Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-05-16
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.

Miss Kate Wheeler aud Mrs. Fred
Whitney are i'll.
o. W. Porter has moved his family to
0lcott Falls.
Ex-Goy. 5. f. Pingree was in town
last Friday.
&C. Ainsworth and Mrs. c. c. Pierce
of Salem. Mass. are in town.
The track on the fair ground has been
put in excellent condition.
Gardner Wheeler has been making ex-
tensiye repairs on his house.
A young man named Bundy killed an
adder last week that measured three II.
and five inches.
Clarence lIoisington is soon to COM
mence peddling again in this vicinity
and will buy barter and sell tinware for
G. ii. Upper 4 Co.
Miss Minnie Kendall of Oakland, Cal.
Is visiting relatives in town.
Twenty-Five bushels of nice seed corn.
Enquire of g. J. Wallace.
G. W. Berry is excavating the cellar
for new barn which he is TO build.
David Dyke has sold his barn to Miss
Lucy Paine and the building is TO be
torn down.
viii Lattimer had a valuable COW fall
from ledge in his pasture last week
and IL was Instantly killed.
II. 5. Adams has full line Of fine
watches and chains and makes special |
ty of repairing time watches and all |
complicated watch work.
Lrov.I- IIa.,lf,.s. ~, - 49,.
less invalid for several years died last |
week Thursday. Funeral services were
held on Saturday, Rev. A. II. Crawford |
officiating.
{. III. kidder has improved his premis-
es by grading his lawn, graveling walks
and driyeways and planting trees IN
front of his residence.
Mrs. l.. IL. Edison his visiting her son.
George at w. X. junction.
Mrs. r. f. Lyman of Royalton was In
town on Saturday.
5. c. Cady, wife and daughter visited
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. /. Abbott and
family in Quechee overSundaY.
A sister of depot master, j. Waldo of
Royalton has been visiting him the past
week.
Alpha Messer of Rochester visited in
town last week.
j. A. Graham Is busily engaged In
the foundation upon which he
is to move his large barn.
Mrs. Eli Ballou is visiting her grand
daughter, Mrs. w. I'll. Sanderson and
family in Woodstock.
Miss Alma Bennett of Royalton visit
ed friends in this village on Friday last
Mrs. Laura Parker visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams in this place
and her mother accompanied her home
for visit of several days.
Frank b. Markham and Frank L. Mar
tin are painting Chas. p. Waldo's house
at his Maple Grove farm ON Royalton
hill.
II. 5. james returned from Springfield.
Mass. on Friday last. We understand
that he is TO buy building lot in that
city and will at once build him a dwell
ing house upon it. He is to move his
family there at once.
The directors of the Agricultural So
ciety met on Saturday afternoon to ar
range for the coming fair of the society
TO be,held the week after the state fair at
Burlington and it is their determination
to make this one of the very best fairs
ever held by them and they cordially in
vite the assistance of all to aid them to
that end.
T. j. Hutchins, who went few weeks
ago TO engage as Supt. of Cedar Hill
cemetery at Dorchester, Mass. writes
that he is much pleased with the situa-
ton.
The railroad covered bridge at the
north end of the village caught fire last .
Friday but the flames were extinguished
before much damage was done. This
bridge is the oldest one with one excep-
ton of any on the line of the Central
Vermont railroad, the other one being
the covered bridge four miles below here
at North Royalton.
The following arrangements have been
made for Memorial Day. Details from
Post Daniel Lille will decorate all sol
diers graves in the different cemeteries
in town Except the village cemetery in
the forenoon. At one O'Clock p. N. a
procession will be formed in front of the
q. A. II. hall in the following order /
Marshal and aids, band and drum corps. ,
of G. A. r., Orator of the day.
clergy and invited guests, Sons of Vet
Grams, school children, citizens on foot
and in carriages. w. b. C. Stiekney
will deliver an address at the cemetery,
prayer will be offered by Rev. John
select vocal music rendered by
3 choir and the usual exercises by the