Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-11
THURSDAY, AUG. II, 1892.
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

management u tIN CASAAo4pA n4AA
make It a success.
Mrs. A. G. Marsh is recovering from a
severe attack of whooping cough.
DIT. Dyke has the frame up for a new
house back of mis- present residence.
Ed Styles, a former resident and broth
er of Frank Styles has been visiting in
town.
w. G. Rogers. wife and child of
Springfield, Mass, are visiting his sister,
Mrs. Sullivan Wilson.
Rev. R. r. Greene and family of Lowell,
Mass, were the guests last week OF his
brother, DR.. L. NJ. Greene.
NJ Clark of st. Adams was in town
last Wednesday.
The Guild of the Episcopal church viii
meet Thursday afternoon of this week
with Mrs. r. S. Wilson.
The Sarah ellison house has been moved
toward White River and work begun on
its site.
Brooks & Washburn have moved their
goods into the store in the Sylvester
block formerly occupied by F. NJ Whit
comb and will have their headquarters
there during the repairs on their block.
John Gilbert has entered the employ of
c. II. Rood as clerk.
j. l. Battles and Mark Chadwick of W.
Randolph were in town last Friday.
c. NJ. Marston of Lebanon has opened a
fruit and fancy notion store in the post
office block.
Miss Rebecca Gilbert of Randolph has
been visiting Mrs. c. c. Stearns.
Several of Bethel's ball players went to
Royalton last Saturday to play on the
Barnard nine against the Royaltons. The
score stood to in favor OF the Royal
tons.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase and f. G. Brown and
families and Walter Creamer are camping
on the camp ground at Finley bridge.
Those who 60 10 the seashore and White
Mts for beautiful scenery and invigorat-
ing air, often skip right over superior adj
yantages right at their home in Bethel.
Homer Parker, former Bethel boy, is
visiting in town. HIS present home is in
Mass, but this summer be is playing right
field and catcher for the Schenectady
baseball team.
The Sons of Veterans bold a regular
meetingi next Saturday at their rooms at
which ell members are requested TO be
present.
A daughter was born last Thursday
merning to MIR. and Mrs. Fred Ray.
Rood keeps the finest beer, Lafayette
Mineral Spring, put up expressly for
table and family use. 1t is excellent for
invalids.
Miss Addie Bradbury returned TO Rum
ney, N. H. last Monday.
County Examiner j. II. Dunbar was in
town the first of the week completing ar
rangements for the summer school to be
held here the 10Th OF the month. This is
the first school of its kind ever held in
Windsor county and everything now
points to great success both in the way
OF attendance and benefit TO be derived
from the meeting.
Miss Jane Todd goes to Mass. this week
where she is 10 spend several months at
the beach and in Boston with friends.
The republican town caucus for the
nomination of candidates for town repre-
sentative and justices OF the peace has
been called by DIR. X. NJ. Chase, F. L.
Martin and j. g. Sargent, town commit
tee.
Mrs. Agnes /. Richardson, forewoman
in the stitching room in the shoe shop for
the past six months returned to her home
at Lynn, Mass, last Saturday. The even |
ing before the employees of the shop pre-
sented her with a handsome gold neck |
lace as a mark Of the esteem in which they /
held her.
The sele1tmen have posted the check /
list for the coming election. II contains |
over 500 names, an increase ofover 80 from
that Of two years ago, which shows that |
the town is booming, as every voter added |
means on an average three inhabitants |
added. The board OF civil authority has |
appointed Saturday, Aug. 9th, as a day TO \
hear challenges and make corrections in /
the list. II is the duty OF every man TO
see that his name is on the list. There |
are always some unavoidable omissions 4
and no one is sure that his name is on the
list until he sees it there. The list is post
ed for inspection in the postoffice.
Alonzo Emery intends to take advan-
tage of the cheap rates and visit his friends
in Washington, ID. C., during the q. A. X.
encampment there. He win accompany
his brothers 10 Gettysburg to attend the
VT. Regiment. He had three brothers who
participated in that battle, one of them
being Killed on the field. L. 5. Emery is
to deliver the historical address OF that
Regiment.
The building boom has struck Bethel
heavily and carpenters and masons are in
great demand. The roof was put on the
town hall this week. Brooks and Wash
burn have taken down and are putting up
the brick wall on the north side OF their
building and work will probably be be-
gun on the new Cong'l church soon and
very extensive improvements are being
made AZ the tanne-y Of G. and E. G. Place.
taxing these and the house building GO
ing on it is safe to say that more building
is going on this summer than in the last
ten or fifteen years combined.
Wright and Reed, the Bascom House
and K. NJ. Weston have purchased 300 #.
Of hose to be used on the hydrant at the
mill. They also intend to have a hose
cart and will build hose house between
the mill building and Weston's shop.
Robert Ainsworth and Miss Ellen Mich
OILS have been visiting at Mrs. &C. Pierce's.
have pair of bay horses, black trim
mings, II hands high, weigh $500, 6and 9
yrs. old, that | will sell reasonably or ex-
change for stock as l have more horses
than can use. EDWIN MORSE. 3w
Miss Lena Young has been appointed
forewoman in the shoe shop to take the
place of Mrs. Richardson.
Miss Fan Fisher gave "cobweb party"
last Friday evening in honor of her guest,
Miss PHILIPPINE Saltery, which was attend
ed by about fiftv Young people.