Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
AROUND TOWN IN BETHEL.

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Miss Mabel Martin is visiting at Oh
cutt Falls.
One hundred tickets were sold at this
station last week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Moody is visiting friend;
in Brattleboro.
| M. Sylvester is putting in bank wal
north Of his house.
Mrs. Ellen ellison spent Sunday in
Montpelier.
Rev. Harry Nichols of New Haven, Ct,
was in town last week.
Miss EDella Woodbury. of st. Paul,
Mimi, is visiting in town.
Do not forget the fair is to be held
Sept 10, II and u.
Misses Nellie and Jennie Rogers are
visiting friends in New York.
A large amount of hay in this vicinity
has been spoiled by rain.
Nearly all the roads have been put in
good condition again.
Miss Alice Edison of w. Randolph wis
tied in town Saturday.
Mr., Mrs. and Miss Sherman of Ithaca,
N. Y, were the guests of Miss Minnie
Kendall last week.
H. Closson Gilbert and Miss Kittie
Weymouth of Randolph visited their
aunt, Mrs. G. c. Stearns last week.
Clarence Peck and wife, nee Miss Win
ME Wellington, of Middlebury have been
visiting friends In town.
Theron Cummings, former resident
of Bethel but now an extensive pillow
manufacturer in Dixon, ILL.,, is stopping
at the Wilson House.
ID. w. Bliss has entered the stallion
Thought" in the "open to all'' class at
the races at Barre this week and Edwin
Kittredge has entered his mare "Wipsey"
in the same class and also in the 2:4O
class.
Seven cakes of "Octagon" soap for 25c
at Bethel Tea Store.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hamilton has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. NJ. g. Stafford, but
returned TO her home in Sutton, p. O.,
on Tuesday.
The Universalist ladies are to hold a
lawn party next Tuesday evening at the |
residence of Sam. B. Days.
George w. Blodgett of Amherst, Mass.
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. c. G. |
Stearns Of this village.
Frank Bowman of Brooklyn, n. Y,
well-known lawyer in st. i
Louis, Mo-, was in town | last week ON
his way to Barnard where he formerly
resided.
4. A. Chadwick has just completed an
elegant set of light driving harnesses for
a party In Concord, n. ii. The trim
mings are rubber covered and heavily
gold plated and the entire workmanship
Is unsurpassed by any similar work
in the cities.
Edwin Fisher was called to Burling-
ton on Monday by the dangerous illness
Of his son Frank Fisher, cashier of the
Howard National bank of that city.
The newly welded wife of Silas
Blakely has left his bed and board and
gone to Barnard to reside. The princi-
pal cause of her so doing is said to be
plurality OF husbands.
As l.. S. Bird was leaving the village
one night last week his carriage was run
into by team belonging to kilburn
Day of East Bethel. The team was
driven rapidly and the driver evidently
got his reins crossed as the horse was
driven into Birds carriage, throwing his
horse to the ground and breaking his
harness and carriage but fortunately the
of neither vehicle were iniur-
ed.
just received. lot Of new presents to
be given away with tea at the Bethel
Tea Store.
All the fresh-air children but one re-
turned to their homes in Brooklyn last
Friday. One young Miss did not reach
he station until after the train had de-
parted but returned to her home on
tuesday under the protection of the
Misses Rogers.
J. w. Hobart, General Manager Of the
Central VT. railroad was in Bethel last
Monday to examine the granite quar-
lies. Ii is reported that an effort is be-
ng made to secure this large and valua-
Die quarry for the railroad company and
( this proves TO be correct it will UNI
materially brighten the bust
ness prospects in Bethel.
Milo Goss and Charles Davis got into
row and day last week which was the
esult of dog fight. Charles could not
ak as large as Milo but he evened the
natter with his fists and afterwards
'ame to the village and complained OF ,
himself for breach of the peace, paid his
inc and costs and returned to his home.
Miss Betsey Simmons, who has been
pending several weeks with relatives
md friends In Lawrence and New Bed
ord, Mass. returned to her home in this !