Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-03
Bethel Local Intelligence.
Guy WILSON, Local Editor.

with sickness.
Howard Edison Of Burlington was in
town over Sunday.
Perrin Padio went to Warren Monday
TO visit his daughter.
Oliver n .Barrows made business trip to
Woodstock last Friday.
E.N. Smith of Bellows Falls was in
town the first Of the week.
Rev.I S. Yerkes Of Rochester was the
guest of Rev. J. Hall Long Monday.
Miss MAY Blossom is on the sick list
and kept from her duties at the Bargain
store.
the holidays in the Brooks Washburn
store.
Mrs. Charles Davis, an old resident, suf-
fered a shock Monday forenoon and lies
in a critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Damien Of Bellows
Falls were in town over Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. l.. II. Edison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn T. Chadwick Of
Windsor have been stopping several days
with his father. 4. A. Chadwick.
Plenty Of extra copies OF this weeks
COURIER, containing the "Bethel Granite"
story, can be had at II. e. Adams.
Miss Caroline Harlow lett Monday for a
two months absence at Lisbon, n. H.,
visiting her brother, Rev. j. b. Sargent.
Chas Harrison Of Leominster, Mass, a
former Well-knOwn resident OF this town,
spent Thanksgiving in town with friends. f.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rice Of stoneham, /
Mass, have been spending the past week /
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs III. c. Rice. |
Mrs. Z. q. Cushman is expected home .
this week from Waterbury, Conn, where .
she has been caring for her niece, Mrs. c. .
A. Greer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeman and family
of South Royalton spent Thanksgiving
with his brother, DR., Daniel Freeman, of
this town.
At the Congregational church next Sun
day there viii be q collection after the
morning service for the Congl Education
al society.
The ladies' conducting the UniversaIist
fair request that all articles for the tables
be delivered before four o'clock on Tues
day afternoon.
The supply Of water at the railroad tank
is getting low and the users for domestic
consumption have been notified that they
will be cut of this week.
John McGuire,a cutter at the Woodbury. /
shed, split two fingers Monday, a heavy !
stone falling on them. DIR. l.. NJ Greene Z
dressed the injured members.
T.A.Chadwlck entertained over Thanks I
giving Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Gee and /
child Of Montpelier and Misses Ella and v
Fannie Chadwick Of runbridge. E
General Manager Claflin Of the Roches- |
ter r. h. remembered the trainmen y
Thanksgiving with the third annual l
turkey dinner at his home in this village.
There are uncalled-for letters at the =
Bethel postoiiice addressed to Mr.. G.. Flu .
magalli, Mrs. l.. J. Fisher, Il. NJ. Eastman, q
Mr.. Henry NJ. Moore and AlonZo Manley. n
George Pecor was at home last week II
with his son, Charles. Both have been D
working on a large lumber contract in Il
where they returned Mon p
day. lii
X. R. Lilley, clerk in the Sargent store, Sc
went to Quechee to spend Thanksgiving ii
with his brother-in-law, but was taken a
sick with the grip and is unable to now Il
return.
The Young Peoples Social union will
meet in Harrington parlors on Friday
'vening. A full attendance is requested,
IS there will be some important business
o discuss.
Principal Wright returned from Boston in
IN the Monday morning train, leaving
Mrs. Wright in very favorable condition m
md it is expected that she will be able to
eturn to Bethel this week.
II. II. Dinsmore was notified Tuesday
u the death OF his cousin, Mrs. Alice G. 49,.
Jinsmore Mrs. DinsmOre will be re- ="
rendered in Bethel as the guest OF Mr..
)insmcre several weeks last summer. WI
Christopher II. Noble returned Saturday.
tter stay OF year at Burlington, under Vi
reatment by DR.. Clark. Mr.. Noble feels fe
much benefited in health and his many
riends in Bethel are glad to see him home
gain.
Samuel Wilson returned last week from Br
six months absence, mostly spent with he
MS son in Colorado. He returned by way
4 Springfield, Mass, where ne visited in
and also stopped with his daugh- M
or at Claremont, n. II. q
At the meeting OF the Sunday school gr
'oard OF the CongH church Monday II was DE
oted to observe Christmas, not only by yv
oncert ON the evening Of the 2Oth, Sun W
ay) but also by tree and supper for the gu
chool on the Path from 2.30 to p. m. CIV
The concert and dance given by the hi
'rescpnt club Wednesday evening % last
-oek was attended by about fifty couples. Ga.
he music by Wilder's orchestra was Of a III,
cry high order and the club felt well n
3tlsiied. though they lost about sl5 bv
he entertainment. IN
Bethel Jniversalist church, George For an
Ter, minister. Service of worship al 1913 We
m, with sermon by pastor SUNDAY tn
ch ool at III 80 a. m, Evening service at : Sc,
. M; subject OF talk, esther. mere ne
roman, and Nsshti, the queen" AM
-iends of liberal thought are invited to in
ttend. oil
Robert Carroll, travelling quarryman, De
.as arrested Thursday for intoNiCation. sci
riday, he was tried by Justice Flint and ca
ned IS and cost with alternate sentence
( ten days in Woodstock jail. Mr.. Car
Oh took the latter penalty and was es-
orted over by Deputy Sheriff Cushman
riday.
W. II. Edmunds has bought OF the heirs
{ Paul Gay the so-Called island, situated
{ the junction OF the Third branch OF
v hIte river. At the beginning Of the last IN
entury this was not an island but was
art Of the DIR. Joseph Gallup farm and X,
as on the other side Of White river.
.igh water cut OF the island, but up Br
NTH this time 10 has been owned in con-
ection with land on the south side Of the 4,
liver. Al
The following teachers are engaged in .,
he town district: East Bethel Edith III
Toward; Christian hill. Mrs. ". G.
brooks; Flynn district, Miss Ellen Pres ti'
on; South Lympus, Miss Lula Bowen: be
Miss Blanche Durham; Mount
in. Miss IixgIe Walker OF stock bridge ri
Common; Old Church, Miss Josephine IN
Emery; Gilead, Miss Tewksbury OF New d
hampshire; Camp brook, Miss Mary VII "
on. IN