Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-23
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

GUY WILSON, Local Ed1.Or.
100 new records this week, May rec
ords included. ae ID. M. STRONG;
Something new phonograph records.
Indest ructible. 4w ae d. M. Strong.
Mckinley. and Century sheet music
1Oc. ae d. M. Strong.
Wanted Teacher at South 'Lympus;
school to begin next Monday, if possible.
ae E. L. bearing, Bethel, VT.
Good work horse for sale; 10 yrs. old.
Weight, HOO lbs.
Wv ae Kate W. Ellis, 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, SO State ST., Boston.
lumber camp and keep boarders; also fire.
man and OK teamster. ae tt
E. V. Burns, Gaysville, VT.
A son was born April II to Mr.. and
Mrs Dana P. Greene of East Bethel.
A daughter, zelda Cora, was born
April 18th to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Townsend.
An organizer has been in town the past
week attempting to form lodge of the
Independent Order of Woodmen.
Miss Adele SparrelI is expected home
this week from Boston, where she has
spent the winter pursuing her musical
studies.
Pauline, the year-oId child of Mr.. and
U0s Cfo.r, Toll he bxar n
and cut off portion of her tongue with
her teeth.
Dana Shaw is to carry on the farm of
Mrs. Ellen Lattimer this season. Harvey
Kidder, who has been ON the farm the
past month, has moved to Royalton.
James w. Hatch of Mt. Hunger was on
the streets Saturday, being his first ap-
pearance here for several months. Mr..
Hatch has been confined TO his house
since last fall with liver trouble.
Hezekiah P. Colby, aged eighty-three
years, died April 10Th at the home of ST
harrington on the Randolph road. The
cause of death was senile decay and
chronic cystitis. Mr.. Colby was native
of Tunbridge, where the interment was
made April 18th.
Among the assignments announced at
the Methodist conference at Barre Monday
were:-Bethel, to be supplied by j. w.
Miller; GaysviIIe and Bethel 'Lympus, to
be supplied by j. F. Olin; Pittsfield and
Stock bridge, E. L. NJ. Barnes; Randolph
and Bethel Gilead, to be supplied; Barn
ard and East Barnard to be supplied by
George NJ. Davis.
The peculiar workings of White river
in high water have undermined that por-
nf ri SIR yrh ha
bridge and threatened the washing out of
the road completely at that point. Road
Commissioner Kidder has been busy this
week fortifying and filing in with pas
ture spruce, weighed down by granite.
grout and other material
At Masonic hall Thursday evening,
April is, White River lodge, No. 90. f.
and A. M, elected the following officers
Worshipful master, r. Scott Adams; sem
Tor warden, w. R. Briggs; junior ward
en-, James A. Graham; secretary, G. s.
Soper; treasurer, George II. Topper; sem
Tor deacon, George A. Ingalls,; junior
deacon, Harry Emery; senior steward, W.
NJ. Fisher; junior steward, Walter Swim
yer; tyler, Robert Noble; marshal, Will
liam H. Edmunds; chaplain, H. II. Dins-
more.
At the Republican town caucus held
Saturday afternoon, L. A. Davis, DIR. r.
NJ. Chase aud DR.. o. y. Greene were
elected delegates to both the state conven-
ton at Burlington and the Second Com
gressional convention at Montpelier this
week. Both of these conventions have
solely to do with eieeting delegates to the
Republican national convention at Chica-
go and have no reference to state matters.
No resolution of preference as to presi-
Dental candidates was passed at the
Bethel caucus and the delegates were not
instructed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Barrett are on their
way to Portuguese East Africa, where
Mr.. Barrett has charge of the establish
ment of an agricultural experiment sta
ton. Mrs. Barrett is granddaug hter OF
Merrill A. Owen and will be rememb ered
in Bethel as Miss Bessie Stearns, having
spent several summers here with her
grandfather. Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett are
both graduates of the University of Yer
mont and it was at this institution that
they first met. Mr.. Barrett receives from
the Portuguese government $4,000 for
two years work and also his expenses.
Henry W. Dutton of Royalton had a
ialf die under very peculiar circumstances