Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
200 new Edison records received this
week. ae D. NJ. Strong.
Wanted:-A kitchen girl at the Bascom
House. Wv ae
3-year-old registered Jersey bull for
sale. 3w ae F. L. Davis, Bethel
Clocks, gold chains, bracelets, iockets
charms for sale. ae tt
d. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
Wanted:~To buy timber land for
cash. ae
Green Mountain Lumber Co., Room
1872, 80 State St, Boston.
Gold and gold-flled watches to be
sold for cash or q per month until paid
for: Waltham and Elgin. All new.
Write for catalogue and prices. ae tt
D. NJ. Strong, Bethel, Vt.
Beginning May l, F. L. Gibson, expert
piano and organ tuner, will spend several
weeks in Royalton, Bethel, Randolph and
Rochester. Orders for work may be adj
dressed to Lyme, n. H. 5w ae
For SaIe:-Good work horse, weighing
1000 lbs, or will exchange for pair of
horses weighing at least 1900 lbs. to go
Levi E. Kidder, Road Commissioner,
Bethel, Vt.
Wanted To buy portable sa mill
complete, with boiler and engine that
will saw 5000 or TO- 900 feet per day.
Write Green Mountain Lumber Co., 50
State street, Boston, Mass. Telephone
number 1892 Main. 4w ae
Mrs. C. c. Stearns has been quite III
with the grip.
Miss Emma Woods visiting friends in
Hooksett, n. II.
w. V. circuit of St. Johnsbury is clerk
ing in the drug store of V. A. Grant.
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethel postoffice addressed to Thomas La
rock.
Miss Carrie Spencer of MarshficId is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. Lynn Chad
wick.
Mrs. R. c. Cowdrey has a fine new
Armstrong piano, bought of d. NJ.
Strong.
The selectmen have ordered the doors
on the Town hall TO b arranged so that
they will open outward
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farr and daugh-
ter of Hancock were guests the first of
the week of Henry c. Rice.
A large delegation from here went to
Randolph Wednesday of last week to wit
ness the production of 'sStrongheart"
Miss Gertrude Hopkins returned to
Boston Saturday, after spending abou
two months with friends and relatives.
s. L. Gillette and DR.. H. w. Holden
were called to Brattleboro last we. k by
the critical illness of Austin F. Gillette.
Mrs. Harry Sanspra leaves Friday of
this we'k to pay visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Strout, at Wilton,
Me-
Christopher Arnold went to Burlington
Saturday to take the civil service examin-
alton with view to entering the postal
service.
Mrs. Roland G. Freeman of New York,
accompanied by her niece. Miss Edith
Poggi, is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Sarah
Sturteyant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brown have re-
turned from Redstone, n. H., and are
stopping with D. {, Rogers, father of
Mrs. Brown.
Miss Mabel H. Preston. teaching in the
Barre schools, is at home with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Preston,
ior the spring vacation.
Mrs. ". y. Kendall was called to Chic
oree Falls, Mass, Wednesday by the
Illness of her son, Frank NJ. Kendall,
with inhammatory Rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. George z. Rowe were
called to Enoshurg Falls Monday by the
death OF a grandchild, the two-year-oId
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Armi Mason.
L. F. Terry has moved his household
goods from South Royalton and taken a
tenement in the house of A. L. Stearns
that was lately vacated by Charles White.
Richard D. Wilson, who has been in
Seattln, Wash, has gone to Washington,
d. T., where he has position in the Di-
vision of Public Buildings in the treas
ury department.
Rev. L. c. Sherburne of Rockport,
Mass, will preach at the Universalist
church next Sunday at the usual hour
MIR. Sherburne comes as a candidate for
the vacant pastOrate.
Ralph Morrell, aged two months. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrell, died March
10th of bronchial pneumonia. Funeral
services were held March 21st and the
interment was in Fairview cemetery.
James French of Woodstock has moved
upon the Mckenstry farm, owned by
Mrs. Kate w. Ellis and will carry it on
the coming year. Mr.. French was form
erly resident of Bethel, being the son of
the late Robert c. French
George Johnston, former Bethel resi-
dent, died at his home in STAFFORD last
Saturday of consumption. Mr.. John
ston was member of Bethel lodge of
Odd Fellows and the funeral Vas attend
ed Monday by a large delegation from
the lodge.
Cards have been received by friends in
town announcing the birth of daugh-
ter, Joyce Elizabeth, to Mr. and Mrs j.
E. Joiner of Columbus, o. Mrs. Joiner
will be pleasantly remembered in Bethel
as Miss Georgianna Hatch, daughter of
Alvin Hatch.
The town clerk is noticing great de-
crease in the number of dog licenses is
sued as compared with last year. At
the close of business March %. 1907. "a
licenses had been issued. On the same
date IN 1905 there had been only "a Ii
censes issued. The attention of dog own
To