Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

IebanOns y. H.. last WEEK
Mrs. Jane Alden Of Westminster Is Will
her niece, Mrs. +. T.. Martin.
DIR. and Mrs. w. d. Huntington o.
Rochester we're in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Cyrus Mills Of Brookfield spen
Sunday with Miss May Blossom.
Miss Cecile Buck of Roxbury was with
her sister, Miss Lillian Buck, over Sunday
Guy Wright returned Tuesday from
a three weeks trip to Charlotte ana 81
Adams.
E. n. stackpole went to Hardwick
Wednesday to join the band Of Bethel car
penters.
Miss L. NJ. Allen was at her home in
Bradford last week, returning to Bethel
Monday.
Revs. L. II. Elliott and G. W. Morrow
were guests Of the Rev. j. Hall Long last
Monday.
Will B. Preston has moved to the r. A.
Holmes place in Royslton near the Bethel
town line.
Mrs T.. c. Rowe was summoned to STRAIT
ford. n. H., Thursday Of last week by the
death Of her sister.
Mrs Ethel Remington and Miss Anna
Hatch Of Claremont. n. H., were in town
last week and this.
Lawyers w. B. G. Stickney and John j.
court at Woodstock.
Mrs +. w. Beckman of Somerville,
Mass, and Mrs. Charles II. Allen Of Leba-
non, y. H.. were in town last week.
Charles W. Wilson and Miss Ellen Penn
Der, both OF this town, were married at
Rochester, May 9th, by Rev. F. h. Adams.
Several OF the men at the tannery have
been laying of from work this week on
account Of lack Of coal TO run the power.
Oscar Dean has moved into the f. w.
Eaton house on the Randolph road on
what is known as the jeremiah Morse
farm.
Mrs r. w. Rogers has been at North
field several days with her daughter, ac-
companied by her granddaughter, Miss |
Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Woodwork of Bos- /
ton have been guests for several days of 1
Mrs. f. L. Martin, sister Of Mrs. Wood /
worth.
Rev. wnmond Warner of Barton will
occupy his former pulpit next sunday
morning and evening in exchange with /
the pastor.
The Mountain district and the Camp
brook schools united in holding Memorial
day exercises at the Mountain district
schoolhouse.
Mrs. +. n. Fisher has been elected dele
gate to the Woman's Auxiliary that meets
Z
lington this month.
William Flynn OF Rochester entered a
plea OF guilty OF intoxieation last Satur-
day before Justice Adams, with the usual
fine OF S. and costs.
Mrs. Jennie Bascom, Kittredge Bascom
and Miss Katherine Bascom OF Point
Breeze, \. Y, are visiting Mrs. Ellen Gill
son, mother OF Mrs. Bascom.
A. p. Hunton of the board Of liquor
commissioners has sent in his resignation
TO the selectmen to take effect upon the
appointment Of his successor.
Mrs. Chas. Waldo was elected lay dele
gate to the 10Sth annual meeting of the
Congl convention OF Vermont to be held
al Burlington, June 3, 10 and H.
VIII Bradbury called on friends in town i
last week. He is in the employ of the !
Sturtevant Mill Co. and his territory COW !
ers the United States and Mexico. t
At the Sunday evening service at the i
Cong'l church, the new pastor was extend {
ed the right hand OF fellowship by Rev. j. a
Whitney in behalf of the local church.
Miss Grace Huntington, a former assist
ant principal of the Whitcomb High e
school, was in town last week, the guest Of 5
Miss Lillian Buck. Miss Huntington is !
engaged in newspaper work in Chicago.
Mrs. John Sargent, wife of the superin- /,
tendent OF the Woodbury. quarries, was /
the guest Of Mrs. w. c. clifford over sun =
day. She was accompanied by a friend, I
Miss Gray. IL
f. n. Young and Miss Helen South /
worth are the delegates from the Meth I
odist Sunday school to the Windsor I
County Sunday school convention at v
Hartford this week. a
Nelson f. Bowen went to Woodstock h
Tuesday TO serve as petit juryman at the q
June term OF Windsor county court a
Ransom Granger was drawn as petit Jury s.
man, but was excused
The new road laid out by the selectmen
to the quarries was completed the middle
Of this week so as TO allow the passage OF h
teams. Some minor details remain to be :,
done to make the road finally complete.
The lower grades OF the Whitcomb High Il
school will present the operatta, "A Car e.
nlval OF Flowers" in the town hall next d
Monday evening, under the direction OF s,
Miss Greene, teacher in music in the Il
Whitcomb High school. IN
There was a slight blaze in the tannerv e.
Wednesday OF last week, near the bark c.
mill. G. II. Tupper's fire extinguisher a
vas az once sent for and soon had the fire 9
inder control An addition to the BARI
mill building is being built. 81
Frank Lyman and A. b. Brooks went to g
iardwick Tuesday with a gang Of carpen- y
ers. They have the contract for the cree "a
ion at Hardwick OF granite cutting shed y,
o be duplicate Of the one they have just =
rected at Bethel. Il is 352x40 feet, and II
here Is no larger shed anywhere.
George II. Johnston OF STAFFORD was in "
own Wednesday and decided his lot on 81
'hurch street TO John Keleher. This lot ol
'as bought by Mr.. Johnston in 1875 Of ID
fiss Sarah NJ. Gay with the intention OF m
uilding a house thereon but poor health IN
ompeiled Mr.. Johnston to change his n
lans.
n. +. Morse, executor OF the estate of N
he late Alexander Morse, has sold TO
leck Nsshburn the small house and lot
slonging to the estate and situated near "
indlev bridge. Mr.. Washburn buys for 81
is father, Samuel Washburn. who will
ove there from the village where be is ia
DIV living. A,
Among those in town Memorial dsy vi
ere viii II. Upper OF Orange, Mass, at w
IS fathers, y. B. Tupper's; Frank JENNIE W
Lebanon. Eugene A. Brooks Of heene at 81
I. g. Brooks; Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn T. te
hadwick Of Windsor at T. A. Chadwick's; an
IN Sylvester at Mrs. Sarah Sturtevant's; "a