Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

E.P. Jose of Boston was in town the
first OF the week.
Miss Mamie Wynn is clerking 10 the
Boston Bargain store.
Miss May Blossom was in Randolph
Wednesday OF last week.
The bobbin factory had to shut down
Monday, waiting for logs.
H.K. Wing and B. c. Rogers drove to
Rutland Wednesday on business.
Rev. II. w. Hlldreth and family OF
Rochester spent day in town last week.
John ID. Eaton, special agent for the
Continental Insurance Co., was IN town
Tuesday.
w. A. Dietrich returned from Boston
last week and is stopping at the Bsscom
House.
The chimney on the j. @. Sargent block
had warming up Monday evening ana
finally burned out.
Mrs. French OF Springfield, Mass,
arrived Tuesday 10 visit her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Fisher.
Mrs Martin King and children went to
Boston Tuesday TO spend a couple OF
weeks with relatives.
The Jury in the Luce assam case
returned a verdict Tuesday at, Woodstock
for Mrs. Luce for some $500.
r. Q. Fisher and l.. Cruger Of Buffalo,
~ ", are stopping i'm town several days
looking over the tannery plant.
Il. II. Hatch has closed his services at
the saloon OF John Keleher and his place
is now filled by +. c. Mcintyre.
Miss Georgia Black Of Cape Rozier, |
Ne, is spending the Christmas holidays /
with her sister, Mrs. w c. Clifford
WI Tracey and wife have gone to /
their home in Maine. Mr.. Tracey has \
been a cutter at the Wood bury shed.
The Young Peoples Social Union Of the
Uniyersalist church will meet as usual on
Friday evening in Harrington parlors.
Alfred Parrot went TO Leominster,
Mass. Thursday to take lucrative posi-
ton in the tannery Of Phelps & Harrison.
Five workmen from Barre have been
engaged the past week In piping the
Woodbury. Co.'S granite shed for steam
heat.
Guy Cleveland, Whitcomb High school
'03, went TO Taunton, Mass, Monday,
where he has a situation in the insane
asylum.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Hermon T. Douglas and
three children of Concord arrived Tuesday
for a visit at Moses Clukey's, father OF
Mrs. Douglas.
Quite a number Of the pupils OF the
Whitcomb High school enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Gaysville Saturday evening in
r. ID. Gilson's barge.
The thermometer registered Tuesday
lhe lowest OF the season, standing at the
house OF w. ii. Edmunds on Pleasant
street at IS below zero.
Harry Emery, former clerk at the ,
3ascom House but now working in a
IA
lay with friends In town. {
Willis L. Fish, proprietor OF the .Har-
'ington creamery, was quite severely
burned about the face Monday by exhaust
team at the creamery plant.
Geo. II. Upper, DIR. X. NJ. Chase, l.. NJ. G
Heath and Jas. NJ, Townsend attended a I
Meeting OF the Mobiles OF the Mystic $
ihrine at Montpelier last Friday. 4
Letters remaining unclaimed in Bethel :
'ostofiice; Mr.. Ernest Brown, A. r. Cam
ron, Esq, Mr.. John Nelson, Mrs. Mary
Rogers, Carlos Peters, Mr.. William WEIGH. s
Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Elmer Of Brattleboro 1
we're the guests OF Principal Wright sew 4
raj days last week. Mrs. Wright con- I
lnues TO improve In health and is now
BILE 10 leave her room,
The children OF the Universalist Sunday
chool are invited TO gather in Harrington
arlors ON Christmas Eve, from 4 TO 81
clock. Children unconnected with other
'hools are also invited to attend. cl
John Wheeler Of Boston was in town
ne first OF the week. Mr.. Wheeler has q
fine position with the GRAY Sunply
o., a firm engaged in furnishing hotel "A
ipplies 70 the higher class hostelrIes.
p. A, Chatfield returned last Thursday 10
ON two months absence during which n
e visited every New England state and
ew York. Mr.. Chatfield claims 10 have =,
et several honest men during his trip. tn
The Dartmouth Dramatic club will give "
J initial performance next Friday, pre-
nting the "School for Scandal DC
he part Of Lady Sneerwell will be taken ev
( Ben Nj. Washburn, Dartmouth '07, "
:. n. ;. '03.
Miss Allen. trimmer at the Hodgkins 10
ore, left Tuesday for her home in Brad , 10
I'd, where she will remain until after ~
lristmas, when she expects to go
nth 70 spend the winter with friends ha
Washington and Baltimore. tn
Michael Roach. a cutter at the Wood IN
ny Co.'s sheds and boarding at the We
'thel Tavern, had his trunk robbed some
ne Monday OF fine gold watch, chain A
q two rings, estimated to be worth y
out sl5o. He has no clue 10 the euiprit.
Attention is called to residents on rural
e delivery routes Of the necessity Of
Oveling paths from the main highway n
the mail boxes. The postoffice de-
rtmcnt requires the patrons to do this
d II not done the carrier Is not Obliged OF
deliver the mail. m
IN the guessing contest at J. @. sar- q
nts, the silver service offered BY the IN
4 Grist Mill Health Food manufacturers pl
the best guess on the number of kerr l.
Is 81 wheat In a glass jar was won by 81
r. r. A. Roundy. Kernels OF wheat In =,
J, $3.50, Mrs. Roundy's guess, $500.
December 18th. President Roosevelt sent -
the name Of Martha Arnold for post
stress az Bethel. Mrs Arnold has ua
charged the duties OF postmistress at GU
thel for four years In a thorough. fr
sincss-ltke manner, giving entire salts dr.
zion 10 the government and the public. IA
N the ConR1 church next SUNDAY
Irning he minister viii devote the SER W,
e TO a Christmastidc subject In the ~
ming al z O'Clock the sunday school -
q give a Christmas concert On Thurs
Z, the 24th, there will be a Christmas
e and supper 81 the church from 10
} the afternoon. CO
Warren l.. French arrived In Chicago lul
G.. 10th and found the city IN the midst an
q blizzard with the Thermometer 12' To-
ow and foot Of snow. He writes
Z perhaps Illinois Il q nice pleasant n,
he 20 visit IN summer. but too cold
winter. ft i estimated that = tenn n
zturu % - below in Chicago fzas ~
As "a below In Vermont.