Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-25
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
c. V. RAILWAY TIMETABLE.


the season. 4w p. l.. ELLIS, Bethel.
Single and Rose Comb Rhode Island Red
eggs for Matching, four cents each. 3 mo
Mrs. n. II. WALLACE, Bethel.
X. /. Red and White Legborn eggs for
Matching, 75c. per IS.
3m Mrs. +. p. MAXHAAf, Bethel, Vt.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs for
Matching, 75c. and u for Is.
I'm Mrs. o. n. BARRows, Bethel, Vt.
Pure Stay White Wyandotte cockerels
for breeding, = and g each. Satisfaction
guaranteed. At L. W. CLoUGH. Bethel, Vt.
Highest cash price paid for hides, skins,
pelts and caked tallow at freight yard Sat
urday forenoon.
sw D. A. WILSON, Bethel, VT.
f. II. Hatch returned from Newport,
N. H., Monday.
Miss Celia Brooks is confined to the
bed by sickness.
W. Q. Clifford gave a sleighing party
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ethelynd Heath arrived home last
week from Boston.
w. C. Britton, Jr., was at Gowanda,
n. Y, over Sunday
George Clark of River street is confined
TO his house with grip.
Ben. Washburn was at home from Dart
mouth college over Sunday
Rollin ellison returned last week from
months absence in New York.
A. l.. Stearns visited his son. Roy
Stearns, i'm Springfield last week.
Howard Edison OF BrookheId has been
visiting in town several days this week.
Richard Wynn is recovering from his
recent severe accident and is on the street
again.
Miss Maurine Thayer of Randolph was
recent guest OF her aunt, Mrs. A. l..
Stearns.
DR.. G.. T.. e. Sparhawk of Burlington
has been recent guest of his sister,
Mrs. G.. II. Graham.
The employees at the tannery have been
working short hours the past week on
account OF lack OF coal
The seven year-old daughter Of Charles
Come is seriously sick with what is
thought TO be a case Of lead poisoning
Alick Washburn received painful cut
in the face on Monday morning from a
flying piece Of slab wood at Bethel mills
The Young Peoples Social union will
hold "Slip Hunt" on Friday evening at
the usual time and place. Refreshments
will be served
AT the meeting of Rising Star grange
Saturday evening, good program was
HtnhtItAs NuHHlNlAuE OF music readings
and play with eight characters.
Landlord G.. l.. Pratt OF the Bethel /
Tavern IL having serious wrestle with /
the water question, his supply having |
failed and he is busy digging for the |
cause.
Teddy Bowen, a former resident lin this 1
village and pupil in the high school, has 1
enlisted In the navy and is now stationed /
on the receiving ship Hancock in Brook |
lyn navy yard.
Local poultry fanciers will be interested
60 learn that the National Poultry
association last week placed the single
comb strain Of the Rhode Island Red
fowls in the standard class OF breeds.
Mrs. George Wight was called to Wind
sor last weeS by the illness OF her grand
son, Leo Wight, aged three years. Mrs.
Wight returned home Monday, leaving the
little one IN a morelcomfortable condition.
The disease is pneumonia.
"Grandman Chapman, who has been
failing Tor some time, remains in about
the same condition. Mrs Dana Carmen
ter OF Randolph is assisting Mrs. stearns
In her care. Mrs. Chapman will be iOI
years and six months old March 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Boutwell, are re-
ceiving much sympathy in the loss OF their
son, Fred, who died at their home Sunday
OF typhoid fever. The supposition il that
he contracted the disease while at work in
lumber camp at Angelltown.
Work is brisk in the Office of the Bethel
Printing Co. and in addition to the regu-
lar force Miss Grace Martin and Miss Ellen
clifford Of Rochester are assisting TO set
type Mr.. Spaulding is printing the
Bethel, Granville, Pittstield and Shrews-
bury town reports.
Bethel Uuiyersalist church, George For
tier, minister. Preaching al l0si5 a. ~
and p. m. Second in special series OF
Lenten services. Miss Edith Greene will !
be the soloil at the morning service.
Sunday school at II AS a. m. All are well
come at these services.
4. L. Messer has purchased stock OF
grocery goods at keene, n. H., and will
Immediately remove there to carry on
the business. MIR. Messer and family
will be much missed in this village in
church and other circles. Eugene Fisher
= 70 occupy the 4. l.. Messer house.
A dog was brought here one day last
week 10 be sent away. He was put ia
the baggage car aud while the attention
OF the baggage master was given 10 other
business the dog leaped to the ground ,
and sped away on the Gaysville road.
paying no attention 10 station Agent
Cars seductive whistle.
CongI church:-The Tuesday evening
prayer service will be discontinued tin
posted calling the society together at the
vestry on Friday, March 4th, at D. m. ?
and not on February 26th, a. previously !
announced. The e. r. society viii have
a leap year party a. +. L. Messer's Mon !
DAY FEB. 18th. Everyone come. What /.
fellow viii you bring
The Upper Branch school closed Friday.
Feb ~, with Washington Lincoln exer- /
cises, consisting Of speaking. music and 3
"Incie Sans Receipt ion. which :
were well given by the children. Ralph I
Jacobs has not been absent q day during :
he fail and winter terms. The teacher !
Miss Lula Allen, WAS the recipient Of 4
very pretty gold pen and some money a. /,
token o. love from the pupils.
The Electric Light company began Mon /
day the work Of blowing up the ice in the I I
" bite River above ITS dam. The experf-
ment a. far As carried worked 20 psrfec- +
ton. Each charge broke Up a space twen- I