Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-05
Bethel Local intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Eggs for Matching. X. c. r. |. Reds,
Soc for b.
am Mrs. o. N. BARRows Bethel, Vt.
Large farm 10 rent on shares one mile
from Bethel village, stock, tools, ETC.,
furnished. 5. G. DUNHAM, Bethel, vt.
Owing to the demands for his services,
v. H. Eddy, the specialist in lenses and
defective eyesight, will extend his visit IN
Bethel until Mar. 10th.
W. II. Edmunds is in Rutland this week
on business.
The ladies Of the Cong1 society cleared
s16 at their dinner given election day.
Miss Florence Billings Of Morrisville is
the guest OF George K. Heath this week.
Miss Kate Reagan went to White River
Junction Saturday for weeks visit with
relatives.
Scion d. Newton is driving the Roches-
ter stage during the indisposition of Lewis
y. Bates.
Mrs. +. N. Chapman left Tuesday to
visit her father, L. j. Hutchins, at Royal
stOn, Mass.
Miss Grace Holland is spending the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. Mary p.
Harrington.
Rev B. G. Ruggles Of Canton, n. Y,
viii preach az Che Universalist church |
next sunday.
Mrs. +. f. Wallace went to Boston last 4
week to join her husband, who has em-
ployment there
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Fish celebrated /
the nth anniversary OF their marriage /
Feb. 25th with family party.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Damien of Bellows
Falls and Geo S. Edison of West Lebanon
were at Mrs. L. II. Edson's last week.
Guy n. Wright has returned to Bethel,
after spending the winter months with
his daughter, Mrs Williams at Charlotte.
John T. Reed and family will return
this spring and occupy their house in this
village. They have been carrying on
farm in Jericho.
Bentley Fisher OF Boston is spending
two weeks with relatives in town. Mr..
Fisher is motorman ON the Boston Eleyat-
ed Street railway.
DR.. d. b. Freeman OF Chicago is making
a several weeks visit to friends in this Vi
entity. DIR. Freeman is a native OF the
town OF Brookfield.
Letters remaining at Bethel postoffice
unCi8i ned. Clarence M. Bean. Arthur A.
Edwards, Franklin Pierce Markham, Fred
Fl, Prouty, Willie Rainey.
Arthur Proctor has moved from the
Ansel Burbank farm on Christian Hill to
a tenement over the Abbott q Cady store
huu VII MNIk III hAih AhhlAlgos
Ernest Sargent has bought the Rood
premises on South Main street OF l.. b.
Bates. Mr.. Sargent buys for an invest
ment, believing that Bethel real estate is
good thing to own.
Moses Clukey has been compelled by in
health to leave the employ OF T.. G. Fisher |
Il Co. Mr.. Clulrey has been employed for !
the past ten years in the tannery, most OF !
the time as engineer.
Patrons delivering milk al the Harring !
ton creamery during the month OF January
received 2si cts. per pound for butter fat. !
Those delivering cream received 29l cts. ,
per pound for butter fat.
Albert Abbott, who has been carrying |
on the S. G.. Durham farm the past year, {
will move back TO the village this spring, 7
having hired the lower tenement in the /
Jackson house on River street.
A. d. Rindga was brought before Justice
VIM. II. Adams Monday, charged with q
breaking the peace A plea Of guilty was
entered. The court imposed fine OF So, 9
with the costs which amounted TO $3.50 9
r.. G. Fisher a Go. have just installed a |
new prcsser IN their plant for drying
hides These have hitherto been hung on {
wooden frames out doors for several days,
but this machine will do the work Of four .
men IN much less time. 1t is a 90-ton :
presser and cost 1920. The machine was
Installed by William Guilfoss Of Syracuse.
The many friends Of Mrs. Minnie d.
Marsh and her daughter Miss Kate Marsh,
are regretting that the family will move
from Bethel about the middle of this :
month. They are going to Caldwell, n. :
Y, where Miss Marsh is to have charge Of =
the telephone office, Caldwell is under the
Jurisdiction Of the Glen Falls district OF
The telephone business and is under the
charge Of w. J, Davis, brother OF Mrs.
Marsh.
The Boston Post Of Feb. 9th contains
pictures and short stores OF the lives Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Longevin OF that u
city, whose combined ages are now f6S
years aud who have been married IS years
They are the parents OF Remi Longevin 7
OF this town and were among the pioneers Z
OF the move ment Of the French from
Canada 10 this section. For many years }
they lived in the house owned by Albert J
Lincoln, now occupied by Benjamin
Whiteomb, Mr.. Longevin's best work a
vas as a wood chopper and he was al !
most unequailed in this vicinity. His !
wife could WELD an ak too. Mr.. Long
evin worked in the Peabody Mills in ,
NewburypOrt, Mass, until about ten ,
years ago, when he was compelled to
give up work on account OF his advanced
age. He was supported by his daughter,
Lizzie, up to last fall when she died OF
heart trouble on Nov 1st while visiting ,
her brother, Remi, al Bethel. This was
the Sjth anniversary Of her fathers BIRTH ,
Since then the aged couple have been
assisted by kind ncighbOrs. Mrs. Long
evin eas born April 6, 1920