Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-26
Bethel Local intelligence.


Owing TO IN health Of owner, the d. N. T
RiH farm in west part part OF loNI , llIIe
H. sold. Contains about 100 acres OF IeIlls
soiI A nearly new house costing tl0J on
n also a fine orchard Of grated fruit yleld-
No several hundred bushels IN average
wears For further particulars can on guy
Wilson or write Mrs. Lois A. Xix rem /
broke. n. H., care Truman Gilson' aeli
WI. Topper Of Orange, Mass, was in
town last week.
Dr.. william stickney was at home over
Sunday from Boston.
Peter Miller Of Boston is visiting his
brother. Henry Miller.
Mrs. Mary A. Quimby is to live with
Mrs. sarah Baker this winter
Wesley Ouimby is at home from Spring
field. Vt, for the hunting season.
Miss Mary Boyee of Randolph visited at
Levi Kidder's the first OF the week.
Mrs. q. 4. Lewis OF Rochester called on
friends an town the first OF the week
A son. Daniel Mccoy, was born October
2Oth 10 Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Wilson,
~. c. Baker OF Rutland, a former resi-
dent. called on friends in town Tuesday
r ". Ieavitt shot deer Monday morn
ing before breakfast on the John Falhe
Mrs. Fred Fay Of Boston was in town
last week, called here by the death OF H.
Henry Brooks sailed from Boston Tues
day ON the steamer lyernia Tor has winter
stay in Paris.
Mrs. Henry Miller has been confined to
the bed the past week with severe attack
OF the jaundice.
Miss Jane Todd returned Monday from
i've weeks visit to her sister, Miss Ann
Todd, IN Boston.
Mrs willard ]. Brooks and Mrs. Guy
Wilson went TO Boston Tuesday Tor short
visits TO relatives.
Miss Eva Geiue OF Lebanon, y. H., has
come 10 spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Miller.
Mrs. Charles n Brown went to Boston
the first OF the week expecting to be aD-
sent about a month.
DIR. william A. Bentley and Mrs. Bent
ley returned October 10th from trip 10
New York and Boston.
r.. NJ. Kendall Of Springfield and Gardner
Wallace OF Chicopee arrived last week 10
take in the hunting season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Mack of Goffstown,
n H.. were guests last week Of w. Il.
Brooks, brother Of Mrs. Mack.
John j. McMullen, quarryman at the
Kills quarry, was called to Boston last
week by the death Of bis sister.
n. Scott Adams returned Friday from a
business triD OF a week TO Boston, swamp
scott and Norwood, Mass, Franklin and
Lebanon, N. ii.
Mrs. John Wallace and two sons went
20 pittsford Saturday TO carry her father,
Romano Spaulding. He has employment
an that town this winter.
TV. Hooker and partner OF Brandon,
stock Dealers were IN town several days
the past week picking up their stock
bought earlier In the season.
Mrs. Sophia Harding has sold TO Mrs
Mary A. Ouimhy the so-called Wilson OF
Packard lot OF about sixty acres situated
westerly and adjoining the home farm Of
Mrs. Quimby.
Mrs. Henry futile had the misfortune
while washing Monday to break OF in hel
hand a needle that had been stuck in q
window curtain. The physician who wa'
called did not deem 1t best to cut the nee
die out
MIR. and Mrs. J. Nagretti, the Italian'
who were arrested here two weeks ago
returned to Bethel last Friday. They hac
been arrested on a charge of illegal liquol
selling al Hardwiek and had been lodged
an Caledonia county jail. Their friends
had been making efforts to get bail To-
MMEtN NNM WtNt hNNftrnAuA last WYNN
Principal Wright, Assistant Principa
Guild. Miss Brown, Miss Strack, Miss Cur
tis aud Miss Spaulding attended the stat
school teachers convention at Montpeie
last Thursday and Friday and the Whit
comb High school was closed those days
Al the meeting OF the State Schoolmasters
club Principal Wright was elected secre
tAry and treasurer.
The Bethel Granite railway has settlet
with Roundy Bros. for taking additions
land for extension Of the switchback by tn
payment Of $50. The work OF laying rail
vas followed up last week until Friday
when the supply OF rails on hand gave out
Additional supplies are expected the mid
die OF this week, The road has been lai
from Bethel village to about halt mil
beyond the switchback- half th
Way.
Merton Preston and Edmond Burrell
were working Monday on the sewer this
Us being dug for the Whitcomb Hig
school. The ditch had been excavaied [
q depth Of about thirteen feet and Presto
was standing In the ditch when the dir
csved away, entirely covering him an
partially covering Burrelle, who was mes
by. Burrcllc got out Is soon as he coulC
dug down where he had last seen Presto
10 give him a little air space and then "a
Tor help. Il must have been about twent
minutes before Preston was taken out. i
was still breathing but pretty well e.
haIstcd he was wearing a stiff dert
hat and when the dirt struck him he d
not iall completely over but stood up, an
these ITO facts probably saved has life. z
d Vas he was buried under foot and
half of DIRT.
Death Of David w. Shaw.
ID. W. shaw died at Franklin, y. Z
Oct. ~. az the age OF n years lie WAS