Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-07

Bethel, vt. Wv ae
Miss Mae Woods is entertaining the
chickenpox.
Mrs. and Mrs. c. o. spauIding were at
Bridgewater over Sunday.
Mrs. M. L. King and Miss Lilly King
are in Boston this week visiting relatives.
The ladies cleared about go for the
Library Building fund at the bali given
last week.
Miss Bertha Rice Of NorthheId spent
last week in town, the guest OF Mrs. &.
s. Adams.
Miss Grace Topper was at home over
the holidays from her duties as teacher at
Medford, Mass
Postmistress Arnold has been confined
TO the house several days with q severe at
tack Of neuralgia.
The National White River bank de-
elared Jan. its regular semi-annual divi-
dend OF three per cent.
Mrs. Rix Williams is spending the
week with her aunt, Mrs. Edmund
Prince, of South Randolph.
B. F. Sargent OF Randolph has sold to
Nelson r. Bowen a woodlot situated
westerly Of the homo farm Of Mr.. Bowen.
Merton w. Preston, who Is working
for the Burlington Rendering Co. at Bur-
lington as shipping clerk, was ct home
over the holidays.
MI washburn OF San Francisco was
in town last Friday attending 8 meeting
of the stockholders of the Bethel Electric
Light and Power company.
H. A. Blake OF Cheboygan, Mich, left
49, mhA ~4raen -
nual Christmas call of two weeks with
his sister, Mrs. T. A. Chadwick. Mr..
Blake Is Q native of Bethel and a son OF
the late William Blake.
The following il the number Of pieces
Of mail handled by the rural carriers
from the Bethel postoffice for the quarter
ended Dec. 81, 190s:-J. II. Beckwith,
route No. I, 1896; j. H. Pease, route
No. 2, 15,4s6; o. N. Barrows, route No.
8, 1885.
Mrs. W. c. LAttimer spent last week
with relatives and friends in Rochester.
Edison Emery went to Montreal the
same week with q special object of at
tending the highly interesting services
held 10 the Catholic cathedral on Christ
mas evening.
Joseph Mccormack spent Christmas
and New Years With his parents, SIR.
and Mrs. Patrick Mccormack. He il
now engaged as tutor and located in New
York. His sister, Miss Kate McCor-
mack, was also at home from Middle
bury college.
he FIRST entertainment OF the Grange
lecture course, The Honolulu Students,
Was given Saturday evening to large
and appreciative audience. The entire
fose # a
rendered and the frequent applause gave
proof cf the listeners pleasure. II was
the best entertainment that Bethel Las
seen for some time. Harrsli, the Musical
Magician, Is the next number in the
course, Jan. IS.
At the annual meeting Of Fire District
No. /, held Monday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected:--S. NJ. Wash
burn, chairman; Guy Wilson. clerk and
treasurer; s. M. Washburn, e. s. Putnam
and E. M. Weston, prudential commir.
tee; r. }. Flint, collector; Frank e. Wal
lace, chief engineer; z. N. Weston, first
assistant engineer; J. p. Marsh, second
assistant engineer. A tax OF zoe. on The
doilar was voted.
Rena, the young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. RoIlin Goodell, died Monday even.
ing from the result Of swallow ing quite Z
supply Of strychnine tablets. The child
aged one year and seven months, gol
hold OF the box containing the tablets IL
some manner unknown to the pare atl
and lived only one-half hour after. Th.
family live in the Locust Creek schoo
houee, where they moved last year, and
have had an unusual share OF sickness
and trouble. Funeral services were held
Tuesday and the interment was in Fair
view cemetery.
The Woodbury. Granite company be-
recently secured several good contract
for the Bethel stone. One is the plazl
for the union station at Washington, p
G., including the fountain and steps
The basin win have two stones that vii
weigh 30 tons each in the rough. Thi
~ f4ss 600 contract. The basement an.
trimmings Of the Stearns building Of
Commonwealth avenue in Boston isl
$4,000 contract. The two above contract
are for polished Bethel stone. The ston
viii be taken to Hardwick for polishing
The ofiice building of the Bureau OF I'm
migration at New York city, q SIC. 90
contrast Tor rough stone, il smother lob
These three contracts win furnish worl
tor the present force of men for Ton
months. The company has now = IA
roll Of i9e men at the cutting sheds an
~ It the quarry. This latter force IA
the quarry will be doubled a. soon =
the water famine Is over.