Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-11

Ex-Gov. S. f. Pingree was here on bust
ness Friday.
F. B. Markham and wife were in Stock
bridge Sunday.
Loren Wash burn OF Granville is work.
ing for r. +. Burnett.
Elver c. Hoisington of West Medford
arrived in town Tuesday.
Aleck Washburn, clerk in the Bethel
Mills, is taking weeks vacation
+. l.. Gibson Of Lyme, n. H., was in
town several days the first OF the week. ~
Mr. and Mrs Robert W. Soper of st.
Adams are visiting his father, "A. Soper.
George r. Heath. miller at the Bethel
Mills, is confined to the house by sick
ness.
Austin f. Gillette and daughter, Mrs,
Dean, made a short visit in town last
week.
Harry L. Washburn OF Granville was the |
guest the first Of the week Of Hon K. :.
Flint
Chas. Lowell CARED Monday l5 sheep, /
N calves, ten hogs and two head Of cattle
20 the Boston market
Mr.. and Mrs L. b. Kimball Of Burling
ton were In town over Sunday with his Z
brother, George kimball.
wills r. Edmunds. teller IN Killington
National bank Of Rutland, is visiting his
father VIM. H. Edmunds.
Miss Pauline Read, who has been ia
New York the past year, arrived saturday
and IS with her father, Rev +. A, Reed.
Samuel Wilson left Monday for Fort
Collins, Col, a city about seventy miles
from Denver, where be will visit his SON.
The prudential committee Of the fire dis
tEict has employed John Wallace as night
Waterman during the present dry season.
The condition Of health OF Kittredge H. II
Bascom became quite serious last week
and be was taken to the Retreats at Brattle- s
boro.
Miss Lydia Atkinson of Morrisville. a
former popular teacher in the Whitcomb
High school, Is spending the week in
town with friends.
&. r. Noble went 20 Burlington Tuesday .
10 see his uncle, G. r. Noble, who is in DIR.
Clark s retreat. The patient is reported to +
be In an improved condition. y
John NJ. Burnett Of Concord, n. H.,
former resident Of Bethel, is visiting a
friends in town. Mr. Burnett is thinking q
OF returning to Bethel to live. 81
Alpha Sawyer Of Roslindale, Mass, a
junior in McGill University at Montreal, G
has been spending several days with his l
cousin, Mrs. Mary +. Harrington. :
At fhe meeting of Rising Star grange
next Saturday evening, the first two de-
grees will be conferred. Candidates for
these degrees are requested to represent. Ct
The Whitcomb High school baseball W
team defeated the Randolph High here W
games played between these teams this Ct
year, Bethel has won two. In
T.. n. Chapman is assisting in the photo 7.
graph gallery OF w. +. Graham. The "a
of Mr.. Graham's health COM ps
pels him to get out doors and he intends
to do outdoor work this summer.
Fire on the McKenstry farm, owned by :,
~ al ~.
made in last weeks COURIER. destroyed i
about five acres OF wood and some rods OF &c
fence for Mr.. Ellis before ii was stopped /,
Town Clerk VIM. X. Adams suffered a
hook OF paralysis Sunday about II D. m. u
He slowly regained consciousness and by -
Tuesday was able to converse to a slight
extent with his family. His son, Arthur III
adams, OF Boston arrived Monday aud is
in his care. rel
Rev. g. b. johnson of Burlington will sci
,fiiciate at Christ church next Sunday
morning at the usual hour. Rev. f. II. Pc
Blunt OF Stonington, Conn, will arrive tn
bout July list and take charge of the par-
sh during the month of July. Mr.. 3lunt wi
vas formerly located in Vermont, at Barre ~
nd other places. "a
The pupils OF the lower grades of the
Nhitcomb High school presented the can
alta, Carnival of the Flowers in the
own hail. There was a large audience
NJ tilt hilhA Ah1ntu on very SUCCESSFULLY. I =.
duch credit IS due to Miss Greene and the Ne
eachers for the faithful training OF the an
upils. About one hundred scholars took pre
art. Va
The village whistles blew Gre alarm at "a
.0S p. m. last Thursday. The fire was in ~
be roof OF the freight depot and was I'M -
ouhtedly set by the south bound passen- me
~ engine. q. II. upper, with his fire s .'ie
was promptly on hand and ~,
'ould probably have soon extinguished ~ ~
be blaze, but the fire department turned nc 8
Q strong stream at 2:l1 and the fire was
BIT by 2:i3.
C.. d. Cushing received eight thousand
out lingering last week from the state 7
atchery at Roxbury which were put in wit
liver lake at Barnard This lake was ten
nee famous trout ground but was I'M Z
stocked with pickerel az one stol
me and these soon devoured the trout Ii and
supposed that but few pickerel are now to /
70 and the present experiment is made sea
J the suggestion Of Fish and Game Com n
issioner Davis for the purpose OF seeing ~ I
trout cannot be made to thrive again. frsl
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. WEIGH and Sto
n, Remett, and Cbas b. Judd arrived in be
wn By automobile Monday and left r
Icsday. Mr.Welch was formerly engag- boi,
In the furniture business in Bethel on
wing here p years ago. Since he has cbu
en- in Grand Rapids, Mr.. Welch has ores
lde great success in manufacturing a cor.
ding bed which he patented. The firm
Nelch Bros. the other member being -
Irvey WEIGH. former Bethel boy. One va
ndred and fifty hands are employed e
:. Judd is the manufacturer Of the we'll q; =
own Bissell carpet sweeper. Gur
The Village Improvement society, which Of i
! been raising funds Tor town clock. that
! been asoertaining the popular feeling NJ
10 the proper location of the clock when case
1ght. There have been two locations the
sgested, the Universalist church steeple
the town hall steeple. The trend Of Sv
bic feeling seems to be that the town my
] location Is the proper one. The clock d.. ]
The Universsiist steeple is decrepit and -
not been Of use for several years. Mrs. ST
1ney Shedd relates that before this -
ek was installed her husband for TWEEN Hs
i've years was hired to ring the bell in and
church three times every day. at 9 q. surfs
for the schools 10 open. at noon and 81 mails
m. for the stores to close and folks to
% bed. For the purpose Of paving Mr.. Sol
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