Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-27
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


Miss Mollie Abbott win enter the
Randolph State Normal this fall.
Miss 0. p. J. Long OF Boston is spending
several weeks at the Bascom House.
j. H. Miller of Springfield. Mass, Joined
his family at NJ. n. Kendall's Friday.
Scott Blossom is away this week on a
carriage drive to Chelsea and vicinity.
There will be a regular meeting of Ris-
ing Star grange next Saturday evening.
Miss Agnes Dunbar has gone to RAN
dolph Center to enter the Normal school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crosby of Buffalo
arrived Saturday at +. H. Chamberlin's.
Miss Eleanor Bssell of Hartford, Conn.
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. VIM. r.
Adams.
Rev. f. A. Read will give his last SER
mon in Barnard and East Barnard next
Sunday.
Frank Bradford Of Lynn, Mass, made
short call on his aunt, Mrs. II. c. Rice,
last week.
Mrs. F. c. Turner and son Ralph Of
Barre have been recent guests al George
X. Heath's.
Miss Jessie spaulding spent several days
the first Of the week with friends in
Woodstock.
George Edison Of White River Junction
was with his mother, Mrs. l.. II. Edison,
over Sunday.
Mrs. Luna Bailey and Miss Edna Mar
tin of Rochester were at W. j. Brooks the
first Of the week.
Miss Grace Niclerson returned to Bos-
ton Wednesday after a stay OF three weeks
at c. o. Hopkins.
Miss Mabel Woodwork OF Waterbury
has been spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. Cilley.
Miss Hazel Burnett Of Northampton,
Mass, is spending three weeks with rel
atives and friends in town
Rev. w. NJ Newton, presiding elder,
will preach at Gushing hall next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Robert Bird Of Rutland, former Bethel
boy, now at work in the freight office at
Rutland, is in town this week.
Miss Annie Bradley returned to Ludlow
last Friday after a stay OF two weeks with
her cousin, Miss Grace Upper.
Rev. Joel f. whitney OF Royalton will
occupy the Congl pulpit next Sunday
evening in exchange with the pastor.
Misses Mary and Winifred Monroe Of
North Reading, Mass. are spending the
month Of August at Forest Southard's.
Postmistress Arnold has had placed in the
postoliice main room IA boxes for the
convenience,of the rural free delivery sys-
TEN.
Mrs. Martha Arnold was in Woodstock
Friday as witness in the proof Of the eX-
ecution Of the will OF the late Squire
Bowen.
Alouzo Emery has returned from Ben
nington county, where he has been cam
Vassiug in the interests OF the Vermont
Bible society.
Artie Newell, the thirteen year-old step
son OF I'll. w. Davis was finally located
last week by B. G. Rogers at Mortified
and brought home.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. II. Harrington and |
Misses Evelyn and Helen Harrington ar
rived from Philadelphia at Mrs. NJ. Z. |
HarringtOns last week.
There are unclaimed letters at the Bethel l
postoftice addressed to +. c. Bennett, !
Mrs. Phoebe Bushy, Mrs. +. X. Hum !
phrey and Mr.. Gene Miller.
A colt belonging to Mrs. James Riley Of
Bethel Gilead was found dead in the pas
ture one day last week and Il is supposed 1
that it was killed by lightning.
Mrs. Spaulding wife OF DR.. NJ. c. |
Spauldlng, former physician in Bethel \
but now located in New Hampshire, visit I
ed at Mrs. A. l.. Stearns' last week.
II. b. Lease and family, accompanied by /
Louis Grout, brother Of Mrs. Lease, were 4
hNaNAAA A1lE AlIHA VI ANt htEk ON a carriage ]
drive to Rochester and points beyond
The Second Advent camp meeting closed .
its sessions on the grounds near Finley .
bridge last Sunday The attendance this /
year was somewhat smaller than in for \
mer years.
Edwin Sharp died Tuesday at the home
of his father, Henry Sharp in this village .
after an illness OF several weeks with ty- .
phoid fever. He was brakeman in the I
employ Of the G. V. Ry.
The Rochester train jumped the rails .
Friday morning near W. G. Lattimer' /, do A
ing no damage except delaying the pas. /
sage of several passengers who expected to /
take the C. v. train at Bethel at 1890 a. m.
The Electric Light company's telephone
wire between Randolph and Bethel is now
open for the public az very low rates. The
central offices are in Cushpg's mill in
Bethel and the telephone exchange office
in Randolph in McIntyre's building.
There will be services at the Old Church
between Bethel and Randolph next sun
day at $3.50 ID. M This church is the
mother church Of the Episcopal parishes
OF Bethel, Royafton and Randolph and 20
years ago gathered worshippers from these
three towns.
A gang Of men have been erecting a new
steel bridge the past week at FoxVille on
the C.. " line. The old bridge had not
beenIlong in position but was found un-
equal TO bearing the new heavy moguls
and for the past year all trains slowed up
ii this bridge.
A branch Of the Granite Cutters Ma
iional union was organized IN Bethel,
August Il, and the following officers were
Elected Il. r. Perkins, president; John
King. vice president; Hugh Mcdonald,
and financial secretary; ;.
Perkins. J.. ". Warren and A. II. {.
Knowles, griqyauce committee. Sixteen
cutters at present compose the union.
Lucian 4. Kemp and Miss Bessie, daurh- ,
Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Greene Of stock ]
bridge. were married by Rev. +. A. Reed az Y
Bethel Friday evening. The marriage was
against the wishes Of the brides parents [
md Mrs. Greene fastened to Bethel 10 try {