Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-14

DR. CLoUGH, Bethel
Mark Xix went to Canaan, Conn, Mon
DAY whore he has work.
Mrs. i. p Houston OF Mortified is Wis
itirF her cousin, Mrs, C., f, Waldo, this
week.
Miss Leary, stenogvapher in the office OF
the y. c. Fisher Co., spent Sunday at her
home at Jericho.
W. @. Whitaker went to Boston Satur-
day 10 visit his son, Perrin Z. Whitaker,
and other relatives.
About twenty members OF the local Re-
bekshs were in Rochester Friday attend
ing lodge meeting.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
pOstoiHce addressed to Mr.. William Z.
Crawford and Mr.. Minard.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Carroll Harvey and son OF
Rochester were in town day recently to
zee Mrs. Harvey's mother, Mrs. Rix.
Miss Mary Stearns gave a very success
full masulerade ball Tuesday evening to
mark the close OF her dancing school.
ID. Lynn Chadwick WAS in Cabot Thurs
day OF last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. John NJ. Fisher, mother Of Mrs.
Chadwick,
Mrs Lois Xix, who has been i'll for sew
eTal weeks with the prevailing distemper,
is suffering with paralysis of the throat,
having entirely lost her voice.
W. c. Clifford, superintendent of the
Woodbury. Granite Co, was called to his
former home at Cape RozIer, Me, last
Thursday by the death OF his mother.
NJ. l. King and family have been sick
with the grip the last two weeks. Mrs
King and daughters are better, but the
grip hangs to NJ. l.. like the bark TO tree.
Misses Ellen Pre- ton aud Haley Havey
are assisting in this Office OF the Bethel
Printing Co. during the press of extra
work incident to getting out town reports.
Elmer b. Bailey special agent for the
Home Insurance Co., was in town Tuesday
and adjusted the amount of the loss OF G..
u. Lewis for his recent fire. Mr.. Lewis
will receive the full amount OF his insur
ance, $500.
Enos Bishop, who has been clerking at
the store OF j. q. Sargent for the pas year,
has gone to Portsmouth, \. H., where he
has situation as clerk in the Office of the
collector Of internal revenue at yearly
salary of 5000.
Announcement was received last week
OF the marriage of Mr., George B. h9se of
Newark, n. j., to Miss Florence Cannff of
VERONA, n. j. Mr.. Chase is son of DR..
II. NJ. Chase and has a situation in the Of
lice OF the Sprague Electric Co.
Ii has been possible to push along the
work on the bank building during the
late cold weather. hanging cloth sheets to
prot ct the brick layers, and the front of
the building is now practically comp eted.
The two sides were done before the severe
cold weather set in.
The town auditors have been settling
.ha for the week
From present indications the town has
had a very good year as far as town ex-
penses go, and substantial reduction has
heen made in the town debt, which stood
ut $3.50 last year. A detailed statemen It
will appear in next weeks issue of the
COURIER.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Shaw enter
tsined party of friends Friday evening
at function in the nature OF a house
warming for their new residence on
Church street. Between thirty and forty
wee present and after playing "tive hun
dred' the guests were summoned to the
third story, where they found tables set
Tor fine repast.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hunt returned to
Bethel last week from Windsor, where
Mr.. Hunt had gone to work in the marble
shops. The late j, { Enright was the
principal owner in this concern, and his
death has tied up the business for the
present Mrs, Hunt is remaining in towr
with relatives and Mr.. Hunt has gone tC
Barre to get work.
Rising Star grange meeting Saturday
evening with following program Sing
ing by choir; roll cali responded TO by
each member with quotation from Abra
ham Lincoln; essay, "St Valentines Day,
Grace Washburni recitation, Frank
Wheat question, "The best method fol-
keeping fruit and vegetables from decay
ing in the CELLAR" speakers, Fred Chat
field, Hugh Wilson, Ed. Putnam; singing
choir
Home Rebekah lodge, No. 10, |. o. o. f.
went to Rochester to eXemplify the degree
work at the institution Of a new lodg
Friday, Feb Sth. Mrs Emma E, Dens
more has had charge OF the degree worl
for the past year aud has been appointet
degree mistress for the present year. I'll
staff are also invited to do the work a
Woodstock March 18th on several candi
dates. The lodge initiated two candidate
at its last meeting Feb. 9Th, aud more ap
plications are presented to the lodge.
Frad o. Markham has sold his farm i
Bethel Gilead to Dana G. Torrey, who wi
take possession this spring. The farr
comprises about 1l6 acres and has a lot c
second growth spruce. 1t has al variou
times been owned by w II. Kendall
Adelbert Spooner and John Torrey
Bethel people are to be congratulated this
Mr.. Torrey has concluded to remain i
Bethel. The Torrey family have lived i
the northwest part of the town for abou
one hundred years and the name has bee
an honored one in town.
Group can positively be stopped in .
Nninu es No vomiting nothing to sick