Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-07
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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Walpole, Mass.
Ben B. Cutler and Miss Hattie Greene
were married July 4th.
The selectmen have appointed Jason
Chadwick special constable.
Mrs. Levi Washburn OF Randolph Wis.,
tied at her sons, S. M. Washburn's, last
week.
Mrs. Kate Wheeler Perley of Bellows
Falls is visiting her mother, Mrs. Il. n.
Smith.
w. Rogers has been granted en- in
crease OF pension from sl2 to ia per
month.
Miss Helen Wilder, " no has been stay
ing at the Bascom House, left Tuesday for
Lake George.
LETTERS Richardson has finished the
and is at home.
Robert {. Wilson has been engaged as
principal OF the Williston High school for
the coming year.
Nath. Whittier and son, Charles, OF
Barre have been spending several days
with J. p. Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Regan have been Wis
| iting in Waitsheld. Mr.. Regain returned
to Bethel Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnold left Tuesday
for trip OF several weeks In Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island.
There are unclaimed letters at Bethel
postoffice addressed to Miss Rose Gage
and Mrs. ID. A. Moulton.
C. d. Cushing and family have been
spending several days at their summer
cottage at Silver lake, Barnard.
Hiram H. ellison and Mrs. Estelle 1.
Shepherd, both OF Bethel, we're married
July 9th by Rev. Wiimond warner.
Il ha Nrfx of
the Neutrality-suspicious. prize debate at
the University OF Vermont last week.
William Stickney is attending the sum-
mer school at Woods Hole, Mass, where
he is pursuing a course In biDliology.
Prof. and Mrs. Gilmore W. Bryant OF
Raleigh, N. C., arrived last week and are
at their pleasant summer home In Lille
vile.
Frank Smith OF Boston, who spent last
summer in Bethel with Mrs. q. e. Ora
ham, is again in town for the summer,
staying with F. g. Cox in the Paul Gay
house.
Walter Baker OF Boston and Alton In
gals OF Exeter, N. H., have been spend
ing several days In town with friends and
relatives.
George 4. Greeley and family OF Man
chester arrived last week and are at their
summer home on the Weber farm in
Stock bridge.
Oh. Upper, NJ. @. Stafford, c. II. Kid
der and f. A. Davis gave some fine fire.
works the evening OF July 4th on the lawn
OF Mr.. Topper.
f. p. Dawson, principal OF the Whit
COMB High school the past three years,
has been engaged as principal OF the high
school at North Bennington.
Next Sunday at 1880 p. m, Rev. W. X.
Davenport, presiding elder, will preach al
the Methodist chapel and hold commun-
ion sevice. The pastor win preach as
usual In the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Bundy and sons OF
Middlebury were the guests Sunday and
Monday OF his brother, b. g. Bundy. Mr.
Bundy Is agent for the American Express
company at Middlebury.
The barn on the premises OF NJ. NJ.
Whippie on River street, occupied by M :.
G. Stafford, has been moved to a position
more in the rear OF the lot, making de-
cided improvement in the premises.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Miller of Detroit,
Mich, who have been at j. g. Burnett's,
left last week. Mrs. Miller is sister OF
Mrs. Burnett. This week their sons,
Edwin and Guy Miller, are at Mr.. Bur-
nett's.
NJ. L. King served his sister, Mrs. w.
o. Blossom OF Boston. who was his guest
last week, with a dinner from his garden
including new potatoes, beans and peas;
also nice spring chicken. Not bad for
cold Vermont.
Chas. Greene, o. ID. Goodno and Chas.
Hewlett OF Rochester are putting In new
telephone line to connect Bethel, Roches
ter and Pittsfeld. The poles are distrib-
uted and set from Rochester to within
two miles of Bethel village.
The books found missing in the Bethel
public library are 1.-THE Cruise of the
Ghost, y "Inez, ""Life for a Life" econ
spiracy OF Pontiac" Vol. 1, and "Quee-
chy," win the persons having these
books please return them at once.
Fred N. Chapman and John Kimball re-
turned the first OF the week from a fish
trip to Lake Dunmore, bringing with
them about thirty pounds of. perch,
pickerel and bass, there being two beauti'
full specimens of the latter. Ns
g. H. Topper received quite painful
wounds on his hands last Monday even
ing. He had lit large frecracker and
his attention was just then called to
another direction and before be knew ii
the cracker exploded in his hand.
Charles w. Prouty, former Bethel boy,
but now OF Chicago, has been visiting
friends in this vicinity the past week.
Mr.. Prouty is the grandson OF Chas. W.
Webster, and left Bethel about twenty
years ago. He has now a responsible po-
sition with the large importing and
wholesale house OF d. B. Fisk & Co., deal
ers in millinery.
There was a narrew escape from seri-
GUS fire in the tenement of Joseph Somer-
vile in the house OF Miss Lucy Paine
July /. A gasolene stove exploded or cut
up some caper by which it appeared that
there was lively conhagration going on.
Mrs. SomerVille was burned somew hat. |
Herman Douglass came in and threw out
of the window the burning object and
stayed the flames.
Last Saturday the Bethel baseball club |
was defeated at Woodstock by a score of
10 to ii in a very close and interesting |
game. On July 4th the Woodstocks played |
the return game here with the following |
results. Tue game proved to be very in |
terestlng contest to the Bethel contingent |
although 1t was somewhat one sided at |
fair. The Bethels took the lead in the first |
inning and retained 1t throughout the |
game. The fine exhibition OF fielding and |
timely hitting given by the Bethels ex-