Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-02
Bethel Local Intelligence

! days with friends at South Royalton.
| Mrs Clayton Orcutt OF Roxbury has beer
the guest OF Mrs. f. J.Wetmore this week
Frank JENNIE went to Burlington last
week for treatment for painful injary tt
his eye. yei9 6ssa
Mr.and Mrs. E. A. Markham spent sew.
eral days last week at Or. G. G.. Perry,B In
West Rutland. f+nn ia
Gardner j. Wallace, accompanied by bill
wife, went to Boston last Monday for med
ical treatment.
C.P. Webster returned Tuesday from 9
months visit to mis- daughter, Mrs. A. F.
Colburn OF Boston.
Misses Kate and Grace Bascom are
spending the summer with their mother
Mrs. George ellison.
j. g. Sargent and w. X. Adams were
summoned before the U. 8. grand jury al
Montpelier last week.
E. E. Spaulding went to Montpelier last
Monday to attend to his duties as petit
juryman In the U. 8. court.
Mr.. Jesse Moriarty and Miss Annie
Kimball attended commencement at the
Northfeld University last week.
A daug liter was born to Nr. and Mrs.
Scott Blossom Sunday, June Is. On Mon
day 1t died OF hemorrhage OF the stomach.
Henry Thayer has moved from the ten.
ement house OF Wm.H Edmunds on Pleas
ant street into his new house In the rear OF
River street.
The tenement house OF VIM. Parsons is
approaching completion. One part Is to
be occupied by Morgan Sullivan and the
other by Dana Stoddard.
The summer timetable OF the c. v. r.
r. went into effect last Monday. The on
ly change is in the time OF the "cyclone,'
which is now due here at 5:l0 p. m.
There will be picnic in c. r. Mobiles
grove at Bethel 'Lympus Saturday after
noon, July 4th. Ice cream and cake will
re sold on the grounds. Everyone is cor
daily invited.
Griffin Place took bath in one OF the
tannery watts last Monday. 1t is supposed
that Mr. Place was trying to acquaint him
self more Intimately with the inmost pro-
cesses OF his business.
Chester Loomis OF Englewood, N. j., has
rented the house OF G. X. Noble for the
summer and with his family, came to take
possession last Tuesday. Mr.. LOOMS ex.
poets to remain until October.
Mrs. Rowell, who lives at Samuel Penn
ber's, recently sold to parties in Wiscon.
sin, for the sum of $50, the towel in which
Hannah Dustin wrapped and brought
home the Indian scalp two hundred years
ago.
Mrs. M. b. Averill Of Reading, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Elgin for
merly lived in the house now owned BY
NJ. M. Whipple. She has not been in Beth.
ell for more than 80 years AID was surprised
to see SO many changes and improvements.
1t is expected that Rev. V. w. Blackman
will close bis lahors in Bethel with his
present year. which expires Oct l. MIR.
and Mrs. Blackman have made many
warm friends during their stay in Bethel,
who will regret their departure exceed
ingly.
Wednesday, June Gath, a quiet wedding
occurred at the home OF VIM. p. Young OF
Bethel, when their daughter, Lena, was
united in marriage to Fred B. Wright OF
Randolph. After wedding lunch was
served the friends departed, wishing the
newly married couple happy future.
John Foley and Miss Lena Rice were
married Tuesday by Rev. j. o. Bennett at
the home Of the brides parents on Church
street. Miss Rice was very popular
young lady in town and especially active
in the circle OF the Universalist church, OF
which society she was an energetic mem
Der. Mr.. and Mrs. Foley left Immediate
ly after the nuptials on carriage drive
and upon their return will make their
home in Bethel.
The Athletic baseball team went TO
Montpelier Saturday, the 9th, and de-
feated the hustlers OF that city by score
OF ~ to A. Arthur Lewis pitched the game,
striking out 10 men and giving no bases
on balls and allowing but four hits. The
home team made its A runs in the 2nd in
ming, only one OF which was earned. The
Bethel boys seemed to have on their bat
ting clothes and kept the hustlefs hust-
ling to find the ball. The Randolph High
school nine play here the 4th at 3 p. m. An
exciting game may be expected.
The eight weeks spring term OF the
Camp BROOK school closed June "a. Num-
Der OF pupils fifteen. Willie Aldrich, Ed.
die and Clara Bachelor, Kate Dart, Wal
ter Preston, Thressie and Walter Flint
were neither absent nor tardy. Lester
Flint was absent three days, Bennie Byam
one and one-half days, and Irma Jackman
one day, on account OF illness. Per cent
Of terms attendance, 90 IL. Only two pu-
pills were tardy during the term.
MRS. G. l.. JACKMAN, Teacher.
Tuesday evening OF this week the voters
in the Whitcomb High school district
gathered In the school building to attend
she regular meeting and also the ad-
ourned meeting from the special meeting
81 last May called in regard to building
new schoolhouse. Fred Arnold was elect
ID moderator; VIM. r. Adams, clerk; q. |
H. Kimball, committee for three years; j. !
q. Sargent, treasurer; f. l.. Martin, Guy
Wilson and G. H Upper, auditors Voted |
/ tax OF SOC. on dollar OF the grand list.
he same to be paid to the treasurer and |
l discount OF 2 per cent for all taxes paid |
within so days. Voted not to receive into
his district that part OF old district No. 4 |
hat lies northerly of White river Locust |
Creek district). The business OF the adj
burned meeting was then taken up and
he report OF the special committee ap-
pointed to submit plans and estimates was
made. The committee, Fred Arnold, SIN.
Nashburn and DR.. L. NJ. Greene, thought
hat such building as this school needed,
me OF eight rooms and 400 scholar capaci-
y.should be put up for about SIS 900, out.
ide OF plum bling and heating apparatus.
md that this item would be in the vicin.
ty OF $1,000 The district voted to build
new school building to cost not exceed
ng $4,000, including the heating and
,lumbing arrangements,an EN- Weston, Il
:. l.. Martin and M. g. Stafford were elect.
d special committee to have the matter n
n charge and to report more definitely st
future meeting before any contracts
7ere actually entered into or work begun.