Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-10

ed. Quite a number Of friends dropped il
! during the day to congratulate this re.
markable old lady and she was the recip-
/ lent Of many handsome floral tributes.
The severe storm Of last Friday evening
/ did considerable damage to the roads in
! town and cut down many trees. III. +.
Durham was quite a sufferer, having IL
naples. Lightning struck tree in front
OF the house OF Mrs. Hattie Angel on
River street and in several other places.
| Aleck sherry was arrested for intoxiea-
| tion Saturday and fined the usual amount
which was paid. He came from Angell-
town. For the information of the unin-
formed it is stated that Angelltown is a
new lumber camp in Barnard bounded by
Mt. Hunger on the north, Chateaugay on
the east and No Town on the south and
west.
L. B. johnson Of Randolph has purchas-
ed of Harry Adams, administrator, the job
printing material and good will OF VIM. r.
Adams & Son, Mr.. Adams retaining the
stationery department. The printing Of
fee is to be consolidated with that Of CO.
Spaulding of Rochester, who is TO move
his plant to Bethel. Messrs. johnson and
Spaulding have formed a partnership un-
der the name of the Bethel Printing Co.
Mr.. Spaulding will have personal manage
ment of the business, moving his family
30 Bethel as soon as a tenement can be Sc
cured. He is faithful, industrious young
man and a good printer New quarters
viii be secured and the change and con-
soidation will mean more printing busi-
ness in Bethel than heretofore
Vermont men sometimes wonder why
they cannot successfully compete with
men engaged In the same line of business
In other states. Perhaps the following
instance shows what is one Of the factors
hsudiCnppiug Vermont business. i. j.
Robinson recently went 10 Hancock from
Fotsdam, n. ", and has built a fine lum-
Der plant costing about 5000. He makes
butter tubs, butter boxes, laths, clap
boards, shingle and boards. de states
that at P0tsdnm there was a freight rate
on lumber to New York, three hundred
and eighty-five miles, of Els. From Han
cock he has TO freight his lumber to Roch- !
ester, pays e23 for transportation per car |
load lot to Bethel and 80 from Bethel to
Boston In addition to this difference the !
Boston market for lumber is several doll |
lars lower than the New York market. The |
distance from Hancock 70 Rochester is /
four miles, Rochester to Bethel is miles, |
Bethel to Boston III miles.
The houses Of Mrs. j. j. Wilson, c. S. |
Clafiin and A. p. Hunton were visited by /
of midnight and dawn Monday, entrance |
being gained through unfastened win |
dows. 1t is not known that anything 1
was taken except that al Mrs. Wilson's |
be took pink Christmas candle and this |
was seen at the Clafiins by one of his 1
daughters. Mrs. Wilson was aroused by 1
some one at her bureau drawer near her /
bed and thinking il was her daughter, /
Amy, asked Amy what she wanted. A 4
man then rapidly left the room by means
d an open window. At the Claf1in house
one of Mr.. Clahin's daughters was
reused by some one moving around the
bed and she cried ''mamma" and the man
led through the pantry window. There
Is no clue to the identity of the man, ex-
,ept that Miss Claf1in thinks he wore a
light eolored hat and coat Some time in
he night between Tuesday and Wednes-
lay L. NJ. Heath heard sounds in his
cellar. In the morning it was ascertained
hat the hatchway door had been pried
open, giving access to the cellar, but
nothing was missed. In view of what
has been happening lately and other
matters, it is asked by quite q number Of
prominent citizens il Bethel should not
nave a night policeman. Such an officer
would have the duty OF keeping the peace
md as well look out for fires.