Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-27
Bethel Local Intelligence


son at Windsor.
Mrs. Mary A. Hodgkins returned from
Boston last week.
Miss Ann Sargent is recovering from a
two weeks attack OF the grip.
Mrs. =. n. Pennock is visiting her for
mer home at Rutland this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Briggs of Randolph
were at w. c. Lattimer's over Sunday.
Pearl Dyke of Claremont, n. H., has ar
rived at his grandfather's Frank Lyman s.
Mrs. James A. Graham spent several
days last week with friends at Randolph
Center.
Miss Cora Tyler returned last week from
SaXton's River where she has been spend
ing the winter.
Fred Lease of Waterbury has been
spending several days with his brother,
Harry b. Lease.
Charles Campbell and Ben King went to
Sault st. Marie, Mich, last Friday to
work in a tannery.
The seleCtmen have appointed Clayton
~ Dunham lister TO take the place Of Il.
+. Spauldng, resigned.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Allen, trimmer for Mrs. Mary
HOdgkins, arrived Monday and is stop
ping at Mrs. g., q. Stearns'.
Miss Margaret Kerr and cousin, Miss /
Kerr, Of Middlebury have been recent I
guests of Miss Lillian Buck.
Mrs Fannie T.. Bixby Of NORTHAMPTON /
IS spending her vacation with her mother /
Mrs. J.E. Alden, at S. B. Days.
Good Friday viii be observed by services |
at Christ church al nine in the morning |
and seven o'clock in the evening.
The infant son Of Frank Olmstead has
been seriously i'll at Frank o. Roberts, but
is now considered out of danger.
Mice Alice NJ Alv,rd a f,r,,sr tr.,L,, !
in the Whitcomb High school, arrived
Saturday to spend week with friends in
town.
=. +. Snow Of Dorchester, Mass, was at
Willis r. Paige's over Sunday returning
nome Monday, accompanied by his son, II.
f. Snow, Jr.
William B. Brooks has hired the King !
farm just over the line in Royalton, and
Albert Abbott is to carry on the farm of
Charter Durham.
Easter services will be held at Christ !
church as follows: Holy Communion.g !
O'Clock morning prayer, 1045 evening a
prayer, O'Clock.
Miss Sarah Rhett, teacher in the kim
dergarten department Of the New York ]
schools, was the guest over Sunday Of /
Mrs. y. j. Wilson
Mrs. Emma c. Wallace of Warner n. H., ;
arrived in town last week to care for Mrs. y
A. l.. stearns, who is slowly recovering =
from her severe sickness
Gaius Banners returned to Danvers, i,
Mass, Monday accompanied by Frank n
Bowen and Miss Abbie Norton, who have =
secured employment at Danvers. a
George L. Chamberlin's neighbors and O
friends have raised purse Of about fifty A
dollars to present to him as a mark OF their o
sympathy in his recent misfortune. y,
Mrs. Nina Lilley has sold to her sister,
Mrs Nelia LilleY, her interest in the W
Geo. Wright farm in Barnard, occupied NJ
ths past two years by the two sisters. p
Mrs. j.. c. Flowers and children left IN
Monday Mrs. Flowers viii 20 to Nova
Scotia, her birthplace, for a visit and then
expects to make her home in Lynn, Mass.
sam. Livingston and Al. Bowen, work. hi
men on the temporary bridge, fell into the
deep water last Saturday and were rescued s.
with some difficulty by Ferryman w. II. "
Smith. az
Wyman w. Holden went to Lowell, n
Mass, Thursday Of last week TO attend the ~
funeral Of his brother, Edward ID. Holden, Z.
who died Wednesday OF last week Of heart II
trouble. ~
Charles Pecor, Henry Pecor, George n
peeor Fred PeCor and William Comrie il
left Tuesday for East Wakefield, n. H., Ia
where they have taken a contract to cut h,
2,OOO,0 600 feet OF spruce and pine for NJ. l.. m
Mckay. They expect to be absent eight bl
or nine months. VI
+. +. spaulding has resigned the posi- HI
ton to which he was elected at the March a
meeting as chairman OF the board OF list er
ers. Mr.. Spaulding was not a candidate a
Tor reelection and did not wish to serve pl
at the time OF his election and has finally al
concluded that his business demands his fr
first attention. as
III ]
ton creamery during the month Of Febru ~
airy received 29c for butter fat; those de- "
livering cream received 30t per pound for %
butter fat. Mr.. Fish, the proprietor, states
that these are the highest prices paid by Ia
him during the eight years he has been do =,
ing business at Bethel. %.
The musical program at the Universalist
church next Sunday is as follows;-Organ
voluntary; "Christ is kisen,' choir;
..Glory be 10 God" choir, with solos by p,
Edith Greene, soprano, and otto Greene, n
tenor; Easter Hymn, with union Of male
voices, Burnett, Rogers and Weafer; olo,s "
sThe Holy SaviOurs Tomb, Denee, Miss
Edith Greene. All are welcome. "
Farmer G.. II. Topper had an exciting
experience with COW Monday evening. B
The COW had Just presented Mr.. Upper
with a nice little calf, which appeared n
somew hat weak in its legs, so Mr.. Upper
went into the stable to assist 1t to rise. The
COW resented any outside interference in y
her family affairs and charged upon Mr..
Topper, who took refuge in a small alcove
OF shelf above the stable. The COW re- I,
manned below waiting for him TO come ST
down aud there was no escape for him eN-
cent the way he had come up. His shouts "
for helm were heard, but were thought to II
he those Of boys playing. Il began tolook O.
as III the farmer was shelved for the night "
when Jack Gay thought he would go out o
to the barn and investigate those strange
shouts The situation soon explained IT.
self 20 Mr. Gay and he engaged the atten-
ton Of the irate mother COW and enabled a.
Mr.. Upper to beat a safe retreat. IL Is n
said that the COW was hornless.
Cant Keen Il Secret. z