Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-17
Bethel Local Intelligence

Mrs. Wesley Baker Is suffering from al
attack OF nervous prostrarion.
Mrs. Moses Dustin visited friends Ii
the vicinity OF Boston last week.
Norman Robinson OF Warren was at F
H. Moore's Tuesday OF this week.
vii, Parsons has his house in Highland
valley nearly ready for the tenants.
Miss Mary Ann Todd OF Boston is Wis
ting her sister, Jane Todd, in this village
4 Mrs. +. L. Martin left last Friday for |
trip OF several weeks to Boston and Nan
tasket.
Miss G. A. Curtis went to Lancaster, N
H., Saturday to teach ten weeks term Of
school.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church
meets today Thursday with Mrs. ID
Wilson.
We understand that Bert Grant is to oc.
cupy Miss Jane Todd g tenement on High.
land avenue.
Mrs. Mary Chamberlin Wadsworth and
child OF Gardner, Me-, are the guests oil
Mrs. Irwin Weston.
i w. j. Davis OF Glenns Falls, N. ", Is
visiting his mother, Mrs. James Davis. lie
came on his bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitcomb OF Rut-
land visited his cousin, F. M. Whitcomb
in this town last week.
Mrs. Wilbur Aldrich OF Rochester ID
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Z. Savage
and family in this village.
Miss Maggie Coulter, who had been at
e. A. Maxham's several weeks, returned
to her home In Boston last week.
Mrs. v. E. Kimball, teacher in the
| Whitcomb High school last year, visited
friends In this village last week.
The young friends OF Miss Mabel Dyke
gave her very pleasant surprise party at
her home last Saturday evening.
Wednesday OF next week the Universe
lists will give a musical entertainment
and supper at Harrington parlors.
Bert Bedding OF Waterbury, Conn, and
Chauncey Bedding OF Randolph visited
friends in town the first Of the week.
Hiram Chamberlin Is confined to his
home by illness and fears are entertained
that he may have run Of typhoid fever.
Burton Q. Spooner and Miss Bertha M.
Hubert, daughter OF Cyrus Hubert, were
married Sept. I'd by Rev. v. w. Blackman.
William Stickney returned from his
European trip last week. He expects to
enter the Freshman class at Dartmouth
this fall.
j. G. Messer and Alpha Messer OF Roch.
ester were in town last week to attend the
wedding Of E. L. Messer and Miss Eliza
b sth Lyman.
The tannery shut down two days this
week owing to break in the engine and
OF account OF the absence OF many of the
men attending the Montreal excursion.
Anyone wishing to see samples OF the
X FIR uvnUin0 xgh ID hoo fvxrp
so famous for fodder corn in the West,
can do SO BY calling at E. A. Maxham's. =
Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Pike OF Somerville,
Mass, accompanied by thoir niece, Miss
Amy Bradford, visited Mrs. Pixies sister,
Mrs. Henry Rice, several days last week
and this.
Wednesday evening OF last week to see OF
z. Messer and his bride on the night train
al Bethel were "left' as Mr.. Messer took
the train at South Royalton.
Only 20 tickets to the Montreal excur-
sion were sent to the Bethel station and
these we're all sold and there we're six ad.
ditional excursionists that had to buy
their tickets after reaching Randolph.
Moses Clukey has moved into his new
house on North Main street, and Thomas
Madden has moved from the tenement
house of Z. s. Jackson to the tenement OF
A. A. Brooks just vacated by Mr.. Clukey.
While loading oats in the field recently,
Zebina Spalding was thrown from the
load by the starting OF the horses and
struck upon his head, receiving painful
injuries, but we are glad TO learn that he
is recovering from them.
Monday evening OF last week Gen. Gus.
ter council, No. 10, OF the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics OF Bethel had visit
ors from Wide Awake Council. No. IL, OF
Randolph, Excelsior Council, No. 15, OF
East Randolph and Gen. Hancock, No. IA,
OF Royalton. After the exercises refresh
ments were served
The high water OF the past week was
material help to the log drive OF the Fall
Mt. Paper company, which has been hung
up the past summer between Bethel and
Gaysvile. The last OF the drive passed
Bethel village Thursday and II successful
the drive will be herded at Hartford to
await the passage down the Connecticut OF
the log drive Of the Connecticut River
Lumber Co.
The monthly teachers meeting will be
held Sept. 20 at the Finley schoolhouse. 1t
is hoped that every teacher will make
special effort to be present. The topics
assigned are: Geography, Miss Levinnie
l.. Farnham; How teach spelling, Pear.
lin Whitaker: Concrete arithmetic for
the little ones, May |, Savage; How to OBJ
tain good order in school, Anna l.. Hatch
Morning exercises, Gertrude Hart; Draw
ing, Carrie Jackman; How define good
teacher, Josephine Emery; Ora snmar, Abb
bic Fisher; Reading, Stella Newell; Writ.
ing stories, Lula Chamberlin. The SUBJ
ject OF school discipline will be discussed.
8. Charter Dunham was run into by the
north. bound accommodation train at the
Church street crossing Friday morning.
Mr.. Durham was in the bridge with his
team, going home, and hearing the train
approach he stopped the horse before
reaching the crossing. The horse was
young, strong. bitted animal, and Just as
the train reached the crossing, became un.
manageable and sprang In front OF the 10.
connective. The horse was thrown over the |
cattle guard and Mr.. Durham upon a dirt |
heap beyond the guard, breaking three
ribs and severely iujuring him on the head
and body. Mr.. Durham is an aged man
and the outcome OF the accident is in
doubt.
w. M. Fulton, collecting agent OF the st.
Louis Iron Range Co., had an experience
with Vermont farmer last Tuesday that |
left him wiser and poorer man. Mr.. |
George Wight, who lives on the road to
Randolph, had bought stove and given
his note payable Sept. 1st. There was
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