Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-08-21
Bethel Local Intelligence,
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

John Cloran and Chas. Cloran were at
West Hartford over Sunday.
Ell. Messer was in town from Burling-
ton over Sunday with his family.
Miss Helen Stockwell OF Lancaster, n.
H.. is visiting at Charles w. Curtis
Miss Frances Nearing Of New York is
visiting the family OF Rev. Z. A. Read.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Tyler Aug. 10, weighing seven pounds.
Miss Josephine Grout of Waterbury
IS visiting her sister, Mrs. II. B. Lease
Mrs. Walter Baker and son of Boston
are spending the month at w. f. Bakers.
MI. Sheldon OF Boston is spending
week with relatives in Bethel and Stock
bridge.
Rev. R. A. Greene OF Lowell win
preach at the Uniyersalist church next
Sunday.
Scott Brown went to Worcester Monday
where he has a position in the insane
asylum.
Mrs. w. G. stearns and children Of
Medford, Mass, are stopping at Mrs.
&. q. Stearns.
william T. Brink has been granted an
increase of pension SO that he viii get ~
per month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy stearns and son, Al
bert, of Springfield are at A. L. Stearns',
his fathers.
Miss May Blossom is taking a two
weeks vacation with Miss Lillian Buck at
Brookheld.
Miss Lillian Buck Of Brookfeld and
Miss Lydia Atkinson OF Morriswlle
were in town last week.
Miss Julana Sylvester, Mr.. and Mrs
ID. NJ Clough and Mrs Harriet Sanders
were in Rochester lately.
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ter attended the Old Home week celebra-
tion at Chelsea last week.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postofiice addressed to Miss Carrie w.
Gillette and Mabel Orcutt
Mrs. John Leonard and Miss Flora
Baker of Stockbridge were at Mrs,
Malora Morse's over Sunday.
Rev. W. II. Davis, pastor OF the Elliot
church at Newton, Mass, was at l.. A.
Davis, his brother, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Mack Of Goffstown,
n. H., are spending three weeks with
their daughter, Mrs Henry w. Davis
C. C. Abbott, Mrs Charlotte Abbott of
Underhill and Miss Nellie ellison of Phila-
delphia are visiting Mrs. Ellen ellison.
Mrs. ALB. Mcleod and two children and
her mother, Mrs. +. A. Neal. Of Dorches
ter, Mass. are at @. II. Kimballs for
three weeks.
Recent arrivals at the Bascom House are
Miss o. p. j. Long of Boston, Mrs. Cole OF
Boston and Mr.. Richardson of Hilo, Sand
wich Islands.
About a hundred persons from this
town attended the Old Home week
celebration at the Randolph State Nor
NAL last week.
Rev. f. A. Read and Harry +. Adams
were in Hartland this week, attending the
centennial anniv srsaries OF the Hartland
Universalist church
A special train from Rochester was run
last Sunday to accommodate those who
wished to hear Rev. w. IL. Ryder al the
.Universalist church.
Miss Nellie Harty, a former teacher in
the Whiteomb High school. and now q
teacher in the Bennington school, visited
IN town over Sunday.
Mrs. John Rourke and children, who
have been visiting at her sisters, Mrs
4. A. Davis, returned last week to heI
home at Arlington, Mass.
The board OF civil authority met last
Saturday to revise the check list. About
fifteen names were added Action wa'
deferred on many requests, az the parties
asking to have their names added were
not present.
Miss Lois smith Of New York, who
has been spending the summer at thu
trip Tuesday, going by the way Of Bel
lows Falls and Boston, where she vii
visit friends.
Il is announced that the special traiI
bearing President Roosevelt will make
short stop at Bethel The train is due {,
leave White River Junction Saturday
August 30th, at 2:30 p m. and will proba
bly, reach Bethel abont 1880.
The young son Of J b. Reagan was rui
l.r- ~ al act hHHN auN
Reagan wishes il stated, that while tn
child was not seriously hurt, that the &C
cident was entirely needless and prosecu
tion will surely follow another such act
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. T. Blaine of Ne'
York, Miss Allen, sister OF Mrs. BLAINE
Miss Sarah Turner and Miss Ellen Turne
% Dighton. Mass. teachers in the Bridge
water. Mass. state normal school. are 9
4. Z. Cushman's for the month OF Angus
Rev. W. H. Ryder saw several deer Will
passing by Fred Mayo's farm trldal
The sight was a handsome one to Nj
RYDER. as the deer were on the knoll, line
out against the sky. but the sight IL not 8
handsome TO Mr. Mayo who says they al
seriously injuring his crops.
A certificate Of nomination has bee
filed for a union justice ticket as follow
VIM. r. Adams, K. J. Flint. W. g. Viii
taker. A. A. Brooks, G.. H. Topper, A.
Storrs and ID. NJ. Ciough. This IS Il
same ticket a. elected two years ago exec
the substitution Of the name Of A.
Storrs for that Of j. NJ. Booth.
One man. at least, in town has resign'
10 the inevitable and bought his winter
supply Of coal. II. II. ellison put in ca
load last week that cost him. delivered
his bin. q.55 per ton. The price Of coal
beginning TO affect the price Of wood, an
many farmers say that at least Il per Co
viii be added to the price Of wood th
winter.
F.N. Young received Tuesday throul
Guy Wilson. the local agent. check
Slil37 from the Vermont Mutual fire
surance Co. in payment for his loss
lightning Aug. 18th. when his house "
struck. Hugh Phillips. the Nermo
Mutual adiuster. was in town last Thu
dav and settled the loss in s manner e
fireiy satisfactory to Mr.. Young.
A new motive power has Just been q
o,overed for farming operations. Thu
dav 81 last week. W. g. Lattimer y