Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-10
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

last week.
n. NJ. Lord OF Philadelphia was at K.
W. Morse's Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Sylvester is recovering
from severe sic ness
The fail term Of the Whitcomb High
school opens next Monday.
Mrs. b. NJ. Wade Of Boston is spending
a few weeks with Mrs A. L. Stesrns.
r. ~ Mace, clerk at the J. g. Sargent
store, was in Burlington over Sunday.
Chas Brown and family Of Lebanon
were at Chas. Herraden's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. {. Rice returned Tues
day from a weeks trip to Fitchburg,
Mass
James Smith is moving from the Child
block into the house OF Mrs. Harriet San
ders.
Ex-Gov. 5. Z. Pingree Of Hartford called
on his cousin, 3. p. Hunton, the first OF
the week.
There was slight frost in this section
Monday night Of this week, doing but
little damage.
Frank Read and Ed Beals Of Hardwiek
made a short visit to friends Ia Bethel the
first 81 the week.,
George Ingalls, hes been confined to
the house for week with an attack OF
grip and tousilitis,
school have recognized Miss Grace Upper
q q substitute teacher
81 R. Boyntou of Newtonyille, Mass.
grand secretary of the Royal Arcanum, rs
guest Of E.E. Cushm8n.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheatley of Mon
trsai. Il. o.. have been recent guests of
their cousin, William Giichrist.
A close and exciting ban game here La
Dor day was won by Bridgewater over
Bethel, the score standing ? to 1.
Miss Lucy Washburn went to Bridge
water, Mass, this week to take a course
at the BridgeWater Normal school,
Miss Elizabeth Kimbail went to Proyi-
denee r. l.. Tuesday. where she has a
years engagement as assistant principal.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Pecor and child
arrived Tuesday from Newport n. f.,
and are keeping house in the Child block. |
Misses Mary and Violet Sheffield re-
turned 10 Boston Monday after spending
two months with their uncle, II. ii. Dins |
more.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel |
postottice addressed to Mrs. b. A. Greene, |
Mr.. Frank Mcintyre and Mr.. Henry |
Walker.
Miss Annie Grout OF Waterbury was
with her sister, Mrs. u. B. Lease, two days 1
last week on her way to Boston TO attend I
a normal school
Monday being Labor day. was observed /
generally in town by laboring, except |
that the men OF the tannery and granite |
sheds had the holiday.
Dennis Shaw.found a valuable COW dead /
ia the pasture recently. The animal had 4
evidently become cast in a depression and I
could not extricate itself.
Mrs. George Reed of somerville, Mass,
arrived at c. O. Hopkins Tuesday She
will return to Somerville the latter part i
of the week with her son.
Miss Reuther, professor OF languages at
Wellesley college. who has been spending
the summer at E.E. Cushman's, returned
to her duties Wednesday.
At the regular grange meeting next
Saturday evening, instead OF the usual
program, there will be a masquerade party. I
Hoped ali will come dressed Tor the ocea-
sion.
c. D. Cushing is erecting a very tasty
verbnda around the corner and front Of
hls residence on Main street. Frank 4
Lyman and A. 3. Brooks are doing the
work.
No, Everybody doesn't take the paper
now" And renewals count half. Many /
points could be scored by a live Bethel |
candidate for that Quaker range. See
Former state Auditor E. Henry Powell
OF Burlington and Mrs. Powell, who are 4
taking a carriage drive through the state, I
were at the Bascom House Saturday and /
Sunday
Miss Mary j. Drew OF Hudson, Mass,
returned home today, after spending two 4
weeks at g. NJ. Miller's. Mrs. Miller +
accompanied her for a two weeks
absence.
Scott Lewis sent from California to
his mother some seed that is known as the
Burr clover Mrs. Lewis planted the I
seed July 2nd and Aug. End appeared the
yellow blossoms.
ED. ellison has bought two springs Of
II. X. Wing and viii acd TO the supply of
water on the system now owned by him,
furnishing quite a number Of houses on
So ruth Main street.
Wellington Favor, in the employ Of
Lang g Goodhue Of Burlington, is in
town, experimenting the putting in Of
the hume for the new wheels at the
electric light station.
Mr. ana Mrs Henry Terry Of Kewanee,
H.. were az G.. II. Iupper's las, week. Mr..
Terry is a native OF Rochester and Mr..
Topper was formerly connected with him
in business at kewauee.
Telephone connection can be had at
Bethel now with the Peoples line cover
ing q large part Of Orange county by
means Of the line Of the electric light
company. with centrals az Cushingss
store IN Bethel and az Mcintyre block IN I
Randolph.
Rev. E.A. Read performed the following
marriages at Bethel; July 22d, Charles A.
Williams ana Bernice Rathbun, both OF
Randolph; Aug. DIST, Lucian c. Kemp and {
Miss Bessie A. Green, both Of Stoakbridge;
Sept. Sd, G. J. Morr Il and Lizzie L. Ri ]
ford. both of Bethel.
Al those who are interested in forming /
a Young Peoples Social union Of the
Uuiversaiist church, ere cordially invited I
to be present at the home Of Miss Grace !
Iupper Fricay evening, Sept. 1lth, at Z 80. /
After a short business meeting, a social
time viii be enjoyed. s
Allen Ainsworth hiss resigned his posi- i
tan IS foreman at the Woodbury. 20. :
quarry and returns this week 70 Wood
bury TO open operations on his own quar-
rv. His place al Bethel viii be taken By
Henry Weber, who has been in the en-
pioy Of the Woodbury. Granite Co. at
Woodbury..
Grandma Sarah Chapman attained her
one hundred and ilst birthday Sept. 9th.