Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-24
Bethel Local intelligence.

T.. ). Davis had valuable mlIcn COW
die Friday Of milK fever.
II. Z. Gilbert spent severed days last
week on his farm at Randolph Center.
S. NJ. Washburn is in Rutland this week
serving as a iuryman in the U. 5. court.
Mrs. Merrick Sylvester has been con-
fined to the bed several days with illness
John Kloran and family stayed several
days last week with relatives at East Bar
nard.
Miss Carrie Curtis and Miss Olivia John
son returned to Lancaster, n. ii. last
week.
Get your smoked glasses ready to in
spect the eclipse OF the sun the 18th inst.
at 8 al
Mrs. Louise Woodwork and son, Ivan
hoe Woodwork, OF Royslton we're in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. M. Wiley of Rochester and Mrs.
z. A. Shaw OF Mortified have been recent
guests at A. F. Gillette's.
F.B. Taylor returned last Friday from
/ Virginia, where he has been working in
a tarDery the past winter.
I E.A. ellison OF New York and son Ed
ward Gibson, Jr., are stopping with his sis
/ ter, Mrs. Sarah Sturteyant.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins has returned from
Haverhill, Mass, and is now staying with
her daught Mrs. Il. II. ellison.
The many friends OF Miss Hattie Twit-
chelI will regret TO learn Of her serious ILL
ness with tubercular meningitis.
B. f. Bowman OF Vermont City, 5. D.,
and Mrs. Clark OF Randolph we're guests
the first OF the week at 5. B. Days.
Scott Gillette and E. N. Davis went to
East Randolph Saturday, with two teams
and took the goods OF DR.. II. w. Holden
to Rutland.
Next Sunday special Memorial services
will be held at the Universalist church and |
all old soldiers are invited to take part in |
the services.
F. W. Hartley, accompanied by bis wife |
and two daughters Of CharlestoWn, n. H., I
were Ia town over Sunday, the guests OF |
his uncle, Rev. 5. A. Parker.
Rufus II. Sawyer OF Boston, receiver Of |
the White River Valley Electric Railway, |
and his counsel Hon. Charles NJ. Bruce OF |
Boston, arrived in town Wednesday.
The carpenters at work on the Bethel
Tavern have finished their work. L. W.
Gee returned to his home at Clarendon
last week and l.. p. Gee goes this week.
John Duchette and Mrs. Sarah Duchette
have conveyed back to Elbridge f. TWit-
chell the Lorenzo Atwood farm in Bethel
'Lympus and have moved back to Royal
ton.
Mrs. L. NJ. Heath left Wednesday OIL
week to attend the funeral OF her sister,
Mrs. Ida McAlister at Providence, X. /.
Mrs. Heath will remain in Providence two
weeks.
Rev. E. A. Reed and Mrs. Reed were
summoned to Alstead, ~ H., Tuesday to
attend the funeral services OF an aunt OF :
Mrs. Reed. Mr.. Reed was the officiating
clergyman.
Mrs. Harriet Dustin, wife OF Albert
Dustin, died Sunday OF pernIcious amaze
mia, at the age Of thirty-four years, Mrs.
Dustin is survived by three children end
husband. ,
The Spanish gun, donated to the local
,ost OF the G. A. r., arrived. The boys
re considerably disappointed that it is a
'reech- loader and cannot be used for July ,
til celebrations.
There was a hearing Tuesday before
Judge Wheeler OF the Z. s. Circuit Court
I Brattleboro on the petition OF w. II.
sdmunds to intervene as a secured cTedi.
or OF the w. X. V. Il. r. r.
r. NJ. Chase went to Rutland Wednes-
lay to attend meeting OF the state den
al board at which nineteen candidates
we're put through a course OF exHmina-
ions for the dental profession.
The two horse wagon OF Frank Lyman, I
Oaded with calves, took a runaway !
trough the streets Monday but were )
topped, with no damage done, by George 1
v heelock near the Kendall slaughter (
Iouse.
Thos. Maddren OF thisItown and Howard
lowers OF Berlin, n. a., are billed to spar
t Armory hall in Montpelier, May 25th.
is expected that it will be an exceed
ngly interesting bout from the past i
istory OF the men.
White River Valley Pomona Grange 4
lill meet at Bethel, Saturday, June %,
nth both morning and afternoon ses-
ions. The former will be devoted to !.
outline work and the latter will include a I
rogram and be open to the public.
Gardner Wallace is engaged to catch the !
oming season for the New London base .
all club OF the Connecticut League.
lenry j. Burrelle is playing with the b
Imaha team OF the Western League. A d
art OF the time he is playing as pitcher. c
Misses Georgianna Hatch and Mollie
latch OF Holyoke, Mass, arrived in town
aturday, to spend week with their
ather, II. A. Hatch. Miss Georgianna &
latch is taking a course OF study in d
usiness college and expects to graduate II
his year.
The committee for preparing the floral I
ecorations for Memorial day consists OF 2
lrs. u. II. Aim ball, MIS- Il. a. CHADWICK, -
FRS. NJ. NJ. Whipple, Mrs. Adam Eglin, =
irs. A. Abbott and Mrs. Q. q. Stearns. Y
he school children will assist in gather =
~ flowers for the occasion.
The following is the order OF exercises \,
,r Memorial day. At 10 a. m. the differ l,
1t cemeteries in town will be visited by \
stails OF the post and the graves OF de. i,
sased soldiers VIII be decorated. At / 4,
m sharp the post will form in front OF -
le @. A. Z. ball and march through the a
reefs, the Green Mountain band OF RAN =
Olph furnishing music. At half past two
lere will be speaking In the town hall :
' the school children, singing by the
choir, after which the address
the DAY will be given by Hon. II. A.
use OF Montpelier.
The bridge gang Of the c. V. r. X. have
lout completed their work in erecting
le new iron bridge over the third branch
White River near the passenger depot
be structure Is one hundred and forty
& ht feet between the sbutment on the
1rtherly end and the pier at the souther-
end. From this pier stretches a girder
feet long to the abutment on the
'utherly end, making the total length OF
le bridge one hundred and ninety-three
ct In lou uafar The distance from, IN.