Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-29
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
Mrs. orville Blossom was quite i'll las
week.
HE. Adams was absent on bushes
trip to Boston last week,
JoviaI Joe Boulais is assisting Station
Agent j. II. Carr in his duties.
Mrs. =. n. Fisher is visiting her son
L. p. Fisher, at Springfield, Mass.
Frank Olmstead went to Hookset, n. H..
Monday, where he has employment team
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Gillette visited then
daughter, Mrs. Shaw, at Northtield last
week.
Mrs. Edwin Kittredge is keeping house
in the north tenement in the w. II. Hart
well house.
Quite a number OF our people attended
the Mary Howe concert at Randolph Fri
day evening.
George Ingalls, and his wife are coming
home to help take care Of his mother, Mrs.
A. d. ingalls,.
Mr. and Mrs, II. X. Wing of Boston ar
rived Tuesday az their summer home on
Christian Hill.
Mrs. A. l.. Stearns went to Springfield,
VT, Saturday to spend several days with
her son, Roy stearns.
The Farmers Telephone Co. have in
stalled an instrument in the office of VIM.
X. Adams, town clerk.
L. II. Rhodes and wife and W. W. Nor
ton and wife Of Hancock visited at h. Bow
ems Thursday and Friday.
Eben NJ. Wilson OF Barnard has been
granted a pension of sl2 and Mrs, Augusta
G. Eglin OF Bethel one Of IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Haskins and daugh-
tor AlrE D of 0lff HlE-Ifa ma
guests Of Mrs. NJ. +. Harrington.
David Raymond is circulating paper to
raise money to buy a new COW for John
Byam whose COW died this month.
Walter Preston went to Lynn, Mass,
Monday where he has employment in the
clothing store OF Besse, Rolfe & Co.
VIII Markham gave a party Friday
evening to his fellow members of the
graduating class of the Whitcomb High
school.
Miss Sadie Atwood is spending week
at Mrs Mary Hill's, after which she will
leave for New London, n. H., where she
has purchased cottage on the shores OF
Lake Sunapee.
At the meeting of the Mobiles Of the |
Mystic Shrine at White River Junction
last Saturday VIII NJ. Fisher was elected |
delegate to the national meeting to be |
held at San Francisco, June 10th.
l.. NJ. Wood and S. II. Rogers have been
drawn on jury at the June term OF Wind
sor county court. Both are trying to get |
off so that they will be sure to be at home 4
to vote at the Republican caucus.
Pre- Memorial day exercises will be held |
by the combined grammar and high .
school departments OF the Mhitcomb /
High school Thursday, May 29th at ! rs D.
m. Parents and others are invited to at
tend
Postofiice Inspector Elmer Kincaid of
Boston made an official inspection OF the
Bethel postofiice last week. II goes with
out saying that he found the affairs con-
Quoted by Postmistress Arnold in a first
rate business manner.
Through the efforts of Mrs. T. A. Chad
wick and Mrs. G. II. Kimball enough
money has been raised to pay for 70 marx
ers for the soldiers graves in the town OF
Bethel. The members OF Daniel Lille
Post No. 81, @. A. r., wish to thank the
people of Bethel for responding to this
call so literally.
About so OF the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Elias Bowen spent a very pleasant time at
their home the evening of May 22d, it be-
ing the twentieth anniversary OF their
marriage. The evening was spent in games
and music, after which refreshments were
served The company broke up at an early
hour, and as a token OF their friendship
left them purse Of Sl2.
The Republican town committee have
issued the call for the town caucus which
will be held in the town hall Saturday,
June 9TH at D. m. Delegates will be elect i
ed to the State, district and county con- ,
ventions. The ballot box will not be !
closed before pm. The vote for delegates
tO.the State convention will be bv ballot /
and plurality will elect. :
Alfred Hamilton. alias Alfred Hawkins. j
uaU Alas d At ID. !
for the murder Of David NJ. Woodbury. al 4
Anacortes Sept. z, 1899. He cursed the 1
sheriff when he read the death warrant to z
him and rushed up the soaifold stairs two 5
steps at time. Mr.. Woodbury. was a son a
Of the late George Wood bury OF Bethel I
and was well known here. Z
The following members OF the family Of a
Mrs. }. j. Wilson were IN town last week 9
and family reunion was held Saturday. G
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. NJ. Wilson and daughter.
Faith, of Randolph Miss Mary Wilson {
from North Hsrtland, Robert {. Wilson y
from New York, Miss Susie f. Wilson |
from Brockton. Mass. Mr. and Mrs /
Hugh Wilson from St Adams. Richard /
d. Wilson from the L. Y. NJ. and Miss
JEANNE Wilson from the Randolph State c
Normal. Z
Owing TO the severe storm on Saturday g
evening, the Rising Star grange meeting y
was not largely attended. After the rou- 1
tine business was transacted Mrs Ernest
Howard, as lecturer, gave the following a
program, it being children's evening: ?
Piano solo, Ruby Fish; defamation. saThe I
English Language, May Porter; decla- =
nation, "The Child's PRAYER" Ruby Fish. Q
defamation, "A Merry Good Morning !
Lucy Wight; song, "Little Feet Mary q
Sanders; vocal duet, "Sing and Love. 2
Lucy Wight and May Porter The pro- n
gram was an exceedingly pretty one for !.
so young ones to give. The next meeting y
viii be held two weeks hence, June 9TH.
The Best Of All and (