Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-13
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Bethel Local Intelligence.
Mrs. /. NJ. Frost Of Montpelier was in
town this week.
The Tuesday club met this week with
Mrs. George A. Marsh.
Miss Sue Fiheld visited her relatives in
Williamstown last week.
George e. Clark has been confined to
his house BY Illness the past week.
Mrs. Egbert Sheldon Of Stockbridge is
Visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Marsh,
this week.
Miss stella stoddard left last Thursday
for visit to her brother, Amos stoddard,
at Windsor.
DR.. Pearl Ellis, well known in this town,
is now located in st. Adams in the prac-
tice Of dentistry.
-Four members the Rising star grange
attended the grange meeting at south
Royalton last Saturday.
Frank J. Greene OF Hanover, n. H.,
spent Sunday with j. q. Sargent for whom
he was formerly clerk
Robert Soper went to Springfield, Mass,
Saturday to take an examination for a sta
tionary engineers license.
Miss Laura e. Paige OF East Longmead-
ow, Mass. is spending her vacation with
her father, Willis K. Paige.
NJ. II. Harrington of Philadelphia has
been spending the past week with his
mother, Mrs. N. =. Harrington.
Miss Mary A. Hodgkins is in Boston
this week 20 meet her trimmer, Miss J.. Nj,
Allen,and to buy her spring goods.
Mrs. A. II. King and two younger chill
dren went TO st. Johusbury Monday for
week s visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. G.. Howe
The VIII Spear place near the Randolph
town line has been conveyed to G.. w.
Draper who comes from Lawrence, st.
Lawrence County, n. Y.
For four days last week no night mail
was received at this postofiice. The cause
alleged was that the night train men had
lost the key to the depot.
The dwelling OF Mrs. Abbie Colby Gar
rick at Stoekbridge Common was destroy
ed by fire Monday. It was insured in the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Ned Pippin goes to Greenfield, Mass,
this week TO attend the trial of his case
against the b. a. NJ. r. r. for injuries re-
ceiyed while in their employ last July,
when an acknowledgements bolt was
driven through his leg
Mrs r. p. Holden and son, Laurie Hol-
den, Of Penacook have been in town the
past week. Laurie Holden has not been in
Bethel for the past twelve years. He is
now engaged in buying wool in Montana
for a large Eastern concern.
The damage done to the electric light
plant was repaired so that the lights
were turned ON again Thursday evening Of
last week after the village had been in par
tial darkness for four evenings. The con-
venience OF electric lights is never more
appreciated than when one has to 90 with
out them for a short time.
The flooring in the I'd primary depart
ment in the Whitcomb High school,
taught by Miss Buck, was found to be on
fire Fricay about fifteen minutes OF one.
The fire, which had gained only slight
Roadway, was soon eXtinguished by the
school boys. The cause is supposed TO
have been the dropping of live Goals from
the stove.
The ferry across White River has been
run the past week by w. II. Smith. Mr..
Smith is in the employ .of the town and
no toll is charged for passengers. The
selectmen have posted notices that passen-
gers travel this way at their own risk and
that there should be no travel "for fun
Mr.. Smith states that no one has any
idea OF the amount OF travel and says he
makes about 400 trips day.
1t was currently reported on the street
Monday that the town had been served
with an injunction in favor of the Inter-
national Paper Co., forbidding the COM
slructlon OF temporary bridge across
White River as planned. There was no
truth in this report The officers OF the
paper company had written the seleetmen,
calling their attention to the danger the
proposed bridge would be in from the log
drive in the spring.
A. Lee Cady leaves the coming week for
Lawrence, Mass, where he will have the
management OF department in the hard
ware store OF Sanborn a. Robinson, one
OF the largest dealers in Massachusetts,.
Mr. Cady does not sever his connection
with the firm Of Abbott a Cady. Mr.. Ca
dy, though born in Barnard, has lived in
Bethel since early youth and leaves many
warm friends in Bethel, who regret that
business opportunities cause mis- leaving
town. Mrs. Cady expects to join him
about May 1st.