Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-27
Bethel Local Intelligence.

Mrs. Mary Hatch Is recovering from .
severe sickness.
Miss Hattie Twitchell was in Roxbnry
several days recently.
NJ. g. Stafford is absent in Salamanca
n. Y, for two weeks.
Miss Elliot OF Concord, n. H., is staying
with Mrs. y. c. Boyce.
Mrs George sawins is visiting her
daughter at Plymouth.
H. W. Holden OF East Randolph is a
guest at A. F. Gillette's.
Miss E. S. Pesse OF Springfield, Mass,
is at Aaron II. Wilson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. P. Stockwell are spend
ing a week in Rochester.
Miss May Morgan OF Wsitsfeld is Wis
iting Miss Nellie Gillette.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Keleher last Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Holmes of Walpole is visit
ing her father, 5. q. Durham.
Andrew Walbridge OF Peterboro, N. H.,
was recent guest of l.. A. Rood.
Albert Abbott has been granted an in
crease Of pension, with back pay.
Miss Mary L. Hunter OF Hartford is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. f. N. Young.
Mrs. A. W. Durgin OF Somersworth, n.
H., is the guest OF Mrs l.. G. Frost.
Miss Josie Morse has been spending
several days with friends in Royslton.
Miss Susie Beach OF Burlington has
been recent guest OF DR.. o. d. Greene.
Several couples from this village enjoyed
carriage drive to East Barnard Sunday.
The ladies OF the Cong'l society gave
/ lawn party in the park Wednesday even
/ ing.
4 A son OF Mr.. ana Mrs. Alfred Parrot
/ was baptized at the Catholic services Sun.
/ day.
Mrs. Emily Howe OF Chicago has been
recent guest Of her sister, Miss Millicent
4 Fogg.
Samuel NJ. Stanton OF New York city is
at his fathers, S. X. Stanton's, for the
summer.
George c. Buchanan OF Boston is spend
ing a few days with his father, G. e.
Buchanan.
Francis Sargent is making two weeks
stay with his uncle, Alpha Messer, al
Rochester.
Miss Grace Topper returned Friday
from a month's visit with relatives in
Massachusetts.
Sheriff Romano spafford and Deputy
Sheriff @. w. Hoffman were in town on
business Monday.
George f. Badger of Wells River, bust
up residence here.
About one hundred additional Italians
arrived last week to work upon the
Rochester railroad.
Misses Mollie and Elizabeth Kimball |
entertained their friends at o'clock tea |
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Belle Msnix and Miss Bertha 1
Scribner have been spending the past /
week with friends in Barnard.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. F. Waldo attended the 1
grange picnic at j. f. Shepard's in Royal /
ton Saturday and report fine time.
Frank Ladue has finished clerking for /
Brooks q Washburn. His place was filled /
the first of the week by F. Scott Blossom.
Rev. Wilmond Warner preached at
Hardwick last Sunday and his pulpit here
was occupied by Rev. Mr.. Richardson OF
Hanover.
Mr. and Mrs. w. s. Chase have been en-
tertaining as guests the past week Mr.. and 1
Mrs. Olmstead aud Miss Louisa French OF
Hartford. a1 b |
r. b. Tyler, driver OF the Gaysville stage
for the past year, has gone to work in the
tannery and r. X. Town handles the reins
in his place.
Mrs. Gunner and Mrs. A. Mskepeaee OF
East Brookfield, Mass, arrived Tuesday
to spend a week at the Harrington cottage,
Silver Lake.
Mrs. George Brooks and Mrs. Orvills
Morse attended the funeral of their moth
err, Mrs. Varsil Corey, in the north part
" the town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Howard have
moved their household goods to Mont
pelier and intend to make their home in
that city in the future.
Miss Martha Gilbert OF White River
Junction and Miss Adelaide Gilbert OF
Hartford, Conn, visited their aunt, Mrs.
G. G. Stesrns, Saturday.
A very pleasant dance was given at the
Harrington pavilion, Silver Lake, Tues
day evening that was attended by several
people from this village.
d. w. Bliss says that when young men
take young widows out to ride he wishes
they would keep in the highway and not ,
drive through his oat field.
A private telephone line has been estab-
Iished between the summer residence OF
;. X. Stanton and the cottage occupied by !
Mr.. Spaulding in Royalton.
Divorces we're granted last week at
Woodstock to Mrs. Mary Quimby from
f. z. Quimby and to Mrs. Annie Alex
ander from Silas Alexander.
+. 5. Jackson claims to have raised the
hampion strawberry this season. Ii
six inches in circumference one
way by five inches the other way.
Clinton Clafl in is nearly recovered from
his recent sickness and his many friends
are glad to see him once more at his old
duty as driver of the Rochester stage.
The assembly Thursday evening was a I
very pleasant affair. The young ladies
the music and the company was
served with ice cream at the Fern parlors.
The announcement is made OF the en-
yagement OF Miss Alice Sawyer, a former
instructor in the Whitcomb High school,
and Mr.. John Sabine Smith OF New York
city.
Miss Lucy Graham has been taking a
weeks vacation from her employment in
The bank and her place has been filled by
Misses Annie Graham and Mary Wash
burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. S. Haskins OF Phila- 3
delphia are spending the summer at Mrs.
NJ. r. Harringtons. Mr.. Haskins is
member OF the firm OF EDWIN Harrington,
Sons q Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Upper left on the
night train Saturday for a weeks vaca-
tiou. Their itinerary includes Lakes
champlain and George, Troy, Albany and [
New York city.
During the thunder storm Friday COW