Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28
Bethel Local Intelligence.
Cur wrLsox, Local Editor.
100 new records this week.

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Green Mountain Lumber Co., Room
1872, SO State St., Boston.
For sale:-Grimm evaporation, gather
ing tubs, holder, ETC., and about 200 16-
at. tin buckets. all in good condition.
ae II T. E. Mead, Bethel, r. F. D. 2.
Mrs. II. {. Rice is laid up with sick
ness.
H.H. Dinsmore1 is in Boston this week
on business.
A. o. Minner and family have been re-
leased this week from quarantine after
confinement Of six weeks.
William Havey and son Of Sullivan,
Me-, are visiting Mr.. Havey's brother,
Austin Havey, OF this town.
Edward A. Flint OF Randolph has
bought OF Will Cole the Squire Bowen
home premises of ten acres and has taken
possession this week.
Mrs. W. G. Lattimer was called to Lit
Teton, N. H.. Tuesday by the death Of
Mary Carpenter, a relative Of her late
husband, w. g. Lattimer.
A son was born Jan. % to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. @. Whitaker, being a grandson
to Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Z. Whitaker and
to Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Marsh.
George Chase, who has been i'll with
blood poisoning for several weeks, is re-
ported to be improving at the home OF
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. r. M. Chase.
Richard D. Wilson has been appointed
superintendent of construction of the
federal building that the government is
erecting at Milford, Del, and has gone
there to live.
All kinds OF weather were experienced
last week from extreme cold to thawing
weather and rain. On Sunday at 2:S0 p.
NJ, there was a thunder storm, with &C
cOmpapying lightning.
Christ church, Sunday, Jan. S1-Holy
communion at a. M; evening prayer
and sermon at 3:15 p. m. The Woman's
guild has a meeting this afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Stearns.
Raymond P. Kellogg, an electrician of
Barre, and Miss Althea Wallace, daughter
OF John Wallace Of Bethel, were married
at Montpelier Jan. 8 by Rev. William H.
Ramsay, pastor Of the Unitarian church.
A two-horse team, driven by Bert Cope
land Of Royalton, ran away Wednesday
afternoon, starting from Bethel Mills and
ending near Lincoln's blacksmith shop,
where one horse was thrown and badly
cut.
The Rev. George F. Fortier, pastor Of
the Universalist church at st. Adams,
and formerly Of Bethel, has been extend
ed q call to the Universalist church in
Northheld, and he now has II under con-
sideTation.
Mrs. John Lyman Of Washington, Vt,
who had been caring for Mrs. s. +. Ly-
man, returned to her home Tuesday.
Mrs II. A. Scott Of Elgin, Ill, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 8. r. Lyman, hns arrived
to care for her mother, who seems to be
on the road to recovery from the results
OF the accident she suffered Dec. "a.
Granite lodge, No. 35, /. o. q. T.,
elected the following officers Tuesday
night for the ensuing quarter:--C. T.,
II. W. Holden; v. T., Mrv Blossom
Sec, May Savage: Fin. Sec Blanche 4.
shepard. special meeting Is called for
Tuesday, Feb. 2, for initiation and also
for installation Of officers. All members
are requested to be present.
Mrs. Frank Z. slockwell OF Clarenfont,
n. H., died last Saturday al her home in
Claremont. Deceased was the daughter
Of Dorman Badger Of Barnard and was
married 10 Mr.. Stockwsll Feb. q, 1878.
Previous 10 her marriage she was q
school teacher IN Barnard. She is sur
yired by her husband, one daughter,
Miss Ruby stookwell. and sister, Mrs.
Abbie q. shuriieH, OF Pierre, s. d.
The following cfslcers OF Home Rebek.
an lodge were duly installed in their re.
speetive chairs Tuesday evening. Jan. 10,
by u. d. p. Eva M. Hazen OF WINDSOR
Noble grand. Mrs. Ellen r. Northrup
vice grand, Mrs Bessie Wheeler; secre
tary, Mrs. Addie Warren; treasurer, Mis-.
Lucy IA. Graham; financial secretary
Mrs. Ellen e. Lattimer. At the close d
The meeting reireshments were served.
House bill 237, which has passed til,
House and Senate, entitled, San act fo
providing for publicity OF partnerships,
provides for the registration in the tow
clerks Office OF every partnership doing
business in this state under a name tina
does not contain the surnamos Of all part
ners and that the names OF all partner
shall be recorded. Similar returns shall
be made to the secretary OF state and
registration fee Of 90 paid.
At the auction last Saturday of tn
property OF the late Fred A. Stevens
eighteen cows sold for s415, brinQin,
from SIS to $3.50. The farm rss bid Of
by AFRO Bowen OF Braintree for s2225
This farm was formerly considered one Q
the best hill farms In town and still ha
great capacities. It contains about 10
acres and was made up Of two farm
bought BY Mr.. Stevens, the Mary an
Loren Sanford farm and the Hinche
farm. II lays on the town line betwee
Bethel and Randolph, about one mil
westerly OF East Bethel village. NJ
Bowen does not expect to occupy h
farm himself, but to rent 1t.
James d. Wheeler died Jan. 20 at b
home on the Randolph road. Nj
Wheeler had been in failing health Il
several years past. He was 81 years ol
aud was born In Royalton, the son
Minot and Sarah (Paige) Wheeler.
was married Oct. -, 1901, to Fannie !
Dryer, who survives him. He also le
BROTHER. John ID. Wheeler IF this vi
iage. The first forty years Of his Ii
wers spent on the old Wheeler farm ovl
the line In Royalton, aud now owned I
Frank B. Southw orth. He sold th