Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-09

by f. A. Davis the past year, has moved to
Woodstock and is to work on Cloudland
Farm. o. n. Barrows is working for E.
A. Davis.
r. II. Topper, the popular clerk in
the store of Nj. A. Moody, has left the
employ Of Mr.. Moody and is to travel
in the interests OF the Nall Williams
Tobacco Co. Of Louisville, Ky.
Frank Rhodes has moved from the
Frank Lyman place in Bethel TO the farm
in Barnard formerly owned by the late
Jesse Kenney and now owned by Asa
w. Kenney Of Lakewood, Nj.
Herbert /. Paul has left the employ Of A.
l.. stearns and gone for a short visit to
Rochester, after which he will go to Can
ada. His place in the livery stable of Mr.,
Stearns is taken by VIII Eubar.
j. b. Sargent has sold to his mother,
| Mrs. b. c. Harlow, the premises known
as the Rowe farm, situated in South
4 'Lympus near the Stockbridge line and
adjoining the home farm of 3. {. Har-
\ low.
/ Don Cole has taken the contract OF de-
/ livering oil for the Standard Oil Co. from
I their storage tank in Bethel to the sur
rounding country. The company furnishes
the team and Mr.. Cole is simply hired to
run il.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postoffice addressed to Mr.. David Abel,
Chas. A. Avery, Mr.. Fred II. Brown, Mr..
Walter Benedict, Mr. Charlie Benedict,
Mr.. w. Britton, Mr.. Earl Foster and Mr..
A. B. Smith.
Hon. r. J. Flint Of Bethel, NJ. L.
Wyman, Sr., of Stock bridge and Hon.
Elisha MAY OF st. Johnsbury have been
agreed upon for commissioners in the
suit Of the land owners against the
Rochester railroad.
There was a large attendance at the
grange meeting Saturday evening, when |
fifteen candidates received the last degree |
Worthy Oyerseer Pearl Savage will have |
charge OF the next meeting, which viii |
take place April 18th.
Miss Scott, a trained nurse from Boston, ]
came Tuesday, stopping over night with /
Mrs. A. l.. Cady and going yesterday to |
Rochester to care for Mrs George L. /
Greeley, who has been seriously i'll for
nine weeks. Mrs. Greeley's sister-in-law,
Mrs. +. l.. Martin, who had been with her |
for five weeks, has returned home
The following teachers have been en-
gagged to teach in the town district -
Mrs. j. M. Dyke, East Bethel; Mrs. w.
G.. Brooks. Christian Hill Miss Ellen
Preston, Flynn district; Miss Helen |
Southworth, Camp Brook; Mrs. Jennie |
Dustin, Mountain district; Miss Jose
phine Emery, Old church; Miss Lula |
ilO AtDf 00uAn ut AtAtHtI AOi Il
the Gilead school has not been engaged |
yet.
Il. II. Kittredge is now manager OF the |
automatic piano player department (The /
Anpelus) OF &. g. Harvey & Co., who
have the largest piano ware rooms in
Boston. Last month {. G. Harvey q Co.
bought out the entire Oliver Ditson Co.
piano department and Mr.. Kittredge,
who had been in the employ OF the latter
firm for the past year, entered the en-
ploy OF the former.
The business men OF the village are
signing quite generally petition to Gov.
Mccullough for the release from states
prison of Frank Merrill. Merrill was
arrested in July, 1901, charged with break
ing into John Keleher's and the rail-
road property, and in December was
sentenced TO not more than two years
and not less than one and one-half years
in the states prison on each count. II
S claimed that Merrill's health is in
danger. He has wife and child living
in Randolph.
The horses arrived Wednesday for use
on the Standard Oil team and the company
is now ready to take orders. G. L. Cobb, !
the Vermont manager, was in town from
Burlington Wednesday and stated that
the merchants would be much better
served with the new arrangement Only
the wholesale trade is served and any 8
amount can be bought and delivered at :
once and there is no loss from shrinkage
in leaky barrels. The storage tank in this
village has a capacity of over 1900 gallons I
and the delivery tank Of 800 gallons.
Jaquith & Robinson, New Hampshire !
parties who lately purchased a large +
amount OF standing timber in Barnard
near the Stock bridge line, have let the
TO cut it to II. H. Page OF Lake
port, n. H., who viii shortly bring his !
steam mill and begin the work. There is
between 100000 and 100000 feet, mainly :
spruce and hard wood, all OF which is to !
BE- made into lumber and eventually ship !,
ped from the siding above Gaysville. 1t /.
will take years time 10 clear the lot. A
road is now being built to il. Mr.. Page is
on the ground with force Of help.
Miss Adella Hutchins has in her @
possession a copy Of the Vermont Journal {
published by Alden Spooner at Windsor, n
lated February 18th. 1911. Ii contains s.
several articles on the wars then being
Saged by Bonaparte and one peculiar
advertisement addressed to printers, offer
ng a reward for the appreh ension and N
delivery Of William I. Anderson, an
apprentice in the printing business, aged
Eighteen, who bad run away from the "
iazette office IN Concord; s25 was offered
{ he was taken in New Hampshire and d
90 Il taken out OF the state.
The maple sugar crop for 1903 is almost .
total failure In this section. Most Of =
he farmers have gathered their buckets =
nd have not made over TO- to 20f Of the
Isual amount. Ii is almost impossible to =
ret 1903 syrup or sugar 81 any quality. q
nd the small amount that is offered for