Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-04
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Bethel Local Intelligence.
J.P. Marsh and family are at Barre fol
che Fourth.
Miss Jane Todd spent last week at Ran
dolph Center.
W. D. Adams Of Middlebury was IL
town last week.
James Hancock is With his father al
Fitchburg, Mass
ID. L. Parker and J. j. Wilson are nome
from college at Burlington.
g. w. Berry attended commencement al
Goddard Seminary last week.
Mrs. Upton OF Middletown Springs il
visiting her brother, w. L. FISH
F.G Cox is at work collecting material
for his souvenier history OF Bethel.
G. p. Webster is in Bradford this week
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Colburn.
Miss Anna Topper OF Ipswich is visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. F. II. Sylvester and son, William
OF Boston are with Merrick sylvester.
Earl Rice is home from Athol, Mass,
where he has been working In shoe snop
Closson Gilbert OF the Cambridge The
illogical school was IN town last Wednes-
day.
Adelbert Estabrooks of Boston was the
puest of his sister, Mrs. w. l.. Fish, las,
week.
Rev. Howard F. Hill OF Concord, NJ H.
was the guest of Virginia Bascom last
Friday.
Rev. JIG. Bennett assumed the duties as
pastor of the Universalist cnurch las'
Sunday.
Edward Davis and wife OF White kiver
Junction spent Sunday with Mrs. C.C'
Stearns.
George and Susie Chase received by ex-
press last week a beautiful pure Wnloe
Shetland pony.
Methodist services will be held at and
D. m. next Sunday in Cushing hall, E.W'
Sharpe, pastor.
Edwin Kttridge is just able to be on the
street, after weeks confinement TO the
house by sickness.
Hon. Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, ma.
tional bank examiner, was IN town on Of
fetal business last Thursday
O. d. Woods had as guests last week his
sister, Mrs. Darling Of Groton, and his
cousin, Mrs Durfee OF Barre.
Mrs. A. L. Stearns, Roy l.. Stearns and
John Reed and family are at York Beach,
Me-, for two weeks outing
The lawn party for the benefit OF the
Bethel band was adjourned from last Fri
day evening to the evening OF the Atm.
A well is being driven westerly OF the
creamery to obtain water for use at the
creamery. Thirty seven feet had been
reached, when the pipe broke with no wa
ter.
Miss Florence Bowen left Monday for
Shelter Island, NY, where she Is to spend
the summer at the Manhansett House, the
manager OF which is her uncle, E.E. Cush-
man.
Workmen are busy on the wooden deck
bridge of the g. V. K. r. in this village, a
part of the southern abutment OF which
was washed away in last springs high
water.
Dr.. NJ. P. Stanley went to Boston last
Monday, where he has been engaged
on the staff of the Boston Emer.
gency hospital, where are Or. Segar ana
DIR. Blossom, well known in this vicinity
AS VIC. Lsttimer was loading his wagon
with ice to bring to the village last Mon.
day morning, the horses took fright ana
ran, badly damaging the wagon to which
they were attached and a new buggy
standing by.
Il
nounced last week that 1t had Withdrawn
all risks from Vermont and would take
no more. This is one OF the richest COM
panies in the world as well as one OF the
Oldest, as it was formed in 1905. The rea-
son for Withdrawing from Vermont is
said TO be the numerous losses experienced
in this state lately. 1t is evident that
there must be turn somewhere and that
tie Vermont fire losses must be less in
mum Der or the companies will either with
draw or put up the rates to lucrative
basis. Several companies have already
adopted the former alternative.
Where shall hitch my horse when
drive into the village from my farm The
streets of Bethel village, narrow enough
before, have been made still narrower by
a concrete walk this year on each side OF
the business section, and now it Is being
agitated that all hitching posts in the
business section should be removed. 1t is
suggested that the town place some posts
on their land in tine rear of the town hall.
1t would certainly be wise precaution
for men to hitch their teams obliquely
with the street and not at right angles, as
some do now. Some mornings 1t Is like
playing a game Of pigs in the clover to
attempt to run the gauntlet OF moving
and fastened teams in the village.
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