Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-11
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
George Arnold is at home.

Lawyer JO0n NOOudn OF EDltIus n. n.
called on friends in town Sept. 9Th.
Mrs. Abigail Walker of Sharon is visit,
ing her sister, Mrs. E. X. Spaulding
Miss Stella Adams left Tuesday for Bos.
ton to remain during the millinery season
DR.. P. L. Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of Swan
ton are visiting relatives in this vicinity
Miss Ada Gilchrist OF Montreal is visit
ing at the old Gilchrlst home on Royalton
Hill.
Mrs. Susan Jones Of Barre arrived Tues
day TO care for her young great grandson
at II. b. Leases.
Mrs. Emma Heath Wallace was in town
this week to attend the Chapman cente-
marian celebration.
Mrs. Harriet Wells died Sept. 18th OF
valvular disease of the heart, at the age of
seventy-t three years
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Fish and chill
dren Of Rutland spent Sunday with his
brother, W l.. Fish.
viii Moore has moved from the house Of
Peter O'Connell to the house OF Lewis
Bates on South Main street.
Letters remaining in this office UNI
claimed Mrs. Elisha Dana. Mr.. Clarence
Smith, VIM. Bolten Walker.
Henry Jennings Of Gaysville has moved
into the upper tenement in the house OF f.
n. Chapman on Church street.
Mrs B. G. Harlow returned Friday from
ten days visit to her son, pastor OF the
Cong1 church at Lisbon, ~ Fl.
Miss Mary Ann Todd returned to Bos<
ton Monday, after spending three weeks
with her sister, Miss Jane Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank n. Field Of Chico
pee. Mass, were guests at Nestledown
cottage, Lake Ansel, over Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Smith and Mrs. L. p. Thayer
of Randolph and Walter Smith of Florida
were guest Of Mrs A. l.. Stearns Tuesday.
Charles Bayard has gone to Waterbury,
Conn, where he has secured employment
in the Chase rolling mills Of the Berlin
Bridge Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Sargent and son,
Francis, attended the funeral of Alpha 1
Messer, brother Of Mrs. Sargent, at Roch- !
ester on Tuesday.
Work has been begun on building new I
road from the Christian hill quarries to I
connect with the present public highway |
near the dwelling of w Q. Baker
The Village improvement society will .
meet with Mrs. Hiram ellison Tuesday /
evening, Sept. Is. Both gentlemen and J.
ladies are invited to attend. Whist is the
game.
Being satisfied OF their election, Repre-
sentative-elect Cushing went Friday and
day to Montpelier to engage rooms and
board at the capital city.
Henry Preston went to Burlington last
week to be present at the operation per-
formed on his wife Thursday. Mrs. Pres
ton stood the operation well and it is
hoped that it was successful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin H. Durkee re-
turned last week from a two weeks car
rage drive across the mountain, visiting
friends and relatives in Chittenden, Mem
don, Sherburne and vicinity.
Win B. Brooks has moved from the
King farm just over the line in Royalton,
to the Foster house on Main street, and .
Frank Williams has moved to the place
vacated by Brooks, from the Kenney
house on Christian hill owned by James
ID. Wheeler.
The horse of f. L. Cushman became
frightened by some children passing on
the sidewalk with a child's cart Monday
and ran away from in front of A, ri. /
Bowen's, where it had been left by Mr..
Cushman. 1t ran into the yard of Rev. E.
A. Read, where il was stopped The
vehicle was pretty well broken up and the
horse was somewhat cut.
The meeting of Rising Star grange Sat
urday evening was very largely attended,
many coming from Gaysville and Ram !
dolph oranges. One new application was l
IN the third and fourth degrees. after
which ice cream, coffee and cake were t
passed around. The next meeting will be v
held Saturday evening, Sept. 10th.
The following new students are attend
ing the Whitcomb High school this term = a
Bessie Goddard, Pearl Davis and Roman /
Holland of Stockbridge Blanche Paige. a
sarah Rhodes, Ella Adams, Harriette :
CHADWICK, Barnard; Adele Sparrell, Royal y
ton; Karl E. Greene, Elmer b. Dinsmore, I
Florence Holbrook, Ivers Hackett and /
Lawrence Holbrook, Bethel town dis
trict
liking Jollity," at Bethel The people
OF Bethel are making arrangements for the Il
production Of this grand spectacular and -
gorgeous entertainment, tine equal of n
which has never been seen in this place G
Beautiful costumes and scenery. bright. / b
catching music and an up-to-date line of v
'peclalties, animated song sheet coon ii
songs, cake walk. Town hall. two even b
ngs, September 22d and I'D "
The Whitcomb High school began its 81
sessions on Monday with the following q
BOARD OF teachers; High room, principal
J. ;. Wright, assistant, Miss Catherine
'outher, pupils, 50; grammar, teacher.
Mss Laura Kelsey of Salisbury. pupils, q
teacher, Miss Lillian Buck
Il Brookheld, pupils, q; second primary.
eacher, Miss Jessie Spaulding of Bethel b.
,upils, Is; first primary, teacher. Miss
Harriet Fisher OF Cabot, pupils, 81; max lie
ng 1853 pupils in all.
About half past eleven Monday morn
lg, Otis Stoddard went bathing with al
ONE companions in the branch opposite ~
be lower end OF the fair ground. He &c
ould not swim, although his companions
Understood that he could. He was heard
D cry for help and he Immediately sank q
nd did not come to the surface The %
oys with him were not expert swimmers ~
nd could not dive. Though they sank :
own, they could not find the body. Help :
as sent for and it is estimated that it was
bout ten or fifteen minutes before AIeck
'ashburn made a dive down where the
ody was last seen and brought it to the
lrface. Drs. Greene and Chase worked
yer the body for an hour, but with no sue
IS. They expressed the opinion that the
ause of his death was heart failure The
ster was exceedingly cold and it is
lought that the shock caused heart