Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-24
Bethel Local Intelligence.
c. WILsoN. LooaI EdItor.

friends in town last week.
Chas. Ross is moving into the Kittredge
house, owned by DR.. r. NJ. Chase.
Mr.. aud Mrs. T. A. Chadwick took a
carriage drive to STAFFORD last week.
Frank p. Currier Of Chelsea, Mass, is
spending a few days at G. W. Berry's.
Dennis Hickey, whose Illness is men
toned in another place, died Tuesday
Miss Gertrude Bailey of Rochester re-
Gently spent several days at W. j. Brooks.
Miss Hannah F. Hanlon Of Roxbury has
been visiting her friend, Miss May Bios
som,
George Chase OF Boston is at home for
short stay with his father, DR.. Z. NJ,
Chase.
Miss Annie Grout Of Waterbury is visit
ing the family Of II. B. Lease, her brother
in-law.
Mrs. w. j. Brooks was at Bellows
Falls over Sunday, the guest Of Mrs. E. \.
Smith.
Miss Gale Perkins Of Windsor has been
spending a few DAYS in town with Miss
Mary Stickney.
Misses AIouie Abbott and Lucy Wash
burn are in Rutland this week attending
summer school
Misses Julia and Mabel Miller are visit
ing their sister, Mrs. b. +. Davis, al
Methuen, Mass.
Mrs VIM. Downing and daughter Of
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, are visiting Hon. r.
J. Flint, her uncle.
Prof. Smith of the University OF West
Virginia has been the guest the past week
of Rev. c. II. Wells.
Ben Washburn has been absent the
past week visiting Julius Nashburn, his /
great uncle, at Putney.
Dana Burbank Of North Pomfret was in /.
town the first OF the week 10 meet his |
cousin, John Burbank.
Miss Marion Kendall Of Chicago is visit |
ing friends in town, Miss Kendall has /
employment in Prangs Art store.
The ladies of the Village Improvement D
society gave a well-attended and much |
enjoyed lawn party Tuesday evening,
A. Lee Cady has rented the Ansel Bur
bank house near Lake Ansel and will |
spend the month Of August there with his /
family.
Carl Cushing, G. H. Upper, John Kel-
cher and l.. w. Clough are at Burlington 4
today attending the democratic state con- /
vention.
Chas. Pecor returned to Sanbornville, y. |
H., Tuesday, where he is engaged in an /
extensive lumber job with his brother, I
Fred Pecor.
DR.. Leopold Leo has returned to New |
York, after having been called to Bethel /
by the illness Of his mother, Mrs. Leo, at /
Echo Farm.
Henry Dutton of Portsmouth, y. H.,
son and daughter are guests Of Mr.. and |
Mrs. c. Ii. Kidder. Mr.. Dutton is cous-
in Of Mrs. Kidder
Miss Ruth Warren Of New York arrived |
at r. T.. Burnett's this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Miller Of Detroit are expected
the last Of the week.
E. H. Kittredge, who is employed in the
music store of Oliver Ditson & Co. in Bos-
ton, is spending week with his mother,
Mrs. Edwin kittredge.
Mr. and Mrs r. II. Winter and Miss
Emma Winter OF Nineland, y. j., arrived
last Thursday and went to their summer
home on Stony Brook in Stockhridge.
Unclaimed letters in this office are for
Mr.. John Ansell, Mr.. Thomas Conghlin,
care of James Hatch, Mr. Albert Kendall.
Miss Minnie Lemay, Mr.. II. G.. Thomas.
Morning and evening prayer will be
omitted at Christ church next Sunday it
being the rector,s Sunday in Royalton.
Only the eight O'Clock service will be held,
Dr. Mark Stanley OF White River juno
tion, former student az the Whitcomb
High school and IN the office OF Or. l. N.
Greene, visited friends in town last week.
Work is being DELAYED on the abutments
TO the new bridge over White river by the
water in the river being at such a high
stage that the stone in the middle pier
cannot be taken out.
Tie next meeting Of Rising Star grange
viii be held July Is and viii be observed I
as ladies' night. The lecturer requests all
who can sing and all having parts TO be on
hand at Z O'Clock prompt.
Late arrivals at Echo Farm include Mrs.
John G.. MaNield, Miss MarRery Max
field, Miss Edna Maxteld, Mrs. Harry
Trask and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, al
of Springfield, Mass. and Mrs. George F. n
Taylor and son, Howard Taylor, Of New j
York
Judge w. II. Bliss Of MiddlebUry was at
his brothers, ID. NJ. Bliss last week His
many Bethel friends viii be pleased to
learn that Judge Bliss received the re-
nomination at the Addison county con-
vention for judge Of probate, the promised
opposition not realizing very successfully.
At an adjourned hearing before Judge
Wheeler at Brattleboro. held the 21st. an
order Of court was issued that the White
River Valley r. r. be sold al public auc-
tion to the highest bidder on the steps OF
the c. Y. Ry. passenger depot al Bethel
August 18th. II is understood that the
clashing interests of jose Parker q Co.
and of Samuel Williams have come to an
agreement with this result.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Burbank Of Rich
mond. Ind, were at the Bascom House
over Sunday. Mr. Burbank came to Bethel
to look up his relatives. This Is his second
trip TO Bethel. He was born iu Indiana
about 1925 and was the son Of Isaac Bur
bank. who emigrated from Bethel about
1915. Isaac Burbank was the son Of Flea
ger Burbank, one Of the first settlers in
Bethel Eieazer Burbank lived in house
that stood on what is now the farm OF
Elroy i. Wallace on Christian Hill and be
was one Of the builders az the "First Pro
prietors Meeting House, now the Jnjver-
salist church. The SON. Isaac. father Of
John. also lived on Christian Hill in his
early life. John Burbank has been man
Of much activity and was close friend OF
the late Oliver p. Morton. governor Of
Indiana, He, himself, was governor Of the
territory Of Dakota. Mr.. Burbank isa
cousin Of Mrs. Nelson II. Wallace and Is
also related to NJ. A. Moody.