Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-10
Bethel Local Intelligence

w. o. Dompier OF Barre was in town
the first of the week.
Willis Hayes is going to Springfield
Mass, to work at his occupation of paint
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Noble visited his
! brother at Ulberton, p. O., last week.
Parties have recently been examining
Chester Dingman's granite quarry, and
we are informed that Mr.. Dingman has
refused a hree-thousand-dollar offer
from them. 1t is almost an assured fact
that when the right man and the right
capital gets behind the Christian Hill
granite quarries, there will be big boom
in Bethel business.
On the Both of last month, some OF
Bethel's best ball players played an ex-
citing game upon the home grounds of
the Lillieville team.
Last week was fruitful OF accidents. On
Tuesday, Roy Wheeler received severe
jam on his hand while at work on the
new road, getting his hand between an
iron bur an a heavy rock, and Oh Friday,
b. A. Rogers was badly kicked in the
face by his horse. The wound was dress
ed by DR.. Clough, and he was taken to
the home of his brother, William Rogers.
At first, it was thought that he would
lose the sight OF one eye, but the first OF
this week he was able to see out OF the
injured member. Melvin Chamberlin
met with painful accident the same day
at the tannery, an iron wedge striking
him in the forehead and cutting a long
cash. Three stitches were taken by DR..
r. Nj. Chase.
George Buchanan, employed in a toy
establishment at Rutland,
is at home on vacation.
The Guild of the Episcopal church
meets Thursday afternoon of this week at
Alvin Hatchs.
Morris Lille of Philadelphia, Penn,
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. irwin
Weston.
Miss Jessie Hamilton has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford.
c. d. Cushing has been erecting a
a slaughterhouse west OF the village al
the foot of the Adams pasture.
f. r. Hatch has been visiting his son at
Shirley, Mass, and daughter at heene,
n. II.
1T. saltery, the well-known mining
expert. has been staying in town for sew
eral days Why not interest Mr.. Saltery
i'm developing our granite quarriesY
Henry W. Osgood OF South Royalton
visited in town Monday.
Harrison Powers gracefully Yields the
rlDDOHS thS Nt~e SfAAAS $50 1900 -%~'''
Miss Carrie Woodward is visiting
friends in Rochester.
Edward K. Stanton has been in town
the past week supervising the completion
OF his house on Royalton Hill.
Louis Rolleau is taking in the great
Fair at Chicago,
Miss Kate Billiard OF Bridgeport, Conn,
has been visiting relatives in town.
A few OF their relatives and nearest
friends assisted DR.. and Mrs. r. .. Blsn-
chard in celebrating their seventh wed
ding anniversary, Saturday evening.
Pearl H. Drake OF Springfield, Mass, is
here on a vacation.
The dressmakers have, as rule, closed
their shops for the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Burton Adams, accom-
panied by Mrs. w. W. Jones, who had
been in Somerville, Mass, with her sister
for some little time, arrived last week.
Mrs. f. T. Clark and two sons have
| been visiting at Charles CampbelPs, leay-
ing Monday for Springfield, Mass.
The Ideal Male Quartette, whose popu-
larity extends to other towns, sang sun
day at funeral in Roxbury.
]. K. Egerton and wife, driving from
| Mortified to Stockbridge, and return
made short calls here Saturday and yes
tterday, a