Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-01
Bethel Local Intelligence,

Miss May Turner visited her home in
Warren last week.
Mrs. George l.. Lewis spent last week
in South Royalton.
Druggist q. Rlakely Of Montpelier was
in town on Thursday last.
Mrs. F. H. Moore and children are in
Warren to spend month.
8. Heath and wife OF Woodstock visited
at G. w. Spalding's last week.
The Summer School opened Monday p.
m. with about 86 teachers In attendance.
Mrs. w. G. Shaw accompanied her hus-
band to Burlington for visit last week.
Work has been begun upon the dam for
the artificial lake on Christian Hill near
James Preston's house.
The firm OF Lincoln & Williams, black
smiths, has been dissolved. Both are to
continue business in their former places.
Mrs. Roena Chamberlin, formerly OF
this town but now OF Gardner, Me-. is vis-
itln& her old neig hbors and friends IN this
vicinity.
The pastor OF the Congregational church
being away upon vacation, there was no
service held in that church until evening
of Sunday.
Alpha Messer, Esq, National Grange
lecturer, OF Rochester, visited in town a
day or two last week and went to New
York, Tuesday.
A number from Rochester and Stock
bridge were disappointed in not hearing
the Rev. DR.. Ryder at the Universalist
church on Sunday.
Officials OF the G. v. R. R. were here last
Friday looking over the ground for the
proposed addition to the side track for the
benefit OF the firm OF G. & E. G. Place q
Co.
Services were conducted at the Metho-
dist chapel last Sunday by the pastor, Rev.
E. w. Sharpe, assisted by Rev. William
Newton Of Waterbury. There was large
attendance.
It Ia rumored that @. w. Marston is to
move his store into the store opposite the
Bascom House, and that his present store
in Sylvester's block is to be occupied as a
dry goods store.
Prof. Dawson went to Burlington on
Saturday to move his family and furniture
here as be expects to begin housekeeping
in his new Church street house on Wednes-
day OF this week.
The R. s. Adams Granite company has
come into existence in this village with
but very little flourish OF trumpets, but
they areirunning over with orders for their
work and for stone, both OF which are OF
the finest quality.
Owing to unforeseen and unavoidable
Rev. DR.. Ryder OF GlUuces-
ter, Mass, was unable to reach here last
week to supply the desk Of the Universal
list church on Sunday, butit Is expected
that he will supply it next Sunday.
The damage done upon the fair grounds
by the great May freshet is TO be repaired
at once and the buildings and track put |
in repair for the coming fair to be held on
the 10th, 18th and 18th of September. Are
you getting something ready to bring to
the fair to help us make 1t good one?
AT meeting OF the directors OF the
White River Agricultural society held on |
Wednesday of last week, DR.. r. M. Chase
was elected treasurer OF the society in
place Of j. g. Sargent, resigned. d. w.
Bliss OF Royalton was elected as director
and M. N. Kendall as superintendent OF
grounds.
There will be an examination of pupils
August II, at 8 a. m. at the schoohouse in
district No. 10 (Flynn district) to see who
are entitled to have their buttons paid at
the graded school by the town, as the law
provides. All pupils in the Bethel town
wish their buttons so paid ARE
requested to be present and take the ex.
animation. Per order OF School Directors.