Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-14

town several days lately.
A son was born at Bethel Sept. 9th Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. b. Regain.
e. e. Spaulding has improved his hous'
by building a portico In 'front.'.
M. A. Owen OF Lebanon, N. H., a former
resident, was in town Monday.
Miss Belle Chsmberlin is making a visit
to relatives at Springfield, Mass.
! Miss Sarah Henry was called to Chester
Saturday by the Illness of a relative.
Henry II. Cole has been granted an in
crease OF pension with s172 back pay.
Mrs. Adeiine Adams of South Royalton
spent last week with NJ. M. Whipple.
Mrs. John Kimbsll has returned from a
visit to relatives at East Walpole, Mass.
Miss Florence |. Adams OF New York is
the guest OF her father, Nm X. Adams,
Esq.
Miss Matte Williams OF Boston has
been visiting friends in town the past
week.
Fred Arnold went TO Providence,
X. l., Monday to be absent the rest OF the
month.
Mrs. o. p. Northrup spent last week
visiting relatives in the northern part OF
the state.
Miss Florence Bowen is clerking for X.
p. StockWell during the absence of +. Nj.
Kendall.
will Parsons Of Barre was in town
Thursday looking after mis- property In
this town.
E. P. Fisher and family left Saturday
for a few days carriage drive to Rochester
and Warren.
Mrs. Della Fowler and two children OF
Keene, n. H., have been recent guests Of
K. W. Morse.
George Blossom, I'd, has gone to work
IN the Harrington creamery in place Of
Walter Mason.
Fred Edmunds left for Boston Saturday
where he expects to take a course In
Tufts Dental school.
Pearl Spaulding is in Brandon this
week testing the famous Ayrshire herd Of
COWS on the Winslow farm.
There are unclaimed letters at the
Bethel postoffice addressed to Mrs. Eliza
Chamberlin and c. ID. Lyon.
NJ. e. Savage and daughter, Miss May
Savage, returned last week from a two
weeks trip to the Ad~irondacks.
Miss Jane Todd returned home last
week after spending the summer with her
sister, Miss Ann Todd, in Boston.
Mrs. Elmer Bradbury of Keene, n. H.,
has returne home after spending the
summer with her father, Paul Gay.
Miss Jessie Spsulding went to Gaysville
this week to begin her third year as
teacher in the schools OF that village.
Carleton 5. ellison OF Nyack, N. j., and
his daughter have been guests this month
OF his sister, Mrs. Edwin Sturtevant.
The ladies OF the Cong'l society will
hold their annual harvest upper Wednes-
day, Sept. 20, in their church dining
rooms.
G.. IL. Bruce of Sharon, night watchman
at the tannery, has moved from Sharon to
the tenement house on River street owned
by Rollin ellison.
Mrs. G. @. Perry OF West Rutland Wis
tied at NJ. n. Kendall's last week. She
was accompanied nome by Miss Jennie
Kendall, who goes for a short visit.
Miss Carrie A. Curtis and Miss Olive
Johnson returned to Lancaster, N. H. last
week, where the former is a teacher and
the latter a pupil in the public schools.
A street electric light has been placed
opposite the lumber sheds at the lower
end OF the village, which is a welcome i'm
provement to residents in that section.
G. E. Claflin and family have just re-
turned from a very delightful carriage
trip through Vermont and the eastern
part OF New Hampshire, near Sunapee and
Newport. .
Miss Minnie Hayden n Mrs. William
Lott formerly Miss Eta Hayden) OF
Boston made a short visit upon friends in
town last week. Mr.. Lott is a prominent
politician of Boston.
Miss Edith Holden, who was in Bethel
last month, was taken i'll at Penacook, n.
H., soon after leaving here and is now de-
tanned there. Her father, W. W. Holden,
went to Penacook Saturday.
Guy Boyce, a young son OF o. c. Boyce,
was caught by the hand in a trap set for
woodchucks on lands OF Robert Mob one
day last week. His cries attracted a
passerby, who released him.
Rev. G. r. Brush Of Randolph il the
diocese OF western New York will o~fficiate
at Christ church mex Sunday at the usual
hour. In the afternoon he Will officiate
at st. Paul's church, Royalton.
Mrs. l.. II. Edison left last Thursday for
a trip of several months duration, during
which tim she expects to visit her daugh.
ter, Mrs. A. j.. Damien, of Bellows Falls
and relatives at Concord, Mass.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Miller OF Detroit,
Mich, are visiting at j. G. Burnettis, Mrs.
Miller being a sister of Mrs. Burnett. Mr..
Miller is superintendent OF construction
on the Michigan Central railroad.
Amplias Williams and daughter, Mrs.
Lucy Spooner. were called to Derry, n.
Icy AuHN WIN " NAt VI lis A4E6Ait
Williams, who left a three-weeks-old
daughter. Mrs. Spooner expects to bring
back the child to live with her.
Rev. Wilmond Warner is taking a two
weeks vacation, which he is spending in
Lowell and Belvidere and vicinity. Dur
ing his absence there will be no preach
ing services at the Cong'l church, but
there will be Sunday school at II NJ.
The work of laying rails for the White
River Valley Electric railroad was begun
Tuesday under the direction of j.. w.
Shanks. A 60-foot rail was used and the
start was made at the temporary connec-
tion made with the tracks of the c. v. r..
r. at a new switch placed opposite the
dwelling of Mrs. Edwin 5turtevant.
The old tannery storehouse is being
torn down to make way for the Rochester
railroad. IL was erected about thirty
years ago BY e. T. Bugbee & Co., then the
owners OF the tsnnery, for the purpose OF
storing leaves with which to do their
tanning. 1t has never been a very hand
some structure and probably none will
regret its destruction.