Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-01
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY Wilson, Local Editor.

Mrs. r. N. Chase went to Boston last
week.
Abbott & Cady had an auction last Sat
urday evening.
Mrs Samuel King is visiting friends IN
Lebanon, y. II.
Guy Cole Of White River Junction was
al home over Sunday.
Miss Julana Sylvester is in Boston this
week buying new goods.
Fred Pecor has moved from the Child
block 20 Worthwhile, y. II.
willard J. Brooks has been working at
the store Of Abbott q Cady.
Mrs. Mary Stiles picked two quarts OF
raspberries on her farm sept, q
Samuel Mcintosh OF Mortified called on
d. n. Dutton the first OF the week.
The Lympus school has been closed on
account OF the prevalence OF mumps.
Mrs. r. 5. Durham and son Of Hancock
visited in town the first OF the week.
Cs. ellison Of New York is stopping
with his sister, Mrs. Sarah sturtevant.
The Ladies Social union will meet with
Mrs. T. a. Chadwick Friday afternoon.
Fred Olmstead is at South Woodbury.
getting out last blocks for +. V. Hassam.
Roy stearns and family OF Springfield,
Vt, are visiting his father, A. /. stearns'
Claude Rogers has obtained a situation
In grocery store at White River june
ton.
William Britton. Jr., auditor OF +. c.
Fisher Co., was in Boston the first OF the
week.
There is an unclaimed letter at the
Bethel pOstotlice addressed TO Mrs. Elzlra
G.. Fisher.
Mrs Emma Moody of Conway, n. H.,
arrived Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
George Ingalls,.
John T.. Rogers has moved from the G.
W. Curtis farm TO the Markham block OPP
posite Bethel Tavern.
Prof. z. Tieston Smith returned TO his
home In Boston last Saturday after spend
ing the summer in town.
Mrs. Sarah j. Church of Tairsville has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. J. Wheat, on Royalton hill
The Italian band OF six pieces gave some
fine music on the streets last saturday
evening. Il is a credit to the town,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. q, Cilley Of Boston and
daughter, Miss Dorothy, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Wing over Sunday.
Frank /. Wheat Of Royalton has entered
the grammar department Of the Whitcomb
High school and is boarding at B. c. Rog-
ers'
A special collection will be taken after
the service at the Cong'l church next sun
day morning for the ministerial relief
fund.
Mrs. Cora Putnam Bradley and daugh-
ter OF Springfield, Mass, are registered at
the Bascom House for stay of few
weeks,
About thirty head Of cows were tested
for II. X. Wing last week, OF which II
were found affected with tuberculosis and
slaughtered.
Don A. Wilson has laid aside for seed
next year hree bushels of potatoes, not
one OF which weighs less tnan a pound
and a quarter.
Died at his home in Chicago, Sept. 2Sth,
James Leland Fogg, only son of the late
lanes 4. Fogg and brother Of Miss Emily
Starr Fogg 81 Bethel.
Rev. George }. Sutherland of North
field will otficiate at Christ church, Bethel.
next Sunday morning and at st. Paul's
church, Royalton, in the afternoon.
The Young Peoples Social union will
meet Friday evening in Harrington par
Tors. A special feature viii be a guessing
contest on silhouettes. A prize will be
given,
Alonzo II. spooner has leased his farm
on Christian Hill to Ed. Preston of Bris-
tol, who will take possession Oct. 18th.
Mr.. SpOOner reserves a home on the farm
and will devote his energies to canvassing.
The engine on the Rochester train broke
down last Saturday. delaying the after
noon mail to Rochester several hours,
while the extra engine was sent down
from Rochester
Mr.. and Mrs, VIII Maynard went to
Windsor saturday to VISIT the sister of
Mrs. Maynard. Mr.. Maynard returned to
a. ~ l.. ~
main several weeks at Windsor.
William A. Woodwork Of Denver, Col,
visited friends in town Monday. Mr.
Woodwork was a former principal Of the
village high school and is now the propri-
etor Of a successful business college at
Denver.
Married, Sept 24th, by Rev. G. F. For
tier, Henry B. Taylor OF Concord, y. H.,
and Mrs. Josie NJ. Osgood Of Bethel Mr..
and Mrs, Taylor have moved to Concord,
where Mr.. Taylor has position as watch
man for the Page Betting Co.
John clam, y quarryman has hecn stay
ing around this village for several weeks
iu a more or less inehriated condition. He
was arrested last Thursday and fined s.
and costs, and not being able TO pay the
same was taken to Woodstock Jail Friday
by Sheriff Cushman.
The next regular meeting Of the Grange
VIII be held saturday evening OF next
week. All members are requested TO be
present 40 the hall saturday evening of
this week after the g. A. Il. meeting. as at
that time rehearsal viii be had Of the
march Tor next week.
William H. Fisher and Miss Grace
French Of Springfield, Mass, were married
at South koyalt0u Sept. 24th. Mr.. Fisher
IS railway mail clerk, running between
Springfield, Mass, and Newport. Mr..
and Mrs Fisher have gone to housekeep-
mig iu the Cady house. near Bethel Tavern.
Rev. q. r. Fortier, pastor Of the Univer-
salist church, left Monday TO be absent
until about Oct. 10th. He will visit his
mother in Boston and his old parish at
Pigeon Cove, Mass, where he viii preach
next Sunday. There will be no services at
The Bethel Uniyersalist church next sun
day.
Samuel Day Of this town was called to
Massachusetts Sunday, the Goth. 20 attend
the funeral Of his brother -in-Iaw, Henry
e. Smith, Of Williamsburg, a notice Of
whose death is given in another column
MT. smith was once In business In
Bethel under the firm name Of Sylvester &
Smith.
Attention has been called to the thought
less casting oi waste paper, boxes. news.
paper wrappers, etc, on our streets. A,
patrons move away from the postofire
they open their mail and use the street a
waste paper box stop and think wher