Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-15

Friday, Aug. 10th, is a legal holiday,
being Bennington Battle day. The
National White River bank will be closed
on that day.
A handsome monument is being erected
on the Edwin Kittredge lot at Cherry Hill
/ cemetery. Waterbury parties have charge
of the work.
John Keleher is building an addition
on the front side of his residence on North
Main street, in addition to several other
improvements.
The Sunday school OF the Episcopal
church and friends held very enjoyable
picnic in the grove of Robert Noble Thurs
day of last wee.
The annual csmpmeeting of the Second
Adventists to be held on the Finley bridge
grounds viii begin August 20 and last
until August 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Stearns and son re-
turned to their home in Springfield, VT,
last Saturday after spending two weeks
with his father, A. l.. Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foley OF Mortified
and Earl Rice of Stoneham, Mass, were
called home last week by the death of
their sister, Mrs. f. c. Olmsted.
There will be no services in Christ
church next Sunday and the members of
this congregation will join in the Union
services to be held at Old Christ church in
the morning.
Rev. J. o. Bennett, formerly pastor OF
the Bethel Universalist church, but now
located in St. Adams, has been spending
several days in town, the guest OF Mrs. NJ.
+. Harrington.
The teams of b. c. Rogers and f. +.
Cushman had head-on collision on Main
street Saturday evening near the dwelling
OF Nj. +. Kendall. The rigs OF both men
were considerably smashed up.
i Mr.. and Mrs, Carl d. Cushing left Mon
day for a weeks outing with their
children at Salisbury Beach, n. II. They
were accompanied by Mrs. w. L. Fish, |
who will visit her brother at Quincy, |
Mass.
j. L. StacEpole of Cotton. n. V, has
bought the farm OF Warren Preston, situ- |
ated on the hill road to Lillieville. about |
two miles west OF Bethel village. Mr.. |
stacl.pole will not take possession until
late in the fall.
The road machine starts out again this
week to do some very much-needed work /
c. l.. Sanders has charge of the work. The
many rains of the summer have to a large
extent undone the work performed ON the
roads in the spring
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ellis of Chicago are
guests Of his father, Lorenzo Ellis. Mr..
i-llls W III De remembered as a FORMER Stu-
dent in the village school and a graduate
Of the class OF 1887. He is now a success
ful lawyer in Chicago.
New potatoes are quite an expensive
article of diet this season. New Bermuda
potatoes were on the market about July
lst at 45c. peck. The local crop began
10 appear about four weeks later and has
'etailed at about SOC. peck.
Chas. O. Hopkins, Jr., OF Somerville,
Mass, arrived Saturday for two weeks
'isit to his father, c. o. Hopkins, Sr.
Young Mr.. Hopkins was formerly quite a
baseball enthusiast and played with the
jethel team two seasons about seven years
go.
Rising Star grange of Bethel has been in
for four years and a half and it !
5 noted as peculiar fact that while there
ave been over one hundred and fifty diff
erent members there has been no death
n their numbers until that of Mrs. Ohm
ted last week.
Mrs. f. S. Rood has sold an interest in
Ter millinery store to Mrs. Mary Hodg-
inns. The business of Mr.. Rood calls for
rs being near Boston considerable por- j
ion OF the time and Mrs. Rood expects to
pend portion OF her time with her hus- I
and but Will remain in Bethel during the $
usy season in the millinery line.
The COURIER is in receipt OF the july !
nd August numbers of the Maple Leaf. /
ublished at San Francisco for the Pacific
cast Association Native Sons of,Verr,ont. {
he editor is Judge Edward A. Beleher. a 4
lember of the noted Belcher family that +
FIT Gaysville about half a century ago.