Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-30

Howard Holman Is visiting in Mont
pelier this week.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. vii.
liam @. Shaw last Sunday.
Mrs. Catherine NJ. Emery OF Emporia
KAN, is visiting friends in town.
Clark Reed visited his old friends and
neighbors in Plainheld last week.
Hiram Cham berlin went to Rutland
this week for stay Of several weeks.
F.B. Markham and family INDUCED In
green peas from their garden Sunday.
Mrs. f. b. Markham is spending the
week with Mrs. c. c. Perry OF Rutland.
NJ. NJ. Whipple is confined to the house
with very painful abscess on his back.
G. S. Davis is making a large addition
to his barn on the jeremiah Morse place,
| Miss Jessie Spaulding closed a success
full term OF school at Gaysville last week
The Bethel baseball team goes TO Wood
stock Saturday to play the Woodstock
team.
Miss Nora O'Grady OF Mortified spent
Sunday in town, the guest OF Miss Belle
Wynn.
A. P. Hunton is making extensive re-
pairs and additions TO his house on South
Main street.
A son, Leon Henry, was born TO Mr..
and Mrs. Rollin Goodell June oath, weigh
ing fourteen pounds.
Mrs. Chas. Reed returned this week
from months visit with. friends in Lin
coin, her former home.
Miss Laura Marsh gave a party to her
young friends Wednesday afternoon, it
being her tenth birthday.
Miss Helen Upper, who has been at
tending school at Orange, Mass, is at
home with her father, Win III. Topper.
Mrs. J. J. Wilson and Richard Wilson
were in Burlington this week to attend
the graduation exercises of the U. v. NJ.
George Chase is at home from Goddard
seminary and will work in the National
White River bank during the summer va
cation.
Miss Gladys Clougb, daughter OF DIR. l..
w. Clough, is at home from Burlington,
where she has / cen attending school the
pest year.
4 Miss Stella Adams has returned after an
absence OF three months in Sanford, Me-,
where she has had employment in mill
linery store.
Camp Brook schoolhouse every Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock during the rest OF
the summer.
Rev. T.. A. Reed and family, who have
been boarding with Mrs. g. e. Graham,
have gone to housekeeping In the house
of Z. s. Jackson.
Miss Mary Kimball has been circulating
subscription paper to raise money 90
send to the Bethel boys in the Spanish
war. About $40 has been pledged.
Principal Albert Somes OF the Manches-
ter, N. H., High school has rented the
house OF IL. III. Paige for the summer and
is expected with his family this week.
Letters addressed to the following per-
sons are advertised at the Bethel post
office: Mrs. Julius Gilmore. Mrs. Belle
ID. Hubbard, Mr.. George Prescott and II.
Nj. Warren.
highway twelve feet wide from River
street, through lands of Paul Gay to lands
of Henry A. Thayer, and have awarded
Mr.. Gay $40 land damages.
Mrs. c. F. Waldo attended the GRADUATE
ing exercises OF the Northfield High
school last Thursday and Friday even
ings, staying with her cousin, Mrs. +. p.
Houston, whose daughter graduated at
that time.
Mrs. Isaac A. Davis died recently at
Marlboro, n. H., aged Go. She leaves a
husband, daughter and two brothers.
MIR. Davis was a relative of the late Tam
sided on the farm where Mrs. Gilcnrist
now lives.
III. A. Putnam of Barnard has left at
this office two hens eggs found In the
same nest. One measures eight inches in
circumference and the other three inches.
We shall try to buy our eggs of Mr.. Put
nam in the future at 10c. dozen for the
eighs-inch kind.
There will be an attractive program
July 4th at Athletic park. At O'Clock
p. IN. will te given the miscellaneous
sports, including 100-yard dash, 50.ysrd
dash ,three-legged race and sack race. AT
3 p. m. there will be ball game between
the Bethel and Woodstock teams.
Gilbert L. Adams, son OF w. r. Adams,
is captain OF a company of volunteers
raised at Visalia, CAL, which leaves short
ly for Manila. A press report says that
be Hbears his laurels with becoming mod
esty, and that he commands the respect
and confidence OF bis entire company
There has been considerable discussion
as to the comparative distance to GAYS
vile on the north and south sides of the
river. Samuel Abbott measured il with his
cyclometer last week and made it six and
en-twentieths miles from his house to
the bridge at Gaysville on the north side,
and six and two-twentieths miles on the
south side, thus making the south side
one-fourth mile nearer.
8 There will be an entertainment in the
town hall Friday evening, July LIST, under
the auspices OF the Congregational society
The magniscope will give scenes from
real life in the form of moving pictures
showing the great ssPiilow Fight" the
parade of the Boys in Blue,r etc. There
will also be exhibited the wonderful gall
axona with its life-like views OF scenes in
Cuba, Uncle Sans navy, the landing of
the troops and other pictures.
At the annual meeting Tuesday evening
OF the voters of the Whitcomb High
school district Fred Arnold was elected
moderator and VIM. r. Adams, clerk.
The auditors report was accepted, but no
action was taken on its adoption. 1t was
voted to have three terms OF school OF
twelve weeks each, and a tax OF 50 cents
on the dollar Of the grand list was
ordered. J. 9. Sargent was elected treas |
urer; S. NJ. Washbnrn, prudential COM
mfttee to succeed himself for. the coming
three years; E. A. Markham, E. A. Davis