Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-17
Bethel Local intelligence.

The gasoline launch of c. ID. Gushing
was taken to Silver laks Tuesday.
Miss S. B. Simmons of Royalton visited
friends in this village last Friday.
Arthur Abbott has been spending
several days at his home in Chelsea.
Chas. and Henry Tucker were called to
West Lebanon, n. H., oyer Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. c. II. Baldwin OF Mont
peler were guests Of 4, A. Davis Sunday.
Mrs. f. W. Beckman of Winchendon,
Mass, is with her father, j. Z. Chadwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Peartt of Keene, n. H.,
came to Bethel on the paper train Sunday
a. m.
Mrs. e. o. Burnham OF Chelsea spent
several days last week with the family OF
+. A. Davis.
The Misses Stearns of West Somervile,
Mass, are at the new Waller cottage on
Royalton Hill.
There was an engineer in town last
week to inspect the boiler of the Bethel
Shoe company.
Miss Emma Wood went to West Rut-
land Saturday to spend the summer with
Mrs. G. 9. Perry.
Charles Putpam OF Hartford spent
several days With friends in this town and
vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Strong spent
several days last week at .. z. Shaw S,
Mrs. Strong's parents.
Mrs. Kate Wheeler Perley of Bellows
Falls is at her moth-r's, Mrs. T.. n.
Smiths, for a tew weeks.
Miss Bessie Taylor of Proctor is the
guest this week OF Prin. f. p. DAWSON,
who was formerly her teacher.
George w. Berry and DR.. r. NJ. Chase
have begun the erection Of handsome
avilion and cottage at Lake Ansel.
Mrs. X. p. StockwelI, who has been
spending several weeks la Bristol, re.
turned TO her home in this place Satur.
day.
BY recent rehabilitation Of the YER
mont postoilices The salary of the Bethel
Office has been reduced from Il, 400 to
81 300.
Lightning struck the Shetland pony OF
Mrs. NJ. Il. Harrington during the thun-
der storm last Sunday, causing instant
death.
Last Monday, BERTHE, the three-year- old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4. Blake, caught a
fish ia White river that measured eight
inches in length.
John Wilson went to Brandon Tuesday
as delegate from Christ church parish 70
the annual convention of the Episcopal
churches OF Vermont.
W. II Creamer, manager OF the Bethel
Shoe Co., has been quite sick the past
week aud confined to the house, threat.
ened with pneumonia.
Miss Mabel Hutch ms returned TO her
home la Royalston, Mass, last Tuesday
after spending a year ia town with her
sister, Mrs. +. \. Cha pman.
Mrs. Chas. Lamb and three children of
New York city arrived at Echo farm sun
day by the paper train, having been
delayed over night by the washout at
Windsor
Remark OF -year-old Margaret on
first seeing a row bost on Lake Ansel:
to sweep the water and that makes the
boat 60"
W.P. Stafford Of st. Johusbury was in
town Friday looking up evidence for w.
II. Carter in his railroad accident case.
The same day w b. Wall Of Randolph was
in town on the same errand for the {. V.
II. r.
Sunday evening, June 9th, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. a. Soper attended the baccalaure.
ate sermon in the Uniyersalist church,
where just thirty-nine years before upon
that evening they were united in mar
riage.
Capt George Garland and family Of
Honolulu, Hawaii, are at thu old Waller
homestead on Royalton Hill for thu sum
mer. Capt. Garland has been connected
with the missions carried on by the Pres
byterians in the Islands OF the Pacific.
The trial of the railroad accident case at
st. Johnsbury this week and the attention
brought to the dangerous Finley Bridge
crossings brings out the fact that many
s,Fattf ion ant hat
there is now installed at each crossing an
automatic electric bell, but that some
have even heard the bell ring and did not
know what il was for. The approaching
trains cause these bells to ring before the
train is within so rods of the crossings.
Bethel wore an unwonted air OF desola-
ton the first OF the week, the elite OF the
town being absent at st. Johnsbury in
attendance on the trial OF the case OF w.
II. Carter against the Central Vermont
II. Il. Co. for damages suffered by accident
at the Finley Bridge crossing IN Deem
her, 1895. Lawyers w. b. G. Stickney and
Fred Arnold are OF the counsel for the
railroad company and the following corps
of witnesses will see that the truth is not
b. Z. Rogers, DIR. o. ID.
Greene, DIR. Ernest Bullard, Ben bearing,
Scott Tower, Chas. Coy, John Wynn, Ly-
man Luce, Mrs. Lyman Luce, Edward
Rising, F. L. Allsrd, ChaS. II. Allen, Mel
son Chapman, Chss. Curtis, Clark Davis, !
Chas. Wilson, Adelbert Herraden, Dow S. I
Philips and Mrs. Edward Rising. The
decision was rendered yesterday in favor
of the railroad company. The plaintiffs
evidence tended to show that he did not
use due diligence in approaching the
crossing, which, it seems, is incumbent
on the travelling public. Judge Rowell
ordered a verdict for the defendant.
What promised to be a very interesting
game of bail was called at the end of the
sixth inning last Saturday to allow the
Goudards to take their train. The only
runs made were by the Goddards in the /
fourth inning, they scoring three runs and /,
the game on Bakers bad error at
third. The umpiring OF Soper was the
worst seen on the grounds this year, he
robbing the Rethels OF a run in the second 4
inning, declaring McIntire out at third 1
when be was safe by at least two feet. The
score is as follows: