Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-31
Bethel Local Intelligence,
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Miss Alice Bryant OF Boston recently
visited friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobin OF Swanton visited
friends in Bethel last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry c. Rice are visiting
relatives at East Middlebury.
S. X. Stanton Of Detroit has arrived at
his cottage on Royalton Hill.
DIR. Z. a. Burnett and family OF Swan
ton are visiting relatives in town.
There will be no preaching service at the
Universalist church next Sunday.
II, A. EstabroolSs Of Boston, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. L. Fish.
Miss Leila Webster of Holyoke, Mass,
has been the guest OF DR.. r. Nj. Chase this
week.
There is an unclaimed letter at the
Bethel postofiice addressed TO Mrs. 5. A.
White.
ID. Bowen dock Bowen, the veteran
horseman) is in town this week visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Augusta Elgu has been visiting
friends and relatives on Locust Greek the
past week.
Joel b. Putnam, a former well-knowu |
resident In town, called ON friends here
this week.
E.B, Ellis OF Nofthdeld is in town this .
week looking after bis quarry interests on .
Christian Hill.
Miss May A. Parlaman Of Glenn Cove, L. [
J., is spending two weeks with the family .
of O. ID. Greene.
There will be prayer meeting at the
Camp Brook school house next Monday
evening at 1880.
Miss Ethelynd Heath entertains party
Of friends this evening at the home Of her
father, l.. NJ Heath.
p.F.F.4 II 1Hg.4 - A 5t,. N.,rI- af4,r IA Z
ing two weeks vacation with friends in
Bet hel and Highgate.
II. II. ellison and L. A. ellison have re.
turned from a weeks carriage drive to
Hartland and vicinity.
Frank Kendall Of New York is spending
a two weeks vacation at the home of his
father, NJ n. Kendall.
{. r. Noble states that in no way is he,
nor has he been in the past, "a candidate for
town representative this fall.
Mrs. Clarence White of Windsor came
up Saturday and staid over Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Frank Stiles.
Miss Jessie Bayley and Miss Edna Mar
tin OF Rochester were guests this week Of
their aunt, Mrs. W. J. Brooks,
Miss Lulu Snow Of Pomfret and Mr. and
Mrs. Watson Flagg Of Nebraska have been
visitors at ID. T. Dykes this week.
Gardner Wallace has returned from a
three weeks trip to ROXbury where he has
been assisting at the state hachery.
Arthur j. Weston Of Derry, n. H., is
taking two weeks vacation at the home
OF his mother, Mrs. Henry NJ Boutwell,, on
Locust Greek.
The family Of A. II. Bowen has moved
to Windsor where Mr.. Bowen has steady
work at his business Of carpentering for 8
over year ahead.
The village improvement society will
hold a whist party at Mrs. l.. NJ. Greene's
Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9Th, from 2;30 /
till p. m. All are invited.
The monthly meeting of the Masons held !
last Thursday was very pleasant occa-
SION. Fifteen members OF the Randolph
lodge paid the Bethel lodge visit.
public meeting will be held at Odd ,
Fellows Hall tomorrow Friday evening
for the purpose OF organizing a court Of
the Independent Order OF Foresters y
Mrs George Reed of Somerville. came
last week to the Charles Hopkins farm
and returned Monday with her little boy, \
who had been spending some weeks with v
Mr.. Hopkins.
Funeral services OF the late Dennis Y
Hickey were held last Friday. lnterment
was at Cherry Hin cemetery, Rev. Will
mond Warner and Rev. C. II. Wells taking Z
part in the services o
Doris, the young daughter Of w. c. {
Lattimer, developed quite a talent for p
coon hunting the other day She went
out with her dog and unaided captured
three coons, one Of them alive.
c. +. Waldo has received word from his +
son, W. c. Waldo, formerly assistant post
master at Bethel, that he is pleasantly To- b
Gated at Tacoma, Wash, where he has a
position as street car conductor.
nh 90 rrtrFrs. Of d.. sac n - III
ester and Bethel over the mountain has
been lei 10 John u. Upper, be being the
lowest bidder at s5i2. Ii Is understood
hat the service on thlsroute begins Aug. a
list.
Willis Davis, having completed his en- Z
ployment with Ward a Douglass al y
Hookset y. H., and Frank Olmstead.
who had been working for Mr. Davis. 81
returned last week TO their homes in q
Bethel
A base ball game is scheduled to be s.
played next Saturday afternoon on Web b
ster field between the Bethel and south
Royalton teams. 4 rattliug good game l. B,
assured. Guy Miller, formerly Of the =
Detroits, viii pitch for the Bethels n
Mrs. Martha Gushing returned from her
visit TO Massachusetts and New Hamp- q
shire last week and was accompanied hy :
her aunt, Mrs. Vim. Roberts, Of Lowell a
Mass, who expects 10 spend several weeks
visiting friends in Bethel and Chelsea.
A singular coincidence vas the death OF y
Dennis Hickey and Pliny Ward last week. 4.
Mr. Hickey being the last house in Bethel .
on the Barnard hill rosd and Mr.. Ward is
the first house In Barnard on the same u
road. Both men were old residents and a
well liked for their ioyial dispositions.
Misses Laura and Louise Page were the
guests Of Frank Hathaway last Friday al
c. d. Keller's on Locust Creek. Mr.. Hath s
away, with his parents, C. A. Hathaway :.
and wife, have been visiting with Mrs =
Keller during the month Of July and are n
about % return 70 their home In Lynn, 4
Mass. very favorsblv impressed with Yer. 4
mont people and scenery. =
Justice ". r. Adams issued a warrant +
Tor the arrest of Dave Raymond last FRI al
lay, the charge being breach Of the peace nj
IN quarrelIng With and striking his wife. n
Mr.. Raymond pleaded guilty and was sem Il
enced 10 pay 9 line OF 80 and costs q
49, The trouble arose from the dissolu-
ion II the Raymond family in which bo.h
lsrents claimed The Gus ,ody q their only '
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