Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-25
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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summer with relatives in Stockbridge.
John NooDan has entered the office oil
Hunton d Stickney and is reading law.
Rev. v. w. Blackman resumed his Sun
day evening preaching services May 1st.
Chas. Whittier OF, Barre 10 spending q
few weeks with his uncle, James z. Marsh.
l.. M. Brissette OF Orwell has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. ", E.Kimball, the past
week.
Mrs. d. s. Phillips and Mrs. v. E. Kim.
ball spent last week with friends In More
town.
Chester Powers of Moretown has been
visiting his biotEer, Harrison Powers, this
week.
AFRO Flint has moved back his old
house and will build new one on the site
of the old one.
Willie Sylvester OF Boston Is spending
the summer with his grandfather, Mer
rick Sylvester.
8. X. Stanton and family OF Detroit,
Mich, are at their summer residence on
Royalton Hill.
Mrs. e. &. Waldo OF Ellis, Kan, is the
guest OF Mr.. Waldo's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Waldo.
Edward W. Morris and his sister, Miss
Morris, were the guests OF Mrs. Irving
Weston last week.
Emerson bearing, who has been sick for
some time, has sufficiently recovered to be
in the village again.
Miss Alice Alvord, former teacher In
the Whitcomb High school, has been Wis
iting friends in town.
Mrs. Griffin Place returned to her home
T.. ~.
ing two weeks in town with her husband.
Griffin Place is walking with the help OF
a cane, as the result OF slipping on pile
OF leather and straining the muscles OF his
leg.
Miss Stella E. Adams is visiting friends
in Northampton, Mass. and from there
she will go to Hartford, Conn.,, for short
visit.
George Ahar has moved from the Roch
ester Mt. property OF Lewis Bundy into
the house owned by 90. Rogers on Camp
Brook
Miss Helen M. Chase, who has been
art in Boston for several months,
will give painting lessons in Bethel this
summer.
News was received Wednesday that Eos
ter II. Moore had suffered severe shock
at Waitstield and his family was sum
moned to his side.
Monday evening, June %, George f.
and Miss Lottie J Luce, both OF
Randolph, were married at the parsonage
by Rev. V. W. Blackman.
The stars and stripes now float between
the stores OF g.. II. Kimball and Brooks q
adorned with che victory win.
ming names OF Mckinley and Hobart.
The agent of the Vermont Bible society
has recently been taking census OF the
population OF Bethel and makes 1t 1876, a
gain OF some 400 over the official list TAX
en- in 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. B. Breed and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Clapp OF Lynn, Mass, spent
Sunday with w. II. Dreamer. They spent /
at Shelburne, fishing in the pri-
vate pond OF w. Seward Webb. ~ II
At the residence OF Daniel Stoddard,
Wednesday morning une "a, John Cloren I
Of Hartford and Emma B. Stoddard OF |
Bethel were married by Rev. V. w. Black I
man. They went TO st. Adams.
Fred w. Rowland of Royalton and Miss |
A bia Z. Stoddard OF Bethel were married |
Wednesday morning, June "a, by Rev. v. /
w. Blackman, at the residence OF Daniel |
stoddard. AT home in Royalton July LIST.
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he following delegates were elected to the /
county convention at Woodstock Tues. /
lay: w. b. Z. Stickney, s. NJ. Washburb,
NJ. G. Stafford, Fred Arnold and j. j. Will /
ION. ioiG Il
Deputy U. s. Marshal John Boswell was
n town Tuesday and summoned l.. Nj.
Greene as grand juror and + e. Spaulding
is petit juror at the coming term OF the u.
J. circuit court to be held at MONTPELIER
he 29tn inst
Mrs. George Afford OF Perkipsville, Vt,
las been the guest OF s. c. Cady the past
week, and Sunday Mr.. Cady and family
md guest and Geo. Abbott and family +
made trip to the Summit house on Roch-
ster Mountain.
George Sawyer, former resident OF
Bethel, and son, Chas. Sawyer, were in
own last Monday, accompanied by his
mother. He Is at present in the employ
II Priest, Page & Co. OF Boston, dealers in
teel and scales.
Chas. Woodland was in town Monday,
ooking for a man who had hired a team
I him last Friday for the purpose of go.
ng out to take photographs OF the farm
RS residences. The man and the team
lad not been heard from.
Cards have been received announcing
he marriage OF Marion, daughter OF Hen.
y E. Wilcox OF Middletown, Conn /, to
lev. VIM. Monroe Newton, son OF Scion
}. Newton, which took place at the home
I the BRIDES parents Thursday OF last
Teek.
Monday morning, June ed, Rev. V. w. ]
lackman united In marriage George Nc.
.ae Gafney OF Bradford, Penn, and Miss ,
osephine A. Heath OF Bethel A nice I
ompany gathered at the brides home
here lunch was served, after which the
Apply couple took the train for the West. {
ice was thrown in large quantities by |
lany friends. The presents we're nu- s
ferrous and valuable. {
The annual report OF the auditors OF the 6
'hitcomb Graded school district for the I
asst year shows that there has been paid
! salaries to teachers $2,25l so; janitor, !
1885; for new text books, S7S5 So; mis- G
,llaneous expenses, $37S.50; paid on in a
ebtedness to treasurer, $42349. The dis. 7
let has received on district taxes S2,364.-
J; state 5 per cent tax, $l8609; tuition, (
.29.50; town school fund, slS7.20. A tax b
80 cents on the dollar OF the grand list
recommended to pay the Indebtedness {
I'D running expenses the coming year.
he present indebtedness OF S92942 was
most entirely incurred IN the item OF
ew text books.