Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
Bethel Local intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


Miss KATE bascOm lelt lot IoluA bl0eAe
n. Y, Monday.
Mrs. Aborn of Lynn, Mass, is spending
a week at 5. II. Chase's.
Walter Baker OF Somerville was at hom'
last week for few days.
Mrs. A. A. Sanford has been spending 9
few days at William K. Adams
Mrs. Jane Bannister of Randolph was al
+. 5. Paine's from Friday 10 Monday.
Mrs. Susan A. storrs is visiting hel
sister-in-law, Miss Della Storrs, at South
Randolph.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel
postoflice addressed to Mr.. Xix and Mr.
w. Otterson.
Dominick, John and Michael Shea OF
Woburn, Mass, are spending week at
John Wefer's.
Chas. Wilson is teaching in Braintree
and Miss Mary Wilson in the Mountain
district in Bethel.
Miss Nellie Paine returned to Boston
Tuesday, after spending month with her
father, Il. s. Paine.
A new barn is being built on the farm
recently bought by Mrs. Carrie Dinsmore
Of Mrs. Edwin Kittredge.
Mr. and Mrs Paphro ID. Pike OF New
York city were guests last week Of Mrs.
II. e. Rice, sister OF Mrs. Pike.
Rolln ellison has leased the Bascom
House to james N. Thompson OF Water
bury, who took possession sept. lst.
Miss Mamie Smons has returned to her
home in Paterson, \. j., after spending
three weeks with Mrs, i. y. Chapman.
Miss o. P. J. Long, who has been spend
ing two weeks at the Bascom House, re-
turned to her home in Boston Wednesday.
Miss Olivia johnson entertained a very
- L.. g.,
W. Curtis Thursday evening of last week.
Miss Dora Phelps stopped with friends
IN town Monday on her way TO Barre,
where she entered Goddard seminary for a
year.
Miss Ann Sargent is absent on trip to
the White mountains for her health,
which has been quite feeble for the past
six months.
B. c. Rogers has sold his three-legged
COW and show outfit to John Rogers Of
Randolph, who win give public exhibit
tions of the animal.
Mrs. Laura Nelson Davis and son,
Elmer Nelson, Of Hardwick were at Rob
ert Mobiles last week. They are now
living in Hardwick.
Miss Louise Belding OF Hawleyville.
Conn, visited friends in town last week.
She is the daughter of Julius Belding,
formerly of Royalton.
Miss Mary A. Stearns, organist at Christ
church, was presented last week with a
nice portemonnaie with s15 in gold and a
few dollars of baser metal.
The next meeting of the grange will be
on Saturday evening OF this week, when
cake and ice cream will be served. All la |
dies are requested to bring cake.
Ernest A. Sargent is receiving congrat- |
ulations on the birth of a daughter to /
himself and Mrs. Sargent, which event |
occurred at Randolph Sunday.
The Village Improvement society will |
hold a whist party at o. ID. Greene's Tues |
till five. All are cordially invited to at |
tend.
Miss Welch will give her piano recital
tonight Thursday in Cushing hall. She |
viii be assisted by Mrs X. NJ. Chase, So |
prano, and Rev. c. II. Wells will give a |
reading.
c. II. Kidder lost a COW last week in his |
Barnard pasture. No mark could be !
found on her and Mr.. Kidder believes |
that the cause was a lightning bolt in the |
storm of Aug. %.
b. c. Rogers took in tow three Italians |
and one Englishman to Montpelier Thurs
day of last week and assisted in putting |
them through the mysteries by which |
they became members of Uncle Sans |
family.
Cards are out announcing the approach |
ing marriage of Fred Gilman Crowell OF /
Concord, n. H., and Miss Corelyn Ruth |
Dickey, formerly Of this town, which will /
take place in Concord, Sept. 10th. They /
will be at home at Concord after Oct. 10th. |
An alarm Of fire was given at 2:16
"Wednesday afternoon. The railroad /
freight depot was ablaze. G.. III. Topper. |
with his chemical extinguisher, was soon /
on hand and had the fire under control. /
The fire department had water on at POI. /
Cause of fire, caught from passing engine.
Mrs. Sarah Chapman viii celebrate her
one hundredth birthday next Saturday.
Her friends will give public reception in
the town hall from two until four y. m,
TO which all are cordially invited. There
viii be singing, remarks and a reading by
Rev. {. II. Wells and other entertainment.
Fire was discovered in the roof of the
q. v. Ry. water house Thursday afternoon
Of last week at 2 .3l D. m. The alarm was
immediately given and i'm three minutes
the fire department had a strong stream
OF water directed on the blaze, which was
soon eXtinguished with small damage to
the building.
Sister Elizabeth and Sister Gonzales of
the Hocheiaga convent, Montreal, are the
guests of DIR. +. J. Child. Sister Elizabeth
has lately celebrated her fiftieth anniver-
sary Of taking the nuns veil. She is the
Of Emily Child Roche, formerly
Of this town, and granddaughter of Daniel
Child, prominent farmer and land sur
veyor Of this town 70 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. French of
Omaha. Neb., Mrs. Lydia Abbott and Miss
Ella Abbott Of oxford. Mass, and Mr..
ind Mrs. 3. l.. French and son Of Chicago. q
"a, were summoned back to Vermont by
he illness and death of Mrs. Warren l.. I
French. Her brother, Frank Abbott, and !
Mrs. bbott and two daughters Of Barre !
.iso came, arriving hefore Mrs. French !
lied.
The Hartford, Conn. Courant OF Aug I
asst 9th contains an account Of an Interest," {
ing family reunion held at East Windsor !
hill the saturday previous. The gathering {
WAS surprise party in honor Of MIR. and
Mrs. Mason Mills Of Woodstock and their /
two daughters. There were present 81 per-
sons. -Four sisters Of Mr.. Mills were
there. including Miss Jennie Mills. well
known in this town Ruel Mills Of Roval- I
ton. an Older brother. was the only one
not able 10 be present.