Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-25

Ben. I. bearing made a short trip to
Boston last week. he was accompanied
back to Bethel by Mrs. Wesley F. Baker,
who had been visiting her son, Walter H.
Baker, at Somerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Clifford have been
entertaining the past week Mrs. John ID.
Sargent and daughter, Miss Ruth Sar-
gent, OF Montpelier. A party was given
in their honor Saturday evening.
A delegation from the local lodge OF
Woodmen went to Rochester Wednesday
OF last week, where the LIST, I'd and Sd de-
grees were conferred on three candidates.
The work was done by team from the
Northheld lodge.
The town clerk calls attention OF the
dog owners in town that there are few
licenses left that will be closed out before
April LIST at the reduced price. After
April LIST, the price on ordinary dog Ii
censes is doubled.
The snowshoe quartet Of R. Fl. 8. made
q trip to Bethel the first Of the week, their
destination being Mrs. Levi Kidder's.
After refreshments and q few hours rest,
they started on the return trip well
pleased with the days program.
The team Of r. E. Burnett, being left
alone, took its own course last Saturday
to reach the road from the yard OF w. II.
Hartwell, going over q steep bank and
distributing considerable farm produce
on the way. The horse was stopped in
the yard Of NJ. N. Kendall.
RI. Lyon, clerk in the drug store OF
v. A. Grant for some months past, has
leased the store and business of Mr..
1 C-..s A. 81 hau M
4 March and will conduct It, Mr.. Grants
Randolph store requiring his attention
there. Mr.. Lyon will be assisted By Mrs.
Lyon.
Mr., and Mrs. c. F. Waldo returned
Friday from their Western trip. They
made remarkably fast time on their way
home, their train leaving Battle Creek,
Mich, at $3.50 a. m, March 10, and go
ing through with no stop of over 20 min
utes, reaching Bethel at 1880 p. m,
March 20.
George B. Chase was at DIR. Chase''
over Sunday. Mr.. Chase is business
manager OF the Pemberton School Of
Business, Pemberton building, Boston, I
select institution making q speciality Of
fitting young men and women for posi-
tions as commercial course teachers, cour
reporters and civil service work.
Hon. c. W. Gates OF franklin, stat
highway commissioner, was in town Fri
day and made an inspection of the situa
tion at the Findley bridge crossing. Mr.
Gates expressed himself as in favor o
having two enterprises to take the plac'
of the present grade crossings, the passe
to be located in practically the same loca
tons as the present crossings.
The business men have addressed pe
, tition to the state board Of railroad com
missioners asking for q hearing on th
question Of the present rates charged b,
the railroad for hauling coal from Bur
lington to Bethel. 1t is expected that
hearing will be given April at the tim
the board will give further hearing OF
the Findley bridge crossing matter.
The frm of Yeti Bros. are largely in
, creasing the stock of goods in their stor
by new goods. They have recently adde'
a grocery department which is conductet
: in the rooms formerly occupied by J. q
, Sargent for the same business. The bus
} mess will hereafter be conducted undo
the style Of the Bethel Combination Cas-
: Store. Attention is called to their adver
tjsement in another column.
: Fire was discovered in the roof of th
Bethel Inn yesterday. The FIRE alarm wa
3 sounded at AS and water was throw
: from the hose at ~ $50. The fire was praC
> tically extinguished before that by tn
brave act of Harry Turner, who force
his way through the roof and got til
blaze under good control by the use OF a
! extinguisher. The fire is supposed I
have caught from an engine sperk.