Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-20
Bethel Local Intelligence.

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| Barnes the 10th.
Mrs. Rolin Goodell spent last week
with friends in Rochester.
Mrs. E. j. Bryant OF Boston has been 9
guest recently of Mrs. A. King.
Mrs. John Cloren is visiting her sister
Mrs. Rowland, at East Barnard.
Mrs. F. r. Burnett of Northampton is
visiting friends and relatives in town.
Mrs. James Newton of Boston visited
her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Chapman, last week
Mrs. Jennie A. Pomeroy OF New York is
spending the summer at Forrest South
ards.
Mrs. Frances wellsby ard son OF North
Adams are guests OF her sister, Mrs. F. L.
Martin.
Robert Coy of New York is visiting rel
atives in town, coming from that city on
his wheel.
Mrs. 0. c. Boyce has recently been Wis.
iting friends in Penacook and West Con-
cord, N. II.
| Mrs. Chas. w. Farnsworth OF Connecti.
cut is spending several weeks at e. f.
Cushman's.
Mrs. s. H. Hobson and child OF Newton
vile, Mass, are at her uncle's, Charles
Spaulding's.
Mrs. Dutweiler has moved into the ten
ement on the first floor of the house OF
James Sexton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ~ Field OF Springfield
are guests this week at Nestledown cot
tage, Lake Ansel.
A portable boiler was received here last
week to be used on the steam drill for the
Rochester railroad,
Miss Lula Chamberlin has accepted a
Ia
OF the city OF Barre.
Mrs. Orvis Blossom, her daughter and
granddaughter OF Pittsfeld visited Mrs.
o. r. Blossom last week.
Mrs Fred Arnold and son, George, leave
today for Providence, Il. l., to spend sew
eral weeks with relatives.
Misses NJ. d. and c. NJ. Eastman and
George w, Sinclair OF New York are at
Echo farm for the summer
Patrons OF the Harrington creamery re-
ceived 19c. per ID. for June butter fat.
Churn increase IS per cent.
Mrs. Anna Topper Tucker OF Ipswich,
Mass, has been visiting friends and rela-
tives in town the past week.
Mrs. c. F. Waldo and Miss Edna Mer-
rill spent last week with Mrs Ed. Bigelow
at Panorama cottage, Royalton.
Mrs. W. c. Waldo and two children
spent several days with her sister, Mrs.
Hosmer, in Lebanon, N. H., last week.
Miss Edna Merrill has gone to her home
in Warner, n. H.. after finishing a sue
cessful term OF school on Royalton hill.
Miss Mabel Dyke and Miss Gladys Will
son left Wednesday afternoon for a visit
OF several weeks in Boston and vicinity.
Praiseworthy improvements are being
mn 90 ff.f ha Of ka IHvE
school building under the charge OF +. h.
Maxhsm.
Mrs Myron @. Stafford and son, Harry,
are absent on a pleasure trip that is to
cover Burlington, Lake George and SUIT
ton, p. @.
Frederick Kelsey OF Lowell, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Harrison Powers
While here he, with his niece, visited
Montpelier.
doe and fawn are making their sum
mer home on Christian Hill, having been
seen by Elroy Wallace and one of them
by Nelson Wallace.
Frank Angel OF Boston is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Hattie Angel. Wednesday,
Mr.. Angel and Dean b. Upper made a
fishing trip to Rochester.
Mr.. Frost OF Stowe, the new superin.
tendent OF the Rochester road, has en-
Hartwell on South Main street.
II. e. Holden and w. II. Dreamer OF
Boston were in town last week to attend
the annual meeting OF the stock holders Of
the Bethel Electric Light and Power Co.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. N. Greene and Mr. and
Mrs. G.. F. Lewis have been in Portland, !
Me-, the past week attending the festivi- I
ties in honor of the presence OF the naval
Mrs. F. w. Beckman OF Somerville ar
rived in town last week for a few weeks
visit. She was accompanied by her moth |
pr, Mrs Jason Chadwick, who has been |
visiting her.
A petitios TO the selectmen is being |
circulated asking them TO establish cleo |
ric lights at the lower end OF the lumber |
sheds on Main street and near the cream |
cry on Church street.
There was a borse trot Wednesday after |
noon on the MeKenstry fiat, between the \
; -year-old Bradlaugh colt OF g. /. Abbott /
and the 3-year-o old Westmont colt OF Ed
win Kittredge for purse OF so.
Miss Hattie Fisher OF Cabot was in
own over Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.
Emeline Fisher. Miss Fisher has been
to teach in the Primary Depart
nent OF the Whitcomb High school. For
he past three years she has been teaching !
IN Marshfield village.
c. ID. Cushing and Frank Lyman, the
lrbitrators agreed upon to decide the
ismages suffered by 5. G. Durham by rea-
ion Of the electric road running through
mis- land, brought in an award OF $3.50.
L is estimated that the total amount of
and belonging to Mr.. Durham taken by
he railroad company will be between
hree AND four acres.
At the annual meeting of the Bethel
Electric Light and Power company last
Thursday evening the following officers
we're elected: President, S. NJ. Wash
burn; vice president, X. NJ. Chase; treas
Irer, c. u. Cushing; manager, l.. NJ.
Heath; the above officers and Rollin Gil
on, w. II. Creamer and II. Z. Holden,
directors; NJ. A. Moody and @. II. Kim
,sll, auditors.
The sections on the {. V. r. z. have re
emily been rearranged with the object OF
engineering the section assigned to each
Joss and lessening the number. r. p.
Wynn is now boss from milepost 20 in
Royslton to milepost Is at the lower end
u Bethel village. In the shuttle the sec
ion OF Robert Dickson has been obliter-
tied and Mr.. Dickson has gone to work
or the Rochester railroad people.
There was an old fashioned lawsuit Sat-
irday before Justice Adams IN which B.
= Rogers was plaintiff and O. n. Fosbie
" Rochester defendant. The dispute was