Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-11
Bethel Local Intelligence,
Cur WILSON, Local Editor.

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Miss Gertrude Putnam is confined to
the bed by illness.
A son was born Feb. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Angelo Campo of Bridge street.
Mrs. George Ingalls, is on the sick list
and attended BY DR.. o. D. Greene.
The National White River bank will be
closed Feb. ~, il being a national holt
day.
Austin Howard of Hartford made
business trip to this place the first OF the
week.
Willie Flint Of Gaysvills is boarding at
W. H. Edmunds' and attending the high
school
Mrs. Bert Goss was called last week to
Westport, N. A., by the illness of her
mother.
Mr.. Curtis of South Main street is sick
with pneumonia and attended by DR.. o.
v. Greene.
DR.. Clara Rogers Ruttsr of Lawrence,
Mass, visited Ct Levi E. Kidder's the
first Of the week.
JouM AAuuEett OI hhuuOkpu WAS the
guest over Sunday Of his niece, Mrs.
John ID. Wheeler.
Mrs. r. J. Whitcomb took the irst
prize at the 500 party given by Mrs. H.
II. Gibson last Friday evening.
Miss Ruth Sprague Of South RoyaIton
High school spent Saturday and Sunday
with her cousin, DR.. Fl. w. Holden.
DIR. II. w. Holden will not rent the
tenement recently vacated by VIM. Boyle,
but will occupy the whole house in the
future.
Bartholomew Cereso, "a stone cutter, went
to Boston this week to meet Mrs. Cereso,
who arrives on the steamer Canopic from
Genoa.
The Bethel Printing company has in
stalled 80 horsepower New Way gaso-
line engine as power to drive its cylinder
and job presses.
Clayton Durham received last week
full-blooded registered Ayrshire hotter
calf, a month old, from the herd OF Ness
Bros. Of Auburn, Me.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Wilder at the home OF
Mrs. r. H. LYON, mother of Mrs. Wilder.
The child lived but six days.
James M. French, who has been carry
ing on the past year the McKenstry farm
owned by Mrs. Kate Ellis, has hired the
D. g. Torrey farm, owned by the Paige
Realty company.
The board OF railroad commissioners
will hold hearing in this village Feb. IL
on the petition of the selectmen to inn
prove the situation at the dangerous
Findley bridge crossing.
Carpenters are busy this week fitting
up rooms in the Edison block, formerly
occupied by the Jerry Donahue lunch es-
tablishment, for grocery store, which
will be conducted by Angelo Morandi.
The Camp Brook school closed Friday,
Feb. 8. Wesley and Winston Dun ham
(age five yearsl had no absent marks dur
ing the term. Harold Bundy was absent
one-haif day and Roy Aldrich one day.
Caroline L. bearing was teacher.
Harold, the young son OF w. g. Shaw.
was taken with scarlet fever the first Of
the week. Mr.. Shaw is staying at home
with his family and his place AZ travelling
salesman for Spaulding. KimbalI & Co. is
being temporarily nIled by bis son.
Ralph Shaw, a student in the University
of Vermont.
Rising Star grange met Saturday even
ing With good attendance. The follow
ing program was giyen:.- Piano solo,
Lulu Graham; reading, Ide bearing;
duet, Misses Wood and Bradley; reading,
Dr. II. W. Holden; violin solo, Edgar
owen. The next meeting will be held
Saturday evening, Feb. 10.
I Next Friday Little. Brown & Co. will
publish a stirring narrative poem by Miss
Mary Z. Waller Of Bethel, author OF
THE Woodearyer Of 'Lypmus' The
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founded on historical facts. and dedicated
TO the people Of Illinois and Kentucky, in
memory OF Abraham Lincoln. The &C
tion takes place in a small Vermont town
in the spring OF 1865, and the story is a
moving tribute to the great and noble ma
ture OF Lincoln.
School in the Old Church district
closed Feb. 5, with appropriate exercises.
Pupils having neither tardy nor absent
marks during the term we're William Rix,
Sewall bearing, Irving French, Earl Kid
der, Gerald Bowen, George and Letitia
Powers, Mildred and Dorothy Spooner,
Hazel Tewksbury, Ruby Dustin. Those
only one day absent were Erma and Hen
rietta Foster. Marjorie Dustin. Robert
French was absent one-half day. With
total of II pupils, the average attend
ance was 1914. Ella e. Robbins was
teacner.
The Lincoln centenary committee has
arranged for q public meeting to be held
in the Town hall on Friday afternoon,
the 18th, at p. M. to observe the Tooth
anniversary OF the birth OF Abraham Lin
coin. An address on Abraham Lincoln
will be delivered by the Rev. Henry
Adams Parkhurst. Ida NJ. Tarbelps re-
cent little book, SHE Knew Lincoln p
will be read by the Rev. John Wesley
Miller. James c. Walker, principal Of
the whitcomb High school, will read
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. GiIson's
orchestra and the high school students
will furnish music.
Rev. q. F. Forrier has reconsidered his
declination Of the call to the pastoraEe OF
the Northfield Universalist church ard
last Sunday announced to his sc. Adams
congregation his resignation. to tai 9
effect Feb. rs. Mr.. Fortier has had