Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-12-20

Strong's music rooms, ae u
Sewing machines, New Home and other
makes si5 up; q down and = a month
Write Tor catalogue and prices
d. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, Vt.
A daughter was born December rs "a
Mr., and Mrs. Frank NJ, Wilson,
The whitcomb High school closes Fri
day OF this week for the Christmas recess.
Ben Rogers Is assisting Mr.. Johonnott
IA Grants drug store through the holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Clark were called
TO Rutland Tuesday by the illness OF a
relative OF Mrs. Clark.
Miss Kate Mccormack is at home for
the Christmas holidays from attending a
business school in Boston.
A daughter was born Dec. nth to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Werta. Mr.. Werta Is
employed at the Ellis quarry.
A daughter was born Dec. 10 to Mr. aud
Mrs. Elmer Washburn, and granddaughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Llrock.
Mr.. and Mrs Dana Lynn Chadwick
were in Montpelier over Sunday with Mrs.
Fred Parrott, sister OF Mrs. Chadwick.
q. II. Topper and w. g. Shaw, who were
on the sick fist last week, have both re.
covered sufficiently to be on duty again.
George Iaban Pratt, lessee Of the Bethel
TAVERN filed petition in voluntary
bankruptcy last Thursday. His schedules
show liabilities OF s7ai and assets OF
sl5s12.
There are unclaimed letters remaining
IN this postoiliee addressed to Mr., James
II. Ahern, NJ. Ed. Buchanan, John II.
Emerson, Mrs. Emma McPheters and
NJ. T.. Williams.
The announcement is made OF the mar
riage OF Enos Rutus Bishop OF this town
and Miss Ethel Luella, daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. H. II. Bailey OF Lisbon, n. H.,
which took place at the brides home Dee
18th.
The Courier is asked to correct an item
published last week in regard to the
children Of the late Alvan A. Savage. Mr..
Savage left three children as follows:-
Clarence +. Savage, Mrs. Cora "A. Merritt !
snd Mrs. Hattie L. spaulding, all of |
Hinsdale, n. II.
DIR. X. NJ. Chase. w. NJ. Fisher, L. NJ. !
Heath and A, Lee Cady were at Montpelier |
Friday of last week attending meeting of |
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine. DR.. Chase |
was elected delegate from Mt. Sinai |
Temple to the Imperial Council to be held
at Los Angeles, CAL, May and s.
Robert W. Bundy, native of Bethel and |
promoted last week in the employ of the
American Express company. He was
formerly in charge Of the company's BUSH
ness at Mlddlebury, but for the last seven
years has been manager at Keene, n. H.,
and now goes to Nashua, n. II.
Mrs. S. Halle Chase has gone. to Han
over for treatment Tor her hand which was
injured IN peculiar manner. Some time
ago she was at the Hanover hospital for
treatment and an attendant let drop on
ber haud thermometer which broke and
the pieces of glass injured the back of the
hand and the sore had never healed
The Universallst societies of Bethel
certainly had fair weather last week. In
this village the annual fair held Tuesday
ana tuesday was great success finan-
clally and otherwise and about 500 was
cleared. At East Bethel the ladies con.
nected with the Universalist church held
lar Saturday evening and cleared
about $50
AT the meeting OF Rising Star grange
Saturday evening, the following officers
were elected ~ Master, DR.. Holden; over
seer, Edgar Owen; lecturer, Rob. Currer; S
steward, Mark Mudgett assistant steward,
ivels Racket chaplain, Mrs. f. M. Wal
do; treasurer, W. l.. Fish; steward. Don
Wilson; gatekeeper, G. f. Waldo Pomona.
Mrs. W. l.. Fish; Flora, Miss Grace Wash
outni ceres, Mrs. Belle Gillette; lady as
sistant steward, Kate Davis. The install {
ation will be Jan. 9Th by Past Master
scott Gillette, followed by the annual oys- v
Ter supper. Ladies will bring cake and
rolls.
Deputy Sheriff Cushman took Pat Dunn
lord to the asylum az Waterbury Satur
lay. Dumford is brother of the Dunn
lord who was found dead at the quarry
boarding house last summer from drunk- I
N spree. Pat Dumford was put in retreat
asst summer from Westminster but was >
creased. lie has been at work at the
quarry more or less for some time but the .
Dast week has been wandering around ,
own IN dazed condition, talking to
himself IN an incoherent manner, Drs. O. s
=. Green and l.. M. Clough made an ex- A
of Dumford and decided that
ne should be restrained He is said to be n
wreck from alcoholism. I
The way freight was engaged FRIDAY
light In shifting cars in the local ward. h
he main train was on the sidetrack west q
u the water tank and the engine was
'ushing cars down ON the tannery track
with this sidetrack The cars
we're pushed too far and came in collision
With the main train. The two cars that .,
net were loaded car on the main train
nd an empty one on the tannery track
ne loaded car was. set on an angle of "
orty five degrees and the empty one was
rowded over the bank. Saturday morn Il
ng an effort was made to pull the empty
me back with the result that il TIMED /,
ver and went down the bank.