Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-05
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY wusox, Local Editor.

See W. r. Lamson's auction on page /.
n. n. Cushman Of Rochester was in
town Saturday.
Mrs james ID. Wheeler continues to re-
cover from her recent severe illness.
The National White River bank declared
January list semi-snnual dividend Of
Mrs. r. r. Quirin Of. North Cambridge,
Mass, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Heath.
A son. Robert Aydelotte. was born Dec.
Slst to Mr. and Mrs. William X. Water
man.
Monday, Wallace Arnold returned to
Providence, X. l., where be is attending
school.
Mrs. William MaGiveny is quite seri-
ously ~. Mrs. Dennis Shaw is assisting
In her care
Alfred Parrott went to Leominster,
Mass, Monday, where he has situation
IN a tsnnery.
Work was suspended at the Woodbury.
Co. shed from Saturday until Tuesday on
account Of breakdown in the machin-
cry.
j. NJ. Congdon, ESQ. Of Buffalo, N. ",
one Of the principal stockholders In the r..
e, Fisher Co., was in town several days
last week.
Forrest Southland is able to be on the
street again. Miss Susie Beach OF Bur
iingtOn has beena recent guest 0f Miss
Mayheile Greene.
perlin p. Whitaker, who came home
last month from Albany Business college
on account OF sickness, returned 10
Albany Friday, much improved in health.
Miss Whitney Of Chelsea has closed her
labOrs IS clerk at the store OF Brooks g.
Washburn and returned 10 her home
Monday, Her place is taken by Mrs.
Reuben Whitcomb.
Edward +. RoWell and Miss Lizzie
Emery, both Of Bethel, were married by
Rev, O.. e. Fortier Dec. 2Sth. Dec 81,
George f. Moore Of Warren and Celia
Richardson OF TOpsham were also united
in marriage by Mr.. Fortier,
George Reyes, inspector for Cass Gilbert,
was 10 town last week. Mr.. Gilbert is the
architect for the new court house for Es-
sex county, y. j.. now in construction at
Newark The Woodbury. Co. is furnish
ing the granite and has q large amount OF
finished stock on hand,
Mr.. and Mrs. William 2. Thompson OF
Cavendish, who have been the guests OF
their daughter, Mrs Wallace N. Batchclder,
for week, returned home Saturday. They
were accompanied by their grandson. John
THOMPSON Batchelder, who will remain
with them Tor visit Of few days.
Articles Of incorporation were fled in
1904 with the secretary OF state for cor
porations in this vicinity as follows
Bethel Granite Railway, capital stock
$50 600; Bethel White Granite Co., capital
stock $1,000; j. +. Stafford Lumber Co.,
capital stock $4,000; White River Lumber
CO., capital stock $4,000.
Melville N. Lord OF Nassau, N. ", and
Miss Josephine Emma Morse OF this viii
lago, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Roscoe w
Morse were married Monday at South
Royaitou. Mr.. and Mrs. ord will reside
at Nassau. Mrs. Loro was one Of the most
popular young ladies In town aud has a
host Of friends who extend their good
wishes
At the annual meeting OF Daniel Lille
Post, No. 81, G. A. r.. the following off
GERS we're elected Prank Lyman. COM
mander; Daniel Stoddard, senior vice COM
manderi M NJ. Whipple, junior vice com-
mauteri William L. Waldo, surgeon;
Albert Abbott, chaplain; NJ. n. Kendall
officer Of the day T. A. Chadwick, adiu-
tant; p. p. Wynn, quartermaster; Harri-
son Powers, quartermaster-scrge VIII
liam Magiyeny, sergeant major; Henry G..
Rice, officer Of the guard; Z. p. Wynn,
delegate Go convention.
Albert s. Newton, living on the Bar
uard road, recently had a very narrow
escape from his house being destroyed
by IRE. He started the kitchen fire and
went out TO the milking in the morning.
during his absence, Henry Sharpe, a
neighhor, came to the house and found
The kitchen pretty we'll afire, supposedly
from a spark from the stove. The flames
were quickly extinguished. but had not
the ncighbOr come in the fire would
have gained such a Roadway il would have
been impossible TO extinguish It,