Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-03
Bethel Local intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

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The l.. B. Rowe farm was sold at auc-
ton last week TO +. c. Rowe, for 5000.
Mrs. Kate Baiue Of W8ltham, Mass, Is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. G.. l. Abbott
Mrs. W. l.. Fish and Mrs, NJ. L. Har-
rington made trip TO stockbrldge mon
day
Miss Ruby Fish is spending several
weeks In Sherburne with her grand
father.
T.. Morris of Providence, r. l., has
been spending a weel, at q. /. Wheat's on
RoyaltOn hill
The Bethel base bah eSids" defeated
the Gaysville "kids" last Saturday by a
score Of IS to II.
Mr. Parsons of Warren is in town SUI
periutending repairs on the house OF his
son, W. l.. Parsons.
sam Abbott is at home from Middlebury
college and will spend his summer cam
wasting in New Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Bowen went to
Cabot Thursday to attend the funeral oil
r. II. Lance, uncle Of Mrs. Bowen,
The regular meeting Of the grange will
be on Saturday evening OF this week.
Mrs. W. l.. Fish will serve as lecturer.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postoffice addressed to Miss Mary T.. Car
ter, Miss Minnie Lemay, Miss Lizzie Mel
lett.
Mrs. Daniel stoddard is in Barnard at
her daughters, Mrs Florus Whites, who
has five children sick with the canker
rash.
Mrs. Adella Ray has moved from the
house Of Jasper z. Rogers to the tenement
house Of Rollin ellison on North Main
street.
r, r. A.. - MI. Noltio.
Flynn went to Burlington Monday.
Miss Flynn expects to remain for
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Markham went to
Royalton Saturday to attend the funeral
off. A. Thacher snd returned home
Monday.
Louis Gerry Of Hyde Park, Mass,
accompanied his aunt, Mrs. l.. Nj. Heath,
to Bethel last week and Will spend the
summer in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ingalls, have
returned from Arlington, Mass, and will
remain i'm town to assist in the care OF
Mrs. A. L. ingalls,.
Eugene Chamberlain of Worcester,
Mass, and Miss Lulu Chamberlain Of
Lebanon, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. james Chamberlain.
Warren w. Read Of the Mt. Beacon Mil
itary academy at Fishkill-on-the-Hu
son is spending the summer vacation with
his father, Rev. +, A. Read.
The house of c. l.. Sanders has been
turned into a hospital. Mrs. Sanders has
the shingles, Miss Mary Sanders has the
chicken pox and Mrs. James smith the
measles.
Miss Maud Rogers went to st. Johns
bury Monday, where she has procured
work for the summer. Claude Rogers
has a situation in the insane asylum at
Brattleboro.
The village improvement society will
meet with Mrs. Sturteyant at 2:3O p. m,
Tuesday, July S. The proceeds will go
toward the purchase of a town clock.
All are cordially invited.
Patrons delivering milk to the Harring-
ton creamery during the month of May
received "a cts. per pound for butter fat.
Those delivering cream received 25 cts. per
pound for butter fat.
A cigar stub was found in the waste
paper basket in the postoffice waiting
room Saturday. This was cause for a
fire and would seem to be a very needless
piece Of carelessness on the part OF some
one.
Willis Paige saw a handsome sight
Monday morning while he was on his
way TO market Near the Tucker place,
about two miles south OF this village, six
buck deer were IN the road and moved
of slowly and gracefully upon the APP
preach OF Mr.. Paige.
Rev. Robert C. Wilson viii conduct the
evening service at Christ church on sun
day, which viii be the only service for
the day. The morning service Will be
held in the old church at upper Bethel,
Bishop Hall beng the preacher. A large
attendance is expected.
W. 5. McGuiness, special postofiice
inspector. was in town the first OF the
week to examine in regard TO the petition
for additional mail service at Rochester.
The petition asked for either an additional
train each way per day or star route to
give the additional service.
Mrs. Julia +. Foster is a graduate of the
American School Of Oiteopathy at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, this year, the exercises of
which took place June - to June 25.
Mrs Foster gave the Prophecy on
Class day and is vice president Of the
graduating class which numbers nineteen
members.
will G. shaw has been obliged to kill
his dog Mr.. Shaw was driving last
week over Warren mountain, accom- T
panied by the dog which tried to make
q too intimate acquaintance with hedge
hog. with the result that he was pretty
vel riddled with quilts and il was neces- /
sary 10 Kill him.
NJ. y. Kendall has been entertaining
family PARTY this week. His uncle,
". H. Newton, OF Johnstown. Wis, came
on. accompanied by Mrs. Newton and
their daughter. Mrs. A. r. Shumway.
Mr.. Newton was born in Barnard, but
left Vermont about sixty years ago. Mrs.
W. a. Andrews Of Hinesburg, Vt, and
Mrs. Norman Paige 81 Egypt, Mass,
have also been al Mr.. kendalls.
Everybody has been complaining OF the
late season and there Is not one in thous-
and probably that realizes that the aver
a ge temperature q June. 1902. does not
vary materially from other james. The
following records Of the month Of June