpolo, and Porter Stackpole, a broth
CT, returned to their home at Potsdam, ~
y, Saturday after ten days visit here.
Mrs. L. NJ. Heath aud daughter, Miss
Ethelynd, went 10 Boston last week
Miss Heath is TO remain in Boston this
winter TO pursue her studies in vocal mu-
sic.
Miss Lizzie Longevin Of Fall River.
Mass, who was visiting her brother,
kemi Longevin, died Thursday night OF
heart disease. Miss Longevin was a resi-
dent Of Bethel many years ago.
Alonzo Emery IS in town after five
months engagement for the Vermont
Bible society On Washington, Chittenden
and Bennington counties. During this
time be travelled over 1900 miles, visited
1890 families and distributed IS bibles
and portions Of bibles.
The railroad company is raising the
grade Of the highway near the dangerous
Findley bridge crossing By dumping sew
eral cars of coal ashes. This will make
it some safer, but the main danger viii re-
main and people using this crossing will
stand good chance Of being shOrt-liyed
until the location is changed.
While engaged in assisting in the OPEN
ing o. the water gate at the Blue Hill sta
tion d the Bethel Electric Light and Power
company Tuesday morning, Fred Weston
met with quite an accident The thumb
OF his left hand became caught IN the head
81 a bolt and was badly mannled the
bone being crushed TO the first joint.
II. r. Morse. executor, has sold 10 Ham
I'm g.. Barnes the home farm o. the late
Alexander Morse, situated on the RAN
dolph road near Findley bridge This
sale does not include the small house and
rot. MIR. Morse viii have an auction Nov.
18th, when be viii sell the small house and
other property. See his ad. in another
column.
Some evil disposed individual believed
in reaping where he had not sown las
week when be stole a deer that Ed Ril
killed in Rochester Little Hollow. Mr.
kiN was not able to take away the carcass
the same day and dragged i into som.
bushes, bot when he returned next dav d
was gone. The matter b. being invcsti
gated and "a is expected from certain fact
that are known that the culprit viii b
run down.
Representative G. d. Gushing introduce,
two bills last Friday Of local interest
bin granting charter 10 the Cherry Hfi
Cemetery association. % which IA M
Chase. o. 4. SHAW, Rollin ellison. A z
Hunton and g. y. Cushing are charte
members. and B 20 enable Whitcoml
High school 70 - bonds for srsun1 ~
the purpose OF hui ing q new eehonffons