Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-02-02
Bethel Local intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Mrs. X. NJ. Chase has been spending !
week with friends at Burlington.
The Crescent club will give masquer-
ACE ball Friday evening, Feb. 10th.
Lynn Chadwick has been confined "a
the house the past week BY sickness.
Miss Alice Gilchrist went to Westford,
Mass, Monday, where She has work.
Mr. and Mrs. B. q. Howe Of Benning-
ton are visiting their daughter, Mrs. w
II. King
Principal G. s. Wright and Carl b.
Gushing are confined 70 their rooms BY at
tacks OF the grip.
Frank Markham has returned from
Iooksett, n. H., where be has been doing
painting job for three weeks.
Miss Mabel Dyke has closed her con-
nectiOn as teacher at the Vermont Indus
trial school at Vergennes aud is now
stopping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
u. +. Dyke.
About thirty Of the Whiteomb High
school scholars enjoyed straw ride to
Randolph Tuesday evening to watch the
game Of basket ball between the Bethel
and Randolph school teams.
Mrs. Wesley T. Baker returned last sat
urday from two months stay with her
son, Walter Baker, OF SomerYille, Mass.
She IS keeping house al her old home and
Mrs. Myron Savage is living with her.
At AAs ID AAAAtH AAthhlAt W tthh FtEEUNiN
issued notice that it has registered he
trade mark "Bethel White GRANITE under
the laws of the state Of Vermont and Of
Illinois and other companies are forbidden
70 use this name.
The team Of Mrs. Joseph Adams Of
Barnard took a lively runaway in this yii-
lage Tuesday forenoon, starting near the
dry bridge and ending near the bank.
Mrs. Adams was thrown out, but not se
riousiy hurt, The horse was cut some and
the sleigh demolished.
Uniyersalist church, George Fortier
minister. Morning service at 1045; sub 1
iect Of sermon, III Christ Should Come to |
Bethel Sunday school at II :45, evening 4
meeting a Z Address By DR., l.. w. i
Clough on "The Healthfll H0men All
are cordially invited TO be present.
A new Central Vermont Railway en-
CINE, No. 400, passed through here last
week on its first trip with a heavy train.
This Is one Of nine locomotives recently
bought by the road and while destined
primarily for freight traffic is also fitted
to do passenger work. II is understood
that the cost is about $4,000.
Drs. 4. NJ. and o. ID. Greene amputated
last Sunday about one-half of the right
foot Of one l.. j. Eldredge. Eldredge was
foot traveller and appeared Ia East
Bethel Sunday, Jan. 10Th, IN a very bad
condition Both his feet were badly
frozen. He was removed to Bethel village
and placed under the care o. Drs. Greene
Modification set ia and il was found
necessary 10 amputate.
Charles 6. Ellis. NJ d., one Of the best
known physicians Ia Somerville Mass.
died last Saturday after two weeks i'll
ness q pneumonia a. his home IN somer-
VILE. He was 81 years old and was horn
IN Berlin, vt. tie was cousin Of Admir-
al Dewey. lie began the practice OF medi- {
cine at Barnard and was well known at
Barnard and South Royalton. he left ]
widow al somerville and brother In Cali
fornia. Z
There was a lawsuit Saturday between
Bert Goss OF Bethel and VIII Hoisington
Of Rochester. The matter in controversy !
was the amount that was due from Goss 4
70 hoisington for the care and doctoring \
81 q horse. Goss admitted a debt, but not !
as large as Hoisington claimed The case
was heard by Justices A. A. Brooks and
K. j. Flint, who brought in that Goss )
should pay Holstngt0n 1850. John D /,
Wilson for plaintiff Goss and M. NJ !
Wilson for defendant HOisington.
The morning mail from the north last \
Thursday was delayed ia Bethel about 4
two hours by a break down near Findlev Il
bridge. The rim on one Of the wheels on Z,
me forward trucks of The tender came OF. Ii
fhe engineer recognized that there was n
trouble and stopped the train before any i
other truck left the track and then II
brought the train TO Bethel village. taking n
nearly two hours to make the two miles. y
Is one set Of trucks was dragging along r
outside q the rails and liable to derail the &
rain unless very slow progress was made. 4
Bethel Granite. ~
The COURIER Is in receipt Of a copy OF
he report Of Prof q, II. Perkins state =
'cologist. II contains much matter OF bl
interest to Vermont and especially TO II
3ethel, now thai this town has a lively
interest in our rocks aud stones. since
hl granite business began to look up.
On page -. Prof. Perkins says:-tAs Is
would De expected from its wide distri-
IltlQu, the Vermont granite varies great T.,
y III shade, texture, hardness aud other ts
lualities. j is an gray, varying from
he white % Barre or Bethel % Barre nj,
.ark, which Is prohahiy the hardest and N
NEST ~ texture 81 all. ~
Again on page 30 he SAYS 'I have never W
cen q deposit exactly ltsc that OF Bethel. ~.
{ is very light colored. $50 that In trade u,
Il called white. and in this It much m
esembies the "8arrc White" but ii
) much harder and probably a betier
'uiiuing stone. When polished 1t shows ~
he numerous little dark hi0lches or -
pots caused by dark mica seen iu any ca
.rHnItes though these SIRE always very y
'2ht, but when cat Cr carved % BE- very
hItc, though NOS pure white. it can BE- 81,
FeAiec 81 en- exceeding IE handsome STONE. Z,
"As ta tnat 70 Is handsome however y.
reatef aud seems sarl Co BE- iu great ~
enilnH 4a l N.t.rtr- Stone. since Ed hazt
1e hardness end durability az granite.
sntlEs4 Nt'e EH. IEE.aess Hf marble.
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