Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-12
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


Mrs. n. II. WALLACE, Bethel.
R. /. Red and White Leghorn eggs for
Matching, Zoe. per IS.
3m Mrs. +. b. MAxHAM, Bethel, Vt.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs for
Matching, 75e. and Il for 10.
Am Mrs. o. n. BARRows, Bethel, Vt.
II. c. Gilbert OF Randolph was in town
several days last week.
The family OF John Wefer left last week
to join him at Morrisville.
Mrs. NJ. f.. Savage is to live with Mrs.
j. d. Gushing for the present.
s. X. Stanton OF Detroit expects to
occupy his summer home this season.
T. II. Winter OF Yineland, n. j., was
at Mrs. NJ. L. Harrngton's last week.
Frank Church went to Middlebury
last week, where he purchased fine bull.
The Randolph Fruit Co. has put on
team to deliver goods. John Lavelle is
driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyman spent sun
day at Bellows Falls with their daughter,
Mrs. Delbert Dyke.
George and Charles Pecor left Saturday
for Bridgewater, where they have a wood
chopping contract.
Sheriff Wilson S. Lowell OF Springfield
and High Bailif II. II. Peck Of Hartford
were in town Monday
Lawyer W, n. Batcbelder has gone to
housekeeping IN the cottage house Of
Mrs NJ f, Harrington.
e. X. Noble returned Saturday from
visit Of several weeks with friends in
New York and Westtield, Mass.
Mrs. }. d. Cushing was called to Con-
cord, y. H., last Monday 20 attend the
funeral OF Chas. Mcpherson, relative.
Rev. Herbert Williams Of New Britain,
Conn, has been stopping the past week
with his sister, Mrs Henry W. Preston.
Thos. suitor Of Barre has rented the
rooms IN the Edison block formerly occu-
pied by K. 5. Adams and will open a res
taurant.
Mrs. q. +. Lewis OF Rochester visited
friends in town Wednesday on her way
to spend few weeks at her former home +
In Maine.
William Fisher has bought OF A. Lee
Cady the house in which Mr.. Fisher is
now living adjoining the Bethel Tavern (
property On the south.
J. W. steinhauser has left the employ /
OF Il. e. Fisher Co. and gone to sault ST. /
Marie, Mich. Mrs. Steinhauser remains /
IN Bethel for the present.
II. T.. Grant, rural mail carrier on route 1
No. christian HID. has been quite sick /
and threatened with pneumonia. Claude .
Rogers has been taking his place.
Oramel W. Brockway took the train
Tuesday TO 60 to Hanover to secure medi-
cal advice in the case OF his right hand
which is suffering with blood poisoning.
4. W. Spaulding, engineer at the bobbin
factory Is to move to Pittstord aud his
tenement in the house Of Mrs. }. ID. Cush-
ing viii be occupied by Louis F, Whitney
Married, in Greenfield, Mass, May Sd,
Alya Y. Mack Of Bedford, n. H., and Miss
ial pFsf4te * u Rot al lie nd Me- 2
Mack will be at home in Bedford after
May 9th.
The team Of 0. (. Boyce took a lively
runaway Friday OF last week, running
from the power station III Royalton 10 the
railroad water tank IN Bethel village via
the railroad track.
Daniel NJ. Clough is confined to the
house by severe attack Of kidney trouble.
Ills daughter, Mrs. Elya CARPENTER, OF
South birmingham, Mass, is at home
assisting in his care. III
Deacon Alonzo Emery arrived from
Washington, y. G., last Friday and is
stopping at the Bascom House. He ex-
poets 10 work this summer in the interests
of the Bible society in Windham county.
DR.. William d sylvester, former
resident OF Bethel, bat now located on
Long Island, n. ", has been declared
bankrupt. fhe first meeting OF the
creditors i 10 be held al Long Island
City, May 18th.
Mrs. Hugh Wilson and daughter.
Geraldine, arrived at Mrs. j. J. Wilson's
Saturday. Mr.. Wilson is soon TO sever his
connection With the Central Vermont
railway as stenographer al st. Adams to
enter the employ Of the Porter Screen Co.
at Winooski
The officers OF Cherry Hin cemetery
association have employed Clinton Dur
kee to devote his entire time for the
summer months in the care Of the Gene
terry grounds and lots. Mr. Durkee had
the same employment two years ago and 4
knows how 10 do his work faithfully.
George II. Upper Is at home from a
business trip to New York. While there
he made a very interesting inspection
Of the hattleship Massachusetts, al the
Brooklyn navy yard, where he was shown
every courtesy BY the officers. He brought
home with him a missile such as are
used Ia the long-range rapid fire guns.
Willis Davis had quite an experience
lately with a f0ur-horse team OF green
horses belonging 20 the T.. b. Ellis Granite
60. He drove to the quarry for a load,
when the leading pair was alarmed by a
stone falling from q derrick and sprang
out Of the road into pile Of grout The
team was quite severely cut up about the
legs.
The stock 81 goods Of Harry B. Lease
ieweler ia the BasCom House block, were
taken possession Of last week by Attorney
Sargent of Barre a. agent for Mrs. susan
Jones, who holds a mortgage on the
same. The following day Mr. Lease flied
petition in bankruptcy. The petition
states the liabilities to be s28Ss. So and
assets sf681.30, Of which $500 are exempt.
During the four years that Mr.. Lease has
been ia Bethel be has Won many friends
who svmpathize with him in has financial
troubles.
General Manager Clanin began work
Tuesday on the repairs 20 the readhed Of
the Rochester railroad. lie expects 70
have them SO far advanced that trans may
run BY next week. The steam shovel is AZ
work on the dirt pit near Bethel village
and the first work is done IN the grading
between Cobb bridge and the mouth Of
stony brook in Stock bridge. Ahout 80
men are employed ON this work at present.
all native help, as Mr.. Clafin states that
he finds native help is much more profit
0blc to hire than foreign.