Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-19
BETHEL LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Miss Jane Todd has gone to Boston,

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Frank H. Stiles has been granted pen
sion.
Miss Sue Simmons visited relatives IN
Pomfret last week.
F. p. Holden has moved into Mrs. =. p
Fisk's house lately vacated by W. ..
Brooks.
Bert Rogers visited his parents in For
restdale last week.
Rev. r. A. Greene of Lowell, Mass; sup
piled the desk at the Universalist churcn
Sunday.
DIR. Scion Marks started for his home
in Wisconsin last Friday.
Chester Foster and Melvin Chamoerln
are making extensive repairs ON the IAN
merry buildings.
Samuel Bowen has bought the Cnas
Howard farm and moved there last "eeh
CHI. Markham and wife of Pomiret Wis
tied in town last week.
DIR. Fish of So. Royalton was IN towl
Thursday.
AID. Tolles and family of Great Fails
N. H.. were called to town by the ueath VI
his father
Carleton Gibson and wife of Nyack, n
Y, are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Florence Adams of Northampton
Mass is at home for her summer vacation
Edward Morgan of jamestown, N. Y.
a former resident was in town over sun
day.
The handsomest line of gold watches ev'
err sold in town just received at Adams
Rev. s. A. Parker attended the meeting
Of the Green Mountain Association o
Universalists in Rutland last week.
There were 2S tickets sold from this sta
tion for Lebanon, n. H., on Tuesday u
attend the Mary Howe concert.
Mrs. Frank Holmes of Sutton and Mrs
Laid of Swanton, her niece are the guesu
of Mrs. A. l.. Stearns.
Mrs. F. B. Markham was called to Bar
nard last Thursday by the sudden Hines
of her mother.
We understand that w. j. Brooks ha
sold the store he recently purchased II
Cam bridge, Mass. and is now visiting II
Barnard.
M. Sylvester and wife and Willie, thei
grandson, who have been visiting in tn
western part of New York for severa
weeks returned to their home last FRIDAY
"Hoisy'sn all-star aggregation of bal
tossers and all-American athletes went U
West Randolph last Saturday TO play
game of base ball and were beaten by
score OF IL 10 H.
Mrs. p. II. O'Connell visited in w. X
junction last week and on her return wa
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Josie
teacher in the graded school at that place
who came to her home for the summer va
cation.
Gilmore w. Bryant and wife of Staun
ton, Va, arrived in town Saturday Z
spend the summer with his parents AM
Mrs. Bryant's Prof. Bryant has lucra
tive position as teacher of instruments
music in a female seminary in Virginia
but like other Vermonters likes TO spen'
his vacations among the green hills OF hi
native state.
At the Republican caucus held last Sat
urday, j. c. Burnett, A. NJ. Marsh, I. A
Chadwick and +. M. Weston were electe'
as delegates to the State Convention AM
instructed to vote for Woodbury. and A
Nj. Marsh, Il. L. Martin, +. NJ. Whitcom
and s. NJ. Washburn delegates TO the Dis
trict Convention and instructed TO vote TO
Grout.
DIN. Clough and viii Brooks were a
work repairing a shed last week when
large portion OF II fell down on to them
Clough was considerably injured in on
leg. was carried TO his home on stretch
er and confined to his bed for several day
but no bones were broken. Brooks wa
stunned and bruised considerably and II
dazed condition for some time but no
seriously injured. II was narrow escap
from death for both OF them.
A strange, amphibious creature was seel
sporting in the waters of Locust Cree
last week, which at first was supposed I
be sea serpent with boots on but it prov
ed to be one OF our village fishermen VIII
had meandered TO that shady spot I
drown a fish worm and while engaged i
that arduous task he suddenly decided b
must take bath in the cool waters Of tn
creek. Surely as a bathing place this 10
cality is fast becoming famous.
David Tolles, farmer residing abou
two miles from this village on the Royal
ton road drove to town last Friday after
noon accompanied by his wife. Afte
transacting his business he drove in from
of j. G.. Sargent's store and sat in his car
riage waiting for Mrs. Tolles. While talk
ing with neighbor death came TO hir
suddenly and he died without struggle
A physician was summoned who pro
nounced heart disease as the cause of hi
death, a malady With which he has bee
afflicted some time and the end was nc
unexpected. The remains were taken I
his late home and funeral services held %
Sunday He leaves wife and one son,
ID. Tolles of Great Falls, n. II.
The ten scholars in the intermediate de
partment of the graded school who main
tanned the highest average during the pas
term were, Richard Wilson $3.50, JUL
Miller 1888, Robert Soper 99:33, Mar
Wynn 1916, Hugh ID. Wilson 1916, Hug
c. Wilson 9s:16, Harry Sanspra 81 :66, Roy
al Holden 81 80, Gardner Wallace 95:3'
and Dennis Burrelle 94:66. Those in III
Grammar department were, Stella Adam
81, Mabel Martin 96:5, viii Hatch o.:
Stella Clark 95:5, William Stickhey 9
Ada Gilchrist 81 2, Burton Benedict 81 :.
Arthur Adams o., Susie Wilson ss;5
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