Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-16

The Village improvement society VIII
give a whist party on the lawn of Mrs
Sarah sturtevant Tuesday afternoon Q
next week July 2lst.) Shonld II rain tn
party win be postponed to the next fai
day.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethe
postoffice addressed to Walter English
Mr.. Frank Moses, Mrs G. A. Rain brett
Mr. Chas. y. Soule, VIM. p. Taylor. j. II
Gehring, II. T. Hoffman and Mrs. Evar
Harris.
Visitors at the home Of r. +. Spaulding
the past week were Mrs. Ella j. Spaulding
of Lowell. Mass, Miss Anna ID. Talbot OF
Tariffville, Conn.,, and Perley Spauldingi
who is now in charge of the government
experiment station at st. Louis.
Edwin Flint has bought four head OF
cattle with the money donated him by his
friends after his heavy loss last month
/ from lightning. About $50 was raised
and he wishes to extend his sincere thanks
for the kindness of those who gave.
While driving on Tannery street
| Wednesday OF last week DR.. l.. NJ. Greene
met with quite serious accident. His
horse took fright at the storage tank of
the Standard Oil Co., and ran away,
| throwing DIR. Greene out, quite severely
spraining his ankle.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Prouty Of Chicago
last week on their way TO Boston. Mr..
PrOuty is a former Bethel resident, being
the grandson Of the late Charles p. Web
ster. He is now engaged as travelling
salesman for a Chicago firm.
c. d. Keller, living on the Barnard road,
recently gave a barn dance that was at
tended by about thirty couples The barn
was lastly decorated with many colors.
Music was furnished by al. Brink and
har Fr-og a
per and the guests departed at about 4
a. IN.
Albert Case Thayer OF Claremont, y. H.,
aud Miss Nellie Gertrude Rogers OF
Bethel, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs William
Nj. Rogers, were married in Bethel, uly S,
by Rev. +. A. Read. Mrs. Thayer is well
and favorably known In Bethel. Her edu-
cation was obtained here, but for the past
eight years she has been teaching in
Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Messer of Hum
boldt, Ia, are visiting friends and relatives
in this section, accompanied by their
daughter. Mr.. Messer is school examiner
of Humboldt county and came East to at
tend the teachers convention in Boston.
Mrs. Messer is Western born and never
before saw such hills, which she thinks
are wonders.
Saturday evening last Mr.. and Mrs. II.
II. Dinsmore entertained on their lawn
Fred Chapman and wife, Scott Blossom
and family, Misses Ann Sargent, Nellie
Flynn and Jessie Spaulding, Elmer
Spaulding and Rev. j. Hall Long. After
an enjoyable time beneath the moonlight
all were escorted to the house where re-
freshments and music were INDUCED in.
In Windsor County court last week
Martin {. Carrick pleaded guilty OF
breach OF the peace and was fined 20 and
costs which were paid. and MrlCarrick was
released. The divorce suit which his |
wife brought against him has been con- |
tinued to the December term by the court /
on application of Mr.. Carrick, who al |
leges insufficient means TO now contest /
the case.
Harry l.. Washburn has moved from /
Granville to the farm on the Gaysyille /
road recently bought by him of Charles |
Clark. This is one of the most desirable 4
small farms in this neighborhood, con-
tanning about 80 acres, with good build
ings. 1t was formerly owned by the late /
Nelson Ellison, who built the house now
on the farm. He sold il 10 Charles Me-
serve about fifty years ago. Ii came into /
the possession OF the late Moses Chase in 1
1857, and he lived there until 1898
f. L. Cushman received a telegram
announcing the death Of his
brother-in-law, Edwin Henry, at Water
bury. Conn, al the age of sixty-tive years.
from the result of a second shock of
apopleXy. For his first wife Mr.. Henry
married Julia Bowen, daughter of the
late Orville Bowen, and sister of Albert
II. Bowen and Mrs. +. +. Cushman. He
is survived by a second wife and two
children by the first marriage, Frank
Henry and Mrs. G. A. Greer Of Waterbury.