Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-07


lar clerk in the store OF NJ. A. Moody, ha
left the employ OF Mr.. Moody. George
Rowe, who has also been for many year,
in the employ OF Mr.. Moody, is sick anc
unable to work. Roll upper OF Roches'
] ter and c. L. Chadwick are now working
for Mr.. Moody.
/. At the Democratic caucus in Gushing
hall Thursday of last week, the following
delegates were elected To the state con-
vention at Montpelier June Il, L. W.
Clough, John Keleher, and F. II. Cham
berlin; alternates. W. c. Waldo, W. j.
Bradbury and c. ID. Cushing; to the dis
trict convention, j. W. Miller, Robert
Noble and j. ID. Wheeler.
/ A large force OF men are at work on the
new tannery and work is progressing
/ finely. The leach house is completed aud
an engine house, detached from the
wooden buildings and absolutely fire
proof as far as it can be made, is being
constructed TO hold a large new engine.
A dynamo will be installed to generate
electricity for the plant.
Gilbert L. Adams, son Of Wm. e.
Adams, Esq is a candidate on the Re-
publican ticket for city marshal Of Wis.
ALA, Cal. The election will be held June
llth. Mr.. Adams IS az present secretary
OF the Golden State oil Mining and De-
vel0pment company. There is great eX-
AAtNAAAuN az AHAlAu bHEE AAG AEttAE us
cOvery OF petroleum 10 that vicinity and [
bOrings are being made from which great /
results are expected.
Daniel Sprague Reed died Monday, aged !
seventy-siX years and six months, from /
the results Of a shock experienced last |
Friday, Mr.. Reed was the son OF Peter /
Reed and was born In Bethel, where near
ly all Of his life was spent. For many
years Mr.. Reed has been in failing health
and unable to work and last year moved
to Concord, n. H., to be near his children,
but it did not seem like home, and the
family returned to Bethel in the fall.
Rev. Charles Henry Wells delivered a
fine sermon before the graduating class of
the Whltcomb High school at the Uni
Versslist church last Sunday evening,
taxing for his text Hebrews XII, Is, ODE .
string Better Things" to which Mr.. I,
Wells added one word, making 1t read,
Desire Better Things Strongly Music {
II a high order was furnished by the !
Jniversalist ladies' choir, assisted By !
Miss Lucia Skinner. violinist, of Royalton. /
White River Valley Pomona grange t
leld a very successful meeting in the town
lall last Saturday. About forty mem I
'ers from outside were present. The I
Meeting was a very pleasant one, forty ]
members OF the Rising Star grange were a
Omitted into the Pomona grange; this q
vas said at the time to be the largest Z
lumber OF members ever admitted at once y
nto any grange In Vermont. Quite {
lumber OF the members entered into the
discussion OF different questions as did
everal visitors of the local grange e
mong them Rev. 5. A. Parker, II. c. Gil b
ert and others. a
As William Brooks was driving a fine q
Dung horse belonging to him, last sun
ay afternoon, II fell dead opposite the p
ectric light pole near A. j. Davis house. l
n this pole was a lightning arrester, 8
laking connections with the ground. Il
he electric current was on at the time
nd Mr., Brooks could not help thinking
lat the electric light current had some
ling to do with the death OF his horse.
theirs suppose that the horse died OF
cart disease, which by wonderful coin =.
dence attacked the animal in Just this VI
cation. There was probably some cleo a,
lcity around there for bystanders saw "
noke or fire at the foot of the pole. but
] the other hand several persons walked hi
ound the pole, and helped move the
1rse, and IL this was dangerous il would Vi
EN- that they should have received a
ock as well as the horse. It certainly .;
mysterious case" -
The baseball players OF Bethel are
eatly cramped for want OF a suitable y
III ground. The lease of the land OF the
ing society In the rear Of their parson- pii
e has not been renewed this wear The pl
hool grounds are not large enough even
z practice and there do not seem to be IN
y available grounds to be secured at IN
asonable cost nearer than the meadow
longing TO the Alton Webster estate on to
easant street and these are distant about z.
ree-fourths OF a mile from the post
ice aud depot. There is undoub tedly Of
nsiderable talent In some OF the Young. | an
baseball players here but it takes prac-
e TO bring Il out. II suitable grounds n.
uld De obtained there is no doubt that ~
thel would have good baseball nine III
q the lovers OF that game could see
me good sport. The football players
II lind themselves in the same situation
the baseball players when their season
lives. da
The exercises Memorial day passed of
~ pleasantly, the weather being all bu
~ could be desired. In the morning a
ayes were decorated In Cherry Hill at
netery, "a in the town cemetery and
70 those In the Royalton hill, Gilead and his
smpus cemeteries. The procession ,
med at p. m. In front OF the town hall
IN eighteen veterans on foot and six in Da
-riages. One could not help observing
IN sadness the ranks OF the soldiers de-
ing slowly but surely deeimated as the Oh
airs go by. A dozen years ago the num-
OF veterans In the procession was fir
HNtI AAaN u tuls year and nearly all on
rned out that were able this wear. The ,
oeession marched through the village. -.
IN the Green Mountain band furnish -
music, and returned to the town hall.
lere the following program was carried
Rev. +. A. Read: music nv ro'
band; singing, Universalist choir. len
lgingi scholars Of Miss KendaHs ma
nooli Grafton, Hon. Hiram A. Huse OF /
ontpeiier; singing, Universalist choir, so,
+. K. Nj. Chase acted as master OF eere- is
lnies. ser
Miss Lois Smith, a native OF Beth
and for many years a resident OF this FIR
W. has entered St. Luke's Home in Sh
W York city. Miss Smith is the va
lighter Of Asa Smith, the first white tici
10 born In Bethel Benjamin smith be-
. LOIS Chase Smith, his wife. came TO
thel IN the summer OF 1Ts0 and settled
the farm now owned by Squire Bowen. {
ming from Cornish, y. II. When thew WI
ched Bethel there was no road further. ter
they pushed on towards Randolpb. VII
loving the river, and when thew YES
ched the smith farm" they located on hei
meadow ana SIR. Smith built a log cot
use near the river. At that time there is &
re no families living between him and bio
.hel village. In Septem Der Dudley reu
ise OF Cornish became alarmed for the ulc
ETY. Of bis daughter, Mrs. Smith. on ac- ula
% 81 ha THsH