Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-13


with an attack OF the measles.
George D. Buchanan OF Boston is visit
| Ing his father, c. G. Buchanan.
Miss Pennock OF Boston is spending
the summer at Mrs. c. G. Stearns'.
Bethel campmeeting will commence
Aug. ed and hold over two Sundays.
| Electric lights have been placed in The
| Episcopal and Universalist churches.
| Mrs. NJ. Chadwick OF West Hartford /.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. s. Adams
Miss Edith Greene of Granville has
been the guest OF Miss Susie Wilson this
week.
| Mrs. Charles Brown has returned to
Norwich and is nursing in Willis Slack's
family.
Mrs. c. c. Davis returned last week
from Pierce Bridge, n. H., where MIR,
Davis is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Putnam OF Ran
dolph were the guests OF g. II. Kimball
last week.
A party OF young people took ride
picnic dinner.
Willis c. Paige has flung to the breezes
OF Barnard hills fine new Mckinley
and Hobart flag.
Ned Wheeler OF Bellows Falls aud Miss
Mary Chadwick OF Poultney are visiting
at e. N. Smiths.
Miss Stella Adams returned last week
from q months trip In Massachusetts,
and Connecticut.
Frank Bancroft OF Montpelier spent
several days OF last week at echo Farm
with Z. r. Noble.
The Guild Of the Episcopal church met
Tuesday afternoon at Lake Ansel with a
very large attendance.
Fred Abbott of Gaysville is clerking at
the store OF Abbott & Cady during the
illness OF A. Lee Cady.
E. P. Billiard and family OF Springfield,
Mass, are spending the summer with his
father, Penheld Billiard.
A large delegation OF Bethel's young
Republicans went to Randolph Monday
evening to sttend the rally.
Miss Florence l. Adams and Miss Eva
Eldredge of Northampton, Mass, are
staying at William r. Adams
c. d. Gushing and family are In camp
at Silver Lake. Barnard and Guy Wilson
1t Lake Ansei on Christian Hill.
Forrest Rogers, former resident Of
Bethel, moved the past week from Ran
doph Center to South Woodstock. ~
Benjamin F. Hill died at Lowell Thurs.
day OF last week and his remains were
brought here for interment Friday.
On last Thursday afternoon very en-
joyable whist party was given to few Of
her friends by Mrs. W. H. Creamer.
There are unclaimed letters at this Of
ice for Miss Lizzie Bishop, Mrs. Carrie
M. Foster and Mrs. Carrie Spaulding.
c. D. Cushing and c. w. Marston have
erected cottages at Silver Lake in Barnard
and will spend several weeks In camp
there.
Five hundred and ninety-eight single
teams and one hundred ard two double
teams passed $. NJ. Washburn's one day
lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter +. Webster are
spending their summer vacation with the
South RoyaIton party at Camp Martin in
Milton.
Mrs. Austin Adams OF Royalton and
Mrs. Henry Stevens and Miss Inez
Stevens OF South Royalton visited friends
in town last week.
Mrs. NJ. E. Harrington, Z. L. Harring-
ton and NJ. H. Harrington and families
have been attending the Universalist con-
vention at The Weirs the past week.
NJ. NJ. whipple and Mrs. Whipple are
absent on carriage drive in the northern
part OF the state. j. W. Miller returned
Saturday from two weeks visit to
Rouses Point and vicinity.
F. A. Mayo has been entertaining the
past week the following guests: James
Il. Richardson, George Newton, Miss An
ma Newton, Edna Newton and Myrtle
Newton, all OF Rindge. N. H.
Pupils wishing their tuition paid BY
the town in higher English are requested
to meet at the Flynn schoolhouse, Dist.
No. IL, Aug. 22d, at ga. M, to take the
examination. 3w Per Order OF Directors.
The Tale company have had force OF
about twenty men for some time past at
their quarry in Stockbridge near the
Pittstield line. AT present they are un-
covering the ledge so as to be readily ac-
cessible for quarrying. They have opened
up the upper end and have followed the
vein down but have not found the lower
end yet.
1t Is reported thst several converts to
free silver have been made Ia town lately
through the presence Of the large Mexican
dollar worth less than fifty cents recently
used in the pay roll of the Bethel Shoe
SOmPouys NWinS W tnu iaL&C auOuut Vi
silver evidently present In these dollars,
several have taken them for full dollar.
1t is reported that Ed. Gibson, George
Abbott, c. E. Clafiin and Beman Camp
bell have acquired the Mexican dollar in
this way.
Bethel Republicans opened the cam
paign with a rousing rally Saturday night.
The Randolph band and Republican club
came down and Joined with the local band
and club In a torchlight parade. After.
ward, there was speaking from stand in
the park by Hon. Julius Sanders OF st.
Joseph, Mo-, w. A. Lord OF Montpelier,
Fred Arnold and w. B. c. Stickney OF
Bethel. Prof. Markham Of Brattleboro
several campaign songs. The
speaking and singing were well received. |
Afterwards the bands gave concert.
The horse OF E. T. Arnold furnished the |
most thrilling runa way OF the season last |
Thursday. Mr.. Arnold hitched the horse |
with the lines AT his Burnett farm and,
The horse freed himself and started toward |
Bethel at terrific rate. In traversing the |
TWO miles to Bethel two teams were safely |
passed, each driven by lone woman. |
Reaching the grounds OF Mrs. M. 4. Har-
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