Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-17

bv his wife, was the guest OF H. B. Lease
last Friday. Mrs. Lease and Mrs. clark
are sisters.
Miss Julia Fisher,a teacher in the public
schools Of Montpelier, was the guest on
her sister, Miss Harriet Fisher, OF the
Whitcomb High school from Friday I'M
4 til Sunday.
A letter from c. B. Hill states that he
| has left the Country Merchant Co. and
/ signed for the season with Hawson's
famous band and orchestra connected
with the Jno Himmicleins Ideals.
Recent arrivals at II. II. Gilson's were
/ Miss Carrie Young of Randolph, Mrs. l..
! s. Breed on her way to her home at Ros-
4 Iindale. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Hodg-
/ kins. Mrs. George Trask of Rochester and
/ daughter.
| FL. Martin and wife and A. L. Cady
and wife were i'm Rochester on the 18th to
attend the golden wedding Of Truman
Martin and wife of that place. f. l.. Mar
tin is the son Of Truman and Mrs. Cady IS
his granddaughter.
George Townsend, Charles Townsend
and ,Johu LYMAN paid S10.06 fine and costs
each for being intoxicated on the 18th OF
! this month The two Townsends dis
closed on the Royalton liquor agency and
! Lyman on a pocket peddler at the late
Tunbridge fair
Miss MolIie Howe Of Grin Junction,
4 Wyoming is visiting relatives IN this sec
tion. Miss Howe is the daughter OF Mrs
Belle Spaulding Howe and granddaughter
OF the late f. K. Spaulding of this town;
4 This is the first visit Miss Howe has paid
TO her Eastern relatives.
f.. A. Markham is Dragging over a very
prolific bean that he thinks would be
/ profitable for farmers to raise. II is known
- . l.. stock
found 167 pods, yielding 9s5 beans. lie
has none Of the seed to sell but will he
glad to give few to those who wish to
try them.
! In the business notices in last issue of
the COURIER. Q. r.. Noble was made to say
that he would pay lac. per pound for
greens. This was one on the COURIER, for
the price should have been &c. instead OF
14c. As the greens were not to be deliv-
cred until after the 25th, there is, fortu-
nately, time to correct the error.
Sid X. Lambs Comedians finished a
three-nights' play Saturday evening at the
town hall. This was their first appear
ance in Bethel and they have Established
a reputation that will ensure them good
houses when they come again. The COM
pany is composed of actors far above the
average Of troupes seen in the country and
gave good clean show.
W.R. v. Pomona grange will meet with
Rising Star grange at Bethel Saturday,
Oct. Goth, at 1890 a. m. for business
meeting Open meeting in the afternoon.
! All citizens and patrons are invited.
harvest program has been arranged by
Mrs. f. NJ. Waldo. Past National Lee
turer Alpha Messer is expected to be pres
eht and speak on the Pan American
maple sugar exhibit.
Some of the children at the Whitcomb
High school have been used to playing on
the upper beams of the Cong1 horse
sheds. This is a very dangerous practice
and parents should warn their children
not to do so. A practical example of the
danger was furnished Thursday when Eu-
gene, the young son OF Alfred PARROT,
fell from the beams to the ground and
fractured his left wrist.
+. Z. Shaw OF Lisbon, n. H., was in
town last week looking over the grounds
for operating bobbin factory here. He
examined the old shoe shop building and
declared il well suited for his purpose and
he also made investigation of the supply
OF timber required by him. Mr.. Shaw
was interested in the bobbin factory re-
Gently consumed by fire at Lisbon and is
looking for a new location.
The firm Of Brooks & LaDue has been
dissolved by mutual consent and the bus
mess will be carried on hereafter by w. j..
Brooks Mr.. LaDue and family left town
Wednesday. He is considering business
/ opening in New York. Mr. Ladue is an
energetic young business man who has
been hustler for trade, both while in
trade with W. j. Brooks and also former
ly when a clerk for Brooks q Washburn.
Rev. c. NJ. Carlton received a telegram
Thursday stating that he had been APP
pointed chaplain in the United States
navy. Saturday be received orders to re-
port in New York this week to be examin-
> ed. As in case Of the disability OF the SUI
perior officers Of a ship, the chaplain may
become the ranking officer of a ship, it
follows that a chaplain must .ass an ex-
animation in other branches than those
pertaining to theology and religion.
ia. Peart OF Boston was in town Satur-
day. Mr.. Peart started to build a bicycle
! rim factory az Bethel three years ago but
became involved in financial troubles and
the project was dropped. Several hundred
{ dollars were expended at Bethel in the
= foundation Of new building and several
s thousand dollars at Pit,sfeld where large
building was nearly completed. The finan-
/ cial affairs OF Mr.. Peart have not yet been
: adjusted. There is a controversy between
: Hon. II. B. Wall Of Keene, his assignee in
insolvency, and the Globe National bank
:, OF Boston, holding a mortgage on the
: property at Pittsfield known as the Tweed
: River Iron Co. property, over the settle
" ment Of their respective claims.
The state railroad commission held q
I hearing here Friday in regard TO the
I death o. EIDE Buhr at Finley bridge cross
ing last month The fun board was pres
ent, consisting Of Hon. Jonathan Ross oil
2 st. Johnshury, Hon. l.. NJ. Read az Bel
n lows Falls and Hon. H. 5. Bingham OF
= Bennington and Clerk +. NJ. Harvey OF
Montpelier. Attorney G. W. Writers OF
i ST. Adams represented the c. v. r. r. and
I, States Attorney G. p. Tsrbell Of South
e Royalton the state. An examination wa,
made Of the premises and the testimony
81 Of the eye witnesses to the accident wa,
= taken. The commission will hold a hear
= ing al date not vet appointed TO consider
the petition addressed to them BY the
citizens Of Bethel and vicinity. asking fol
y q change in this crossing.
Y WEST FAIRLEE.
h Mrs. Lyon is on the sick list.