Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-07
Bethel Local Intelligence.
Guy Wilson, Local Editor.

Howard Edison Of Burlington was a re-
cent guest in town,
Chas. W. Marston has been appointed
postmaster at Niagara, n. G.
Louis Whitney and Miss Susie Fiheld
spent New Years at Williamstown.
Mrs. F. II. Baseom Of Point Breeze,
n. ", is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Gibson.
Mrs. John NJ. Burnett OF Concord
arrived in town last Thursday TO visit
friends.
On Jan. fst the National White River
bank declared its usual semi-annual Sc
dividend.
&c ellison Of New York made his
father. Col. +. A. ellison, a short visit over
New Years.
Mrs. r. l.. Messer and son spent several
days OF last week with her father, Chas.
Lyman, in Royalton.
J. W. Merritt is in town this week
making some changes in the New Eng
land telephone line.
Lieut.. Leslie Elmer OF Poughkeepsie, n.
y, and DR.. Raymond Elmer OF Bellows
Falls we're guests Of Prin. Wright last
week.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board Of Trade will be held at the Cres-
cent club rooms next Wednesday evening
at 1880 p. m.
The concert given by the Jubilee Sing
ers under the auspices Of the Crescent
club last week was a fine entertainment
and the club cleared about sl5.
The past week has seen some pretty cold
weather in Bethel. The mercury kept GO
ing down until Tuesday morning il regis
tered from IS 20 a degrees below zero.
Traffic on the G. v. Ry. was delayed
Thursday night OF last week by the
breaking OF the journal on a freight car,
blocking the road for about four hours.
Ofthe Whitcomb High school teachers,
Mrs ID. l.. Chadwick spent the holiday
recess at Cabot, Miss Lillian Buck at
Brookfield and Miss Rowell at Randolph
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postoffice addressed to Rev. I. h. Barton,
George Batchelder, l.. NJ. Eastman, George
l.. Lane, Rev. j. F. Quinn, Mr. +. A.
Seayer.
There will be leap year dance in the
Town hall, January 18th, for the benefit OF
the Bethel Public library. II is hoped the
gentlemen will not feel shy about gong 1
without an escort.
Ben NJ. Washburn has returned to Dart |
mouth, Miss Lucy Washburn TO the State 1
Normal at Bridgewater, Mass, VIII T.. +
Markham to Norwich University and Chas. I
Wilson to the u. " NJ.
+. L. Chaplin, an employee at the Wood l
bury Granite shed and living in the house I
of w. III. Hartwell, left with his wife last 4
Friday for Prospect Me-, where they I
win reside in the future.
The friends of the Congl church pre-
scented Rev. J. Hall Long, their pastor,
with an antique, quartered- desk char
on Christmas, and the Rev. j. W. Miller,
pastor OF the Methodist society, was sim
IiarlV m harad ~ his ma ri sbf ]
w. l.. French writes from Chicago that
the weather continues tough. Friday he
spent in the stock yards where Swift q Co.
alone killed 10000 cattle, 5000 hogs and
5000 sheep in one day. Mr.. French says
It was great sight for an old hayseed like
him.
The remains of Carson Chase were
brought to Bethel Friday OF last week and
funeral services were held from the home
OF Robert p. Burnett saturday, Rev. Mr..
Carswell of Randolph officiating. The in
terment was in the Chase family lot at the
"Old Church."
Chauncey X. Chadwick moved Jan. LIST /
into the new house recently erected by /,
him on lands bought OF A. l.. Stearns in !
the rear OF the dwelling Of Mrs. Emeline I
n. Fisher. Chas. Clark has broken up ]
Housekeeping in the @. f, Lewis house ON
River street and, with his two children,
" ~ hAuAh NAAA NAis AiihAM TN
Speaking OF cold weather, 'Grandma" 5
sarah Chapman, now i'm her one hundred
md second year, says that the coolest day |
she remembers occurred in her early child {
hood and it was called "Cold Friday" She
states that ON this day boiling hot water
brown in the air would fail in the shape
II icicles. il
II. w. Davis has conveyed to Mrs. Lucy
Benedict about five acres Of the northeast a
I'm part OF his farm for building lot. 1t
5 the purpose OF Mrs. Benedict 10 erect /
arge house next spring and take boarders
'mong the quarrymen. Her house will be :
most convenient to the quarries, being
lbout quarter OF a mile from the quarries. \
Col. A. +. Brown treasurer, and w. ID. d
Hodges, purchasing agent. OF the u. s.
Bobbin and Shuttle Co, 1.-THE bobbin trust) .
we're in town the first OF the week looking
lver the Bethel Bobbin Co.'S business. :
They state that the demand for their goods -
Is very brisk and they can hardly keep up
with their orders. The Bethel Bobbin Co. \
N the past sold a considerable portion Of !
heir output to this company. Il
Bethel will one of these DAYS be some @
hing OF lusty town and the next gener-
Ition will hardly realize how il happened.
such are the whiriigig caprices OF fortune
n this old state that has not even begun
% find out what her resources are vet
4
much Of a growth for Bethel, and vet, :
when she asked for bread, she was given
stone that could be snapped OF for !
iake.-lSt. Adams Messenger.
Miss Louisa Austin has received word e
y the death at his home in jefferson, No. o
4 Henry Haskell. Mr.. Haskell was born
n Barnard, VT, Aug. 1lth, 1870, and was b
he son Of Michael Haskell, who was born \
n Barnard, Nov Both, 1893. On Sept. 9th,
SO, at Stoekbridge, VI, the son. Henry,
vas united in marriage to Miss Mary
1hamberlin OF that place. Mr.. Haskell
vas survived by his wife, one daughter. Z
wo grandchildren and several great o
q
The installation OF the newly elected <
Ulcers OF Daniel Lille Post. q. A. r..
COX place last Saturday evening as fol-
ows;-N. r. Baker, commander; NJ. NJ
\ nipple, senior vice comma nder; Henry
ole, junior vice commander; Chas. p
10y, chaplain; T. A. Chadwick, adjutant;
u. n. Kendall, officer Of the day; Patrick
I. Wynn, quartermaster: W. H. Waldo,
urgeon; H. G. Rice, officer Of the guard
I. +. Wynn. delegate 20 state convention:
" L. Waldo, substitute The post now
las 3 members and no deaths among its
members occurred last year.
Sheriff Romsine spafford was in town
Thursday, returning from Rochester.
- A.