Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-06
Stockholders' MEETING.


The annual meeting OF the ckholders
Of the National White River Bank oil
Bethel, VI, will be held at their banking
house on Tuesday, Jan. IL, 1910, at 3
o'clock a. m. for the election OF five d.
rectors for the year ensuing. Per order,
+. A. Davis, Cashier.
Bethel. VT, Dec. 2, 1909. 5w
Miss Grace Abel is visiting at George
II. Tuppsr's and other friends in town.
Miss Sarah Rhodes has gone to Mil
ford, Conn, where she has employment
Henry Holden OF West Concord, N. H.,
has been a recent guest at @. II. Tup-
per's.
II. c. Persons has returned from Skin
ner, Me-, and is with his son, Roy Per-
sons.
Mrs. Patrick Mccormack has gone TO
Burlington for treatment at the Fanny
Allen hospital
Merton W. Preston was at home several
days last week from Burlington, where
he is in the employ of the Burlington
Rendering company.
Last Friday was the last day OF the last
month in the last year in the first decade
OF the last centade Of the second millade
Of the Christian era.
Mrs. Gertrude c. Wing has sold her
farm on Christian Hill formerly owned
by John d. Wheeler to Wallace W. Will
mot Of Tilton, N. H., for $4,000.
Frank A. Williams OF Randolph has
bought Of James Manix the farm situated
on the Gaysville road that Mr.. Manix
bought last year OF Howard Gray, some
times known as the Kidder or Rogers
farm.
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethel postoffice addressed to Mary A.
Hyde, Mr.. Joseph Mcintyre, Mrs. j. M.
Northrup, Mrs. L. B. Northrup and Mrs.
Elijah Wilbur.
Edgar II. southworth has recovered
from the Injuries he received playing
football last fall and returned last satur-
DAY to his studies at Kimball Union acad- |
envy at Meriden, N. II.
Charles Burgess has sold his farm on
the Gaysville road to Albert n Newell OF 4
stockbridge. Possession will be given /
May !. Mr.. Burgess is not yet decided /
whether he will remain in town.
pr, L. w. Cl2ugh won first prize for
pen OF White WrGn3ottes at tie fourth /
annual show ni the Vermont Poultry
BREEDERS association held ct Barre last
week. The doctor won over eleven COM
peting pens.
Granite lodge, /, o. @. T., will meet
promptly AZ 1880 Monday evening for
short session, which will he followed at S
o'clock BY social gathering. open to
everybody, at which a program will be
given and refreshments, including ice
cream, will be served.
The annual meeting OF Fire District
No. was held Monday evening. s. NJ.
Washburn was elected moderator; Guy
Wilson, clerk and TREASURER; s. n. Wash
burn, W. c. Clifford aud r. NJ. Weston.
prudential committee; r. J. Flint, collec-
tor +. L. Wallace, chief engineer; J. z.
Marsh, first assistant engineer. and w.
o. Bailey, second assistant engineer. The
Indebtedness Of the district is about
t53O0. A tax OF soc. on the dollar was
voted.
The extremely cold weather Tuesday re.
sulled in considerable suffering and trou-
bic. The school children had a pretty
hard time OF It and those coming in from
chilled and tinged with frost. The Low
stage Of the water in many springs made
the systems all the more ready 10 freeze
and the plumbers had busy day thsw-
ing out water pipes. The same dan many
friends were remembered with picture
post cards from W. n. Batchelder and
Clinton Clatlin at Hot Springs, Ark. tell
ing OF the very nice climate there with
views Of the alligator farms and the warm
springs. 4
The Jumpers employed at the Wood
bury Granite co. she'd walked out Mon
day morning, pending an adjustment OF
. bill Of prices. The Jumpers include the
carpenters and men running the electri-
cal machinery. These men have recently
formed branch Of the union. Al The
present time they are only ieW in number
bot are essential 20 the running OF the
business. The cutters and other en-
nloyes, about $50 10 number, are being
gradually laid % az d becomes necessary
% do 90. state Secretary q. r. Mccarthy
vas called here from Barre the FIRST 81 thr
reak and several conferences we're held
F4h supt. w. G. Clifford The strikers
.sk ior minimum uage % Z7c. 90 hour
Tith an eight-h0ur day They nou r.
'eiFe from 25c. to zee. 50 hour As the par
as are not msferialiy Tar apart Il Is not ap-
that the strike viii be Of long g
.uration. E