Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-08
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY wrLsoN, Local Editor.

There IS an unclaimed letter at the
postoffice addressed TO Mr.. Frank Badger
Ben. King, the young son Of ". T. King
has been Ill the past week with pneumonia
Measles, mumps, chiekenpox and pink
eye are affecting this community with vis-
its
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dana Durham OF
Canaan, n. H., were recent guests OF his
father, Allen Durham.
The ladies of the Congl society VIII hold
sale Of aprons and other useful articles,
also plants, on or about May 10th.
Miss Marie Church visited Mrs. J. @. AL
den on her way home from Boston, where
she has been very Ill with appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Jewett of Albany, n.
~. have been spending a few days with
Mrs. f.. n. Quirin, sister OF Mrs. Jewett.
Presiding Elder w. NJ. Newton held the
first quarterly conference OF the Bethel NJ.
=, society Tuesday morning at the house
of L. \. Young.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Billings and Mrs.
j. }. Billings Of Morrisville have been re-
cent guests Of Mrs, q. r. Heath, daughter
OF Mrs. j. j. Billings.
Rev. Wilmond Warner is taking his va
cation. The pulpit Of the tOngl church
viii be occupied next Sunday by Rev. Jas
b. Sargent OF Lisbon, n. II.
Beginning with next Sunday, evening
prayer Will be said nc Christ church al
half past seven instead Of seven. The Fri
day evening service as usual
Drs. Cleaves Of Montpelier ana jackson
of Burlington were guests OF DR.. n. NJ.
Chase at Lake Ansel May LIST at his cottage.
Several good strings were taken from the
lake that day.
f.. Hatch was arrested last Thursday
Tor intONicatiOn and fined % and costs, /
making in all $3.50. Disclosure was made
ON five gallon jug, brought TO Bethel by
the express company.
The z. W. Rood premises on South Main |
street have been sold for Chas. H. Cutler |
OF South Lawrence, Mass. through the |
real estate agency Of Guy Wilson to Lewis |
b. Bates, who buys for home
Funeral services Of the late Mrs. 4. s. |
Paine were held Saturday, Rev. +. A. |
Read offered prayer and Mrs. Warren 1
Hutchins gave an address. Music was
furnished by the choir OF the Uniyersalist \
church.
Political notes &c. H. Kimball is cir
culating paper pledging voters for Proc
tor; Brooks a Washburn have for sale
some Clement campaign buttons; McCul-
Tough men are lying low but think they
have sure thing.
Don't forget to buy your tickets for "a
Debt OF Honor" at the town hall Friday
night by the Y. r. G. L. The success of |
these young people in the past, dramatcal-
", is a sufficient guarantee Of the quality
OF this entertainment.
Rev. Wilmond Warner will take his va
cation next week. The pulpit 81 the
Congl church Sunday, the 18th, will be
occupied by Rev. James b. Sargent of Lis
bon, n. H., a former Bethel boy and grad
uate of the Whitcomb High school
Geo. sanspra goes to White River June.
n Ifa
daughters viii make their home this sum-
mer with their grandfather, Robert Oshea,
in Braintree. Mr. Sanspra has rented his
house to Harry Henderson, the section boss.
Orren Neff has sold the Boynton place
on the Lillieville road to II. II. NJ. Thurs
ton of Exeter. Mr. Thurston is at present ,
employed in a shoe factory, but thinks the
combining nature OF his present employ
ment is detrimental TO his health and win
try farming.
Al the annual meeting Of Christ church I
parish Monday forenoon the following I
officers were chosen. Chas. W. Curtis, /
senior warden; John j. Wilson, junior
warden; Guy Wilson, secs and treas
Miss Mary Stearns and Miss Kate Davis {
were appointed solicitors.
b. c. Rogers, administrator Of the estate d
of the late Eide Buhr, has sold to MIL
George Byam the premises formerly owned
by Mr.. Buhr, known as the Laforrest Rog
ers farm. The farm is situated in IN | 4
western part of the town between Bethel
'Lympus and Camp Brook. Z
The first train over the Rochester r. r.
into Bethel since the spring washout ar =
rived MAY 5th, it consisting of an engine .
drawing the seven freight cars that had "
heen stalled ON the line since the freshet =,
Of March ID. i is expected that the regu- u
lar schedule Of passenger trains viii be u
adopted soon.
The Universalist Sunday school held its +,
annual meeting last Sunday and the fol- -
lowing officers were elected; -Supt.. Mrs. "
=. A. Read; asst. supt.. Mrs r. l.. Martin; y,
sec. and treas, II. T.. Adams; librarian, y
Nellie Clatiin; asst. librarian. Esther Rog-
ars; organist, Edith Greene. The old
board OF teachers were reelected.
Mrs. Ann Armstrong, widow Of the late =
Dominic Wynn. died al her home in this q
village Wednesday morning. Mrs. WYNN 4.
has been in failing health for several years. N
she was born in county Sligo Ireland Z -
about SO years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. WYNN q
came 70 this country about 1865, first set- =.
Ting IN Randolph but soon moving 10 y
Bethel. Mrs. Wynn is survived by eight y.
children a. follows: Mrs. Kate Wallace. q
kife Of Elroy +. Wallace Of Bethel. Mrs ny
Mary Walker Of BroOkheld. Mass. Mrs -
Annie sherlock Of Royalton. Mrs. Maggie
Mack Of Springfield, Mass, Mrs Patrick
p Wynn OF Bethel. Thomas Wynn Of So
loyalton, Patrick Wynn Of Springfield.
Mass, and John Wynn. her youngest son
Who has always lived at the home place in at
3ethel. ",
Frank r. Williams, inspector Of rural
rec delivery routes, finished his work al NJ
iethc last week and left Friday for New 50
allen, y. H. The three routes petitioned
or from Bethel are as follows.-First. TO
iethel postOfiice TO Foxyille on the Forrest IA
outhard road. thence to the Christian Hin VI
cad via d. W. Bliss thence to James ID.
n heeler's; to the Sanford Corners on Fish
I'LL; to the river road and to Findley
ridge via Z. W Herrsdens; to the David fai
orrey farm on the west side Of the co
ranch; back to Findley bridge and to III
ethel on the eastern side Of the branch Ey
econd. Bethel 20 Gaysyille via the Ma jui
ban Parker farm; 10 twin bridge on Stony Gu
rock up Fletcher brook and over Sawyer tn
ia to N. L. Wyman's; 10 Gaysyille by the tor
ver road and 20 Bethel on the southern 4
de 81 White river. Third Bethel post fey
flee 20 Locust Creek hotel via the Cleve- di.
md farm, owned b. ;. X. Stanton; 20 Of
srnard By the stage road; to Bethel uost- Br
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