Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12
The NATIONAL White RIVER BANK,
BETHEL, VERMONT.
After January lst, 1908, we
will pay 311B interest and
taxes on DEPOSITS in our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT..
Call and Inspect Our New Bank Building.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.

elected at the March meeting. Inc Sc
lectmen have appointed Levi E. Kidder
as his successor.
Charles E. Townsend has taken posses
sion of farm that he bought of F. w.
Eaton Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton left Wednes-
day for Boston, where they will make
their home in the future.
A social dance will be held at Odd
Fellows hall March II, st. Patrick's
evening, the favor to be given to lucky
dance ticket holder. Dance to be given
by Home Rebekah lodge, No. 10.
DIR. r. M. Chase was called to Boston
Wednesday by the death of Frank
Currier. Mr.. Currier was well known in
Bethel, where he had been a frequent
visitor at the home of his uncle, George
w. Berry.
| Mrs. Ben Havey, who had been in the
asylum at Waterbury for several months,
was released last week and came to Bethel
where she took her little daughter, who
has been cared for by Mrs. r. j. Whit
comb, and went to Wolcott to join her
husband, who has employment there.
| About ten of the tackers employed
at the tannery struck Monday. 1t
is understood that the cause of the
strike was a proposed cut down in the
pay from four to three and one-half cents
side. Later on the same day, several
of those who had quit returned to their
employment.
| The Vermont Construction company OF
Burlington has gang of men installing
the elevated tramway of the Woodbury.
company at their sheds here. The width
of the span is 70 feet and the track will
| l. Co. he
car that runs on the track took three
freight cars to bring it here and it
weighs just few pounds short of fifty
i tons.
The team of Fl. G. Ranney of Pittsfield
took lively runaway Monday from
this village. Mrs. Ranney had brought
her daughters to Bethel and was turning
around when the sleigh tipped over.
throwing her out. The sleigh righted
itself and the horse made some pretty
quick time towards home, being stopped
| near the Taggart farm in Stockbridge, five
miles distant, with no injury done.
| The following is an editorial from the
Montpelier Argus:-"Dog owners in
Bethel have been ordered by the board
of health to restrain their CANNES to pre-
vent possible cases of rabies and are said
to have complied with the order Of the
board of health. AS result, dogs are
not wandering all over the village unat-
tended by their owners and the place is
said to be more attractive than ever"
| The selectmen have appointed L. NJ.
Heath, Dana G. Torrey and l.. III.
Abbott, fence viewers; G. G. Morse,
poundkeeper, and c. d. Cushing, sur
veyor of wood and inspector of lumber
and shingles. These offices were former
| ly filled by election at the annual town
meeting, but by the law passed in 1906
are filled by the appointment of the Sc
lectmen. The town clerk has appointed
Carlos o. Spaulding, assistant town
clerk.
The Woodbury. Granite company has
just secured the contract of furnishing
granite from the Hardwick quarries for
the Youngstown, o., court house. This
is quarter of million dollar contract
and was secured in sharp competition,
chiefly with the Concord, N. H., quarries.
None of this work will be done at Bethel,
| but it will mean that none of the Wis
consin job will be done at present, at
least, at Hardwick and in this sense is a
benefit to Bethel.
A hearing was had Tuesday at the Office
of John j. Wilson before Referee F. G.
Southgate in the suit of James Manix
against Mrs. B. c. Rogers. Mr.. Manix's
suit is based on a note of $500 given by
Mrs. Rogers. On the part of Mrs.
Rogers, a claim is made of payment of
$3.50, which is denied by Manix. A re-
i ceipt was produced, signed by Manix for
that amount. Mapix claims this was a
receipt signed by him in blank at time
B. c. Rogers was making collection for
Manix of one Ed. Cougtilin.
Fifteen members of Good Will grange
of Gaysville visited Rising Star grange
Saturday evening and rendered the fol-
lowing excellent program:-Solo, Mrs.
Mabel Harrington; reading, Burns o.
Boutwell,; debate, "Resolved, That the
farmer should have more education than
the common schools give him; Aft,
Andrew Harrington; Neg, Mr.. Wilson
and Leo Perkins; piano duet, Misses
Chedel and Boutwell,; reading, Miss
Anna Whitcomb. After the program, re-
| freshments consisting of cake and fruit
were served.
Unclaimed Bank Deposits.
| Under the state law the bank commits
sion has published list of unclaimed
deposits in the savings banks of Yer
/
and the last known address. The list in
cludes these from this vicinity
| Barre Savings Bank and Trust Co..
Laura B. Kimban, Cabot.
Ottauquechee Savings Bank-Crosby
Miller, admir-. of Charles F. Pinney es-
tate, Pomfret.
Rutland Savings Bank-Mary Dewey,
South Royalton; Kate B. Leonard Bout
well, Gaysville; Mary J. Chamberlin,
Sharon; E. B. Chamberlin, Sharon;
Harvey w. Blackmsr, Stockbridge; Mel
vim H. Smith, West Braintree; Benjamin
T. Lombard, West Randolph; Edna G.
Burke King, Woodstock; Claude Martin,
Rochester; Royal d. G. Holden, Bethel;
Orpha B. Bent, Stockbridge; Charles c.
Smith, M. D., Gaysville; Winnie P.
Fassett, Rochester; Katherine F. K. Rix,
Royalton; Mrs. May L. Martin. Gran
vile; Mrs. Kate Mckinney, Royalton.
State Trust Co., Rutland-Alice Dow
ner, Sharon.
/ Vermont Savings Bank, Brattleboro--
Julia NJ. Weston, Bethel; E. Winslow,