Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-05

Mrs. l.. w. WEIGH of Michigan Vlslteu
friends in this town last week.
Laurie Holden returned Monday to his
school in Concord, y. ii.
Mrs. Clarence bearing of Brattleboro
is visiting friends in town.
ELS. jackson returned last Saturday
from a visit of several weeks II the sea-
shore. So, - s----k-I OF
Hon. j. j. Wilson is improving the
grounds in front of.his residence. -
m"Dell'' Dyke, who was employed at
the Wilson House skipped out" last
Sunday night.
G. 5. Nichols of Salem, Mass. is stop
ping with relatives in this town for
few days.
DIR. l.. Nj. Greene and wife are in Bos-
ton this week.
Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford and son are visiting
in sutton, p. Q.
E.B. Kimball and wife of Burlington
were the guests of +. II. Holden last
Sunday.
Miss Lillian Anice and sister of Sara
toga. N. Y. are the guests of Mrs. +. q.
Carpenter.
Mrs. f. S. jackson visited her son
+. jackson and wife in st. Adams last
week.
Miss Anna Topper has gone to lps-
wich, Mass. where she has an engage
ment to teach school.
Preparations for the coming fair are
being made and everything at the fair
grounds put in ''apple-pie order"
Miss Carrie Curtis went to Lancaster,
Y. III. last week TO resume her duties as
school teacher in that town.
Joseph Morris, former resident and
merchant in this town for several years,
visited Mrs. Julia Weston his sister last
week.
DR.. w. Z. Sylvester and wife aud Miss
Kittie Raines who have been visiting In
town started last Friday for their homes
in Willard and Canandargua, n. I.
Died in New Haven, Conn. Aug. %,
Mrs. Eliza Morris Pease aged ~ years.
Mrs. Pease resided In Bethel in her youth
and will be remembered by the older
residents. She was sister of Mrs. Julia
Weston Of this village.
Louis Tatro has moved to Brain
tree.
Miss Alice Williams of Windsor is Wis
iting her grandparents.
Bert Rogers is working rs porter at
the Wilson House for few days.
Misses Kate and Jennie Kendall are
visiting in Hinesburg.
John Sanspra has taken possession of
the house he recently purchased.
r. S. Adams and wife spent Sunday
in South Woodstock.
Thirty tickets were sold at this station
last week for the veterans reunion at
Windsor.
H.H. Dewey and wife and children of
Plainfield and W. II. Fisher of Clare
mont. n. Ii. attended the wedding of
their sister Miss Abbie Fisher last week.
J. L. Bishel has rented tenement in
Gardner Wheeler's house where he is to
reside and has opened meat market lin
the Child block.
Prof. w. Y. Cragin has moved to La
COMA, ~ IL. where he has an engage
ment as Principal in large school in
that town.
Rev. John Kimball preached in STRAIT
ford. Conn. last Sunday and Rev. STAN
ford Mitchell of Boston who is some
times called the ''Unversalist Sankey,-
filled MIR. kimball's engagements in this
town and in Gaysville. Mr.. Mitchell ar
rived i'm town ON Friday and left Mon
day morning and during the time he at
tended funeral in Barnard and one in
Royalton, preached two sermons in
Bethel and one in Gaysviile, speaking
four times on Sunday. The Reverend
gentleman has a fine voice of great pow
er and compass and sang several times
on each occasion.
There was considerable excitement in
this town last Saturday morning on re-
ceipt of the news of the railroad acct
dent near Middlebury as several parties
from Bethel who were returning from
the Horse Breeders meeting were
known to be on the wrecked train. The
feeling of anxiety was considers ably in
tensified by the receipt of telegram an
nouncing the death of Conductor Hiram
Blodgett. Mrs. Mary Blodgett, his wife
had been boarding at the Bascom House
for several weeks and was expecting hfE
husband to spend last Sunday with hers
here. Rev. 5. A. Parker informed her.
of her sad bereavement and with Mrs.
Parker accompanied her to her home IN
Northfield. All the Bethel parties who,
were on the Inflated train arrived home
safely later in the day.
The marriage of Guy Wilson and Miss
Abbie Fisher was solemnized last week
Thursday evening at the residence of
Edwin Fisher, father of the bride, Rev.
Z. S. Fiske of Waitsfield officiating. The
parlors were tastefully trimmed with
clematis and decorated with beautiful
flowers. A select company of relatives
and friends of the contracting parties
witnessed the ceremony and a reception
was held from to 10 O'Clock and many
residents of the village paid their re-
spects to the bridal pair who were the re-
cipients of large number of valuable,
useful and beautiful presents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson have gone to housekeeping