Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-08
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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Clayton Bowen has gone to Newbury.
Miss Belle Manix is visiting in Spring
field.
Mrs. Paul ID. Dean of Barnard is stop
ping with S. c. Cady this week.
Mrs. Griffin Darga of Elizabethport, n.
j., is to spend the summer with friends
in town.
Z Miss Ann Sargent has gone to North
Conway, n. H., where she has charge Of
bazaar.
Miss May Spaulding left last week on
the Christian Endeayor excursion to San
Francisco.
Rolla Reynolds was in Boston over
Sunday and entered the postofhce as
clerk Monday.
Mrs. w. b. Z. Stickney and Miss Stick
new gave a reception last Thursday from
to 6 p. m. TO Rev. q. b. Clark.
The selectmen have recently laid out
some new sidewalks on the extensions Of
North Main and Church streets,
/ Miss Helen Vosburg of WinooslIi has
heen visiting at q. NJ. Miller's and b. e.
Davis.
/ Miss c. C.Perry Of West Rutland visited
at E. A. Maxham's on Friday and Satur-
day of last week.
Z Miss Bertha George was called to Roy
alton on Tuesday by the serious illness OF
her grandmother.
The three tie votes at our school meet
ing last week show the need OF every vot-
er's attending public meetings.
Mrs. G. w. Sheldon of Woburn, Mass,
visited her cousin, Mrs. Dana Stoddard,
and husband in this place last week.
The official announcement was made
last Friday OF the appointment of Fred
Arnold as postmaster TO succeed q. II.
Topper.
Lewis 5. Bird is at home after an alb
sence OF several months, selling stoves in
northern New York for Stone, Lord q
Co. Of Otter River, Mass.
Robert Wilson and Fred Fassett were at
Mortified, Mass, last week attending
Dwight L. Moody's student conference OF
college y. NJ. c. \. associations.
Mrs. g. A. wilkins or White River
junction was in town a day last week,
bringing her daughter, Miss Maud, to
study the profession OF oculist Of Or. In.
Greene.
Harry Chadwick, having taken unto
himself wife last W eek has "pitched his
tent" in Mrs. Wellington's tenement on
Pleasant street where his future home VIII
DE found.
The friends and neighbors OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Luke A lien called on them the even
ing OF June 30th, Refreshments were had
in abundance and general good time
was INDUCED IN.
Edwin, the young son OF John Jackson,
met with painful accident "tirecracker
day." cannon firecracker exploded IN
his hand, tearing the flesh open between
the thumb and first finger.
Three OF our Young boys ran dcwa from
the head of Silver lake in Barna a ia
tance OF nine miles, in thirty mlnutes on
Sunday, which was fairly good time for
lads who had but very little practice.
Rev and Mrs. G. o. Howe OF Manches-
ter, n. H., have been the guests the past
week Of X p. Stockwell. Mr.. Howe has
been obliged to give up his ministerial
work the past year on account OF Ill
health and spent the winter months in
the South.
Rodney Corse has retired from driving
the stage from Bethel to Glysville and
has gone into The farming industry For
the present Mr.. Corse will collaoorate
with Cras. Arnold Of Gsysville. Lewis
Bates has taken the place OF Corse on the
stage route.
Last Thursday while George Newton,
was training for the bicycle race OF Sstur-
day, he had a collision with team driven
by an unknown person near the White
River bridge. Newton was going at a
high rate OF speed and suffered many
painful but not necessarily serious,
wounds. lie was able to be out on the
street in two days.
Miss Helen Bennett died OF apoplexy
Sunday afternoon at the home OF James
ID. Wheeler on Christian Hill, for whom
she has kept house for many years. Miss
Bennett was fifty EIGHT years OF age and
leaves one sister, Mrs Norman Sewall, of
Royaton and brother, Warren Bennett,
who lives in Springfield, Mass. Funerel
services were held Tuesday p. M. at Mr..
Wheeler's house and the interment took
place at the FoXville cemetery.
The Bethes and w. X. functions played
here July Sd before a large crowd OF peo-
pie. The game was close and exciting un-
til the ninth inning when the functions
scored 6 runs and won the game.