Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
BETHEL, VERMONT.

E. Il. Lawless, who has been operating
the pumping engine for the Central YER
mont railway, has moved from the Sar-
gent block to the house of Fred Fowler
on Granite avenue and will operate an en-
CINE at the quarry.
Mrs. Mary E. Harrington has been quite
i'll the past week with bronchial pneu-
monia, complicated with stomach trou-
BILE. DIR. F. E. Steele of Montpelier was
called to consult in her case Monday. She
seemed to be improving Tuesday.
Edison Emery, William II. Edmunds
and Frank Lyman, three veterans of the
Civil war, left on the early train Saturday
morning for a ten days trip, intending
to take in Washington, ID. c., Gettysburg
battle field and points Of interest in Vir-
ginia.
G. A. Laskey. who has been section
boss on the Bethel end of the Rochester
railway, is to move to Gaysville soon and
assume charge OF the section there. The
Bethel section will be managed by Dom
mic Izzo, who has been working under
Mr.. Laskey.
There was family reunion at the home
of George Il. Kimball Sunday, attended
and their families, Mrs. George Wyman
and two children of East Walpole, Mass.
and Mrs. Walter Webster and one child
of South Royalton.
John II. wilmington of Lillieville died
Sunday at the age of n years. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, Rev. J. Wes-
ley Miller officiating, and the interment
was in Fairview cemetery. The deceased
was veteran Of the Civil war, having
served one year as q private in Co. Of
the 18th Reg.
Real estate deals-Henry W. Davis has
bought of his father, Ed. Davis, the farm
on Fish hill known as the Philander Fish
or Richmond farm. Mrs. Sophia Hard
ing has sold to ID. L. Parker the we'll
known Nathan Parker farm on the Gays
Vile road. Mr.. Parker, a descendant of
the original proprietor Of the farm, ex-
poets to return to Bethel and carry on the
farm. His father. George Parker, will
live with him on the farm. f. B. Smell
ling has bought Of Mrs. Jennie NJ. Bout
we'll the premises on the Barnard stage
load known as the Gibbs place.
Before a large and enthusiastic crowd
at Cushing's hall last Thursday evening,
Jimmie Freeborn of Randolph got much
the better Of Phil Sully in fast and in
teresting catch-as-catch-can wrestle. The
match was called a draw by the referee
according to the agreement made by the
contestants that il only one fall was
scored in the thirty-minute bout the
match was to be draw. In the second
bout, Freeborn got the first and only fall,
after which Sully collapsed and was car
ried of. The referee called it a draw.
Sully's weight and strength told little on
Jimmie, as he was fresh throughout the
match and easily showed be was the mas
ter Of the science.
E. s. Putnam and George H. Arnold
have been appointed deputy fish and
game wardens. The state authorities
have taken this step with the view to pre-
vent IL possible the bold Slang htering OF
the song birds in this town. Much OF
this killing is done by the foreign ele-
ment here who may perhaps have the ex-
cuse Of not knowing our strict laws in
this regard. Section 5346 of the Public
Statutes provides a fine for each offence OF
killing, wounding, entrapping or sharing
a wild or undomesticated bird, other than
some exception such as quail. woodcock,
wild duck, English snipe, ruffled grouse,
wild goose, plover, English partridge,
merganser, blue heron, bittern. loon,
English sparrow, blackbird, crow, jay or
birds of prey. A like fine is also imposed
for destroying the nests Of the same
birds.
Concerning the drainage from the
Bethel tannery, the experience of the
town Of Peabody, Mass, is worth atten-
tion. Some months ago, Peabody COM