Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-22
Bethel Local Intelligence

at Mrs. Ellen Gilson's.
Miss Mary Leonard OF Penacook, N. H.,
was in town last week.
A daughter was born June 18th to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lyman.
A daughter was born June 10Th to Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Parrott.
James n. Dole lied June 18TH of acute
bronchitis at the age OF so years.
Guy Smith is on vacation trip visiting
his grandfather at Moers, N. Y.
George Blossom has small menagerie
OF three young foxes and a guinea pig.
Miss May Blossom was in Pittsfield last
week to attend the funeral OF an aunt.
Mrs. Lucy Sawyer OF Boston has been
recent guest of her niece, Mrs. ID. 3. Phil
lips.
Mrs. Harry Kerr is spending three
weeks with friends at Nergennes and New
Haven.
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Williams OF
Hartford, Conn.,, are guests OF II. W.
Preston.
Miss May Spaulding has gone to Sax
toms River to spend several weeks with
her sister.
Miss Addie Bradbury has gone to Leb-
anon, N. H., where she has a position in
the postotfice.
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Friday to visit his mot her, who is making
her home there.
Samuel Abbott is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Will Angler, at Rutland, leaving last
week on his bicycle.
District Clerk William X. Adams has
warned the annual school meeting, which
will occur at 1880 June 9th.
The Ellen Segur will case is being tried
at Woodstock this week and several wit
nesses from Bethel are in attendance.
Mrs. Lomira Abbott of Mortified is the
guest OF her niece, Mrs. j. W. Rogers,
who lives il the house OF Miss Lucy
Paine.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. WALDO and Miss
Merrill attended the Central Vermont
Pomona grange last week and report fine
meeting.
Mrs. Virginia Kimball, former in.
structor in the Whitcomb High school,
has been the guest the past week OF Mrs.
Austin Emery.
John Foley and family returned last
week from their visit to Warren and Mr.. |
Foley will now resume his business as
blacksmith at Randolph.
A chimney burning out in the Sylvester
block brought out the IRE company Tues |
day afternoon. The blaze was in the |
roof and was put out by the water pail
brigade.
A meeting was held last Saturday even
ing to make arrangements for Fourth of
July celebration here. COMMITTEES was 1
appointed and over 800 has already been |
subscribed for the purpose.
The Harrington creamery statement for
he month of May shows 10,5l9 lbs.o of but
ter made; 81 1872 81 received for the butter;
cost to manufacture, &c. per To-. cburn in
crease, 20 per cent. Patrons received lSc.
per 10. for butter fat.
The second annual commencement hop
OF the WhItcomb High School Alumni
association was attended last Saturday
evening by about twenty six couples.
A very enjoyable time was had, the party
breaKing up shortly before IL O'Clock.
new menace to Vermont farmers has
arisen in tuberculous hogs. -Four hogs
CARED by &. III. Kidder last week were
condemned in Massachusetts, as infected
with that disease. MIR. Kidder does not
know from whom be bought the animals.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haven OF Somer-
vile, Mass, are spending the summer at
Forrest Southard's. Mr.. Haven has been
several seasons at various summer resorts
in New Hampshire and is loud in bis
praise OF the advantages offered at Mr..
'Lympus Cooperative creamery OF
Bethel started Thursday morning, June
s, with a good clean building, nice new
machinery, haudily arranged, one OF the
best butter makers in the state and we'll
pleased patrons. Everything promises
we'll for those interested.
E. N. Qlerin has been at work on the
town clock and now 1t is in running
order and once more Bethel people know
when to eat and sleep. The thanks OF
everyone are due to Mr.. Querin for bis
public spirit in putting In running order
the clock which has been silent for several
years.
Miss Anna Batchelder, daughter OF
William Batchelder, Esq, of Woodstock
has recently pu olished a book OF poems.
The book is entitled "Day Dreams" and
lie on sale at the book store OF Adams q
Son. IL is a tasty volume bound in green
and gold and contains half-tone photo
graph and autoR raph of the author. Miss
Batchelder is only eighteen years OF age
and the poems are spoken OF very highly.
There were hearings Wednesday OF last
week and Wednesday of this week before
William f. Davis and James Trevillian,
commissioners in the matter OF the claim
OF DIR. @. K. E. Sparhawk OF Burlington
against the estate OF George Wright. DR..
Sparhawk claims that some cows that he
bought Of Mr.. Wright were not as claimed
by Wright. w. L. Burnap OF Burlington
appeared for Sparhawk and Fred Arnold !
for the Wright estate.
]. @. Sargent has received word OF the
recent deaths OF Warren Hutchins OF De-
troit, Mich, and his daughter, Miss
Emma Hutchins. Mr.. Hutchns was a
former resident OF Bethel, living where
w. p. Young now lives and at one time
he taught school in Bethel village. He
died Feb. 10th at Detroit Of the grip. The
dsugh ter died March 18th at Atlanta, Ga,
where she was teaching. Miss Hutehins
was an artist OF some note and had been a
guest at Mr.. Sargent's within few years.
Among those who have been in town
the past week to attend the graduation
exercises of the Whitcomb High school
were Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Robinson and
Mrs. n. l.. Ford of Warren and Mrs.
Miner Furman of Chittenden at Mrs. Ida
Moore's, Hervey Chase OF Ludlow and r.
w. Reynolds OF Middleboro at DIR. r. NJ.
Chase's, Misses Florence and Dorcas Jun
kins OF Passumpsic, Russell Hoyt OF East
Barnet and Mrs. Hoyt OF Cabot at r. L.
Messer's, Harlan p. Paige OF Boston at
Willis Paiee's, Miss Cornelia Stickney OF
Royslton and William Stickney OF Dart
mouth college at w. B. c. Stickneyis and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Stockwell OF Roches-
ter at X. p. Stockwell's.
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