Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-01

One and nine tenths inches OF rain fell
| between Saturday night and Monday
morning, while the temperature did not
vary one degree during that time from 81
above zero.
DR.. Edward p. Whitney of New York is
visiting his friend, Rev. c. II. Wells. DIR.
Whitney is on his vacation and arrived
Monday from Montreal and goes from
Bethel to York Beach.
The barber shop Of Peter Burrelle is be-
ing renovated BY Markham and Woods,
Mr.. Burrelle in the meantime occupying
the rooms formerly held by X. p. Stock
well in the postoffice block.
b. G. Walker. manager Of the tannery,
and Mrs. Walker leave tonight for a
months absence to be spent in New York
and Massachusetts,. They expect to visit
the Pan-American exposition.
1t is reported that Alfred Stevens, who
formerly lived on the Holden Hatch farm,
one mile below Bethel village, attempted
to commit suicide at LOWELL Mass, last
week but the attempt was unsuccessful.
Cashier Il. A. Davis arrived home
Tuesday from his Western trip. j. l..
Bacon of the National Bank OF w. r.
Junction was in town Monday and assist
ed in transacting some Of the bank BUSH
ness.
Frank Angel and D. B. Upper went on
a fishing trip to Barnard last week. Ii is
currently reported that Mr. Upper was
fishing off ledge when a big fish took his
hook and pulled him of the rocks into
the water.
Mrs. E. E. HerricS OF Roxbury is stop
ping with Mrs. Martha Graham. Mrs.
Herrick was a former resident in town
when her husband worked in the shoe
factory and has since spent several sum
mers with Mrs. Graham.
Myron Morse, administrators OF the es-
tate of the late John Oltman, has decided |
to Ada Burr an undivided half interest in |
the Faxon lot in the western part of the |
town, being the same farm bought last |
year of b. c. Rogers, and formerly owned |
by Fayette Rogers.
Paul c. Tinkham lost wallet Monday /
morning on his way to Bethel from Roch- /
ester lie thinks that it contained about |
20 in money and some valuable papers.
He had the wallet when he was passing /
Elijah Bakers in Stock bridge and missed
it when he reached Enoch Hagars.
DR.. and Mrs. O. ID. Greene and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Heath were absent last week on
2 carriage drive to Warren, their former
home. During the trip Mr.. Heath had bad
luck with his bicycle tire buggy and
links they are not what they are cracked
up to be, at least for mountain roads,
Adjuster r. B. Denny of the Union
Mutual Fire Insurance company was
Town last week and settled with Byron
Iiathorn Of Barnard for the loss OF his
house and household furniture. Mr..
iathorn received Si00 insurance on his
louse and s129.95 insurance on his goods.
He was insured through the agency Of
juy Wilson.
The White River II. r. will run a special
iouble train service between Bethel and ,
Rochester Old Home week, Aug. u to II,
and a special train will leave
Rochester after the band concert by the
Montpelier Military band Thursday even
ng Of that week. There will be excursion
ates August 18th, that being the special
lay at Rochester. I
This week will probably see the finish I
ng Of the last hides that the Bethel tan
cry has now in stock Owing to the
Ugh price of hides and the low price
( the finished leather there has been no
roft in sight for the past few months
nd Messrs Phelps & Harrison have re- y
rained from buying Hides have now
ouched a figure where a profit can be l
cen in tanning them and The firm have /
cen buying quite heavily the past week (
S Il takes quite a length of time for a
ide to go through the factory, it will 4
be some time before the tam i
cry will be running full blast again, I
rOba hly about a month