Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-03

dlebury were IN town oaUuruay. nd
Moses Sargent, one OF our aged men, has
been quite poorly the past week..
Frank Fits OF Fitchburg;s Mass, visited
his uncle, Henry Rice, last week.
Mrs. John Kimball went to Boston
Monday for visit OF several weeks.
Allen Durham is improving his house
by making some repairs and painting IT.
AT. Colburn OF Boston and Mrs. Col
burn are visiting her father, Charles r
Webster.
MA. Moody has completed the addi-
ton to his store and very great improve
nent 1t is too.
.R.Lyons was in Burlington last week
as witness in case pending in Chittenden
county court.
Miss Alice orion OF the Randolph Nor.
NAL school visited the Misses Harry one
day last week.
The Methodist Sunday school held its
first quarterly festival Monday evening
1t was success.
The shoe shop and Whitcomb High
school football teams play game next
Saturday afternoon.
The graduating class OF the Whitcomb
House Monday evening.
Frank Parsons began digging the cellar
for his tenement house at the foot OF
Highland Valley on Friday.
DR.. R. M. Chase has bought the house
now occupied by Mrs. Nellie M. HarriDg-
ton north of the Wilson block.
The Universalist ladies gave one OF their
famous dinners at the Harrington parlors
Wednesday evening OF last week.
Mrs. Bidwell Martin has gone to Lowell,
Mass, where she is to work for the great
medicine firm OF c. l. Hood q Co.
Mrs. Carrie Terry Kittredge, daughter
Of DR.. Orman Terry, formerly of Bethel,
has been visiting friends in town.
Ed. Messer is confined to the house by
sickness and his place as clerk in the store
OF j. G. Sargent is filed by Geo. ingalls,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith Durga were called
to Troy, N. Y, Friday by telegram an
nouncing the death Of Mrs. Duryea's father.
Mrs. VA. Nudge returned Monday
from New York and Boston, where she
has been studying the latest fashions in
dressmaking.
Ed Messer has been confined to the bed
by sickness the past week and his place in
.
by George ingalls,.
Last week DR.. L. M. Greene removed a
piece OF tack from the eye OF Archie
Wallace that had lodged almost in the
center Of the eyeball.
K. P. Stockwell has employed p. H.Mc-
CURE OF Brandon, registered pharma-
cist, to have charge Of the prescription de-
partment in his store.
The son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Atkins
died Thursday Of last week, aged four
weeks. The remains were taken to Ran
dolph for burial Friday.
Elmer Bradbury shot a large eagle Sat-
urday that was sailing over the village.
The wounded bird fell to earth near Geo.
Berry's but escaped by hiding.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Miss Gertrude Ainsworth, formerly OF
this town, to Charles N. Rogers, to take
place at the home OF Mrs. ]. F. Ainsworth
In Dedham, Mass, October 8.
G. s. Stafford jumped of the night train
Wednesday night OF last week and re-
ceived several flesh wounds, but 1t is tho't
no internal injury. DR.. Clough took four
teen stitches to close up the wounds.
Among those who went to Montpelier
Monday to attend the legislative reunion
were Dr.. VIM. Huntington OF Rochester,
Hon. c. G. Smith and Martin l.. Wyman
of Stockbridge and w. B. G. Stickney OF
Bethel.
The members OF Bethel Lodge, l. o. G.
T., with few invited guests, celebrated
It's first anniversary last Friday evening.
An appropriate program was presented,
ice cream and cake were served and there
was general good timsiora all.
The firm OF g. & E. q. Place have begun
the erection OF extensive aQditipns to their
tannery and finishing shops. On the west
side OF the finishing shops an addition is
to be built two stories high and 238 feet
long by IS feet wide. On the west side OF
the old tannery an addition will be built
thirty feet square.
The Y.P.C. LOT the Universalist church
will hold its monthly business meeting
and social Friday evening, Oct. 4, at the
residence OF Miss Florence Soper. Con-
veyance will leave the office OF VIM. r.
Adams at Z o'clock. All who attend are
to bring their first photograph
and the small fee Of five cents.
Testimony was taken before Judge J.W.
Rowell last Thursday to be used in litiga-
ton between VIM. r. Adams and G. ID.
Cushing over the house now occupied by
Mr.. Adams. AT the same time hearing
was had before Judge Rowell on the ap-
plication of Mrs. Herbert Mills OF Stock
bridge for temporary alimony to defray
the expenses of the divorce suit that Mrs.
Mills has brought against her husband.
Judge Rowell ordered payment Of $78 to
be made.
When X. P. Stockwell went to supper
Thursday evening he left kerosene lamp
burning in the store. On his return be
found that the lamp had exploded and
quite lively blaze started in the store.
It was soon extinguished and serious
averted. There seems to be
some complaint lately on the ground OF
quality Of oil. A man at Burlington last
week had lamp explode that way and
Eugene Wilson Of Bethel furnishes anoth-
er instance. The Burlington Free Press
in recent issue has an editorial on the
subject and severely criticises the Stand
ard Oil company for furnishing such poor
oil. But Bethel will soon be out Of the
clutches OF the Standard Oil company, as
by December LIST at the outset 1t is expect
I'd that electric light will be sold in Bethel
cheaper than kerosene.
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