Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-18
Bethel Local Intelligence
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cash. ae
Green Mountain Lumber Co., Room
$50, 5Tslate S., Boston,
To rent until paid for:-25 pianos and
organs. Instruments little used. one-hai
price. Write for catalogue and prices 10
D. NJ. Strong, Bethel. ae n
Sewing machines, nearly ali kinds, 81
up, cash or q per month. No money
down. Write for catalogue and prices o
ID. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VI. &c II
Mrs. r. s. Blossom is sick with dipli-
thoria.
Frank Lyman has taken the contract 10
build barn 40xs0- for Levi Kidder, to
be commenced at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. C. stickney lett
Thursday for three weeks, vacation 10
be spent IN travel and rest.
The ladies' Of the Universalist society
viii give a supper in Harrington parl0rs
Wednesday evening, Feb. "a.
Adelena, daughter Of W. G. Clifford,
was taken down with the scarlet fever
Monday and the house Is quarantlned-
Arthur e. Gordon, clerk in the store u
q. II. Kimbali, was called to Bar Harbor,
Me-, Friday by the serious illness Of bis
sister.
Mrs. william Hull Of Barnard has
lemon tree seventeen AMI one-baif inches
high with q ripe lemon on it ten by ten
inches.
Mrs. n. L. Chase left Monday for Fish
kill, n. Y, where she will work a short
time In 4 straw hat factory. Mr.. Chase
remains in Bethel.
Granite lodge, No. So, /. o. q. T., viii
arqohrnfa tta Hrn4 ann funVoorr IN Nt4ahfs4oS
hall Thursday, Feb. %, and the meeting
win be public one.
r. j. Flint, administrator OF the estate
OF the late ]. q. Sargent, Is paying q diyi-
dend Of ~ per cent TO the creditors Of the
estate, ordered by the probate court Feb.
last.
DR.. Il. d. Holton of Brattleboro, secfe-
tary of the state health board, was IA
town Saturday and confirmed the treat
ment Of the scarlet fever cases By the To-
cal health officer, Dr. o. v. Greene.
Pursuant to a vote Of the directors Of
the National White River bank, q NEST
ing Of the shareholders has been warmed
10 be held March 18th to consider the 70
duction Of the capital stock from 500, 900
to $4,000.
T. M. Heath. receiver OF the Bethel
Electric Light and Power company, has Q
force OF men 1t work cutting q channel
in the White river from the Blue Hin
dam upstream, so IS to prevent II possible
the choking up Of the stream and conse-
quent damage when the ice goes out.
The southbound afternoon express last
Saturday had a marrow escape from . te-
rious accident between Bethel and Ran
dolph. The tire OF one Of the driving
wheels came OF near Chase cut The en-
sgine maraged to creep along at a very
slow pace till Bethel village was reached,
where help was secured.
The Giiead school closed Friday, Feb
o, with exercises. Number Of pupils. IS;
average attendance, II 9-16. Those hav-
ing no marks during school membership
were Ethel Granger. Glenn and GLADYS
Dustin, Mary and Guy Kendall. There
were no tardy marks during the term.
The scholars presented their teacher With
nice jewel case. Mabelie Dustin was
teacher.
Five hundred parties on Pleasa At
street seem to be very popular this win
ter. Mrs.. Ruth Mcintyre gave one last
week in honor or Mrs. Hiram Scott OF
Elzin. III. Five hundred was played at
three tables, and refreshments we're
served during the afternoon. Saturday,
ice cream and cake during the afternoon.
y. d. Curtis. blacksmith at the cutting
plant Of the Woodbury. company, died
Thursday after an illness OF one week
from pneumonia. Mr.. Curtis had been q
resident OF Bethel Tor several years and
had proved himself 4 good citizen and 3
faithful workman. HIS IL survived BY his
wife aud one son. The remains were TAX
en- Friday for interment to his former
home At Surrey, Me. The family we're
accompanied to Maine by Phineas Webb
and David Daley as q committee Of the
local union.
Sd. King, a skonecutter at the Wood
bury she'd. proves himself aft disciple OF
high finance. He was boarding with
Miss Lucy Paine. His pay check last
week amounted to s10.s3. when he vas
paid on Thursday, be brought his check
to Miss Paine and she took out the
amount OF his board and handed back %
him the change, being $3.50. She left
the check where be got hold OF II again
and be took II to Frank Martin, " no
cashed II aud paid him the s10.es. King
then left town and has not been heard
from since. Il is understood that be has
q family ct Hardwick and the prohablii-
Ties are that be will be finally caught and
be made to suffer for his sharp trick.
Rising Star grange met Saturday even.
ing with good attendance. Several ap-
piications for membership were re.
ceived. The following program was
carried out.-Song. DR.. II. ". Sol
den; reading, Mrs. w. l.. Fish; reci-
tation, Asa Chatheld; reading, " How &
Keep Boys on the Farm" Merrill Porter
What Is the best solution OF the farm
help prebIein3 By Benz. Whitaker and
others; paper, Grange Bulletin, Mr.. ani
Mrs. 8. L. Gillette; recitation, win Chax
field; song BY the young ladies'. The nsxi
meeting will be at o'clock Saturia,
evening, Feb. 20. Il l. especially de
sired that = quorum be present, ~ therl
i important business to be done bell 4
the entertainment, The Popular Stars
which Is given at the Opera house 1T
O'clock,