Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-03
Bethel Local Intelligence

Mrs. Doyle OF Royalton spent last Neei
with her sister, Mrs. +. l.. Messer.
NJ. E. Savage and B. C. Rogers have beer
appointed fish and game wardens fol
/ Bethel.
Miss Mabel Dyke has been engaged t.
teach the spring term Of school at Easl
! Barnard.
d. w. Shaw, proprietor of the Bethe
bobbin factory, was at his home IN Lisbon
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence White have gone
| to Windsor, where they have procured sit
uations on the Eyarts farm.
Miss May Savage and Miss Ellen Pres
/ ton went 10 New Bedford, Mass, Tuesday,
where they have situations.
| August Whitaker has moved from the
/ Fassett block TO Ed. Flowers house owned
/ by the estate of j. w. Waldo.
Az Gillette has moved from his farm
on Camp Brook to the dwelling IN this
I village known as the Ainsworth house.
Rolln Fassett, Mrs. r. s. Fiske and
Miss Florence Fiske Of Montpelier have
been guests at W. j. Brooks this week.
Miss E. Mayo, who has been quite in
and laid off from work, is taking a yaea-
tion in Springfield, Mass, with friends.
Miss Kate Billiard is soon to move from
the Paige house to the house Of j. Nj. Bur-
nett ON River street, vacated by w. c..
Waldo.
Miss May spaulding has resigned her
position in the telephone office at SaXton 5
River and is with her aunt, Mrs. A, L..
Stearns.
w. G. Shaw was laid up from active
work last week from the results OF stick
ing pitchfork into sensitive portion Of
his foot.
National Bank Examiner F. l., Fish was
in town Friday and Saturday, making his
official inspection of the National White
River bank.
A petition has been addressed to the Sc
lectmen asking them to call special town
meeting in regard to the White River
bridge matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Emery Of St. AL
bans were in town over Sunday to close
the trade with John w. Sharpe for the Ar
MIN Putnam farm.
Funeral services of the late Merrick
Sylvester were held last Thursday from
the family residence in this village, Rev.
r. A. Read officiating.
1t is reported that the quarries on
Christian hill owned by f. B. Ellis of
Northfeld are to open work this week
with a full force Of men.
The cattle Of the estate of the late +. +.
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tuberculosis and il WAS found necessary
to slaughter eight head.
w, e, Holden, who has been spending
the winter at j. l.. Stackpole's on Barnard
hill, returned to his home in Hannawa
Falls, N, ", Monday,
Miss Cecile Buck OF East Roxbury stop
ped over Sunday with her sister, Miss Lii
liam Buck, while on her way home from
the Albany Business college.
Miss Mary Stickney is at home from her
school in Boston for the Easter vacation;
also George W. ellison and Richard Wilson
from the University of Vermont.
Fred A. Edmunds is coming home from
Baltimore Medical college this week for
the summer vacation. He has one more
year there to complete his course.
Miss Ella Chadwick OF Chelsea was at
Mrs c. &. Stearns' last week. Miss Chad
wick is teacher in the Chelsea village
school in the primary department.
Eugene Rogers has moved from the ten
ement house of Rollin ellison on North
Main street to the tenement in the Mars
ton block over w. j. Brooks store.
J. w. Sharp and father, William Sharp,
of Somerville arrived in town Saturday to
take possession of the farm recently bought
by the younger Mr.. Sharp of Austin Emery.
Gardner Wheeler has resigned his posi-
ton as night baggage master at Bellows
Falls and accepted position in a whole
sale grocery house at White River juno
tion.
The ladies of Christ church sent last
week barrel of clothing for two young
Indian girls at the Fort Bennett, South
Dakota school, being the result of their
Lenten work.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth !
ell postofiice addressed to Mr.. Anderson, |
section boss; Harvey Blanchard, Mrs. !
Anna Grove, Frank Morris, J.. w. White, |
5. Whitcomb.
Attorney j. II. Senter of Montpelier was
in town last week in consultation with 5, |
c. Durham. Mr.. Senter appears for Mr.. |
Durham in his suit against the Electric /
Light company.
Geo. Brown Of Hartford, workman at
the Ellis granite quarry, has hired the |
house on the Arson Marsh farm, owned /
10y Rev. +. F. FELTON,, and viii move his /
family here soon.
Mrs. James A. Graham was called to |
Ludlow Thursday Of last week by the |
death OF Mr.. Bradley, Sr. Mr.. Bradley 1
was father in-law of Mrs. Ada Bradley. /
formerly of this town.
w. A. Durham has moved to his farm /
on the Randolph road and John Iarock \
who has been carrying on the same the I
past year, mas moved back upon his prem 1
ises near the bridge crossing.
The supreme court of the state OF Wash |
ington has passed a sentence of death .
upon Alfred Hamilton. the murderer of 4
David NJ. Woodbury., formerly of this 1
town. This is the first sentence of death 4
passed by this court.
Tuesday afternoon, April 1st, very en-
loyable whist party was given to Mrs. T. /
y. Smith. The ladies carried refresh
ments and portion of the food was Of a
very mysterious nature. The ladies left a
dozen fine fruit plates as a mark Of esteem
for Mrs. Smith.
F. \. Chapman has entered upon his
duties as assistant postmaster. w. c.
Waldo, the former assistant, sold his
household goods at auction last Saturday
and Is now stopping with his father, c. +.
Waldo, on Royalton hill, making prepara-
tions for his trip to the state of Washing
ton soon.
c. s. Davis has decided to John c. and
Ellen 5. Gilman the farm lately occupied
by his son, Willis Davis, and known as
the David Torrey farm. This place is adj
situated about half way be-