Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-04
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


s.C.R.L Red eggs, 75c. per settings 81
Der hundred. 3 mo ae
MRS f. B. MAXHAM, Bethel.
Rose and 5. c. R. l. Red eggs for hatch
ing, 4 and &c. each. I'm ae
MRS. E. NJ. HOWARD, Bethel.
Hay for sale at old Rix place in Bethel;
also pasturage for cattle ae If
r. l.. RIX, Randolph, Vt.
Eggs for Matching; r. c. r. l. Red, 5and
ae MRs. o. n. BARRows, Bethel, VT.
Herbert l. Paul went to L'original,
Ont, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n Batchelder are
boarding at the Bascom House.
John Keleher has purchased a new
automobile and sold his old one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon d. Tolles Of Great
Fails, n. H., are visiting relatives IN this
vicinity.
Miss Carrie Spencer OF Marshheld visited
last week her aunt Mrs. Dana Lynn
Chadwick.
Mrs. John Wilson was called to Norton
Monday by the news OF the serious illness
OF her father.
Mrs. Inez Hosmer Moody Of Lebanon
stopped over Sunday with her cousin, Mrs.
w. c. Waldo.
have returned from Worcester, Mass,
and will make their home in Bethel.
q. s. Putnam and family OF Barnard
have moved into the house lately bought
OF Samuel Howard on South Main street.
Mrs. Alice Washburn and daughter and
Mr. and Mrs. Alick Washburn attended
the funeral of A. $. Newton at Forestdale
Sunday.
Mrs. q. H. Kimball will give a whist
party for the benefit OF the Village Inn
provement society Friday afternoon of
this week.
Principal Geo. S. Wright was called to
Bristol Friday to attend the funeral Of
near relative, Mrs. Botsford, wife of
Principal Botsford.
Miss Lulu Graham has been of duty at
the bank for several days owing to being
accidentally run over by passing team
near the new bridge Monday.
Arthur Durham Holmes, sophomore
in Dartmouth college, but residing at
Waipole, n. H., was in town over Sunday
visiting his grandfather, S. {. Durham.
Ross a. McCay, contractors OF the
Bethel Granite railway, have rented
rooms in the second story OF the store
building OF NJ. A. Moody for office pur-
poses.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Waldo attended the
Pomona Grange at South Royalton Satur-
day. There was a good attendance and
excellent remarks by ii. {. Bruce, Mrs. X.
b. Gaiusha, J. I, Bennett and Amos Eaton
on various subjects interesting to every
one, especially the latter's talk on the
birds OF Vermont.
w. Bull, division roadmaster OF the
g. ". Ry., has been temporarily trans
ferred from this division to take charge
OF the work in connection with making
the Brattleboro and Newfane railroad
standard guage. Bethel people have much
to thank Mr.. Bull for during his adj
ministration as it has been mainly through
his efforts that the local section men have
kept the Bethel depot yard in good APP
pearance.
Carl ID. Cushing has received notice OF a
serious injury suffered by his cousin,
Frank Cushing, at the depot yard in Brat
tleboro. just how the accident happened
Is not known. lie was brakeman on
train arriving at Brattleboro at $3.50 p. m.
and was evidently thrown down in front
OF one OF the cars, the wheels of which
passed over his right arm below the elbow
and crushed 1t into pulp. Cushing made
no cutlery at the time. He was seen turn
ing his switch and later was found uncon-
scious. He was taken TO the Brightwood
hospital and his right arm amputated at
ire elbow next morning. Young Cush-
Enr ives well known in Bethel, having as
sisted az the Bethel Mills several years
ago.
TIE COURIER is in receipt ola COM
municntion from Mrs. G.. NJ. Durga,
former Bethel resident, conveying infor-
mati0R which Mrs. Durga thinks would
interest her Bethel friends. Mrs. Durga
states that while she was living in Bethel
Alfred Burte OF Liverpool, Eng, came to
Bethel on business, and that Mrs. Durga
did some writing for him for which she
refused pay, and that Mr.. Burte has
lately died, leaving to Mrs. Durga in his
will the sum OF $4,000. Mrs. Durga was
the wife OF Griffin Durga. Griffin Durga
was a nephew OF Griffin Place, the owner
st that time OF the Bethel tannery, and
Mr.. Durga had employment in the
tan1err and lived with his wife in the
smaller % the Gardner Wheeler houses.
The daily papers Of April Goth con-
tained accounts Of the arrest of Richard
Harvey at South Ryegate, charged with
the murder OF Perley A. Harrison Of Hard
wick, who died At hospital at Woods
willie the 2Sth. IL Is alleged that Harvey
had been drinking, met Harrison on the
street and Knocked him down, Harrison 3
head striking the Curbstone and his skull
being fractured. Harvey il well known
IN Bethel and vicinity. Sheriff Cushman
had papers for his arrest last summer on
q charge Of stealing an oyercoat from q
stock bridge man. After quite a pursuit,
eastman caught Harvey and turned him
over 20 the Stock bridge authorities, by
whom be was allowed 70 escape. Harvey
was considered one of the most dangerous
characters in this vicinity.