Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-10
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Up. Marsh made business trip to Bos-
ton last week.
Mrs George B. Chase is visiting rela-
tives In town.
DIR. Ransom Greene spent Sunday in
town with his uncle, Or. o. ID. Greene
Mrs. Nellie Lumber Of Jackman, Me-,
is visiting her friend, Miss Alice Paine
Miss Ada Paine came home last week
for a short visit at her fathers, T. D
Paine's.
Mrs. Jackson Graham spent Sunday
with her eister, Mrs. Jenette bigelo"' at
the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Xix Williams OF Royalto9nT
spent Sunday with the family OF r. n
Chapman.
Robert Rogers and Edward Bachelor
have entered the employ OF the Bethel
Bobbin Co.
T. Douglas, engineer at the Wood
bury Co sheds, has been Of duty nursing
severe cold
Miss Jessie Packard Of Windsor spent
Thanksgiving week at NJ. +. Church's on
Royalton hill.
The social committee Of the Cong'l c. Z.
society viii give calendar social at the
vestry Jan. 9Th.
The corn famine was broken last week
when the Bethel Mills received three
carloads Of corn.
Mrs. C. r. Waldo is attending the state
grange held IN Rutland this week as del
egate from r. $. grange.
r. T. Spaulding Of Mohawk, n. ", is
stopping with the family OF william }.
Rogers on R0Yalton bill
William A. Dietrich has resigned his
position az the r.. g.. Fisher Co. tannery
and left for Boston last week.
Chas. Clark. who has been living with
the family Of NJ. n. Kendall, has gone TO
Chas. shepard's 10 board for the winter
L. n. Ouirin is visiting his family in
town Mr.. Quirin has a responsible posi-
tion with the Vaughan Machine Co. in the
West.
Mrs. Ellen sanspra returned to New
London, Conn, Thursday OF last week,
after spending several weeks with rela-
lives in town.
Miss Freeman. a deaconess Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, will speak at
Cushing hall Tuesday evening Of next
week al 1880 p. m.
Mrs Charles Clark passed away Monday
night after a long and painful illness of
stomach trouble. She is survived by
husband and two children.
Clarence Chadwick, clerk in the NJ. A.
Moody store, has been detained from his
work for several days by illness and 5. g.
ItlAi has htNiA NAAAAik hAn A'AAAAs
Joseph Loyett was compelled to return
20 his home at Hudson, Mass, last week
on account of illness. Mr.. Lovett has
been installing splitting machine at the
Rnnery.
The Squire Bowen farm was struck off
at auction last week to Aaron Bowen for
$3.50 Aaron Bowen is understood to rep
resent a syndicate OF the heirs OF the late
Squire Bowen.
Mrs. H. X. Wing went to Linden, Mass,
for the winter Tuesday. Mr.. Wing will
follow the latter part Of the week and
their home on Christian hill will be closed
for the winter.
The annual meeting Of Daniel Lille
Post, No. 81, G.. A. r., for the election OF
officers will be held next saturday even
ing. II is urgently requested that all
members be present
Frank Clark, manager OF the large Par
ker farm at Massabesic, n. H., and wife
have spent the past week in town, called
here by the serious illness Of his brothers
wife. Mrs. Eva Clark.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postofice addressed to MIR. A. +. Ander-
son, Mr. Herman Heilli, Mrs. King, Mr..
Thomas Herman, Judson McQuyey,
Mr.. c. NJ. Robbins, Mr.. c. A. Rainboth,
Henry W. Greene.
Owing to the prolonged drought the
water is getting low in White river and
the power has to be hushanded in order to
give lights. II has been necessary to turn
OF the power during the middle Of the
night for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Edmunds were
called to Rutland Wednesday by a message
announcing he death Of Mrs. Ruth Sar-
gent sister OF Mr.. Edmunds. They start
ed to drive to Rutland and got as far as
Gaysville, but returned ON account of the
storm and took the train.
The g. v. Ry. still has its gang OF men
at work on improvements at the Bethel
station. The work Of relaying the granite
curbing is nearly completed. The south
chimney on the depot which was badly
out % repair, has been relaid. II il under
stood that the company has in mind the
building OF a plank platform in front Of
the station, either this winter or next
year
The travelling derrick or "dago" OF the
Woodbury. sheds left the track Thursday
Of last week while making the curve north
Of the shed. The boiler landed wrong
side mp, with Engineer Leon Johnson,
who stuck 20 his post, on top Of the
boiler. At first 20 looked as II ID was a
pretty serious catastrophe and that il
would be several days before the derrick
could be put In running order again. but
the accident was not as serious as &c looked
and the cutters were laid OF only one
half day.
AT the meeting OF Rising Star grange
Saturday evening the following officers
were elected for the coming ycar:-M..
Pearl Savage; o., Hugh Wilson; Lect..
Scott Gillette, s., John Hartwell; A. s.,
Henry Muuson; Chap, j. Hall Long;
Treas, W. q. Brooks; Sec, Mrs. W. G.
Brooks. q. K, G.. =. Waldo: Ceres, Mrs.
Eva Williams; Pomona. Mrs. ". l.. Fish;
Flora, Mrs. Laura Sanders. The next
meeting win be in two weeks and will be
.neighb0rs' night; program in charge Of
Mrs Fannie NJ. Waldo.
The Christmas Dinner.