Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-09
Bethel Local Intelligence.
CO. Mice. LocaI EdItor.

II. /. sc. Red eggs for Matching, ana DC.
each. Pm ae MRS. Z. NJ. HOWARD, Bethel.
WANTED Man or boy to work on
farm. ae Il DIR. z. l.. ELLIS, Bethel.
SCR. 1. Red eggs, 75c. per setting; y
per hundred. mo ae
Mrs. +. B. MAXHAM, Bethel.
Eggs for hatehingj K. G. 4. /. Red, 3 and
&c. apiece, or a per 100. I'm
ae MRS o. n. BARRows, Bethel, VT.
FoR sALE:-six horses, as Yellowstone
pair grty mares about 10 years old, one
black mare about II years old, one bay
colt three years old, one twO-year- old colt,
one yeafling colt Apply TO Z. h. Riley at
Wing farm, Christian Hill, Bethel ae 4w
Miss Mabel Miller is at home.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Kimhall March 5th.
Miss Abbie Whteomb went to Boston
Tuesday to buy new goods.
5. NJ. Mashburn was in market several
days the first Of the month.
Mrs. Samuel Jordan is caring for Mrs.
George w. Clark Of River street.
Mrs. q. II. Tupper went Tuesday TO visit
her sister, Mrs. John Bradley, al Ludlow.
Mrs. Anna Williams Perry OF Bellows
Pals is the guest Of Mrs. J. +. Pease this
week.
Rufus Atchinson Of Morrisville was
guest last week Of bis sister, Mrs. Alick
Washburn.
Miss Moilie Abbott went Saturday TO
visit her brother, Samuel Abbott, OF Mid
dlebury college.
REV. q. b. johnson OF Burlington viii
hold services at the Episcopal church next
Sunday forenoon.
Mrs. Josie Morse Lord has gone to San
Francisco, where her husband has been
called by business.
Mrs. Elva Fits Of Fitchburg, Mass, is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Fred l.. Davis, and
other relatives in town.
Mrs. Ella spauldng OF Lowell, Mass,
was called home last week to assist Ia the
care Of her mother, Mrs. Charles Spauld-
ing.
j. W. Warren has moved from the house
OF Peter O'COnnell on South Main street
10 the Chattield house owned by A. A..
Brooks.
Rev. c. Msgnus Charlton, former pastor
OF the local Methodist society, has been
for several months stationed at the Y. >.
naval station, Newport, r. l.
The Methodists will dedicate their new
house OF worship aud celebrate their tenth
anniversary Tuesday afternoon and even
ing, March n. A general invitation is
extended
John Royce OF Putney visited friends in
town the first OF the week. Mr.. Royce
engaged IN the peg manufacturing bust
ness at the old peg shop that stood nearly
opposite the dwelling OF Mrs. Mary Park
err.
Members OF the firms OF Ward a Doug
lass OF Montpelier and OF Narnum a Gil
fillan Of Burlington were in town last
week making an examination Of the pro-
posed route OF the Bethel Granite Ry., pre-
paratory 20 putting in bid for construct
ing the same.
Without doubt the person OF the least
weight in town Is Miss Lucy Matilda,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. g, Chamber
lin. born last Friday. AT birth this young
lady tipped the scales al exactly three and
one-half pounds The mother and daugh-
ter are both doing we'll.
Several Of the voters town meeting day
did not understand the provisions OF the
new law passed al the last session Of the
legislature, barring from the suffrage all
those who had not paid their taxes.
A about half dozen voters were present
and DESTROYS % voting and were surprised
10 learn Of this provision.
Weddings and their anniversaries rather
interiered with the attendance at The last
regular Grange meeting. The steward
aud the chaplain were prevented from
attending by the fact that they were busy
getting married, one to the other The
Overseer was busy attending the party
given in honor Of the 25th anniversary OF
his parents marriage.
John McMullins quarryman, came
home from Montpelier Wednesday night
OF last week and hired a team TO carry
him from the village TO the quarry. He
was loft near the quarry and the next
known OF him he was in the town Of
Randolph on the East branch, suffering
badly from exposure. His hands necessi-
tated a doctors care and have been in
very bad shape.
q. W. Douglass, engineer at the Wood
bury shed, met with q peculiar accident
Saturday. lie was walking up the track
from The shed with his deg. Seeing an
approaching train he tried TO take hold of
his dog TO keep him clear Of the track, but
slipped and fell, his hand striking a piece
OF broken glass imbeddod IN the ice and
cutting a deep cash on the inside OF his
hand several inches long and quite deep.
DIR. n. NJ. Chase was summoned and took
several stitches.
Funeral services for the late H. X. Wing
were held Saturday afternoon at Wing
field farms, Christian Hill, Rev. Chas.
Henry Wells Of Woodstock officiating.
The intermeut was al Cherry Hill ceme-
terry. Mr.. Wing was a member OF Bethel
Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons. An
escort OF Masons attended from the house
to the cemetery, where the services were
completed under the Masonic ritual. The
age OF Mr.. wing was oz instead OF o. as
stated IN last week 5 issue.
The strike inaugurated March lst on the
quarries lasted just two days. Secretary
Mccarthy came down and told the men
that they had a contract they must OBJ
serve and thar they could 20 back TO work
or he would find men TO take their places
This position Of their own official rather
weakened the strength Of the striking
Quarrymen and they gradually drfted
bseE IL yv0rk a. hat gsae ieff az Them and
the uuarries are again working with about
two-thirds force, the remainder having
left town at once March Isl.
Paic Bethel to Vote No.
Mr.. T.. b. Ellis, president OF the Ellis
Granite Co 90 Nurthdeld. states that on
account Of Northdeld's action in voting
for the saloon Tuesday and Bethc's action
An voting grainst It the extensive addi-
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