Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30

sion MONDAY.
Fred Hicks, living on the Mccullough
farm on Royaiton Hill, died Tuesday
evening, aged 80 years. The cause CT his
death was heart trouble. He was a
former resident Of the town Of Barnard.
Post Office Inspector w. W. Sawyer OF
Burlington was in town this week in the
! line of his duties. Mr.. Sawyer will be
remem bered as the official who, then in
the employ Of the rural free delivery de-
partInent. was here in 1901 and laid out
Rural Route No. l.
Mrs. L. A. Davis went last week to
visit friends and relatives in Massaehus-
etts, accompanied by Mr.. Davis, who re-
turned the day OF the big snow storm in
Boston. Mr.. Davis was in Someryille
and was obliged to walk into Boston four
miles to take the train for Bethel.
Christmas visitors on Royalton Hill in
cluded Mrs. L. A. Bean of Randolph,
Mrs. c. e. White of Windsor aud Miss
Edith Perkins Of Easthampton, Mass, ut
Mark Stiles; Mr.. and Mrs. George Cham
berlain and two children OF STAFFORD at
Frank Church's; Miss Grace Larry OF
Taunton, Mass, and Katharine Allen OF
Woodstock at David Aliens.
Robert Noble has been entertaining the
past week bis cousin, Charles Fl. Noble,
OF Westheld, N. Y, q son Of Perez B.
Noble. The latter was born in Bethel in
1898 at the old Noble home and attended
school in the "Iittle brick SCHOOL, (now
the home OF Mrs. Mary HILL He went
to Westfield, N. Y, where he lived until
his death in 1890 at the age OF ninety sew
en- years.
The Bethel postofice reports a record
breaking amount OF mail handled this
holiday season. The packages fell OF
some from last year, but the postal cards
far surpassed any previous year. Dec. %
and 20, 700 cards we're sent out each day,
and Dec. "a, there were 1900 postcards.
About as many cards were received as
sent out, making about 5000 cards
handled at this Office.
There is unclaimed matter at the Bethel
postoffice addressed to Mr.. George w.
Blodgett, Mrs. Daisy Comrie, Mrs. Alex
Comrie, Mrs. Ralph Comre, Mrs. M. r.
Church, Mrs. Alice b. Emery, Mrs. Mary
Gerbo, Mrs. George ellison, Miss Ethel
Grace Granger, Mr.. j. e. Green, Mrs. G.
s. Hatch, Mrs. William Hackett, Gatbart
ANNNNbOhg WIS EICu DuhfbouOs huhiul
Steiano, r. j. Signeo, Mr.. F. Wheeler.
The Bethel Telephone and Telegraph
Co. received a new switchboard Tuesday
which is to be installed in few days. 1t
will be necessary to close the central sta
tion for business on Sunday and it will
be we'll for patrons to bear in mind that
next Sunday, Jan. 2, the central station
will make no connections. The new
switchboard has many modern improve
ments and has double the capacity OF the
old
In Windsor county court last Thurs
day, the case OF Fred Wagner was called. |
Wagner keeps a small store near the quar-
ries and was charged with breaking the
liquor law. He pleaded guilty to one
ohense and was sentenced to hard labor
in the county jail at Woodstock for not
more than ten months nor less than nine !
months. William II. Goddard, an en- |
ploye for the Ellis company, was sum
moned tc appear as a witness against
Wagner. Upon his return to the quarry
be was told his services were not longer I
wanted.
The large number OF foreigners now
numbered in the population OF Bethel has |
tAAifhNtA AMt iNtUNN WEAtT NublItAA At tue 4
postolliee wonderfully. great majority I
OF these foreigners have families or
friends and relatives at their homes and I
Uncle Sans postal order is the fsvorite I
way OF sending money home. At the 4
Bethel postofiioe about $500 was remit /
ted to foreign countries this Christmas. 4
One man sent $500 in sixteen 500 /
orders, the postal fees on which were
$40. This man vas a quarryuan who 4
had saved this amount out OF his laborer's I
pay in about i've years.
Among thase home for the Christmas
vacation were Mr.. ana Mrs. Lee Board 4
man from Peabody, Mass, at Mrs. Eliza
Chadwick's; Miss Jessie Parker from
Montpelier; Miss Violet Burgess from .
Boston; Albert Washburn and John and 4
Austin Noble from Dartmouth college;
Gladys Wilson from Boston university: 4
Helen Brooks from Miss Wheoloak's I
School for Kindergarten Teachers in Bos-
ton; Leroy A Havey from the University I
Of Vermont; Miss Lucy washhurn from
Rrockton, Mass. James Wilson and Amy
Wilson from the University Of Vermont;
NJ. NJ. Wilson and family from Ran
dolph; Harry Mentley from West Lynn, /
Mass. Elmer Dinsmore from Provideuce.
+. L.; Arthur Gordon from Windsor;
Miss Josephine WEIGH from Boston; Cora
WEIGH aud Robert Twitcheil from Mid 4
dlehnry college; Ralph TWitoheil from
Dartmouth college; Edward WEIGH from /
Morrisville; Ralph Shaw from Burling-
ton and MIR. and Mrs. b. {. Sterling OF
Montpelier ct W. q. Shaw's.
Special Announcements.
The next meeting OF the local branch II 4
The International Sunshine society will
Be held With Mrs. c. }. Rogers on Jan. s.
The public library, which was closed
Christmas day, viii be open again satur-
day q this week ct the usual hours from
tin aud tin $3.50 p. M.
Walter Ganshy OF PittsaaId issues a
challenge TO Walter Rogers Of Bethel 10
Vrestle him catch-as-catch-oan. best two
iu three. Tor the sum Of $50, The match 10
take place any time within thirty days Of
signing agreement, referee and stake
kclder % Be- decided upon 81 The sane
time, each man 10 post g forfeit 81 go 60
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