Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-09
BETHEL HOME NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Jennings OF Boston
have been the guests of S. w. Barrows
and family the past week.
Rev. John Eastman, formerly OF Lud-
low in this state, preached for the Uni
versalists last Sunday.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will hold sociable Wednesday p. m. and
evening OF this week at Mrs. Edwin Har-
rington's.
Aaron Davis delivers the express.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rourke have been
visiting Mrs Rourke's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter O'Connell.
w. B. C. Stickney has been confined to
the house with sickness.
The Bethel baseball team PLAYED the
Lebanons to-day, Wednesday, at the State
Fair, for purse Of 800.
DR.. r.. n. Chase, c. II. Kidder, Carl ID.
Cushing and families, spent last week al
Burlington and Lake George.
HAY, hay wanted, at the rectory. Two
tons OF hay for a horse. g. A. WILKINS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Bryant returned
to Stanton, Va, last Saturday.
The democratic rally at White River
Junction last Saturday was attended by a
delegation of Bethel democrats, with their
number somewhat augmented by some re-
publicans, who went "to hear what they
had to say for themselves, at any rate"
S. NJ. Washburn is in Boston this week
buying goods for the new store.
John Gaffney, Supt. OF the acid works at
Mt. Jewett Pa, has been in town, the
guest of his sister, Mrs. E. I. Arnold.
Miss Caroline b. Weymouth left last
Monday for Everett, Mass, where she has
an engagement to teach.
At a semi-annual meeting of the Bethel
society of Christian Endeavor held last
Thursday, Nj. NJ. Wilson was elected pres
ident, Fan NJ. Fisher, vice pres, Kiles p.
Stockwell, sec'y and treasurer ana Bert
Davis, corresponding secretary.
The following teachers from Bethel will
teach the young idea TO sprout this fall;
Miss Kate Kimball at South Royalton,
Mary Wilson, Tunbridge, Jessie Spauld-
ing Rochester, Edith Hatch, Pittsfield,
Annie Miller, Barnard. Ethel Hatch, Fin
lev Bridge, Mary Chadwick, White River
Junction, Nellie Terry, Brattleboro.
Brooks q Washburn have thoroughly
repaired their store, damaged by fire, II
now being one OF the best in the state. 1t
will be open Tuesday, Sept. 10, when they
will show their fall and winter dress goods
and big line of ladies' and misses New
York cloaks and jackets and the full line
OF goods usually kept by them.
Mrs. l.. B. Abbott of New Richland,
Mimi, Mrs. A. ". Mcmillan of Fair Ha-
ven and Mrs. c. w. Briggs OF Brandon are
visiting at A. A. Soper's.
EsrRAY.-Came into enclosure Of the
subscriber, one -year-old chestnut
mare colt. Owner please prove property,
pay charges and take away.
Gaysville, VT, Aug. 30. {. H. ARNOLD.
Frank Flint and Miss Carrie Flint Of
Providence, X. l., Harry Flint OF Chicago
and Frank Wilson and Miss Nellie Brown
ing of Spencer, Mass, are the guests Of
Mrs. Edwin Harrington.
Joel Foster If Montpelier was in town
last week in regard to the new road at A..
p. Hunton's.
Misses Kate and Annie Kimball, Misses
Sallie Gay, Twiddie Stearns, Mary Viii
son, Edith Hatch, John Gay, NJ. NJ. Will
son and Rob'tWilson attended last Thurs
day the wedding at Randolph OF Miss Re-
becca Gilbert and Mr.. Edwin Davis OF
Woodstock.
Next week Brooks and Washburn will
open their fall and winter line OF mems
and boys clothing. 1t will be one of the
best ever shown in this section.
Ed Chamberlin is driving the Wood
stock stage, during the absence OF NJ. A.
Sawyer.
Mrs. Emma Cady of Barre has been Wis
iting James Mccullough.
Mrs. Addie r. Davis of Boston has been
visiting friends in town.
The Bethel Juniors played ball with the
South Royalton Juniors last Saturday,
making a score of 25 to for the So. Roy
altons.
Nobby styles in hats just opened at
Brooks * Washburn's.
Ed. Whitney has gone to White River
Junction with his horses.
Camp meeting was largely attended this
year; two baptisms by total immersion
took place Sunday p. m.
A petition has been addressed to the Sc
lectmen for a road across the CIV. r. r.
near Barney Garland's.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Leslie r. Adams, son of Town Clerk
Adams, to Miss Clara l. Latimer OF Mid
dlebury, to take place in st. Stephens
church in Middlebury Wednesday, Sept.
18th. Leslie has many friends in Bethel
and he has the best wishes of them all.
Now that almost every one has a hard
cold with a sore throat, the best and most
timely hint, and one that you can be more
profited by than by any other, is that you
st once buy bottle of Maxham's Balm. 1t
will cure you more certainly and speedily
than any other medicine that you can use.
1t is sold by Z. E. Evans & Co., West Ran
dolph, H. E. Chapman, Woodstock, Will
son Brothers, White River Junction, j. V.
Babcock, Montpelier, W. P. Smith, East
Bethel, George r. Chamberlin, Bridge
water Corners.
For SALE. Brand new farm wagon; al
so new top buggy. c. ID. CUSHING.
Miss Mary Leonard of Penacook, n. H,
visited friends in this vicinity last week.
H. H. ellison and daughter Mary were
in Charlestown, n. H., last week.
The village schools began last Monday
with the following teachers and number
of scholars: Principal, j. II. Blaisdell
with 30 scholars; Grammar, Mrs. j. II.
Blaisdell with 30; intermediate, Miss Nan
Topper with %; Primary, Miss May Par
sons with "a; Second Primary, Miss Fan
Fisher with % pupils.
Miss May Spaulding who has been vis-
iting in Conn.,, and Mass, has been called
home by the sickness of her aunt, Mrs.
Albert Stearns.
F. B. Markham has been painting his
house.
The many friends of Robert French will