Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-29

| The large amount OF travel on the Koch
ester railroad has caused the receiver t,
place an additional train service or. A
train leaves Bethel for Rochester at 8. &
m. and returning, reaches Bethel at l rs D
m. No change is made in the time-ta
of the trains reaching Bethel at 6;45 a. n
and at 2:45 p. m.
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Rider of Glouces.
ter. Mass, were guests of G. II. Upper tn,
first Of the week, on their way back home
from spending their twelfth annual vaca-
tion with John d. Wheeler. who is now
living in Braintree. Mr.. Wheeler has alsC
been entertaining Mrs. Fisher and daugh-
ter of Gloucester.
There viii be whist party for the bene-
fit of the library at the Bascom House Fri
day afternoon at 2:30. -Four prizes have
been donated, ladies shopping bag, ladies
| collar, glass set OF four pieces and cup and
saucer. 1t is hoped the ladies will turn out
| in large numbers as the library is very
much in need Of books.
Work was begun Monday by the select
men on building a new bridge on Locust
Creek to replace the present third bridge,
it being near the farm Of Horace Hatch.
The present abutments are quite low and
sunlSen and are to be replaced with new
stone abutments on each side, w. c. Lat
timer has the contract of the stone work.
Mrs. Paul Cav returned to Keene. n. H.,
Monday, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Bradbury, and son. Mr. and
Mrs. Bradbury were in Chelsea last week,
visiting the old home of Mr.. Bradbury. Mrs
Bradbury came on TO Bethel, while Mr.
Bradbury was called back to Keene where
he has responsible position in the shoe
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Cole had a peculiar
experience while driving home from Barre
last week. This side Of South Barre Mrs.
Cole remarked that her feet felt warm and
that there must be fire somewhere. Mr..
Cole passed his hand under the seat and
found strong evidences OF fire. He
grabbed the ribs of an umbrella in his
haste and was severely burned before be
had the burning articles out Of the wagon
Testimony was taken last Saturday at
this place before Clerk George johnson OF
Burlington in the matter of John r.
Upper, intervening petitioner in the
White River II. II. receivership. Mr.
Tupper's petition relates to the $1,000 adj
vanced by local men to buy rails to com
plete the road. A portion of the test-
mony of Mr.. Topper was taken and the
hearing was adjourned to enable Judge
Waterman, counsel for the receiver, to
take the train.
w. G. Stearns and daughter, Miss Helen
Stearns Of Medford, Mass, were in town
Tuesday. Mr. Stearns was making hur- |
ried trip through Vermont, gathering his |
family to Join him to 60 to Colorado FRI |
day. Mr.. Stearns has charge OF the con /
structlon OF a new steel plant that is to be 1
built by Cleveland, o., capitalists at Pueb- /
10, Col. IL is expected that ii will cost 4
S5,00O.0O0 and win take year and half |
to build II will be outside the trust Il /
is expected that his family will remain
with Mr.. Stearns during his engagement
there.
The schools in the town district will
begin the fall term Tuesday, Sept. Sd, with
the exception of the Mountain district,
which began Aug. 18th The following
are the teachers:-East Bethel. Miss c. B.
where the school will be
held in the Grange hall during the repairs
@ the school buildingl; Christian Hill.
Miss Alice Newton of Rochester; Old
church, Miss Olive Hanks OF Randolph:
Mrs. y. A. Dustin; Mountain district,
Scott Lewis; Lillieville, Miss Francis
Leavitt; South 'Lympus, Miss Lulu
Bowen. In the village district whit
,omb High school) the fall term will not
begin until Sept. 9th.
The board of town school directors had
/ meeting last Saturday in reference to the
East Bethel schoolhouse. As the town
chool district have refused to vote TO
1ulu new schoolnouse II ueNolNes on the
board to put the present building and
ard into suitable condition. 1t is found
~ examination OF the records that all the
and owned by the school is a plot 45x5ll |
eet. that being the amount covered by the
Iced OF Samuel Hubbard. This gives about !
line square rods. II is proposed TO add to
his by acquiring a strip Of the Francis
Wight land, running ten rods ON the road
nd five rods back. The state board OF
cath nd hat Qlal
ubic feet OF air space be furnished for
ach pupil and ii is found that the main ,
,uilding will amply furnish this il the en-
ire structure is given over to the school
Dom so II is proposed to take out the par
ition and convert the entire present
uilding into a school room and build an I
edition for an entry.