Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-26
Bethel Local intelligence
Adam Eglin IS very low.
Allie Brink is seriously i'll.

Miss Julana Sylvester is in Boston.
Chas. Burrelle went to Montreal las
week.
E. r. Hatch is visiting relatives in Wis.
consin.
P. P. Wynn is suffering from severe
attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. f. B. Markham visited relatives in
Stockbridge last week.
Howard Edison OF Randolph called OF
Bethel friends Sunday
Samuel Abbott has entered the freshman
class at Middlebury college.
Deputy Sheriff John Boswell of East
Randolph was in town Monday.
RoIlin ellison and +. NJ. Weston were at
Buffalo last week attending the exposition
Geo l.. Reed OF the firm of j. T. Reed &
Co. of Boston visited at c. o. Hopkins
last week.
John ID. Wheeler Of Braintree visited
friends in town Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Mrs d. L. Child and Miss Atbie Clark
were in St. Adams last week visiting their
father, n. +. Clark
w. q. Rogers OF Springfield, Mass,
came to town last week to visit his sister,
Mrs. Hannah Wilson.
Road Commissioner W. II. Edmunds b
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coating of screened gravel.
Frank Lyman and Frank Lyman. Jr..
are engaged doing carpenter work at the
state hatchery at Roxbury.
Sheldon Smith returned TO New York
Monday after spending his twelfth con-
secutive summer at Echo farm.
Lewis b. Bates went to New York Mon
day and from there went on TO Waretown,
n. j., where he has bought farm.
Fish and Game Commissioner +. A.
Davis has received another young deer,
making pair that he is attending.
MS. W. II. Hartwell carried off the first
prize at the library whist party given by
Mrs. {. c. Stearns Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy Kimball and Miss Florence
Kimball of Brandon who have been at B.
G. Rogers, went to Waterbury Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. F. Gillette were called
to Woodstock Saturday to attend the fu-
neral OF Mrs. Adeline Fuller, an aunt Of
Mrs. Gillette.
The expected cold weather came
Wednesday morning, the Thermometer
taking drop to 30 from a, the reading
Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs Luther SparhawlS OF Ran
dolph and son, George Sparhawk, and
wife of Philadelphia were at Mrs. Martha
Graham's Sunday.
Mrs. Heber living and daughter, Miss
Daisy living, OF Barre were in town from
Friday until Monday visiting Miss Lillian
Buck, niece OF Mrs. living.
Guy Smith is doing well and recovering
from the results OF his accident on the
railroad last week. He has been moved to
the house of George Wight.
X. p. Stockwell was called to Bethel last
week from Worcester, Mass, by the illness
of Mrs. Stockwell, who is stopping with
her sister, Mrs. +. P. Fisher.
N. c. Pippin arrived from Greenfield
Saturday and is IN charge of the Bethel
tavern this week during the absence in 4
Brandon of his brother, F. L. Pippin.
George Arnold has left his position at
the Hotel Alcazar at Buffalo for a more |
remunerative position as head waiter at |
the restaurant in the German village.
Miss Mary Stickney accompanied Miss
Florence Whittier Of Barre TO Norton, /
Mass, last week. Miss Whittier has be- I,
come student at Wheaton seminary.
The sea serpent came up White River 1
last week and got entangled in the water 4
wheel at the electric light station, prevent I
ing tae usual good service given by the /
Electric company.
Mrs. Mary Quimby, a woman who tills 1
her own farm and minds her own business. /
is now showing a sample of her potato 4
crop in the shape of Is Polsris potatoes 4
that weigh IS pounds.
A young daughter of Fred Williamson
swallowed some morphine tablets Satur- 4
day. The prompt arrival OF Dr. o. ID. /
Greene and an antidote administered .
probably saved the girls life.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Jewett of Cambridge 4
port, Mass, we're the guests last wee K OF .
his cousin, II. G. Rice. Mr. Jewett has /
been employed in the National Exchange .
bank Of Boston in different capacities for .
the past 81 years.
Frank Benedict and son, ROYAL, Of
Monticello, Iowa, were at his brothers. 1
Faber Benedict's, last week. Frank Ben
edict had come East to visit the Buffalo .
exposition and his old home in Vermont
after an absence of27 years.
Thomas Maddren lost his position in the
tannery last week and uniustly connected
George Foster with his discharge and pro-
ceeded to pummel Mr.. Foster. Warrant
for the arrest OF Maddren was issued but
he got wind OF the fact and left town
Thursday night.
At the Universalist church last SUNDAY
Mrs. r. +. Martin and Mrs. L. NJ Greene
were elected delegates 10 the annual Uni
versalist convention OF Vermont and the
Province Of Quebec, and Mrs. T.. A. Read
was elected 10 represent the Y. Il. &. e. at Z
the sane convention.
Among those who went on the excursion
to New York Monday were Miss Jennie
Kendall, Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry Thsyer.
Albert rhayer. John Wilson. Charles
Wilson, William Waldo. Lewis b. Bates
and Miss Pearl Blodgett. Fourteen tickets
were sold at this station.
When the south-bound passenger train
due at Bethel at las p. m. bad reached
point near the lodges a short distance
above Bethel village last Thursday. large
stone came crashing into one of the
passenger cars. The missile was about
six inches in diameter. AS soon as the
train reached Bethel, Sheriff Rogers was
sent back to see II sny person could be
found lurking around the place, but his
search WAS unsuccessful. By some il is
thought that the stone came into the car
by natural means, having been dislodged
from the overhanging lodges.
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