Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
Bethel Local Intelligence.
CO wIsoN, LoeaI Editor.

=. +. Messer of Burlington is spending
week at home with his family.
Mrs. Henry Farr OF Braintree spent Sum
day with her sister, Mrs. Henry Rice.
Rev. c. II. Wells Of this town delivered
the Memorial day address at Barnard.
Mrs. Bruce Mcdonald Of Montpelier
was the guest last week Of Miss Kelsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Markham spent Sun
day m Gaysville with Mrs. George Bah
cock.
Attendance on Memorial day exercises
at the town hall this year was unusually
large.
II. c. Gilbert went to Middletown,
Conn, Monday to visit his son, Rev. Geo.
b. Gilbert.
Miss Annie McGraw of the Bascom
House employees is visiting in Mortified
this week.
The Methodist Sunday school viii cell
citrate Children's day next Sunday at 2;30
in Cushing hall.
Roman Catholic services were held in
Cushing hall Sunday by Rev. Jos. Therien
of Windsor.
Howard Edison Of Lawrence, Mass, was
the guest over Sunday Of his cousin, Miss
Lillian Buck.
w. NJ. Fisher started on his trip to Cali
at least a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Herriek Of Boston
have been spending few days with Mrs.
Martha Graham.
Charles Hoisington and wife Of Lowell,
Mass, are spending two weeks with
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Guy Wilson and Master Paul left
Wednesday fora months trip to Spring
field and Boston. Mass.
The Epworth League of Christian En-
deavors will hold ballad soclable at f. b.
Soutbworths Friday evening.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
81 postotiice addressed to n. j. WELSH w.
Egan, D. II. Croutchey and L. p. Lard.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4. Estabr of North
Sherburne spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. w. l.. Fish, of this town.
CD. Davis and c. w. Hall, New York
capitalists, were in town the first of the
week, examining the Ellis granite quarries.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Pulsifer Of Boston.
who have rented the old Waller farm house
for the summer, arrived in town Monday.
There win be no service at the Universal
list church next Sunday morning. The
baccalaureate sermon will be given in the
evening
Samuel Williams, who is practically
owner Of the Rochester railroad, was up
from Boston last week inspecting his
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Hemenway OF Gran
vile have been spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Lincoln, parents of
Mrs. Hemenway.
Mrs. George Douglas and daughter,
Miss Anna Douglas OF Boston, who have
rented the S.B. Day house for the summer,
arrived in town Monday.
Jack Weafer went to Burlington Satur-
day to play on the Winooski Wooden Mills
team in their game with the Burlingtons,
in which the former won by score of to
5.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Dyke went to Boil
ton Monday where Mr.. Dyke has
months work carpentering. Mrs. Dyke
will visit friends and relatives in that vi
cinity.
John Keleher is the recipient of nice
present from his brother-in-law at Barre
in the shape Of a mich COW. John is
looking for some one to do the milking
for him.
The program for Rising Star grange
meeting June eth will include music, dec
lamation, readings and question, SIRE
solved, That a farm life is the best one
that young man can choose"
The selectmen have bought of w. II.
Hartwell 125 cubic Yards of stone and fill
ing for the abutments to the new bridge.
the same to be taken from the Hartwell
stone ledge near his sugar place.
Fred A. Mayo and Miss Hannah NJ avo
went to Colchester Tuesday to attend the
wedding OF their niece, Miss Clara M "yo.
10 +. NJ. Harvey OF Montpelier clerk OF
the board OF railroad commissioners.
+. Ii. Chamberlin and +. B. Ryan were
driving near NJ. +. Savage's Thursday Of
last week when the horse became unman-
8geable and Mr.. Chamberlin was thrown
out, suffering painful injuries but break
ing no bones. I
Doris, the 15-months-old daughter Of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Davis, died MAY I
Both OF tubercular meningitis. The funer- |
al services sunday were in charge Of j. G. |
Sargent, Rev. Wilmond Warner officiating, 4
and the interment was in Cherry Hin GEM |
etery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rourke Of West |
Somerville, Mass, accompanied BY their I
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. GUILTY Of Ar |
ltngton, Mass, were in town last week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Peter O'Connell. |
parents OF Mrs. Rourke, and Mrs. E. A. I
Davis, her sister.
Cards have been received in town. an
nouncing the marriage OF Miss Annie Nc
Fie Hamilton and Mr.. Edwin Frederick 1
Merrill, which will take place at Grace
church, sutton, r. O., June 18th. Miss I
Hamilton has many friends in Bethel. who 4
extend their best wishes.
Deer are running in quite large numbers |
on Royalton hill and have become quite a /
nuisance to the farmers. destroying their 1
gardens. Charles Waldo has been quite 4
sufferer in this respect. The farmers find
themselves in an awkward position. The 4
deer are protected by the state, they can /
not shoot them and they cannot build a \
fence high enough TO keep them out and /
thew cannot stand perpetual guard over I
their pea vines. The legislature will prob /
ably be called upon this fall 10 make some I
new laws in this respect.
c. NJ. Moser Of Burlington and Chas. /
Stillman Of Bayonne. y. j.. were in town 4
Tuesday ia the interests Of the Standard 4
OIL Co. The company are looking for a .
proper site in which 10 locate an oil tank
from which Bethel, Royalton, Randolph
and upper White River valley VIII be sup,
piled. 4