Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-02
Bethel Local Intelligence,
GUY Wilson, Local Editor.

Am Mrs O. n. BARRows, Bethel, VT.
WANTED:-An energetic young mar
to buy farm Of 100 acres three miles
from Bethel postoffice, with lots OF wood
and timber on it, for $500 $500 mortgage
can remain) and pay for the farm in tive
years off the place. Apply to Guy VIII
son, Bethel, Vt. 3w
Fred Dutton has rented the Congl par
sonage and land.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkius returned from
market this week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Il. Smith March %.
Mrs. j. w. Clifford returned home
! from Boston Monday.
4 Miss Mary ellison left for Boston
I Monday to visit friends.
| r.. M. Chase is expected home from
/ Boston the last of this week.
! S. b. Day moved Mar. 31st from this
/ village TO his farm in RoyaltOn.
Mrs. NJ. Lincoln has rented her prem
Uses on River street to II. II. Cole.
John Kimbal has started in TO organize
a menagerie and has as nucleus fox.
Mrs. Chauneey r. Chadwick is in Rut-
land with the family Of DR. IL. w. Holden.
Miss J.. NJ. Allen. trimmer for NJ.
A. Hodgkins, came from New York this
Mrs. S. T. Coy Of Bellows Falls is in
town this week, stopping with A. }.
Davis.
Miss Bessie shepard, who has been in
Boston for the past two weeks, viii
return Thursday.
Mrs w. Il. Smith picked pansy in full
blossom March 18th and has several more
ready to blossom.
az. araA.f MI, l,s. .,,..,r,,a e., 4.,.,E
the spring term of school in the town
district OF Hartford.
Mrs. H. II. Paige and Master Raymond
Of Randolph spent the earlier part OF the
week with friends in town.
The members of the Congl Sunday
school viii give an Easter concert Sunday
evening, Apr. 18th, at O'Clock.
L. T. Arnold has sold to William II.
Edmunds the back pasture OF the }. L.
Martin farm Of about fifty acres.
O. G. Boyce sprained HE ankle last week
and took a weeks lay-on from his duties
in charge OF the electric light station.
Robert W. Upper of Orange Mass, and
Frances NJ Rowe OF Milerton, n. ", were
married March 9th at Springfield, Mass.
f. +. Ladue of Portland, Me-, formerly
Of the firm of Brooks & Ladue, was in
town last week, accompanied by Mrs.
Ladue.
Rev. F. A. Ferguson Of Rockport, Mass,
will preach in the Universalist church,
Bethel, at the usual hour next Sunday,
April 9th.
j. G.. Sargent has rented the room
under the postoffice TO the Randolph
Fruit Co, who will shortly establish a
store therein.
Miss Julana Sylvester has returned |
from Penacook, n. H., where she has /
been spending the winter with Mrs.
+. p. Holden.
Chas. w. Curtis has rented his farm
to John T. Rogers. Mr.. Curtis reserves
a portion Of the house for a home for
himself and family.
r. L. johnson Of Gowanda, n. Y, has
moved TO town to work for the firm OF
II. G. Fisher q Co. and is occupying the
Jason Chadwick house.
Twenty-four cows were sold at the
Il. 4. Arnold auction Tuesday, bringing
so to SIS, with an average OF about 80.
Hay sold for 81 in the barn.
The Rochester railroad is now m OPP
GRAFTON as far up as Gaysville, the
caused OF the recent land
slide having been removed,
Ernest A. Sargent has sold the premises
on South Main street that he recently
bought Of L. B. Bates TO Mrs. Abbie Carr
rick, VINO buys Tor occupancy.
Wm.R.Adams gives the following figures
as TO the aterage temperatures during the
month OF March in the past three years -
1901, 22.3; 1902, 30.2; 1903, 1928.
There are letters at the Bethel postoffice
unclaimed, addressed as follows Mrs. +.
w. Buchanan, Billie Clover, Mrs. A. L.
Norton, +. L. North, "Box 90"
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Davis and Mrs. w.
T.. King were in White River junction
Friday to attend the funeral Of Helen,
daughter Of State Treasurer J. L. Bacon.
George A. Marsh sent a supply OF pure
Vermont maple syrup to Boston last
week 70 be used Friday evening At 2
reception given at Hotel Wentworth by
the Vermont association.
The condition of health of Miss Sarah
Woodbury. has not been so good the
past week and Tuesday Miss Marion
Kendall, who spent the winter with her,
was summoned from Ithaca, n. Y.
The Standard Oil Co. has filed the
big tank and is about ready to begin the
delivery Of oil to retail dealers within a
radius Of twenty miles. The delivery
wagon came Tuesday. IL viii be drawn
by four-horse team.
Charles Clark Of Manchester, n. H.. has
moved TO town ana taken a tenement in
the Paul Gay house on River street. Mr..
AAAIh - a Sun OF AuEettE AtAFk ana fOr- I
merry lived on Royalton Hin. lie viii
work in the granite quarry.
e. d. Cushing IS pretty well sswiredu
with telephones. At his mill he has no
less than five different line connections,
10 Wit, the New England. White River
Valley, Farmers, Bethel Randolph cleo
tric light line and private line to his
own house.
The last meeting Of W. r. Y. Pomona
was held in Bethel A very instructive
program was carried out, one part being
an illustrated talk on our common birds.
their habits and value to the farmer as
insect destroyers. Next meeting with
Good VIII Grange, Gaysville, Apr. 18th.
AT the meeting Of Rising sun Grange
Saturday evening. class Of eleven vas \
instructed in the first two degrees and I
one application for membership was re-
ceived. Next meeting Saturday evening.
Apr 4th, for degree work. A banquet
viii be served afterward. Ladies all /
bring something for tables.
The ladies Of the Universalist society
cleared 30 by the presentation Of s'Sam-
Ears 1ssls IAN H.