Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-14
Bethel Local Intelligence.

/ MIS-. ". J.. ADDOLJ duQ CuiluIcu WcrE III
Northfield several days last week.
DR.. l. e. Newlands of Newport, N. H.,
is with his cousin, NJ. M. Whipple.
Will Blossom, street car conductor in
Boston, is visiting relatives in town.
Misses Edith Greene and Eunice Flint
are visiting relatives at Amherst, Mass.
Job NJ. Slack, a former resident OF
Bethel, died at Chelsea of cancer July 4th.
Mrs. G. Ii. Allen OF Tunbrldge has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. o. Chadwick.
Chas. A. Davis OF Lancaster, N. H., is
spending a few weeks with his family in
town.
Mrs. E. A. Shaw and family OF North
field are spending a few weeks at A. r.
| Giliette's.
Miss Matte Mellish of Woodstock has
been the guest the past week Of Miss
Maud Cady.
Mrs. Wilmond A. Warner and two
children are with relatives in Colchester
for few days.
William Moore was called to New Bed
ford, p. O., last week by the serious ILL
ness OF sister.
VIM. L. Humason and family OF New
Britain, Conn.,, are at Echo farm for the
summer months.
Pearl Spaulding is at home from Bur-
Agricultural college.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Heath have returned
from a vacation of ten days spent in Rox-
bury, Warren and vicinity.
c. ID. Cushing mas bought OF NJ. q. SAT-
ford the block OF seven houses erected by
the latter on Bridge street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Stockwell OF Roches-
ter have been guests the past week OF
their son, Kiles p. Stockweli.
E. ID. ellison and f.. II. Kittredge played
for a select dance in uBois q Gays hall
at Randolph Wednesday evening.
Miss Brooks, who has been trimmer in
the shop OF Mrs. Z. +. Wilson, has re-
turned 10 her home in New York.
Royal Abbott, with II K. Barnes q Co,
of Boston, is with his family at his
fathers, Elmer Aboott's, in Barnard.
Miss Jane Todd has gone to housekeep-
ing in her house on Church street and ex-
poets her sister, Miss Ann Todd, soon.
Mrs. Griffin Durga and son, Paul Dur
ga, OF Eliza beth, N. j., are spending the
summer in town with Mrs. Q. +. Foster.
F. r. johnson OF Newbury is in town
and has taken contract for doing some
repairs on the machinery at Bethel Mills.
Children's Sunday was observed last
Sunday at the Congregational church
with appropriate exercises by the Sunday
school.
u. A. Ketcham, superintendent of the |
Penacook, N. H., Electric Light Co., has |
been spending several days in Bethel and
Randolph.
There are unclaimed letters in the Beth /
ell postofiice addressed to Mrs. Charles |
Mary Il. Holman and Thomas
A. Harding.
The Guild OF the Episcopal church met |
Wednesday afternoon with Misses Hattie |
Wilson and Emily Fogg at their cottage !
in Royalton.
Rev. George B. Johnson OF Burlington |
viii officlate at Christ church next sun
day morning and at 81. Paul's church,
Royaiton, In the afternoon.
At the Democratic caucus last Saturday |
DIR. l.. W. Ciough and John Keieher were
elected delegates to the state convention
and G. h. Topper and j. n. Waldo to the
district. xtf
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Abbott OF New
Richland, Mimi, and their granddaugn-
ter, Miss Bertha Abbott of Chicago, are
visiting Mrs. Abuott's brother, A. A.
Soper and family. c
Cashier e. A. Davis took in at the bank
last week check with one OF the adhe-
sive stamps used in the war of the re-
Deilion. some one must have been saving
it for just such chance as this. s
Mrs. w. I'll. Dreamer has returned from
q, months visit in Orange, N. j., and Al ISIS
Creamer is at home from Mon
lreal, where she has been In the convent
Of the Sacred Heart the past year.
There was a slight frost the morning of
the 18th. Town CLERK Adams, who has
kept meteorological records for many
years, reports that II was the coolest 11th
OF July for the past fifteen years or more.
E. c. Waldo returned from Ellis, Kan,
last Friday. He intends TO stay a short
time at his fathers, Chas. Waldo's, and
then will go to Nantasket beach with his
family for au outing before returning to
Kansas.
Nj. Z. Savage has an apple tree which is
setting good example TO all trees that
have been attacked by worms this year.
In the spring it was attacked and COM
pletely stripped Of its foliage, but it has
again put forth another crop OF foliage
and is poisoning for the second time
this year.
The listers lodged the result of the
Iuadrennial appraisal In the town clerks
office July 4tb. Three Gays OF grace were
given from that date to make complaint
Ind as no official complaints were lodged
L is safe to say that all were highly
pleased with the judgment and discretion
81 the listers.
Rev. W. M. Newton, principal Of the
Montpelier seminary, preached Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist chapel. The
evening preacher was Rev. w. X. Daven-
port, presiding elder, who administered
he sacrament of the Lords Supper, and
vas assisted by Revs. w. III. Newton. l..
Y. Moody and E. w. Sharp.
The Bascom House has been let to Fred
Pippin of White River Junction for the
period of one year. Mr.. Pippin has been
n the hotel business all his life and has
Inc reputation as boniface. He expects
% take possession about Aug. LIST. kollin
iilson, the presenkproprietor, will move
INTO the Gardner Wheeler house.
In the case of John II. Kyed ct al. VS..
Theodore and Florence l.. Peart, heard
before the u. 5. circuit court for the dis
riot OF New Hampshire recently, an in
JUNCTION was issued against the Pearts,
orbidding them from manufacturing or
elling the so-called Keene wood bicycle
i'm. 1t was shown that the Pearts were
nfrlngers of patents held by complain
nts.