Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-02
Bethel Local Intelligence
CO. WILsoN. Local Editor.


Mrs. Susan Storrs OF Island Pond is VS.
iting relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cole visited in
Braintree and BrooSfeld last week.
Edward c. ellison of New York IS
visiting his father, Col. T.. A. ellison.
GUY and Sake Cole OF White River
Junction visited their parents over sun
Miss Abbie Clark is making prepara-
tions for a music recital OF her pupils
Miss Jennie Kendall Of Springfield,
Mass, is stopping with her father, M. n.
Miss Mabel Miller went to Methuen,
Mass, Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs d.
+. Davis.
There is an unclaimed letter at the
Bethel pOstotiice addressed TO Rev. FRAN
els A. Poole.
Mrs. Hubbard and family Of Pomfret
have been recent guests OF her iather'
A. l.. Currier.
Mrs. W. j. Brooks and Miss Mabel
Dyke made trip TO Woodstock last week
TO visit friends
Mrs. Rodney shedd and Mrs. J F. Pease
went to Bellows Falls last week to VISIT
Mrs. s. T. Coy.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Johnson left last
Thursday for weeks visit to relatives IN
Massachusetts.
Scion Marsh shedd Of Columbus, Ohio,
is enjoying his annual visit to friends ana
relatives in Bethel.
Mrs. A. J. Wellington and Miss Flora
Chapman are visiting at Willis Pages IN
Barnard mis- week
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Emery visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Perkins, IN
Rochester last week
Mrs. Hermon T. Douglass and two chill
dren Of Concord, n. H., arrived Saturday
at her fathers, Moses Clukey's.
Arthur Baker of Ellsworth, Wis, has
been visiting his aunts. Mrs. Malora
Morse and Mrs. Lucinda Bingham.
Miss Nellie G. Rogers has just COM
pleted her forty-nnth term OF school and
Is at home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. c. r. Beckwith and granddaughter
OF Alstead n H., are visiting her son,
Rural Mail Carrier John IL. Beckwith.
Glen Foster has sold 10 Clyde Washburn
the premises owned by him on Camp
Brook, known as the Converse premises.
George w. BIodgett has moved from
Christian Hill into a tenement in the
Marston block over the w. j. Brooks
store.
S. II. Mccullough, assistant mail clerk
at White River Junction, visited his
mother, Mrs. James Mccullough, over
Sunday
Hermon Morse OF Montpelier was in
town last week, closing up his affairs as
administrator of the estate OF his father,
Alexander Morse.
Harry T.. Adams found his rain guage
full Sunday, showing that five inches Of
rain had fallen during the month of June.
There was no rain in May.
Topper & Graham have put in a Myers
force pump for watering the lawn ana
street for Mrs Sturteyant at Riverside.
The water is taken from Blue Hin lake.
WA. Diedrich, superintendent Of the
Il. G.. Fisher g. Co. tunnery, has been TAX
ing a well-earned vacation of a week visit
ing his former home at Gowanda, \. y.
E. A. Davis and family and DR.. X. NJ.
Chase and wife were at Lake Mitchell
day recently. They brought back some
fine speckled beauties, one weighing i
pounds.
Revs. Mr.. Sargent of Sharon, Hildeth
of Rochester and Long OF Bethel met
here Tuesday TO arrange tor the next
circular conference of Congregational
churches.
Mrs. DR.. Freeman Of New York has
been spending few days with her aunt,
Mrs Sarah Sturtevant. Dr. and Mrs.
Freeman have a summer home al Clare
mon6, n. III.
The herd Of cows OF 5. c. Durham were
tested the first OF this week by DR.. Steph-
ems of White River Junction for tubercu-
losis Several head were found affected
and slaughtered.
G. ID. Gushing IS putting up telephone
line to connect the quarries with the vii-
lage Quite a number Of farmers living
ON the road are making arrangements to
connect with the line.
John Lavelle has sold out his milk route
TO Bert Z. Rogers. Mr. Layelle went TO
his former home at Marlboro, Mass, last
week for a short visit and Is considering
the opening OF bake shop IN Bethel.
At a recent meeting Of the executive
committee, il was de cided TO hold the
annual picnic and convention OF the
Windsor County Veterans association at
Silver lake, Barnard, Wednesday August
10.
Fish and Game Commissioner Davis was
in Royalton Friday investigating the lille
gal killing of deer IN that town the day
before. The party charged with the crime
acknowledged the act and paid nne OF
go for the fun.
9The following officers have been elected
for six months by the Epworth League OF
Christian EndeaVor:-Rev. T.. r. Felton,
presideut; w. A. Chatdeld, vice president;
Asa b. Chatfield, secretary; Burnap SOUTH
worth, treasurer.
Clinton a. Durkce entertainer party
~ mis- friends Wednesday evening OF last
week. il being his 2lst birthday. A very
,Ieasant evening was enjoyed and on their
departure the guests LEFT several suitable
tokens OF their esteem.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. {. Pierce Of Waterbury
we're AT the Bascom House from Thurs
dav until Tuesday on their wedding trip.
Mr.. Pierce is a supervisor az me asylum
and was Landlord Townsend former
assistant at the asylum.
AT the CongI church Friday afternoon
at 80. preparatory lecture, followed 9y
5usiness meeting. AT l0:45 a. m. sunday,
.,,--arrsnt ~ the Lords supper aud re-
eeDfion of members, followed BY sunday
school. Evening service al 1880
Rev. Mr.. Blunt Of stonington, Conn,
ana family arrived Wednesday ana are
etrr,r,ipv AZ me Bethel Tavern. Mr. Blunt
n take charge Of Christ church parish
a,rinv the month OF July. The regular
services viii begin next sunday
goseph IL Wilson took drive up 6ilead
NfcnSav afternoon and incidentally