Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-24
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor,

The WhitcOmb high school u taxing
two weeks Christmas recess.
Mrs. Frank Mccullough went to Boston
Wednesday 10 visit relatives.
Catholic services will be held Christmas
day at O'Clock IN the morning
There will be lay reading at the Episco'
pal church Christmas at 10 a. m.
Michael O'Rourke OF Derry, \. H., j.
visiting his father, Thomas o. hourke.
d. W. shaw has been confined to The
house several days with severe cold.
Harry Grout Of Waterbury arrived Fri
day 70 visit his sister, Mrs. II. b. Lease.
NJ. A. Moody has been confined to the
house with a severe cold the past week.
Charles W. Marston leaves next week
for trip of several weeks in the South.
Miss Elizabeth Kimball is at home from
her duties as teacher at Providence, X. l.
Miss Blanche Paige went TO Boston Fri
day 10 visit her sister, Miss Louise Paige
Perley Spaulding of st. Louis IS spend
ing week vacation at =. +. spaulding's
Mrs. Frank II. Chamberlin is confined
10 the house BY a severe attack Of rheu-
matism.
Photographer Graham and ASSISTANT are
working night and day 10 tll their Christ
mas orders.
q. II. Kimball received this week a no
tiee that his pension had been increased
g month.
Mrs. ID. Lynn Chadwick is spending her
Christmas vacation with her father, j. NJ.
Fisher at Cabot.
Il. A. Kempton, the livery man, is sick
al the Bethel Tavern with a severe attack
OF kidney trouble.
The heavy rains Of the first Of the week
have to large degree relieved the water
stringency in this.yicinity.
MIR. aud Mrs. f. ~ Davis and Miss
Katie Davis went to Springfield, Mass,
Wednesday for few weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Elphinstone and
two children left last week Tor a short Wis
1t to relatives at Bryant's Pond, Me.
Misses Fogg and Wilson at Blue Hill
side have been connected with the Farm
ers Telephone system OF {. ID. Gushing.
A son was born Dec. l6 to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Church OF Quechee, and grandson
TO Mr.. and Mrs. q. l. Wheat OF Royalton
hill.
A. J. Sturgeon of Rockport, Mass, has
moved into the house ON South Main
street recently bought by f. ID. ellison of
Sophia Brooks. Mr.. Sturgeon is a granite
cutter.
last Saturday evening the program was IN
charge OF Mrs. Chas. Waldo. +. +. Hack
EFT read an original poem on the work OF
the local grange.
There viii be a New Years dance and
basket picnic at the town hall IN Barnard
Friday evening, Jan. 4. 1901. Music,
Moores orchestra.
The rainfall OF Sunday brought large
quantity OF ice down White river as far as
the pond Of the electric light plant where
il stopped and set back.
y. F. Batchelder has moved from in the
rear OF the town hall 10 the tenement
house Of Rollin ellison on the westerly
side OF North Main street.
The Methodist Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor society have received
new supply OF the popular song books,
''Pentecostal Hymns, No. 3.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
81 postoiice addressed 20 Rev. +. K. Bar
ton, Dir. John Daley, Mr. Joseph Moses,
Joseph Phelps and Rev. j. +. Quinn.
+. \. Ellis OF Mortified, Goodwin Star
rett OF Mortified and Roger sherman OF
Chicago were in town Tuesday looking at
the property Of the +. b. Ellis Granite Co.
The work OF piping the Woodbury. Co.'S
shed for steam heat is not completed and
during the cold spell last week most of
the workmen laid of a day or two as It
was almost impossible to work.
A. ,. Gay Of Randolph was in town
Saturday and tested eleven head OF cows
toE Bert Hastings twenty four for Scott l.. |
Gillette and seven for c. W. Curtis, all be.
ing found free from tuberculosis.
Edison e. Holhrook had the misfortune
one day last week to slice OF the end Of
one thumb while cutting meat. The dis I
severed portion was placed in position and |
al Is thought viii grow together again.
The members Of the Methodist Sunday
school viii enjoy a Christmas party at
Gushing hall Friday afternoon beginning al
O'Clock. They are to have supper at 3 |
O'Clock and Christmas tree at Il They 1
invite all their fridnds TO use the tree.
The Courier Office is in receipt Of the
following inquiry which perhaps can be |
answered by some OF its readers .--sMr. /
Editor; Can you inform me how many
licenses viii need ia Vermont in order 10 1
have q marriage ceremony performed X.n /
Among the college boys home for the
christmas vacation are Samuel Abbott and 1
Joseph Mccormack from Middlebury coli /
lege, VIII =. Markham from Norwich Uni /
versity, Ben W. Mashburn from Dart 1
mouth ana Charles g. Wilson from the I
University o. Vermont.
-tAAas ~ NNlaN We fEtN nA- uteh Serious I
y III The past week but her condition was
considerably better the middle Of the !
week. Her son, Chas. Reed OF Windsor,
daughter, Mrs. Dan Blake and husband.
and brother, Clarence Bennett. Of Massa-
chusetts have been summoned to Bethel /
on account Of her illness
The house Of ". +. Preston. situated on 4
the bin road 20 Lillievilie about one mile 4
westerly Of the village, was slightly dam
aged By fire Tuesday The household 4
goods u samuel Jebh, the tenant. were
also slightly damaged. Both parties were
protested by insurance policies placed 4
through the Wilson agency in the Union 4
Mutual.
T.. ID. ellison and Miss Catherine Souther
were married last Saturday. Both parties 4
are vel known In Bethel and have a host
Of friends who extend good wishes 10 the
couple. Mr.. ellison has lived here an his
lifs ard Is widely known In this vicinity
as the leader Of Gilsonis orchestra. Mrs.
G. on Is The popular assistant In be high
room Of the Mhitcomb High school
The house % Martin L. King on RoysI-
ton bail VAS totally consumed by hre 81