Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
Bethel Local intelligence.

recent visitor at II. B. Leases.
Mrs. ID. s. Phillips Of Waterbury is stop
ping q short time at DR.. r. M. Chase's.
l.. p Booth, the photographer, comes to
his studio here for work every Tuesday.
George Arnold is at home after a
months visit TO relatives at Providence, h.
William s. Wood has sold the Ellis Cur
It's farm on Christian hill to James C., Aus
tin, Jr.
Rev. i. f. FELTON, Of Cotton, n. Y, was
IN town on business from Friday until
Tuesday.
NJ. H. Harrington Of Philadelphia is at
his mothers, Mrs, NJ. Il. Harringtons,
this week.
win Edmunds returned TO his work at
Rutland Saturday after a ten days yaca-
tion at home.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
al pustoffce addressed to Mr. Tom Harris
ana Mr., J. Sanger
Mrs. Peter O'Connell left last week for a
visit 10 Der daughter, Mrs. John Rourxe
at Arlington, Mass.
George Daniorth has moved to Rutland
from the tenement house OF W. n. Ed
munds on Pleasant st.
Victor Reed is absent on a business trip
in western Massachusetts in the interests
OF the Mo Hair company.
Nrs / @ Nden is acting as housekeep-
er for Mira Ia. aphine French after spend /
ing two months in Massachusetts,,
The week Of or. yer was observed at the !
Congl church by . 'ryices Tuesday, Thurs 4
day and Friday even 'hgs OF last week.
j. j. Bowen Of n, orthheld has been
spending the past weeA Win ms niece,
Mrs, CT. Waldo, at Map. 'roVe farm
Mrs. l.. w. Cloush has BE- en- quite III the
u M baF II. ~
Burlington has been assisting her care.
+. y. ellison carried the pupils Of the
Whitcomb High school on straw ride TO
Randolph Friday evening with his four.
horse barge. "
Mrs. y. n. Quirin has returned from Al /
bany, n. ", accompanied by her sister. !
Since her return Mrs. Quirin has been
confined to the house by illness.
The concert and ball by the Rlaisdell or n
chestra Wednesday evening Of last week =
was great success Fifty-eight full tick y
cts were sold and about $50 persons COM :
posed the audience at the concert.
There will be public whist party at
the home OF Mrs. Guy Wilson next
"wednesday evening, Jan. 22d, from eight ed
70 1880 for the benefit Of the Free library. hl
Ladies and gentlemen are both invited.
ID. H. Child began Wednesday OF last ~
week the cutting OF ice on Lake Ansel for ~
the supply OF Bethel village the coming
season The ice Is now about thirteen =,
inches thick and is adding 10 its thickness M
every day. -
The annual roll call will be held in the
pariors OF the Congl church the evening
~ Jan. 2. The committee for the same as NJ
kGlioWs:-Ann Sargent, Lucy Graham, r..
Mrs. u. 4. Mcsser, Miss Julia Miller, Miss '"
Mary Kimball, q. NJ. Miller. 3.
4. Z. Messer, for a long time inefficient
and popular clerk in the store Of J. G. Sar- to
gent, leaves this month for Burlington 50
where he will assume the agency for an
educational firm Of Boston. Mrs Messer
will remain in Bethel this winter, but ex-
poets 10 join her husband In the spring.
Mr.. MCsser has many friends IN Bethel
who regret his departure. fai
The vaudeville troupe Of the Whitcomb
High school will give an entertainment in re,
the town hall Friday evening Of this week.
From the excellent entertainment given ia
by them last year it is safe TO say they viii
have good attendance and give credit
able entertainment. Henry Upper. the IN
crack bicycle rider, win again appear on
the stage. Tickets are on sale at f. l.. to-
Martins,
W. w.. Webb of Barnard took second a
prize for box butter az the Dairymens as
socisti0n fair st Montpelier last week, no
scoring a6 points out Of a possible 100
His successful competitor scored 81 points. -;
Mr. Webb saws be IS now studying how to IT'D
score the lacking three and one half
points. During the past year he has kept pc
~ cows. from which he has made over
ann lhs 81 butter. beside The milk ana N
butter consumed ia a family OF four.
s3i-..,-,,..,y ,,,,..i,,a, ~ a., er, ai.-
frisf Monday evening the following ofiic-
rrs were elected. "A. T.. Cady. moderator.
Guy Wilson, clerk and treasurer; S. NJ.
Wasb6uru, G.. ID. Cushing aud j. 4. Marsh,
#5-ufIant N committee. a. Zee Cady. chief be
.1fIgigfar. d M Weston. 1st assistant. II ur
Is Marsh IA assistant M yrss voiced that
fha fr4 hose Of The district shauId NOT ba ma
taken buE for rrivafe use lax Of 95e ON 81
~ 4aIfsr I'D the rFauH fi7t was voted
Al. m. .,.,,,.,I ,,,...s,... 20 az. g., 81,
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