Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-18
Bethel Local intelligence,


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I'm Mrs. o. n. BARRows, Bethel, Vt.
Miss Julia Miller is confined to the
house by sickness.
Plummer Martin Of Barre was the guest
OF his sister the first Of the week.
Rev. Ora Boyce Of East Roxbury visited
at Levi Kidder's the first Of the week.
Rising Star grange holds ITS meeting
Saturday evening. Program VIII be in
charge Of Mrs. Riley.
Charles Kendall has moved from Hart
well meadow to the Ansel Burbank house
ON Christian hill, owned by IL. X. Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs John Foley went to War
rem Friday, on receipt OF a message stating
that the father OF Mr.. Foley was critically
in.
Mrs. Joseph Regain entertained small
party Of lady friends at whist saturday
evening in honor OF her sister, Mrs. Albert
Bowen.
Mrs. Il. l.. johnson was called to Wo-
burn last Friday by telegram announc-
ing the serious illness Of her mother, Mrs.
lArkin.
Married, Feb. 10th, at the Cong'l study
at the Bascom House, Mr. Eugene Scott
Boutwell, and Mrs. Lillian l.. Doubleday
OF Sherburne.
Principal Wright Of the Whitcomb High
htuNtA has NtFiA tOtANANA 10 inc ibA1E ny
illness this week. Rev. G.. r. Fortier took
his place in the school.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postofiee addressed TO Mr. ID, n. Beeeher,
Mr.. Frank Burridge, Mrs. w. s. Brown
Master Loring b. Rea, care Frank Rea
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins was called to
Dover. n H., Monday by a telegram an
nouncing the serious Illness from pneu-
monia Of her brother, Charles Wolcott.
Mrs. Aryilla Morse left Bethel Monday
for Randolph, and Tuesday started on her
way for Adrian, Mich, where she will re-
main some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Paige.
Speaking OF eggs, Mrs. +. B. Markham
has l5 K J. ned pullets hatched April 18th.
They began to lay Oct. I'd. During Janu-
airy, 1901, they laid 2Z7 eggs and are doing
better this month.
While Ned Davis, Jr. was playing ABOUT
his fathers stable one day last week, his
head came too near one OF the horses |
hoofs, A slight wound was the result, |
but no serious injury.
There will be an extra collection after
the service at the COng'l church next Sun |
day morning for one Of the benevolences. !
AT the Sunday school session Lincoln |
memorial exercise postponed from last
week will be given.
Charles Parrott, station agent on the /
NtlAn hlNHF ThAATbhQ ri AOnlptlitr, ana \
Miss Julia Fisher, a teacher in the Mont /
pelior public schools, were the guests OF
Mrs. d. l.. Chadwick, sister Of Miss /
Fisher, Saturday and Sunday.
Next Monday, Feb. p, Washington's |
birthday, being a holiday, no rural mail /
carriers will 90 out. Patrons on this SER
vice can get their mail at Bethel postoffice
during the hours on which this office will
be open, namely, from Z to II a. m, 2:15 to
3:15 p. m, and 6;l5 to 7:i5 p. m.
Rev T.. X. Currier son of A. l.. Currier
OF this town, writes that conference met
Jan. 18th and that he was transferred from
Belleview, Fla, to Winter Park, Fla He
says the latter is a beautiful place and Is a
college town, Rollins College, a Congrega-
tional institution, being located there.
fire alarm called out the hose company
at 3:1S p. m, last Thursday The bucket
brigade eXtinguiahed the blaze, which was
in the tannery, without turning the water
into the hose. A pipe conducting steam
into the bark grinder had become frozen
and slight fire occurred in the bark mill.
+. n. Chapman has been assisting in the
postoffice the past week during the abb
sence Of Guy Young. Mr.. Young return
ed from Athol Saturday, leaving his moth
or, Mrs. Il. N. Young, in a comfortable
condition. Since returning to Bethel, Guy
Young himself has been confined to the
house by sickness.
Mrs. O. n. Barrows states that her flock
OF X. /. Reds laid from Jan. /, 1903, to Jan.
!, 1905, s,lS2 eggs. The cost OF keeping
them Was more than IL would have been IL
they had had free range. Her first chick
ems Matched March nth and she got her
first pullet eggs Aug. 9Th. She will be
pleased to show her poultry at any time.
Wallace \. Batchelder, who has been
student in Waterman a Martins law Of
fee at Brattleboro for several years, has
formed partnership with w. b. q. Stick
neY and is to move TO Bethel March LIST. /
Mr.. Batcheider was with Roosevelt's
Rough Riders in Cuba. His family viii
remain in Brattleboro until summer.
White River Pomona grange will meet
with Rising star grange Saturday, Feb. 20.
The afternoon session will be open to the
public. The regular meeting Of the local !
grange will be held in the evening, at
which time viii be given a comedy COM I
posed OF eight characters. Three quarters of
an hour Of solid fun. All members should q
be present
Rev. J. Hall Long took with him on his
vacation trip last week specimens OF Bethel {
granite. The Albany, n. ", Times Union
OF Feb. 9th contains the following notice
as 10 one Of these specimens :-''rhe Al I
bany Hardware and Iron Co. has on exhi- q
bition a specimen OF Bethel, VT, white
granite, hich is being used in the con-
struction Of the q, 10000 terminal station
~ Nh1hlhEAohs H. -.
Hugh Philips, adiuster for the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Co., was in
town Wednesday OF last week 10 settle
the loss of John W. Sharpe. There WIS !
some question as to the right OF Mr..
Sharpe to recover Of the company. as ]
the following condition OF the policy \
was not strictly carried out. viz, ''rhis
company shall not be liable for loss
when ashes are kept in or within 30 feet
Of the property insured herein, unless
kept in a sound stone or brick ash hole
or ash house" Il seems that the night
before the IRE Mr. Sharpe had placed ,
some ashes in q metal kettle in the build
ing burned and ID was from this source
that the fire probably arose. Mr.. Shapes ,
loss was about sl00 and the sum OF $50
was offered and accepted In view of the
above facts. IL will pay all carrying in
surance 20 read the policies carefully and
see what the conditions Of the same are.
Coughs and colds, down to the very