Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-12

Mrs. Will o. Blossom and children ano
Mrs. Agnes King went to Boston Satur'
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pecor left Wednes
day for a weeks visit to their son at New
port, N. II.
There was a neighborhood husking at
Pearl Bowen's Thursday evening, followed
by dance.
George Chase has recovered from his
recent illness sufficiently to be on the
street again.
William Stickney, tackle on the Dart
mouth college football team, is laid up
with broken ribs.
c. H. Rood OF Ware, Mass, a former
business man in this town, is visiting his
brother, l.. A. Rood
Ferren Preston and Ella E. Freeman
both OF STAFFORD, were married here Oct. Z
by Rev. S. A. Parker.
Judge and Mrs. W. H. Bliss of Middle
bury have been stopping the past week
with d. w. Bliss, his brother.
/ r. NJ. Dickinson, who has been living
1 in the house of Peter O'Connell near the
| lumber sheds, has moved to East Gran
vile.
Joseph Boulas OF Roxbury is telegraph
operator at the Bethel station and Richard
! Wynn has charge OF the freight depart
ment.
There will be series OF revival meetings
at Cushing hail. beginning next Tuesday
evening. Rev. W. r. Davenport will
preach at 1880.
! The librarian OF the public library re-
I quests that all books be returned to the
4 library bv Oct. rs. No books will be sent
out Oct. p and rs.
Mrs. Brown OF Wakefield, Mass, has
| been the guest the past week OF 9. H.
Kidder. Mrs. Brown was formerly Mrs.
Heath of this vicinity.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Mcintyre OF
! Bristol, who formerly lived on the farm
now owned by f. b. Gilman, have been
visiting friends in this vicinity.
The annual meeting of the Bethel Liz
brary association will be held at the libra
~ room Oct. Dist at p. m. All persons
interested in this matter are invited to
attend.
A COW belonging to S. c. Durham got
in the way of the construction train on
the White River Valley railroad Monday
and received such injuries that she had to
be killed.
The book committee of the Bethel free
! library is soon to buy about 500 worth of
new books. ANY one may leave names OF
books desired to be purchased with the
librarian.
Winfred Perkins, living on the Barnard
road, was sdjudged bankrupt Oct. Sd and
a meeting OF the creditors will be held at
Windsor Oct. 2lst to elect a trustee and
prove claims.
friends in town Thursday. Mr. Fiske was
formerly pastor OF the Bethel Cong'l
church, but is now engaged in the insur-
ance business.
D. B. Upper started Monday for a trip
to Orange, Gloucester, Ipswich and Bos-
ton. He expects TO be gone about three
weeks and intends to go mackereling
while at Gloucester.
W. W. Holden was summoned to Con-
cord Friday by word that his daughter,
Miss Edith Holden, was not recovering
as was hoped and that her condition was
deemed quite serious.
Mrs. Minnie Clough OF Duane, n. Y,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. f.
o. Roberts, returned to her home Mon
day, accompanied by Mrs. Roberts, who
goes for stay OF three weeks.
The Bethel football team has been re-
organized and Z, ID. Gushing elected man.
ager. There is material in town for a
good team and 1t is intended to put the
men under course OF rigorous training.
Beulah, daughter OF Frank Lattrell is
laid up with a foot badly injured by
jumping from fence and landing on a
rusty nail. The nail penetrated the foot
so that it could be seen on the upper side.
Rev. W. A. Warner, Alonzo Emery,
Miss Mary Kimball, Miss Ann Sargent
and Miss Corelyn Dickey are the dele
gates from the Bethel Congl society to
the county conference held at Hartland
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Durham of
Ashville, n. c., are visiting relatives In
this vicinity. Mr.. Durham is engaged in
the manufacture OF bicycles at Ashville,
but is obliged to come north on account
OF his health.
Bill Vans Ministries viii give an enter
tainment in the Town hall next Saturday
evening. The company includes fourteen
men, has brass band and fine orchestra
and will give first-class show, Tickets
are on sale at Martin & Lewis.
The Methodist Episcopal society Of this
village have bought lot of Mrs. Eunice
Lincoln, situated between her dwelling
house and the house of L. NJ. Heath. Ii
is intended to erect thereon church,
though not in the immediate future.
c. L. Orion, principal OF the whitcomb
High school last year, is now located in
Limington, Me-, as principal of the Lin.
I ington Graded school, Bethel friends
have received word that a daughter was
horn 10 Mr.. and Mrs. orion Sept. 23d.
I Mrs. Harriet Batchelder OF South Franz
/ ingham and Mrs. Serena Bragg OF Green.
I ield, Mass, were in town Friday and
Saturday. They are taking a carriage
I drive through Vermont and visiting old
friends. Both OF these ladies were natives
OF Warren.
/ The first passenger train to Gaysyille
/ from Bethel left Monday evening, Oct.
/ 9Th. The run up took about thirty-five
minutes and the return about thirty
minutes. The slow running was necessi-
tated by the fact that the road Is inner
fectly graded as yet. About forty pas
sengers went.
few days since Rev. S. A. Parker was
called to Charlestown, n. H., to attend
the funeral Of Charles Booth, whose wife
was the youngest sister of the late DIR. A
A. Miner. Mr.. Booth made several public
requests, among them being Tufts col
lege, Uuiv. church ct South Boston and
the Univ. church at Springfield, VT.
Among the cases tried last week At the
Rutland county court vas that OF James
severance against the New England Tale
20. suit was brought for injuries sus-
tanned through & caving in OF the tale
mines OF the defendant company at stock
bridge through the alleged negligence Of
the company In not properly timbering
up.