Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-31
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

T.. II. Cham bertin lhtely hau hofse iai
dead in the street
The G. Z. society will dedicate and u.s.
its new singing books this evening.
John Hartwell spent several days visit
ing friends in TunDridge last week.
Miss Grace Washburn went to Spring
field, Mass, Tuesday TO visit relatives.
w. T. King has been appointed local
agent of the New York Life insurance Co,
Arthur Briggs OF Barnard has charge o.
the creamery during the absence of w. L.
Fish.
Rev. /. s. Yerks of Rochester was in
town Monday, the guest of James Town
send.
B.Southworth has fourteen months
old beifer that gave birth last week to a
live calf.
Austin Emery, conductor on the G. V.
railway, was the guest of Edison Emery
Saturday.
The sacrament OF the Lords supper will
be administered at the Cong'l church Sun
day morning.
The intiatory degree was worked on
one candidate at the Odd Fellows meeting
Wednesday OF last week.
Anna Grout, who has been spending
week with her sister, returned to her
home in Waterbury Friday.
c. F. Hayes has moved from the Kit
tredge farm to the dwelling Of Miss Sara
Henry on North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. r. d. ellison returned
Saturday from their wedding trip and are
stopping at the Bascom House.
George r. Pease returned to Springfield.
Mass, Monday after spending a month
with his brother, }. Frank Pease.
Miss Helen Brooks entertained a party
Of young friends at a Christmas tree
Wednesday evening of last week.
II. w. Kemp has conveyed to John e. |
Iiaskins his farm situated on the Pan.
dolph town line, in the town OF Bethel
Frank Lyman has sold to Willis l.. Wal |
do for 1910 his premises situated about |
one mile southwesterly OF Bethel village |
Miss Stella Adams returned this week
for the winter from Belfast, Me, where /
she has been employed in millinery store.
A daughter was born Dec "a to Rev. j. |
b. Sargent and wife of Lisbon. N. H., be-
ing granddaughter of Mrs. b. G. Har-
low.
Willis Brooks is assisting in the Boston
bargain store, also Geo. Davis. c. w.
Marston, the manager, left for the South
Tuesday.
A daughter was born Dec. 20 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Wilson Of st. Adams. being a
granddaughter 10 Mrs. j. j. Wilson of
this town.
Mrs. Smith Of Lisbon n. H., and Mr..
and Mrs. Smith OF Bartlett, N. H., have
been here visiting David Shaw in his
serious illness.
Several cases OF measles have developed
In town the past week, all of which seem
TO bs traceable to some passenger on the
Z. v. railway one day last week.
9. II. Soule, superintendent of the c. V.
railway, was in town last Saturday and
made an inspection Of the proposed rail-
road route TO the granite quarries. {
Thos. Ganley, a cutter at the Woodbury. ]
Co she Is, left last week for New York on
his way to his former home In Ireland. ,
from which he has been absent nine years.
The lights at the Congl church burned
out Sunday, necessitatng the using of
vestry and lamps for Sunday evening SER /.
vice, at which time the minister gave ;
resume OF two years happenings.
9. L. Orion, former principal of the l
Mhltcomb High school but for the past Z
two years principal of the High school at
Essex, has received the appointment Of !
deputy collector at West Berkshire, VT. h
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Mcdonald have !,
come from Hannawa Falls, n. ", and are
stopping for the winter with Rev. Il. r. 9
felton on Christian hill Mr.. Mcdonald
ledge.
Carson Chase, son of the late Geo. b. N
q. Mr.. Chase left Bethel many years ago SC
and was resident OF Detroit His health al
bad been failing for some time and he had
gone TO New Orleans hoping to find inn
provement.
Thos. Herman, a quarryman, was ar
rested Dec. 18th for intoNication and fined
- and costs, amounting to about si2. with
alternative sentence in Woodstock jail OF
ten days. The respondent claimed to have
the money to pay his fine, but as a matter n,
OF choice and pecuniary gain chose the
free board at Woodstock.
Among Bethel people who went away ~
Tor Christmas were $. NJ. Washburn and N
family with his mother at Randolph Cen ~
teri Geo. Marsh and family at Egbert ua
sheldon's in Gaysville; CO. Spaulding and
family at Bridgewater; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred au
h. Hackett al Barre; and Mr.. and Mrs at
Will Maynard at Windsor
K. b. Ellis Of Mortified and Goodwin ne
Starrett have conveyed to the newly form ne
ed r. b. Ellis Granite Co.. a corporation Nj
organized under the laws Of the state on ar
Vermont, the five following granite tracts. do
The l.. II. Abbott farm of i75 acres. the all
kittredge eight-acre piece, the fifty-acre .
y. NJ. Cough lot. the thirty-seyen acre -.
Bagley lot,the rights on the Alonzo Wood ~
worth farm. -
The following is taken from the Sunday W,
5lobe Mrs. Winifred johnson Of d.
ing Of a child's observation, before the IN,
club at its first me ting of the he
new year. Beside understanding the the an
Dry OF her subject, Mrs. johnson can well
De uonstfste from the practical point. as w
he Perfect observation and keen r-rcep-
iion OF her two children. aged four aud 70
wo, whose training she has entirely con- o.
rolled from earliest infancy, shows her to
lave well IN hand, subject every mother ,
hould cultivate" -
Postmistress Arnold wishes the CourrER bu
% call the attention Of those served by TIE ne,
-ural free delivery to the following rules i
u the poslofce depsrtment:-aIt will be da
necessary LOT the patrons 10 so erect the cia
boxes near The highways travelled by the an
'arrier thai be can reach them 10 deposit alb,
Ind collect mail without dismountinV Re
rom his vehicle" The patrons are ex- sin
'ected TO meet the department half way TO
~ afording the carriers every facility for 7
he performance OF their duties, By keep 10.
ng the roads open after heavy snow falls Va