Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-08-14
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Mrs. +. 5. Fuller Of SaXtOns River is WIS.,
iting Miss May spaulding.
Mrs. e. A. Read and W. w. Read were
at Bellows Falls over Sunday.
Judge +. I. White of Yankton, 5. D., IS
a guest OF Mrs. A. J.. Stearns.
Miss Helen Haskell of Pittsfeld, Me, is
the guest Of Miss Pauline Read.
Rev. r. A. Greene and son Of Lowell,
Mass, are at DR.. L. NJ. Greene's.
Lynn Chadwick Of Windsor spent Sun
day with his father, r. A. Chadwick.
D.L. Chadwick was absent last week in
Cabot, where he is interested in farm.
Miss Mamie Simmons of Paterson, \.
j., Is at Mrs. r. n. Chapman's for August
The 1:47 soutbbound express Tuesday
lefta car at this station because Of a hot
box.
Nh. and Mrs. Oscar H. Huntington of
Linden, Mass, were at II. X. Wings over
Sunday.
Mrs. Lyman Haskins and son Of Bay
onne, n. D., visited at Mrs. A. l.. stearns
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. h. Albee and daughters
OF Springfield, Mass, are guests OF Hon.
h. }, Flint.
Miss Margaret p. Fuller Of saxtons
River is spending two weeks with Miss
May Spaulding.
Mrs. Harriet Coy OF Brookline, Mass,
and son, Bert Coy, Of Claremont, N. H.,
are al NJ. n. Kendalls,
Mrs. WI Fish and two children are
absent on a two weeks trip, visiting rela-
tiges in ira and Rutland.
Mrs. L. H. Edison is quite seriously i'll
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. George
Rood, at South Woodstock.
4 tE..Ft g,rag In nrttrpIt yyaeLr
where he accepted a position as book
keeper in a store and postoiice.
Miss Mary Ann Todd Of Boston came
Saturday to spend the rest Of the month
with her sister Miss Jane Todd.
George Brooks and son, Robert, Of Gales
burg, H., arrived at NJ. \, kendalls Aug
ust 9th for a stay OF three weeks.
George Marsh is confined to the house
by an attack OF erysipelas in one leg.
Gardner Wallace is running his store.
Mrs. w. NJ. Angler and daughter, Miss
RoXanna Angler, of Rutland are guests
his week OF he brother, q. l. Abbott.
Frank Rope Of Randolph and Miss
Mary DegOgnieu of Bethel were married
August 18th by Rev. Wilmond Warner.
Fred Townsend and Miss Lou Trask of
Peabody Mass, arrived Saturday for a
two weeks visit at Mrs. Charles Town
sends.
Mrs. 5. W. Barrows is absent on a two
weeks visit to her son, DR.. II. W. Barrows,
at Stowe and her daughter, Mrs. A. a.
Emery at st. Adams.
II. c. Gilbert and Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Graham are at Randolph Center. at
tending the Old Home Week celebration
OF the Normal school.
Increase Chamberlin and daughter, Miss
Eta Chamberliu, of Randolph, former
teacher in the village school, were in town
Tuesday visiting friends.
The Village Improvement society will
have a whist party al Mrs. l.. NJ. Heath
Tuesday, August 18th, from 2:30 till 5 p.
m. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Julia Foster, who graduated at the
school Of osteopathy at Nilkesbarre, Pa,
last June, is located at Butler, Pa, in
the practice OF her profession.
Papers were filed Tuesday placing in
nomination for town representative this
fall the name Of {. ID. Cushing as the local
option high-license candidate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Snowden and two
children OF Philadelphia are visiting Mrs.
NJ. 4. Harrington. NJ. II. Harrington and
family have returned to his mothers from
their trip to the Adirondacks.
Miss Ellora Welch is spending a month
at the home OF her grandfather, d. NJ.
Clough. Miss WEIGH is teaching piano
playing at South birmingham, Mass,
using the Leschetizky method.
q. w. ninsmore Of Boston has rented
the north tenement i'm the Hartwell house.
lately occupied by Mrs. Edwin Kittredge.
Mrs. kittredge expects TO 60 20 Boston the
last Of the week to join her son, Ernest.
The whist party at Mrs. l.. NJ. Greene's
Thursday of last week. given by the Village
NH4 .s.raH
nine tables being filed. The first prize
was taken by Mrs. A. l.. Stearns, who had
56 points.
There are unclaimed letters st the Bethel
pustotiiCe addressed to J. W. Ford. Mrs
William HoughtOn. care Mrs. A. W. Val
cntine, Mrs. B. MCCloud, John Mcliale.
Miss Grace Os'er, care George stone, Henry
Wilkinson.
The records kept by William K. Adams
Of the weather for July show the average
temperature for July in 1902 was 56 de-
grees; in 1891, 81 degrees. Four inches of
rain fell in the month Il was cloudy 28
days and rain fell Il days.
Mrs. +. 5. Fiske Of Montpelier and Mrs.
Burney Martin Of DesMoines, Ia, have
been guests the past week Of Mrs. ". J.
Brooks Burney Martin is a native of
Rochester and brother of Crosby Martin
Of that town. He is secretary Of state Of
lows.
There are some consultations in the cold.
wet weather. Potato bugs have scarcely
been able TO exist and have done small
damage, and flies have been chiefly noted
for their absence. The dust has been kept
well laid ON our streets without the use Of
the Village Improvement sprinkling cart.
Flowers, gardens and lawns have needed
no artificial irrigation. Grass and pota-
toes are yielding great crops, but where is
the corn2
During the storm Of Monday afternoon.
lightning struck the chimney Of the house
81 r. y. Young on North Main street
The current then divided and passed down
through the house in several different pla-
ces. The chimney was badly demolished
and the frame Of the building racked in
several places and other minor damage
done. Mrs. Young had left the house a.
bout a half minute before and Mr.. Young
was Fastening home from the village. ar
irving IN sight Of his house in time to see
the bolt strike. Mr Young was insured Ia
the Vermont Mutual At Guy Wilson's
agency.