Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-18
Bethel Local Intelligence

IN tnt Lucy Ehlue houSSf
Mrs. II. c. Rice visited her mother II
Randolph day last week.
Mark Moody has added a new spring tC
his system OF water works.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Keleher Sunday, the l4th.
CT. Bell, master OF the Vermont state
grange, spent Saturday in town.
r. M, Dickinson OF East Granville has
moved into f. A. Maxham's tenement.
Nr. and Mrs. f.. b. Kimball OF Burling
ton spent Sunday with his brother, q. d.
KimbRll.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postofice addressed to Mrs. II. Z. Benson
and A. Fenton.
MAY Blossom has gone back into the
store OF Brooks and LaDue, having tnish-
cd her vacation.
Dana Morse, district deputy OF the
grange, was at the Pomona grange In this
village Saturday.
NJ. Clark OF st. Adams was in town
last week stopping with his daughter,
Mrs. d. l.. Child.
Roy stearns Of Springfield was in town
over Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Stearns.
Word was received Sunday OF the serious
illness from typhoid fever OF Miss Grace
Bascom. who Is In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winans, have gone
10 Forrest Southard's to stop for the re-
msinder Of their stay In Vermont
Geo. e. Clark and John Rogers an
nounce that they will close their shops
Thursday evenings for the present.
Mrs. Emma Huntington OF Chicago, ILL.,,
Is visiting her nieces in this village, Mrs.
e. r. Fisher and Mrs. X. p. Stockwell.
TIE infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ben B.
Cutler died Thursday after a short Illness.
The cause OF death was cholera infantum.
Married, in Bethel, Oct. 9th, 1900, by
Rev. S. A. Parker. Walter n. Brink OF
Bethel and Miss Bessie B. Markham OF
Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckman OF Somerville,
Mass, returned TO their home Thursday
OF last week after staying week at For
rest Southard's.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Greene win give a whist
party for the benefit of the Village I'm.
provement society next Thursday after
noon, Oct. 18th.
W. M. Sylvester, who has been spend
ing the summer with his grandfather in
this place, returned to his hcme in New
York Wednesday.
Joseph Boulais, the susve and genial as
sistant in the passenger depot, has return
ed TO his duties at this station after an abb
sence OF two months.
r. A. johnson OF Montreal and W. S.
Cotfman OF Chicago are spending several
days in this vicinity looking over several
gold and iron mining properties.
The ladies OF the Universalist church
will give a SIX O'Clock dinner at the Har-
1Fa4g .Aav.
ing, Oct. "a, from $3.50 until O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Griffin arrived at Z.
Il. Cushman's last week. Mr.. Griffin is
proprietor and manager OF the we'll
known Mecox Inn at Watermill, l.. |.
The Il. NJ. Boutwell, farm on the Barn
ard road, owned by Arthur j. Weston, has
been leased through the Wilson real es-
tate agency to Willis Sharp OF STAFFORD.
Alonzo Emery and family left for
Washington, ID. C., last week. On their
way they will stop at Philadelphia to con-
suit eminent medical authority for Mrs.
Emery.
Mrs. Lizzie Mudgett has sold the place
owned by her on North Main street to
Mrs. Josephine Lane. The premises will
be occupied by Mrs. Lane and Il. +. Grant
and family.
Edwin Kittredge returned from Leom-
his handsome pair OF black horses. IL Is
understood that Mr.. Kittredge obtained
shout 500 for the pair.
r. q. Waite OF Greenfield, Mass, and
Emil Willet OF Holyoke arrived in town
Saturday and are stopping at the Bethel
Tavern. They are connected with the
contract for the repair Of the dam.
Dr. Archibald J. Rsnney is a native OF
Pfitsheld and studied medicine at the
Dartmouth medical college He was a
great baseball player and very popular In
this vicinity, play ing successful ball with
the Bethel team many times.
The White River Valley Pomona grange
held very pleasant meeting with the
Rising Star grange tn this place on last
saturday. The next regular meeting OF
The Rising Star grange will be held on
neNt saturday evening, the 10Th OF Oct.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Emery have left
Tor 81. Adams where they will reside 10
tbe future. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery have a
host Of friends in Bethel, who are sorry
that the call OF Mr.. Emery's employment
With the &. V. x. X. necessitates this
move.
Dir. and Mrs. ID. W. Bliss were called To
Middlebury Monday by the announcement
81 The death, Sunday, OF Mrs. W. n. Bliss
Of pneumonia. Mrs. Bliss, who was from
hANNE AHAAult was well known IN TINS We
cinity, having formerly lived In Bethel and
Rochester, and was very highly esteemed.
JACK Harris OF the Montpelier Jour
nat thus remarks Ia regard to the repre-
sentative from Bethel. "One OF the most
alert, industrious aud level headed mem
beTs OF the House will prove to he DR..
Ibase OF Bethel, who has already won
many friends and excellent consideration.
HIS appointment on the important gener-
81 committee is an honor well merited.n
The Boston milk contractors. who are
intending to run q milk car to Bethel.
beld conference with the farmers at the
beibei Tavern last saturday evening. The
Boston and Maine X. r. are building a
special car,for this trade and have re.
qnirsd a bond OF $4,000 from the coptrsc.
tors thst the business will be continued
for one year.
lebins spaulding hss sold his farm two
mike north Of the village, near Pindley
bridge. 10 Clarence Morse Of RaudolDb
he price paid Tor the farm and quite 4
iui 81 personal property j. understood TO
~ M the neig hborhood Of q 500 In the
race SIR. SDsulding buys the dwelling III
Mr. Morse In Randolph and will move
there- For many years Sir. Spsuidfnn
bss been respected citizen Of Bethel and
hs friends regret his departure
q. : Ksylor was bunting near the town
hBs between Bethel and Royalton lasi
Thursday 10 the vicinity Of 5. q. Brooksi
Nben be says be ran upon q mother bear