Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21
Bethel Local intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Strong's music rooms. ae II 4
To RFNr:--Parm aud tools in Bsrnardi
100 acres " it'll new house and farm In high
state Of cultivation. 2w ae
T.. S. PUTNAM, Bethel.
Sewing machines, New Home and other
makes; si5 up; y down and e month.
Write for catalogue and prices -.
d. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, VI.
Miss Abbie whitoomb has been in Bos-
ton the past two weeks buying spring
millinery.
George A. Rogers has rented the l.. A.
Rood farm on the 6aysville road Tor the
coming year. J
Mrs. George A. Laird OF Royalton was
IN town Monday aud Tuesday, the guest
of Mrs Guy Wilson,
b. q. Howe Of st. Johnsbury was IN
town the first of the week with his daugh'
ter, Mrs. w. 4. King. /
The child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles An !
derson died March 10th OF capillary bron-
chitis, aged 10 months,
Mrs. +. q. Sprague OF East Randolph
spent several days last week with the fam
iiy of DIR. I'll. W. Holden.
The Linn Dog Show, Moving Picture
and Vaudeville troupe gave exhibitions IN
the Town hall nightly last week.
Miss Effie Dunbar is visiting relatives IN
town on her way TO Lynn, Mass, where
she expects to reside Ia the future.
Mrs. Adelbert Dyke of Bellows Falls
came here Saturday and remained with
her mother, Mrs. Frank Lyman, one day.
Dog owners are warned to take out
licenses before April LIST, as after that date
the price OF the license is doubled on male
dogs.
William Msgiveny states that party OF
three deer were seen passing down the
main highway by his house one day last
week.
Mrs. Celia A. Clifford has sold her prem
Uses in East Bethel village to Mrs. Harold
v. Allen. Mrs. Clifford goes to Randolph
TO live.
Mrs. Frank Lyman had the misfortune
Saturday to stumble overa stick OF wood
in the woodshed. falling and fracturing
the bones Of the left wrist.
f.. C. Ives has arrived with his family
from Topper Lake, n. V, and taken pos
session of the farm on Christian hill that
he bought OF II. M. Barrett.
g. E. bearing met with a mishap the
first of the week while engaged at work
with a gasolene engine, The crank
slipped and hit him over the lett eye, cut
ting quite a cash, but no, iniuring the
sight
The tannery whistle sounded fire
alarm Saturday at II :23 a. m. A chimney
in the Paul Gay house on River street was
burning out quite vigorously but as 1t
turned out the services of the fire conf
pany were not needed,
The Bethel Telephone Co. have at large
expense fitted ali their lines With night
bells, giving their subscribers sll-night
service. Patrons are requisite not to use
the line between the hours of 9p. m. and
6a. m. except ia cases of sickness or actual
necessity.
Mrs. |. Il. Anthony has conveyed to DR.
Clara Rogers Rutter of Lawrence, Mass,
the premises bought last year by Mrs. An
thony of Levi Kidder. The sale include:
the So called Back Bone lot of about 10(
acres, the Bsgley lot of 100 acres and the
Byam lot of so acres.
Miss Shepard, teacher in the intermedi'
ate department Of the Whitcomb Higt
school, has gone to her home in Braintree
sick with tonsilitis. Miss Gladys Clougi
has been substituting for Miss Shepard il
the Whitcomb High school and ais
cIerking in the store of Luce & Smith.
Mrs. James A. Graham entertained
party of guests Monday afternoon. 1t wa
a st. Patrick's day party, and everything
in connection with the function was
by Miss Hodges of Randolph and an Iris
quotation or story was required OF til
guests.
There has been no material change i
the conditions of Mrs. Martha Graham
and A. A. Brooks. DIR. e. j. Fis
OF South Royalton was called Monday !
consultation with DIR. Il. M. Chase in tn
cared for him Mrs. George Mars
is sick with hard attack of pleurisy, an
Miss Grace Gilman, trained nurse,
caring for her.
r. w. Morse is not putting his fe'
down very solidly just now. He VIZ
driving to the Woodbury. shed by the wa
OF the river road used in winter and foun
large piece of granite in the way an
while moving it injured himself. He kel
on working, but the next day found hin
self quite lame, and on submitting to
physicians examination found that
had fractured two ribs.
s. III. Richards of Hinsdale, N. H., w
in town Tuesday and took a lease OF Il
rooms formerly occupied by F. Scott Bio
som in the Sargent block, TO be occupi,
for bakery and restaurant. Mr. Ric
ards is not stranger in this vicinity,
he formerly lived at Royalton, where
had charge OF a section on the Centr
Vermont Rwy. He expects to move IL
mediately to Bethel with his family co
slsting OF wife and three children
The board OF seectmen met Saturday
conference with Road COMMISSIONS
Chas H. Dustin and IL. L. Washburn. I
law provides that in towns that elect t,
road commissioners the selectmen sh
divide the town into two districts, defini
the limits ana also that the selectmen sb
divide between the two commissioners I
town highway and the state hghw
funds as the seleotmen shall deem be
The town was divided into an east al
west section. Road Commissioner Was
burn takes the east section and Dustin t
west section. The dividing line betwe
tbesections il as follows: Beginning on
branch of White river on Randolph liz
thence following the branch down
White river, thence up the White river
Stockbridge line. The town owns T.
road machines and the selectmen will G
anime these machines to see If they viii
without buying new machine.
Worked Like Charm.
Mr. d. NJ Walker editor OF that spi