Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-20
The NATIONAL WHITE RIVER BANK,
BETHEL, VERMONT.
After January lst, 1908, we
will pay 31zR interest and
taxes on DEPOSITS i'm our
SAVINGS DEPARTING NT.
Call and Inspect Our New Bank Building.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

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GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
Wanted:-A kitchen girl at Bethel Inn.
Wv ae Harry l.. Emery.
Clocks, gold chains, bracelets, lockets
charms for sale. ae u
d. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
Something new in graphophones this
week. Latest thing out. ae
D. NJ. Strong, Bethel.
rs gold and gold-flIed watches to be
sold for cash or 81 per month until paid
for; Waltham and Elgin. All new.
Write for catalogue and prices. ae tt
D. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
A stock of new pianos and organs this
week and next. Secondhand organs
nalf price. rs instruments to choose
from. Cash or installments. Write for
catalogue and prices. 4w ae
d. NJ. Strong, Bethel.
Miss Grace Upper is at home this
week.
George Fl. Topper is laid up this week
with severe attack of pleurisy.
Theodore A. Chadwick is recovering
from dangerous attack of acute Brights
disease.
Augusta Nardini of Burlington arrived
this week to assist at the Bethel Fruit
Co.'s store.
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethel postoffice addressed to F. r. Bel
lows and James Fitzgerald.
Christian hill school closed Feb. 4.
Marion Davis was not absent during the
tory,, Mrs w q Pr00ES was teacher
The ladies cleared over $50 by the Leap
Year dance given last Friday evening for
the benefit of the Library Building fund.
George A. Ingalls, started this week on
business trip to New Hampshire in the
interest of the Bethel Printing company.
Mrs. Mary A. Parker left Tuesday for
Rutland to pay visit to her brother, A.
P. Hunton, and the family of w. B. c.
Stickney
The five-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Lamphere of Christian hill
died Feb. IS of bronchial pneumonia,
complicated with grip.
4. L. Dinsmore is in Bridgewater this
week attending the semi-annual session
of the A. c. conference, of which he is
secretary and treasurer.
Friday evening of this week there will
be 500 party and social at the home Of
Mrs. G. II. Kimball for the benefit of the
Library Building fund.
A son was born Feb. 6 to Mr.. and Mrs.
Heber Maynard of this town. being a
grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. Adam May
nard and of Fred Williamson.
In these days of big poultry stories
comes Mrs. d. w. Bliss, who has nine
teen Plymouth Rock puIlets that laid 512
eggs in the 81 days of January.
Burglars broke into the store of John
KeIeher Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning. Entrance was effected by
breaking the glass in door and showing
back the bolt. Mr.. Keieher has not
missed much yet except about g or So
from the cash register.
Feb. II was the thirty-ffth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel L.
Cotton who live on the North road to
Barnard. In the evening large number
of their friends made their way unherald-
ed, to the Cotton home, bearing numer-
GUS gifts and gave MIR. and Mrs. Cotton a
regular old-fashioned surprise party.
Bingham NJ. CaswelI met with pecu-
liar accident Tuesday of last week He
was stepping out of the corn house on the
premises Of FL. L. Dyke, placing his foot
on saw torse that had been placed for a
step. He slipped and fell, striking on the
saw horse and breaking rib in the left
side. He WIS attended oy Or. Fletcher
OF Gaysviile.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. D1-kee have re-
turned from stay of several months in
Rutland and have gone to housekeeping
in their home on South Nam street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Robbins, who have
been living in ehe Durkee house. have
broken up housekeeping for the present
and Mrs. Robbins has been called to Vim
al Haven, Me-, by the illness of her
mother.
Miss Nancy Townsend died last SuG-
day st the home OF Aloazo Il. Spooner on
Christian nil. Miss Townsend was born
in Bethel April IS, 1911, and was the
daughter of Rice Townsend. one of the
early settlers in town. She was mem
Der of the Episcopal church. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, Rev. W. B.
Reynolds officiating, and the interInent
was in the Gilead cemetery.
George E. Greene died at BrattIeboro
Feb. II, aged n years. Mr.. Greene will
be remem bered in East Bethel, where he
was superintendent of the wooden mills
about 1860. He married Bessie NJ,
daughter of Darwin Paul, of East Bethel
in 1856. One son, the late Louis d.
Greene, was born to them, ard few
months later Mrs. Greene died. Follow
ing the death of his wife Mr.. Greene
went to Brattleboro and began the study
of medicine. In 1862 he enlisted, expect
ing to go to the front, but having some
knowledge of the care of the sick, Dr.
Phelps, who had charge of the military
hospital at Brattleboro, procured his dis
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1865. In later years he entered the drug
business and was prominently connected
with the business interests of BrattIe-
boro.
Neishborhood Favorite.