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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
WEST HARTFORD.

A. L. Morse was out of town last week
on business.
Our schools closed Friday for a three
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Rose Jarvis OF Lebanon called on
friends here last week.
A. L. Morse expects to begin cutting ice
this week.
Minnie Parker OF Sharon was recently
the guest OF Mrs. Carrie Chilson.
Mrs. William Alger is in STAFFORD car
ing for her mother, who is very sick.
r. c. Newton went from Claremont the
first Of the week to work for the Writings
OF Boston, who are building contractors.
Joseph Alger had the misfortune one
day last week TO fall and break his arm.
Our Sunday school will have a Christ
mas tree as usual and it is hoped every
one will help TO make it success.
The Ladies' A will meet Thursday af-
ternoon in the yestry. 1t is hoped every
member will be present, as it is the annual
meeting for the election Of officers.
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BETHEL oILEAD.

Mary and Pearle Tewksbury are on the
sick list.
Eslie Chamberlain cut his knee while
chopping Monday.
Charles Dustin lost one Of his valuable
grey horses last Friday.
George II. White is doing the work for
w. ii. Kendall during the latter's illness.
Hayden Bowen, with his big grey
team, is working for +. s. Tewksbury
for the winter.
w. II. Kendall has been confined to
the house during the past week, and
quite i'll most OF the time.
The social and supper that was to have
been held at Walter Chamherlin's Friday
evening OF this week, has been postponed
until after Christmas.
There will be a Christmas concert.
followed by tree, containing a present
Tor everyone on hand to get il, Friday.
Dec. %. Everybody invited to be Or, sent
George NJ. Torrey, from the West. who
has been staying at Dana Torrey's for
the past few weeks, has a situation with
The Brigham Creamery Co. and began
work there Monday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
Universallst Fair.

/ Probably the most celebrated, as well as
the most successful, fair held in Bethel for
many years was that given by the Univer-
salist society in Town hall on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF last
week. The seven tables had practically
every article offered for sale at such affairs
and most OF the articles sold very readily.
Inc various chairmen Of committees had
each used different color scheme in dec
Grating their tables, and the many colors.
together with the vari-eolored electric
lights, made the old Town hail seem like a
different place.
The ehairmen Of committees, together
with the decorations of their tables, were
as follows:-
Mems table, chairmen, L. NJ. Heath, A.
L. Cady and George Topper; decoration,
red, white and blue.
Apron table, chairmen, Mrs. Theodore
CHADWICK and Mrs. VIII Shaw; decoration,
green and white, with lilies and chrysan-
themums.
Home cookery table, chairmen, Mrs.
Lucinda Bingham and Mrs. Laura Cady;
decoration, yellow and white, with but
terflIes.
Fancy work table, chairmen, Mrs. Carl
Gushing and Mrs. o. ID. Greene; decora-
ton, Christmas green.
handkerchief table, chairman, Miss
Msbelle Greene; decoration, light red.
candy table, chairman, Miss Grace Tup-
per; decoration, red and white.
Ice cream booth, chairman, Mrs. North
rup; decoration, pink and green.
10 simply mention the colors gives lit
tie idea OF the beauty of the decorations.
On Tuesday evening, Miss Edith Greene
presented the operetta, 1.-THE Two Queens
TO the delight of large audience.
On wednesday, well known local talent
gave IN inimitable style the roaring com
edy, 1.-The SNOWFALL" and Thursday even
ing rounded up the week with dance.
10 no one or two people can the success
oI the falr be attributed, for every person
~ tne parish, and not few from other
parishes in and out OF town. contributed
70 not only the financial total, but the
'oclal welfare OF the occasion. 1sH sef
The net receipts Of the fair will be very
nearly $500. ~
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An Open Letter 10 the Public
FROMA WELL-KNOWN DRUGGIST

To Whom IL May Concern:
OF late there has been a good deal
OF discussion in regard to advertised
medicines and their value. We want
70 say 70 every man, woman and child
IN this vicinity that the most valuable
preparation Of cod liver oil the hest
tonic reconStructor, health restorer and
strength-creator we have ever sold In
our store is Vinol ="
Ninol is not patent medicine. Il
contains no injurious drugs. ana n act.
uaily does contain all of The medicinal
curative elements Of cod liver oil. taken
from fresh Gods livers. but without a
drop Of oil, and is delicious 10 The
mol Is recognized throughout the
world as the greatest streneth-creator
ior old people, weak. sicklv women
children, nursing mothers. and after
a severe sickness.
Ntnol cures hacking coughs. cbroni,
COLDS, bronchitis and an throat ana
lung troubles Unequalled - cres,s
an appetite, and make those Who sre
TOO tim, fat, rosy and healthy.
Ninol Is sold on a positive guarantees
Can and geo ViBol booklet.
ORE va ONARD
DRUGGISTS, RASDoLPH. VI.
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Death ofG. z. BURGESS.

Our community was saddened Monday
by the death OF George f. Burgess. He
had not been well for year, and had been
very sick the past four months with that
dread disease, cancer of the stomach, suf-
fering greatly. Everything was done for
his comfort that money and loving hands
could do. He will be a great loss to the
community and TO the church in which he
had been chorister over Is years and Sun
day school superintendent for IA years.
For some years he had not been absent a
Sunday. When he knew he could not get
well he said that the Sunday school and
the G. +. society were the next to his home
to give up.
He was great lover of little children
and he was much afraid they would not
have Christmas tree. He left a widow,
two sons and two daughters to mourn his
death and they have the sympathy OF a
host OF friends who can say tour loss is
his gain" His funeral will be today at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon at the church
with interment in the cemetery.
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EIaht VIII Be Bitter

Those who will persist in closing their
ears against the continual recommended
ton OF DIR. Kings New Discovery for Com
sumption, will have a long and bitter
fight with their troubles, IL not ended
earlier by fatal termination. Read what
II. X. Beall OF Beall, Miss, has to saw I:
last fall my wife had every symptom Of
consumption. She took DIR. Kings New
Discovery after everything else had failed.
Improvement came at once and four bot
ties entirely cured her." Guaranteed,
Price SOC. and 81. Trial bottles free.
For sale by Drew a Leon ard. Randnlnh
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
Anniversary Of the Great Fire.

Dec. 10th marked the Goth anniversary OF
the most serious contiagration that ever
visited Bethel.
A few minutes before midnight on the
night of Dec. 10, 1877, fire was discovered
in the White River House, a large tene-
ment structure standing on the site Of the
Arnold block and the Brooks x Wash
burn block. The night was cold and facil-
titles for fighting fire were small, and for
about four, hours the flames ragged. The
buildings burned included the furniture
shop building OF Frank Williams, stand
| ing on the site of the Marston block, the
White River House, owned by Miss Hattie
E. Wilson, the livery stable OF A. l..
Stearns, adjoining, the new three-story
| frame store and dwelling building OF q.
/ Z. Graham, the store and dwelling of
Clark Davis. On the south the fire was
stopped at the building now owned by j.
q. Sargent, by hanging on the exposed side
of the building heavy carpets and keeping
the carpets soaked with water On the
easterly side of the street the three story
brick store of G. 4. Graham was burned.
This stood on the site OF the Kimball store
building and was known as the Francis
store.
Two Of the buildings burned in the
1877 fire were ancient landmarks, built in
the early history Of the town. The White
River House was built between 1907 and
1909 by Cummns IL Farwell for a store. 1t
was originally large, square-roofed
building and at first occupied only part |
OF the ground covered at later days. In |
this store there traded Horace Russell OF |
Randolph and Jireh Durkee OF Bethel, |
Daniel Johonnott, Justin Morgan Ia son |
OF the owner of the original "Woodbury /
Morgan'), Arnold Babbitt, and finally /
Alexander Ralston. In 1885 ii was bought
by ARENAS Ainsworth and run as a hotel.
The form OF the structure was changed
and an addition put on. The cause of the
change is said to have been that some of
the people of the town were dissatisfied
with Simeon Babbitt, who kept the upper
hotel. One statement is that Mr.. Babbitt
refused to have dances, and of course the
average citizen then as now could not get
along without dancing once in a while.
The hotel was kept by William Sawyer,
son-in- law OF Mr.. Ainsworth, and then by
! Mr.. Brackett, son Of Capt. Bracket OF
Braintree.
The hotel keeping did not prove prohta-
Die and the building was sold to Mr.. Bah
Dltt and became tenement house Alvin
acquired title through a fore
closure and at his death left by his will the
White River House and the Bethel House
now the Bascom House, to the town OF
Bethel, the rentals of which, under certain
were to be applied to the sup
)ort OF the poor. After few years the
own broke the conditions OF the will and
Ised the principal to defray running ex-
lenses OF the town. suit was brought
" the heirs of Alvin McKenstry against
he town, based on the breaking OF the
onditlons OF the will. A compromise was
hected and the property passed into the
ands OF the Wilson family.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
a FrIahtened Horse.

Running like mad down the street.
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occurrence.
II oehooves everybody to have a reliable
salve handy and there's none as good as
bucklen Arniea Salve. Burns, cuts, sores
s s,ll snd piies disappear quickly under
its soothing effect. 25c.
For sale BY G, NJ. Miller, Bethel; NJ. j.
sargent = Son, So. Royalton, and drug
gists at Chelsea and Rochester.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
EAST BETHEL

Robert Green is better.
Miss Grace Spaulding is at her upcle,s
in Bethel.
F. w. Wight Of South Royalton was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Townsend visited her
parents in Bethel last Thursday.
J. n. Buck wa home over Sunday. He
Is attending county court at Woodstock.
Con Campion has completed his work
Tor Fowler a Son and gone to South
hoyalton. He will soon 90 to Wisconsin.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17

Women love clear, healthy complex
ION. Pure blood makes it. Burdock
Blood Bitters make pure blood.
The independent., 1903-11-12

Editor Independent: Success 10
The independent It's a paper for the
people who think. II deserves a mill
lion subscribers. hut where I'm this
nation Of political slmpletons are they
IA be foundY The average citizen IL
NO 'populist '~-neyer boshera hts
brains with political and economic
p"ohlemw--not ne. ft
The goose knows who Il plnckinK
her feathers. the sheep knows who il
uoins the sheaFlng: the ass knows
who Ia saddllng on the burden: but
the average citizen doesn't Well. let
ua thank God that there are ways Of
The independent., 1903-11-12
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruna Almanac for 1904

and gets back 80 cents ir declared
coin not legal money.
Hurrah for the mullet heads, edu-
Gated or otherwise! 1t is so easy for
me to write, it is hard to stop. Is ii
ne plain how our financial legisla-
ton since the civil war continues TO
manufacture tramps and milionaires
at the ratio of 100 to l.? This ratio
Will not decrease with the new de-
struc:ion of the peoples wealth stored
IN silver; Ii comes into token money,
the putting upon the people an amoun.
OF gold payable gold interest debt
equal to the free silver money they
own and have paid for and the giving
tho bankers an equal amount OF bank
bills to loan or withhold at their
lrice or pleasure to take .he place of
their own free silver without interest
for ia use. r. w. ANTHONY.
Mattawan, Mich.
The independent., 1903-11-12
The New Ratio

Editor Independent: The silver and
silver certificates are in the hands Of
the people. The great increase in
coinage is TO make bonds, bank bills
and confiscatlon larger. The silver
and certificate are the only money in
large circulation. They cannot burn
the whole of the thousands of mil
lions stored by the people as they
did with the greenbacks, but they can
and will destroy half the wealth the
Leople have stored in the silver and
place on them so made poorer a gold
interest cold payable debt to the
banker for the full amount. A man
sells his silver for 100 cents for his
gold interest gold payable bond TO
the BANKER and gives his cue bin for
same amount for the banker to loan
him in place OF his free silver dollars
The independent., 1903-11-12
Mr.. Shcarer's Views

In personal letter to the editor of
this paper. Hon. Andrew Shearer of
Marshall county says: There Is an
tarnestness about the thorough-going
popullst that can't be found In any
other party. IL looks to me that
for the next campaign Hearst of New
York IN going tn ha the man that the
masses will rally around. still
believe that II the bryan democracy
manages 10 hold the orsanixatlon that
We can work with them 10 good adj
vantage but. II the reorRanizers got
eontrol. we viii at once proceed 10 or
Ranlze new party. or else rehabllt-
tate the nopullat party"
nro. Shearrr. the popullAt party xtlll
las reserved unto Itself many thou
sands who have never sallered In their
adherence "a lta Rrand principles. We
are waiting Ia do the beat thing
+. q. Johnson. IN The lletter Way.
Nlnneapoll,. KaA
The independent., 1903-11-12
Self-hypn0ilc HEALING!

have made hate discovery ihat ennhls. al ,a
Induce ihe hypnotic sleep In themselves in-
AtantlY. MW AIKEN AZ Any atAiFesf iimn and there
hY eufg All knuwn diseases anil saaat hahlt2 ANY.
At f.t tFiNi rOngFol their afeams FvMh enc ntinfs
uE iFienfls and enrmiss Klssg any Part ~ tha
eaFih, sultr hard qufNftuns and ptohiama IA
this sleen and fememhef aii WhFn awake Ihix
81 called Mentally isich Lessen uii h. senf ~
auYauo ABSOLUTELY htN. actually enahlins
hiM t. do the shove without charge Whateker
tfef, a. o. nsti~s. t.incntn. Aeb. 4. n a.. ok
hee sVti, Bros nell llioek
The independent., 1903-11-12

teaching the foolish, the ignorant, the
needless and the obstinate. There is
yet good time coming WHEN the av-
erage citizen will not be a simpleton,
b. a statesman. To bring the good
time around is a grand work and The
Independent is helping to do it.
If by the grace of Madden | may
subscribe for 1t and have it sent to
me, | want to read the Nebraska In
dependent.
ASHER GEORGE BEECHER.
Warren, Pa.
The independent., 1903-11-12
500 o-REwARD-slno

The readers of this gapcr Will be
pleased To learn that there is AZ least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 10 cure In all It's stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
In the only positive cure now known
10 the medical fraternity. Catnrrh ha.
Ing constitutional disease. requires
constitutional treatment Halls
catarrh Cure IL taken internally. act.
.ng directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF thu dis.
ease. and giving tho patient strength
BY building up the constitution and
assisting nature tn doing lta work
The pr0prletorH have po much faith
In Ia curative powers. that they orer
One Hundred Dollars for any cas-.
that II fails 90 cure Send for list ~
testimonials. Address.
v. ], CHENEY q Co. Toledo, O.
Sold by druggista. T6c.
Halls Family rllla are the beet.
The independent., 1903-11-12
TEXAS POpULISTs
Reformsrs Of the Lone Star State Hold En-
thusiastic Meeting 1T Dallas

Keformers OF the Lone Star State Hold En-
thusiastic Meeting 1T Dallas
The Independent owes an apology
to Its Texas readers for falling TO
give timely report OF the Dallas
meeting In October. Its only excuse is
that the Nebraska campaign was in
full blast and took up more than a
fair share of the editors time.
The Southern Mercury and Cleburne
Watchman tell us that the meeting
was attended by Milton Park, chair
man, Dallas; T. J. Castleman, Bog
well; H. s. P. (Stump) Ashby, Smith
field; ]. c. James, Rockwall; a..
Wooden, Red OAK; r. S. Lackey, Mt
Pleasant; w. e. Lewis, Cornfiii; G..
w. Churchwell, Millsap; p. c. Bush,
ROanol e: j. NJ. Mallett, Cleburne; f.
A. Bradley, Bratton; H. L. Bentley,
Abilene; j. w. Beard, Paris; II. M.
McCuistion, Pattonville; o. f. Dorm
blaser, Hillsboro; r. A. Lee and A. f.
Slater, Dallas; M. Clifton, Kaufman;
and Ira Copeland, Peoria.
A statement of the proceedings was
given out by Mr.. Park.
The populists do not elect their ex-
ecutive committeeman at state con-
ventjons. They are chosen by the re-
Epectiye congressional districts. Yes
terday reports were received as to
the choice made by the districts as
follows:
First district. w. Beard, Paris.
Second d.strict-W. A. Skillen, De-
coy.
Third DISTRICT. M. Perdue, Mount
Pleasant.
Fourth Districts. M. Roach. Van
Alstyne.
Fifth district %. #. Dornslaser,
Hillsboro.
Sixth dis.rict--E G. Sessions, Rice.
Seventh DISTRICT. M. Pettigrew,
Leon.
Eighth district-E. p. Alsbury,
Houston.
Ninth district. L. Mooney, Con
zales.
Tenth district-W. d. Lewis, Corn
hill
Eleventh district-F. s. DeArmond,
Hico.
Twelfth distr.ct-T. N. Lawson,
Joshua.
Thirteenth district-W. P. Blake,
Clarendon.
Fourteenth district-T. J. McMinn,
San Antonio.
Fifteenth district--W. McFrazer,
Carizo Springs
Sixteenth district John W. Baker,
Snyder.
The action Of the Denver conference
by which the two wings of the party
were united, was unanimously IL
dorsed and the policy suggested by
that conference was unanimously ap-
proved
The remainder Of the afternoon WIS
spent In the discussion of plans and
methods OF organization. Adjourn
ment was had until o'clock, when
the committee met in the office of Mr.. |
Park to hear the report of a commit
tee appointed to draft an address to
the people.
The independent., 1903-11-12

Another recommend from Catholic In
stitution in one OF the Central States
written by the Sister Superior reads as
follows:
"a number of years ago our attention
was called to DR.. Hartman's Peruna, and
sincethen we have used it with wonder
full results for grip, coughs, colds and ca
tarrhal diseases of the head and stomach.
"For grip and winter catarrh especial
ly it has been of great service to the in
mates of this institution"
SISTER SUPERIOR.
A prominent Mother Superior says:
II can testify from experience to the
efficiency Of Peruna as one of the very
best medicines, and it gives me pleasure
to add my praise to that of thousands
who have used it.
'sFor years l suffered with catarrh of
the stomach, all remedies proving value
less for relief. Last spring went to Colo
RADIO hoping to be benefited by change
IF climate and while there friend advis-
cd me to try Peruna. After using two
The independent., 1903-11-12
HANG UP YOUR BEOOMl

In the District Court Of Lancaster Conufv Ma
braska. Ia the matter al the change ofnama
of Henry Gertcjansen.
Notice Is hereby riyen that have filed a neti-
lion In the district couft OF Lancaster Comfy
Nebraska. praying that my name be changed
tom Henry 6crtiejansen," 10 Henry Iohn
sau for the reason thai The name .tteftielan.
sen y usually misprununnetd and also ,nis.
Npelleut that such misNpelliug and mlspran0nn.
NlHilnm lrHus ~ RFvmt cUnFsiNnm emhatfas4nVnt
anil ihepnYsnlvurr The IFayeF uf the petltiun
= lhAf my name be ehaanrd tn Henry Inhpuon.
HENRY akHfJfjANSTN.
The independent., 1903-11-12

bottles ! found myself very much i'm
proved. The remains of my old disease
being now SO slight, I consider myself
cured, yet for while I intend to con-
time the use Of Peruna.
II am now treating another patient
with your medicine. She has been sick
with malaria and troubled with leucor-
rh9a. l have no doubt that q cure will
be speedily effected"
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
These are samples of letters received
by DIR. Hartman from the various orders
of Catholic Sisters throughout the United
States.
The names and addresses to these
letters have been withheld from respect
to the Sisters, but will be furnished upon
In every country of the civilized world
the Sisters of Charity are known. Not
only do they minister to the spiritual and
needs of those with whom
they come in contact, but they minister
to their bodily needs. They are as skilled
The independent., 1903-11-12
SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over United States Use Pe-ru-na
for Catarrh.

From Catholic Institution In Ohio
comes the following recommend from
the Sister Superior:
s'S0me years ago friend of our in-
SfifufiOn recommended to us DIR. Hart.
mans PernHa as an excellent remedy
tor the Influenza of which we then had|
several cases which threatened to bel
Ofa serious character.
ave began to use Hand experienced!
such wonderful results that since then;
PerUna has become our kav0rife n7edi.5
cine fOr Influenza, cafarrli, cold, c0ught
md brOncL,ifis.n
SISTER SUPERIOR. !
The independent., 1903-11-12

~ 9 . r1 90, Detroit Mich, Oct. 8, 1901
Dear Street.-The girl
yHgHs of
tory She found relief
De a0fe 10 say sne IS entirely! cured
This girl
for caah OF the throat
The independent., 1903-11-12


that would act immediately upon the
congested mucous membrane, restoring
it to its normal state, would conseuuent-
ly cure all these diseases. Catarrh is
catarrh wherever located, whether it be
in the head, throat, lungs, stomach, kid
neys, or pelvic organs. A remedy that
will cure it in one location will cure 1t
in all locations.
The Sisters Find Peruna a Never Fall.
Ing Safeguard.
Peruna is such remedy. The Sisters
Of Charity know this. When catarrhal
diseases make their appearance they are
notdisconcerted, utknow exactly what
remedy to use. These wise and prudent
Sisters have found Peruna never-fail-
ing safeguard. They realize that when
diseaSe is of catarrhal nature, Peruna
is the remedy. Dyspepsia and female
weakness are considered by many to be
entirely different diseases. That dyspep-
sia is catarrh Of the stomach and female
weakness Is due to catarrh of the pelvic
organs the Sisters are fully aware, con-
f'.ofy - uhe - diSil lclHeuy III poln
these very common and annoying dis
eases.
II you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-03-14

Angora goats have the same enc
mics as the sheep, and is similarly
Disseminated against in favor of that
enemy, the providing cur dog. The
goat and the sheep are taxed. This
is penalty for keeping such useful
animals. The dogs are free lances
as well as freebooters, and are ex-
empt from taxation. This is in the
nature of a premium for the owners
of predatory ours. Our law makerf
are charged with many foolish acts
but here is one that would make a
fatuus naturalibus ashamed of him
self. But for this discrimination
there would be sheep in large OF
small numbers on almost every farm,
and as many goats as sheep and the
country would be greatly benefited
Dogs destroy the lives of more than
fifty people every year in Texas
alone, and annoy and endanger manJ
more. The property they destroy
runs into thousands of dollars. The
right sort of dog in the right place
is a valuable beast, but where you
find one that is worth one cent OF
more, there are hundreds that are
worth much less than nothing.-Farr
and Ranch.