Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-09
Bethel Local Intelligence.

f. A. Maxham has been laid up with
sickness the past week.
Mrs. Annie Sherlock has closed long
engagement with Mrs. Sarah Sturtevant
and gone 10 Sharon.
Mr. and Mrs. Emofy Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel, Of Brookteld spent sun
day with Mrs. G. r. Heath, sister OF Mrs
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs w. l.. Fish drove to Sber-
burne last week TO attend the golden we'd
ding anniversary OF "a uncle and aunt OF
Mrs Fish.
There are unelaimei letters at The Beth
el postofiice addressed to the following in
dividuals - Mrs. b. Z. Clark, j. b. Glade
and Mr.. Z. Kennedy.
Albert 4. Stelrns bss been absent sever
al days visiting his SOL, Roy Stearns, at
Springfield VT, Du. ng his absence =. 1t.
Hatch assisted in the very stable work.
The annual meeting Of the voters in the
fire district Monday evening was adj urn
ed without Transaction Of any business TO
Monday evening, Jan, r, at p. m. in the
Office Of Guy Wilson.
Town Clerk Adams has compiled the
following statement in regard 10 the De-
cember temperature average since 1896.
The figures are given ia degrees above
zero 1886, 15.2S; 1897, -; 1888, l9t 1899, /
years, 1896.
Passengers on the noTthbnund mail ST. /
urday afternoon fumed and fused at the 1
Bethel station for over an hour waiting /
for a fresh engine to axe along the train /
iu place Of the regular locomotive which .
blew out cylinder head ebout one mile 4
north Of the station.
January 9TH was the tenth anniversary
Of the wedding Of M. and Mrs. Carl d.
Cushing. MONDAY evening their r ends.
to the numter Of about seventy, gathered
at their home to help them celebrate,
bringing two very comfortable easy chairs
and a goodly assortment of tin utensils.
The evening was YER pleasantly passed in
playing whist and other games, after
which refreshments were served.
Postmistress MIS-. Martha Arnold has
on exhibition at the postoiiice a sample Of
rural free delivery box that is acceptable
to the postoiiice department. The depart
ment requires that the patrons on any one
route agree on a certain pattern Of box
that would be acceptable and use that
only Each box has two keys for the use
of the patron. Each patrons keys will
open only his own box, while the carrier
has master key that opens all the boxes.
The sample box carries a flag that auto
registers whether there is mail ]
in the box or not. The outfit costs = OF
with post $3.50.
d. NJ. Strong is the victim of a rather '
peculiar incident in regard to a piano he
recently CARED from the Bethel station !
destined for Montpelier. The Montpelier ,
man did not receive the instrument duly
and Mr.. Strong, after making some ulsat- ;
isfactory inquiries, went TO Montpelier to !
look up the lost instrument. None could
be found al the station nor any trace there
and as the station seemed open and fee to !
many, Mr.. Strong concluded that some |
body Ia Mont eler had taken the piano
from the station, considering il a Clfist- {
mas gift from some unknown source. Mr.
Strong returned home and the next morn u
ing went into the Bethel station to make o
further inquiry OF Mr.. Carr. The latter 4
showed him a letter Just received which {
stated that plano sent from Bethel 6i- A
rected to Montpeler had strayed some z
how down TO Windsor, had got started on S
The right course again and had got Just far
enough TO take part in a smashup at
White River Junction and was in a very
sick condition indeed. Herbert" claims
hat Mr.. Strong collapsed on the receipt 5
II this information and had to be taken
acme by team. p