Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21

H. H. Paige and son, Raymond, were il
Cabot last week.
DR.. d. L. Burnett Of South Royaitor
was in town tuesday
Mrs. G.. /. Abbott and son, Samuel
visited in Quechee last week.
Frank Markham, wife and boy visited
friends in Barnard last week.
Mrs. Henry Rice aud son, Earl, visitet
relatives at North Randolph on Thursday
4 last.
Mrs. Luetla French and l. S. French o.
| Barnard were guests Of S. {. Cady las
week.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church met
at the rectory Wednesday afternoon oil
! this week.
Thursday OF last week Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Thacher OF Randolph called Oil friends
in this town.
d. S Phillips is to move from the house
OF q. i. Lewis TO the house OF DR.. Il. M.
Chase on Main street.
c. e. Foster OF Windsor and Ned Wheel
er of Bellows Falls came home last week
for visit of several days.
Mrs. NJ. A. Moody went by train to
Kssne, n. Il the first OF the week, in.
tending TO return by team,
There are unclaimed letters at this office
for: Mr.. Chas. McCirron, MIR. IL. X. Row
ley aud VIM. b. Blanchard.
Rob. Tyler went TO L izabethport, N j /,
Monday to work IN the same tannery that
Grofiin Durga is employed in.
The houses of n. II Gibson, W. II. Ed
munds and w. G. Shaw have been con-
sidcrably improved with paint.
Leon Waterman lost a pocket book in
this village Saturday. VIII finder please
leave it at Cbase's jewelry store.
Miss Carrie Heath and Mrs. George
Gaffney of kushcqua, Pa, are visiting
their mother, Mrs q j. Wallace.
Miss Mabel hutchins has returned from
spending the summer With her parents in
Boston ard is working IN the shoe shop.
Earl Rice, who has been spending two
weeks OF his vacation in this place, re
turned to his work in Stoneham, Mass,
Monday.
Harry Chadwick has moved from the
Wellington house into the tenement
house in the rear of the Bascom House
premises.
E. A. Osha has moved his barber shop
from the Bascom House block 10 the
rooms in the Martin block vacated by the
postofIice.
Moses Dustin suffered stroke OF some
kind while driving through Bethel village
last Monday. He was taken home by
Arthur Martin.
The annual meeting of the Free Library
association was adjourned one week from
Saturday, Oct. l6, 10 Saturday, Oct. %, at
the library rooms.
The village schools were closed Thurs
Day and Friday of last Vctk TO enable the
teachers to attend the Teachers associa-
tion at Woodstock.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Waldo Oct. 10, a son 10 Mr. and Mrs
r. c. Bundy Oct. 10 and Il son to Nath
Dustin and wife OF. 4.
John Garland and his sister, who have
been visiting their father in bis place for
a few weeks, returned TO their homo in
Mess, Saturday.
A. G. Vinica, one Of the woTkmen who
assisted IN wiring Bethel village, is 10
town ana expects to work in the installa,
tion Of the line to Randolph.
Mrs. Kate Wheelock Of Detroit. Mich.
has been the guest of Mrs. A. l.. Stesrns
Tor several days. They went TO Boston
Tus sday for stay of several weeks.
Mrs. Hollenback and Mrs. Turn have
moved from the AinsWorth horFe, owned
by G. j. Wallace, to TIE hoL.e lear Fin /
ley fridge recently occui "a by Henry
Zero.
A. r. Meek and family of New Hamp-
shire visited at Henry Davis last v eel. 1
MIR. Mack originally lived in Stookbridge, /
but has not been in this vicinity for five 1
years.
Fred Ferris was taking the cartridge
)ut Of a revolver last Saturday evening
when the finger came IN contact with the /
rigger, discharging the firearm and
odging the ball in the thumb of his left 4
laDd.
Men in the employ of the White River
Electric company have been measuring
he distance to Randolph by way OF the
christian Hill route. as compared with
he route following the valley through
Bethel village. The latter route seems TO
be considerably shorter.
At the nesting OF the grange Saturday
light eight candidates received the tnird 4,
nd fourth degrees. Three new spplica-
ions were received. In the absence AZ
Master Bliss, ID. II. Morse of Randolpb
liled the masters chair. Eight members
ON Randolph grange and one from East
Sei bel ATTENDED the meeting.
Joseph Garland states to US that he was
n no way to blame for the mistake nv
which the COW of Miss Sarah WOODBURY.
vas killed last week, as it might appear
rom our item in last weeks papet and
We are informed by other creditable per.
ohs thst such Is the case, so we very
teerfully make this correction.
One hundred years ago a calf went /,
iome through the forest leaving a wind
ng trail behind. The next dsv a dog fol-
owed the trail, then bsllwether with
ock behind him. Later men followed
be devious way and it became a crooked J
me. Afterwards il grew to the dignity
a village street ana was called Main
treet in Bethel village.
III
The house OF Elbridge whitcomb at
tcckbridge was totally DESTROYED bv iire
bout four O'Clock Tuesday morning. to-
esher with the household goods, about
)n OF wool. considerable corn and cats
nd wagon. The barn across the road
a. saved. The hired man detected smoke
nd woke up the family, who had iusf
me TO escape the burning building. rhe =
luee Of the fire i unl-rso,gt, II =. -