Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-25
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and young ladies from Barre were the
chief attractions.
Miss Mabel Greene entertained the
member Of her Sunday school class one
day last week with a picnic. A matter
not on the program was heavy shower
that overlook the party.
Mrs Chas. Lyman of Royalton called on
her daughter, Mrs. II. L. Messer, last FRI
day and Saturday. This is the first time
that Mrs. Lyman has been able to be SO
far away from home for three years.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postofiice addressed to Miss T.. g. Brown,
Nj L. Coburn, A. b. Fitzgerald, Mrs.
George Goodwin, Mrs. Mary Hutchinson,
Mr.. David Lory and Mr.. Ernest Spencer.
Mrs. Harriet Alexander and daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Marion, of Holyoke, Mass,
are visiting at G.. l. Wheat's and Dennis
Hickeys. Mrs. Alexander is the mother
OF Mrs. Wheat and Mrs, Hickey.
The members Of the Crescent club enter
tanned their lady friends at a lawn party
held on the grounds OF G. y. Cushing.
Mr.. Cushing had his lawn wired with
electric lights especially for the occasion.
Recent arrivals at Forrest Southard's on
Royalton hill include Mrs. John Mills
and Mrs VIM Longtelllow, q SomerHllie,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Winans OF
New York and J. 5. Rooney Of Providence,
r. i.
Seven-year-old Glenn Dustin started to
ride home from neighbours on horse
back Wednesday OF last week some time
later he was found unconscious by his
mother Or. L. NJ. Greene was summoned
and found several ribs broken.
G. d. Cushing. q. III. Topper and a. A.
Brooks have conveyed TO b. q. Walker
about four acres OF the so-ealled Chase
meadow, bounded ljg the line of the White
River Valley r. r., lands of +. l.. Martin
ana the third branch Of White river.
The Q. V.R.R. had a steam derrick here
Tuesday and loaded on cars and removed
the unsightly pile of granite blocks in the
freight depot yard. These were brought
here for the use OF the White River Valley
r. r., but were not taken away by that
road.
Rev. E. f. FELTON, and Mrs. FELTON, re-
turned to their home at Cotton, y. V,
Friday after spending two weeks on their
farm. the Frank Burnett place on Chris
tan hill They were accompanied by Rev.
A. n. Smith, who has been here with
them.
George S. Wright, principal OF the
Whitcomb High school, and Miss Ida
Elmer OF Brattleboro will be married at
the home Of the bride July Both The
ceremony will be simple and only the inn
mediate relatives of the couple will be
present,
f. H. Edgerton, c. D. Cushing, H. H.
Cushman and G. A. Chedel went to Brat
tleboro Monday as witnesses in the taking
OF testimony in that branch of the White
River Valley r. r. connected with the
ownership OF the rails furnished by the
$1,000 syndicate.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Vintner and daugh-
Ter, Miss Emma Vintner, left Tuesday for
Vineland, \ J. They will then go to |
Indiana, Pa, for stay of two weeks, |
from whence they will visit the exposition |
1t Buffalo and then return to their sum
ner home on Stony brook.
States Attorney G. P. TarbeI went up |
stony Brook Friday investigating an al |
legged assault upon Joe killam. Killam IS |
an old man and an odd character and it |
would seem that he had been cruelty nag
ged and picked ON by the young men Of |
his neighborhood, considering his age and |
mental condition.
T. 5. Roberts, mining engineer of New |
York, was in town last week and, in COM |
pany with B. G. Rogers and Chas. Wilder, |
inspected the iron mine at j. II. Beck |
with's. Mr.. Roberts expressed himself as
much pleased with the grade Of iron |
shown and thought it could be mined |
with good profit.
Owing to the high price OF hides the ,
tannery has been running lightly OF late.
Hides took drop of fourth of a cent |
pound the first of the week and an adj
ditional drop Of about cent more will |
bring the price down so that there will be |
a profit in tanning and hides will be
bought again by the firm of Phelps & Har
rison.
Adelbert T. Town is recovering from
the accidents he suffered in Barnard last
month. He was expecting TO return to
Oklahoma before this but has been de- /
tanned by the accident. Mr.. Town was
formerly engaged in numbering on an ex-
tensive scale in Bethel and was the owner
of the Othniel Durham farm on Camp |
brook, now owned by Levi Kidder.
Hugh Phillips, adiuster for the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company, was in
town Thursday and quickly settled the I
loss of ID. III. Allen. The amounts allowed 1
Mr.. Allen were $50 on barn, $50 on prod
uce therein (Which were the fun amounts /
carried on those items) S5i As on tools, etc,
and S35 for COW and hens. Mr.. Allen had /
just got most of his hay in and had about |
ID tons in the barn.
John Haley has come from Mortified to /
take charge of the work on the Ellis gran
lite quarry. Specimens of stone from this l
quarry have been submitted to the con-
tractors having charge of the building of /
the new chicago postottlce and II Is cur L
rently reported that the same were ac-
cepted as satisfactory and that a large /
number of cubit feet OF this stone will be /
quarried for the building.
Town Clerk Adams has returned the /
following statistics to the state commits
sioner of taxes as to the taxes raised in /
Bethel last year as shown by the grand /
list and the taxes Voted
Town school tax. : 1905 /
Town tax, 7124. a6 4
Fire district, $50. Is
Nhiteomb High school, 1920. 20 /
s1lo3a. as
The inhabitants living on Lillieville /
brook and in that vicinity have sent in |
petition to the postoffice department to /
establish branch of the rural delivery /
system in their neigh borhood. The route /
proposed would go up from Bethel on the |
north side of White river to the mouth If /
Lillieville brook, thence up the brook /
about mile, then branch off into corner
Of Stockbridge, back again into Bethel |
near c. r.. Mobiles and back to Bethel VIII /
lage by way of Camp brook. The route /
would cover about II miles from start to 4
finish and no ground would be traversed /
twice. One hundred and two families live