Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-10
Bethel Local intelligence.
Guy WILSON, Local Editor.


Mrs. c. W. spaulding and Miss Jessie
Spaulding are sick.
Mrs. George Foster is visiting relatives
in Fitchburg, Mass.
Miss May Spaulding visited at John
Reeds in Jericho last week.
Conductor Michael Powers Of the c. v.
X. r., spent Sunday with T.. A. Davis.
Mrs. James Kidd of Rutland IS visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Baker.
Mrs. Mary Bliss Doten Of Springfield,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. c. II. Kidder.
Mrs. Martha Cushing and Miss Hattie
Wood are visiting friends in Providence,
RI
Rev. Il. A. Read was called to Boston
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed and son Of
Somerville, Mass, spent Sunday at {. o.
Hopkins.
win Perkins, a former resident OF Beth
81, has been visiting his brother-in-law,
Mark Stiles.
Rev. Robert c. Wilson and Miss Sarah
Rhett Of New York are visiting at Mrs.
81. J.. Wilson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. n. Barrows and son
visited Mr.. Barrows father in Wood
stock July 9Th.
Miss Annie Kimball is at home from
her employment in millinery parlors at
Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Lucy Graham and Miss Emma
Clahin are taking their vacation Of a week
al Lake Dunmore.
Mrs. Halle Chase returned Saturday
from a six months visit to Mrs. w. II.
Dreamer at Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. Nellie r.. Baker Of Springfield, VT, |
and Frank Page Of Nashua, n. H., are
stopping al Sayles Hoisington's.
Miss Jennie Kendall returned last week |
from a visit OF several months to relatives |
in Springfield and Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Sue A. p. Hoyt went to Burlington |
Tuesday, where she is to keep house a /
month for her nephew, f. II. Fisher.
Mrs. John Bradley returned to her home j
in Ludlow Tuesday after spending a /
couple OF weeks with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Harrington and |
children. Helen and Arthur, OF Philadel- |
phia, are visiting Mrs. Mary E. Harring- |
ton.
Mrs. John Kimball went to lansing !
burgh, n. Y, Tuesday to visit her parents. I
Later in the month Mr.. Kimball will join |
her.
The many friends in Bethel of S. T. Coy |
OF Bellows Falls regret to learn that he is |
ton. |
There are unclaimed letters at the |
Bethel postoiiice addressed to Miss Alice |
Gable, Miss Lena Blanchard and Mrs;
G. q. Perry.
George III. Bickford and John ID. Sar-
gent OF Hardwick, granite men, are in
town this week investigating the Harlow
granite quarry.
G. w. Blodgett Of Montpelier has moved |
upon the farm on Christian hill recently |
bought by John Haley of Northfeld OF
Mrs. John Wallace.
Charles A. Adams and Miss Jessie 3. |
Flint, both Of Gaysville, were married
July Sd by Rev. +. A. Read, pastor of the
Uniyersalist church.
Miss Lizzie Kimball is at home from the |
Bridgewater, Massachusetts,, Normal
school, accompanied by her friend, Miss
Grace Rogers, OF Northboro.
Miss Stella Adams, Miss Abbie Whit
comb and Mrs. W. 4. King left Wednes-
day 10 attend the Young Peoples Chris
tian Union convention at Portland, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Stanley Of Rock
Falls, ILL.,, and Mrs. Robert Miller of De-
troit are guests OF Mrs. Adeline l.. Bur-
nett, sister Of Mrs. Stanley and Mrs Mill
er.
I. G.. Boutelle, foreman in the finishing
AhbAl5 VI NnN AAAAtAls has AEAhLAfu 10
his home in Woburn and the work in
that department will hereafter be in
charge Of B. G. Walker.
Miss Grace Topper is at home after a
six months absence studying. Miss
Upper recently took examinations in ten I
subjects for admission TO Radcliffe college |
and passed them successfully.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright Of Boston
have been visiting friends in town the
past week, stopping al the Bethel Tavern.
Mr., Wright is son of Rev. George w.
Wright, formerly pastor Of the Bethel
Congl church.
Victor Reed left Monday for a months
trip to Maine in the interests Of the Mo-
Hair company. The sale of this meritor-
ious compound is on the increase and the
company have difficulty in keeping up
with their orders.
There was a hearing Tuesday at the
office OF John J. Wilson before Referee r.
j. Flint. The parties were Julius Davis OF |
stocShridge ana r. g. White Of Caven-
dish, Wilson appeared for Davis and |
Edge rtou of Rochester for White.
Mrs. y. X. Putnam and Miss Thirza
Gay Of Newton, Mass, are visiting rela-
tiyes IN this section. Mrs. Putnam was /
q sister Of the late John Huntington of |
Randolph and was born i'm the town OF
Randolph on the VIII Spear farm.
Robert Kimbau and Henry Tupper
made a bicycle trip to Ludlow over sun
day, going Thursday ana returning the
% miles Monday morning in four hours.
The time taken from Barnard to Bethel
over the hill road was thirty minutes.
Lynn Chadwick, Reuben Whitcomb and
Miss Mollie kimball went to Cabot to
spend July 9Th with Miss Harriet Fisher.
Mr.. Chadwick failed TO make connections
at Montpelier and SO devoted one day to
the study OF the state house architecture.
The old board Of teachers OF the Whit
comb High school have been engaged for
the coming year, consisting Of G.. :.
Wright, principal; Miss SOuther, assis-
tant; Miss Kelsey, grammar; Miss Buck.
intermediate; Misses Fisher and Atchin-
son, primary departments.
J. II. Beckwith began July 1st carrying
the mails on the Bethel 'Lympus rural free
delivery route, It is expected that this viii
save the farmers many a trip to the village
and that after July 1st the streets OF
Bethel village viii not be so congested as
heretofore and Il viii be possible to drive
through the streets on q trot.
The "Unterrifed Democracy of Bethel