Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-22
Bethel Local intelligence.
GUY wtusoN, Local Editor.


All kinds talking machines; cash or
instsllments. ae tt d. M. STRONG, Bethel.
L. f. Pierce Of Maiden visited friends in
town last week.
Miss Abbie Whitcomb Is visiting this
week in Sharon.
Miss Julana Sylvester is laid up with a
severe attack OF the grip.
A Agosti, stonecutter, has moved to
Northiield the past week.
Mrs. II. p. Munson went last Saturday
to visit friends at White River Junction.
Miss Mary ellison has been absent the
past week visiting Miss Allen at Bradford.
{. o. spaulding was called to Bridge
water last week by the illness OF his father.
Miss Grace upper returned Saturday to
her duties as teacher at Tyngsboro, Mass.
Jas. L. Elmer Of Boston was in town
over Sunday visiting bis sister, Mrs. q. 5.
Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. n Young returned last
week from Athnl, Mas, accompanied oy
their son, Guy Young.
/. n. Whitney is confined 10 the house
by illness and Robert Rogers is taking
care OF bis truck business.
r. S. Adams was in Gaysyille Tuesday to
visit his sister, Mrs. Frank Gould, who is
sick with nervous prostitution.
Mrs Greenwood, known in Bethel in
former years as Miss Maud Moore, has
been a recent guest OF Mrs. o. " Greene.
j. E. Randlett OF Concord was in town
last week consulting with the bank Off
eisis IN regard to the new bank building.
son was born Feb. 18th to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Elphnstone, and daughter
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Washpurn.
Regular meetings OF Bethel Lodge. No
IS, /. o. O. r., will be held az Odd Fellows
hall Wedn sdaY evenings az $3.50. All
brethren invited.
The semi-mouthly meeting of Rising
Star Grange win be held next Saturday
evenin at which time the lecturer will
have literary program
Rev. j. Hall Long was in Bellows Falls
this week rel resenting the Golden Rule
union at the state officers annual confer
ence and conducted the Bible readings.
There will be Washington Birthday
dance and basket lunch at the Town hall,
Barnard, Thursday evening. Feb. p.
Music will be furnished by Moore q
porter's orchestra,
Rev. Hall Long was the oiIiciatingt
clergyman at wedding saturday in
which the contracting parties were Clio
vannt Bal, stoneeutter, and Miss Gut
seppina Aarazzi, both Of Bethel.
Several from Bethel attended the recog-
milton service OF Bethany church at Ran
dolph Thursday evening of last week and
heard the address OF Pres. Tucker OF Dart
mouth college. fhe delegates from the
Bethel Congregational church were Rev. |
j. Hall Long and j. q. Sargent.
The warning for March meeting has
been posted. In addition to the matters /
upon which the town is asked to vote, |
there IS clause % see II the town will /
vote TO grant licenses for the sale OF intox- /
lcatiug liquor and to see II the town will /
vote 90 accept requests for the care OF lots
an cemeteries.
Ned Louis Sheldon, the newly elected /
president d the Vermont association Of I
Boston, Is well known IN this vicinity, be- /
ing the brother OF Mrs. q. A. Marsh OF /
this town and the son Of the late Ebert
sheldon Of stockbridge. He graduated
from Norwich university in 1884, and is
now member IN high standing Of the
Massachusetts bar
The Montpelier Journal OF the 10th has
the following notice OF Bethel citizen. ~
"Patr OK Fay OF Bethel was ia city court
this morning With dark brown taste in
hls mouth aud no funds for a bromo self
ger. he acknowledged that he had Offend
cd the pesce and dignity 81 the state and
Eot caught AZ Il Tor this his fifst, time and
took fifteen days in JAIL
Mr. and Mrs Hiram owen returned
from Springfield last week. where they
had been called by the illness Of Eugene,
son OF Mr. Owen. They arrived in SPRING
held feb. Is Ia the afternoon TO learn that
The son had died the previous night at
about ! a. m. Eugene Owen Is survived
bY wife and two children. The remains
were taken 70 Claramont, NJ H., where the
interment viii be-
George Waters had quite a serious mis-
hap while driving with Mrs. Waters sun
day evening. They were coming home |
aud had reached the crossing of the Bethel
Granite Rwy., near the Southworth farm, 4
y ben the sleigh runner caught in the slot /
between the raH and the timber. The 4
sleigh tipped over, throwing out both per 4
sons, and the horse ran home TO its stable 4
that of q, 4. kempton The sleigh was
somew hat damaged and Mrs Waters re-
ceired quite severe injuries.
Local freight traffic on the G. II. Ry has 4
been 81 late 10 a badly congested cundi- 4
tlun. There was only one local freight 4
train southbOund IN week and one north 4
ln eleven days, The railroad men are DO
ing their best TO get caught up aud are
making long hours One train was held 4
q this station last week from 6 p IN. tiil /
q ms. by reason Of The fireman beng TAX /
en ID and the substitute not arriving until I
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