Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-15
Bethel Local intelligence.
Moses Dustin Is in poor heaIth.

Mrs. ousdn floyN ID NiSitinB III Aaih
field this week.
Miss Anna Bradley of Ludlow is the
guest OF Miss Grace Upper.
j. p. Rogers and son are visiting the
daughter OF Mr.. Rogers in Lowell, Mass.
Miss Sarah NJ. Gay of Boston is spend
ing a month with her aunt, Mrs. c. c.
Stearns.
Miss frankie Penn Der no has been con-
valescing, had relapse Saturday and is
not so we'll.
f. f. Wallace sent to the Boston market
Monday is broilers that weighed over two
pounds apiece.
+. A. Max ham was summoned to Wood :
stock Monday as a witness in the case OF
State v. Austin.
c. d. Cushing is placing in Bethel Mills
a new 36-inch Norris & Burnham wheel to
run the board saw.
Miss Carrie Curtis returned last week
from Lancaster, n. II. where she had been
teaching the past year.
The Methodist Sunday school celebrated
Children's day with pleasant exercises
and large attendance.
Mrs. c. e. Foster gave an exhibition OF
primary class work at the Sunday school
convention at Stockbridge last week.
Mrs. j. G. Hamilton and Master Harold
Baker Of sutton, P. @ are guests OF Mrs.
Myron Stafford, daughter of Mrs. Hamil-
ton.
Mrs. e. A. Read was elected vice pres
dent OF the White River District Sunday
| School association at its annual meeting
last week.
e. G. Rogers, a former resident and
member Of the firm OF Smith 4 Rogers, but
now residing in Middlebury, was in town
few days last week.
Harrison Powers OF this town has taken
charge of the Moses Cheney farm in Bar
nard, which had been occupied the past
/ two seasons by F. Lattrell.
The second annual commencement hop
OF the Whitcomb High School Alumni as
| ISOLATION will be held in the town hall
Saturday evening, June nth.
The race which was to have come off last
Saturday between Phillips Bradlaugh and
Kittredge's Lambert proved a failure as
the hackers OF the Bradlaugh wilted.
Mrs. Jason Chadwick left Friday for a
visit to her daug liter, Mrs. f. w. Beck
man, at Somerville, Mass. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Anna Chad.
wick.
1t is hoped that some move may be
made toward celebrating July 4th. All
interested are invited to meet at Upper
Grshsm's store Friday evening at eight
O'Clock.
w. D. Adams OF Boston was in town
over Sunday with his father, W. X. Ad-
ans. "Will' is now superintendent OF the
ceiling department OF the Boston Sheet
Metal Co.
Up to today there have arrived lime cars
OF rails, two cars of fish plates, one car OF
spikes and bolts and one car OF wagons
and teaming appliances for the use OF the
electric road.
Robert Ainsworth, well known in Beth
ell, here he has spent several summers,
has received a government appointment at
Manila, P. l., in the navy department.. He
sails from San Francisco the nth inst
Mrs. Ruth Bigelow started Tuesday for
Detroit, Mich, after spending about two
years In Vermont. Mrs. Bigelow expects
to be about two months on the road as
she will make several stops on the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Wilson of franklin,
n. H., were in town last week and packed
their goods, hich had been left in their
former tenement in the Wilson block.
The goods we're not removed from town
as they are not now keeping house.
G. b. Hill, who has been spending the
past two weeks with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Hill, received word Saturday calling |
him back to his work. Mr.. Hill is mem
Der OF the orchestra that furnishes music |
on the boats plying between Providence
and New York.
Uncle Israel Mccullough celebrated his |
91st birthday Saturday by splitting a
quantity OF wood in the forenoon and
visiting his niece, Mrs. Henry Cole, in the
afternoon. Notwithstanding his lad
vanced age he is bright and lively and en-
joys young company with his old-time
zest.
Mrs Sarah L. Bowen, who is living with
her daughte Mrs. {. F. Waldo, at the
age OF 81 years, was able to ride to Bethel
village last week and spent several days
with her grandson, W. G. Waldo. This
was the first time for over year that Mrs.
Bowen had been able to come to the viii |
lage.
DR.. r. NJ. Chase was called to Lynn,
Mass, Saturday to consult on the case OF
Thomas Farnsdale, brother OF Mrs. w. III.
Creamer, who is at home on sick leave (
from his ship. Mr.. Farnsdale will be
pleasantly remembe red by Bethel people |
as he made several short calls in town dur
ing the residence here OF Mr.. Dreamer.
w. II. Edmunds was so unfortunate |
last week as to lose the grsy mare, one OF
his work team, that has been employed on |
the town roads this spring. The animal
weighed some 400 pounds and during he |
night broke through the floor OF the barn |
of Sylvester Bowen, where it was kept, |
and suffered such injuries that it died.
Children's day was observed by Rising |
Star grange after the business hour Satur-
day evening with appropriate exercises by |
about 20 children OF the grange. The pro-
gram consisted of recitations, duets, songs, |
mandolin selections, snare drum with pi- |
ano accompaniment. The hall was taste
fully decorated with cut flowers. The |
next meeting will be in two weeks.
AS citizens OF Bethel we have hith-
erto been much favored In various
ways but never more so than during the /
recent Jeff-Fitz exemplidcation OF the
fmanIy art" for it was unnecessary TOR us |
20 visit Coney Island as we have in our
midst Prof. Thomas Maddren, ex-pugilist |
and boxing master, who, by his graphic,
verbose description OF the contest brought |
it wildly to our view.
The many Bethel friends OF Mrs. c. b.
Weeks, formerly Miss Ida Ballou OF Beth
ell, will be pleased to learn that she was
handsomely remem bered by her aunt, the
late Miss Annette Upham, who persisted in
the Windsor hotel fire In New York last
winter. BY the will Of Miss Upham, Mrs.
Weeks Is given two-sevenths OF the es-
tate. The estate is estimated to be worth
$40 Iii