Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-21
Bethel Local Intelligence,
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Kittredge n. Bascom is visiting at his
grandma hers, Mrs. Ellen Gilson's.
A Birdsell Brooks has been confined to
the house for two weeks by sickness.
.sGrandman Sarah Chapman has been
confined to the bed two weeks with illness.
Rev. G. B. johnson OF Burlington will
officate at the Episcopal church next
Sunday at p. m.
Mrs. John Johnson Of Canada, former
resident OF this village, was i'm town last
Friday visiting friends.
Mrs. William r. Adams left last week
for Boston TO spend several months with
her children In that city.
The cutters at the Woodbury. Co.
sh "a did not work Monday or Tuesday
on account OF the cold weather.
4. A. Strickland, J. j. Robinson and
}. Orvis Thompson arrived last week
from Curwensyille, Penn, 10 work IN
the tannery.
Railroad workmen are engaged this
week In building a plank platform the
full length of the passenger station yard
on the depot side.
Dean b. Upper has closed his work as
clerk in the billiard rooms OF John
Keleher and his place is now being tlled
BY Heber Maynard.
Lewis Rogers OF the Point Breeze House
at Point Breeze, N. Y, has been stopping
at the Bascom House the past week. Mr..
Rogers is a former resident OF towns
Miss Kelley, bookkeeper at the tannery,
has been compelled to temporarily give up
work on account OF illness and Friday
went 10 her home at Gowanda, n. Y.
Chas Davis, a quarryman, has been laid
up for week from injuries received from
q chain falling from a derrick. He was
insured in the Travellers Insurance Co.
Henry Sharpe has rented OF Eben
Tucker the premises lately bought by the
latter OF owen Boutwell,, situated on the
Barnard stage road, and will move there
the first OF April.
The Ladies' Aid society connected with
the Cong'l church held a special commu-
nication at the home Of Mrs. w. l.. Fish
Thursday afternoon Of last week, which
was largely attended.
Rev. J. WESLEY Miller finds it necessary
To announce that, although he is glad TO
write obituary notices OF persons at whose
funeral he is called to Oiiiciate, the friends
must not expect him TO do II except when
requested.
The coldest weather reported for years
in Bethel was Tuesday morning. The
banner report il that from o. W. Dens-
more on the Kittredge farm one mile
north OF Bethel, who reports As degrees
below zero.
Miss Lou Howe, table waiter at the Bas-
com House, has resigned her position to
accept a similar one at the Montpelier
House at Montpelier. Mrs. Savage OF
South Royalton takes her place at the
Bascom House.
There will be a dime sociable at the
home OF Mrs. Mary T.. Harrington on
River street next Tuesday evening, held
far fha haunttt ~ tho Raf hpI Iu1rrnvaftaapt
society. This society is raising funds
for the purchase Of town clock, and
when another 800 is raised Il expects to
be able to buy the clock
In the last issue OF the COURIER il was
stated that the fine Of Michael Nelson for
inuoxicaton had been paid by ~. c. Fisher
90. and that Nelson had at once left town.
This was an error, as few days later Mr..
Nelson reported for work at the tannery
and stated that he had been detained from
reporting sooner by illness.
Austin Brown died January 18th at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Robert Noble, in
this village. Mr.. Brown had been quite a
prominent resident Of the town OF Stock
bridge and was appointed postmaster at
Gaysyille by Pres. Cleveland. He is sur
yived by three daughters, Mrs. Noble OF
Bethel and Mrs. Martin l.. Wyman, Jr.,
and Miss Anna Brown OF Stockbridge.
Walter c. Rogers died Jan. 18th at the
home OF his son, William T. Rogers, in /
this village Of chronic cystitis and grip. /
Funeral services were held at Mr.. Rogers I
home In this village Sunday and the inter- |
meut was in Woodstock. where his wife /
was buried. Mr.. Rogers was born in RAN !
dolph In 1929. For many years he had 4
lived in Woodstock, but for the last years
of his life he had made his home with his /
son. W. T. Rogers.
The society column Of the Boston Sun
day Globe OF Jan. II contained the follow /
ing notice OF a well-known Bethel LADY,
sowing 10 the recent death OF her broth |
er, Dr. Larkin OF Moburn, Mrs. Winifred 4
Johnson OF Bethel, VT, will cancel all of 4
her social obligations for the winter. This /
will include her lecture engagements, Mrs. !
johnson having been scheduled to speak 1
on 'The Training Of a Child's Observa- \
tons before the Mayflower club during /
the coming MONTH"
Cong'l church notes.-the prudential \
committee are instituting a weekly en- /
velope system for their church running 4
expenses, asking as many as will TO con- 4
tribute so much week novel scheme /
OF envelopes fastened to an art calendar 4
Is being introduced to aid as a reminder 4
Prayer and lookout committees have set 4
Feb. q at $3.50 p. m. as the time for their /
meeting. The Sunday School Board meet
ing will be held at J. q. Sargent's Monday 1
next az 1880 p. m, +. n. Chapman is /
drilling the singers for an Easter oantata 4
70 be given April 3rd.
The COURIER is in receipt OF the report 1
Of the proceedings OF the Vermont asso-
citation Of Boston for the past year. Il is
the work Of y. l.. Sheldon, the efficieI .
secretary, and Is replete with interesting
information. This association comprises
many men who have gone from this vicin-
ity and includes the following in its MEM
bership Bethel, Curtis Abbott,
Rollin NJ. Adams, George w. Berry, George
b. Chase Chas. W. Howard, Arthur {.
Lamson, Ernest {. Smith ana William B.
suckney; from Barnard, Ira A. Abbott,
Eben NJ. Wilson; from Braintree, Lewis
G. Thayer; from Granville, Albert c. /
Clark, William r. Shipman, Dewitt c. /
Webb; from Pittsiield, DIR. Lewis s. Breed,
Elisha p Hitchcock, Bert Houghton,
Fred ". Sherburne; from Randolph, J. /
Eugene Finn, Henry l.. Greene. Harvey
T. Osgond. Albert NJ. Smith, Chas. Z.
Thayer. Gilman A. Wheeler; from Roch-
ester, Fred J. Fassett, Elverton 5. Jewett,
Carl c. Martin; from stock bridge, Edward 4
r. Allen, Julius W. Hayden, Nelson NJ [
Gay, Jefiers T.. Richardson, Lewis O.
Richardson, Elihu L. Sawyer, n. L. Shell
don.
Wise King Flour is most economical.