Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-29
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

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for a weeks absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Chadwick were al
West Brookfield Sunday.
Miss May Blossom is spending a week
with friends in Pittsfeld.
Jack Wefer has resigned his position as
porter at the BascOm House.
Miss Byrde Oliver OF Vineland. n. j..
IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. @. II. Kimball.
John Floor was arrested for intoxication
Sept. 23d and fined the usual s. and costs.
e. r. Arnold of Kane, Penn, Is stopping
with his mother, Mrs. Jane Tolles, this
week.
Mrs. Mary Parker left Friday for a visit
70 friends and relatives in Boston and
Ipswich.
Mrs. A, j. Davis went to Fitchburg,
Mass, Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Henderson.
Park Wight and family Of Windsor
have been recent visitors at his fathers,
George II. Nights.
Miss Abbie Whitcomb has returned
from market, where she has been buying
new line Of millinery.
Fletcher Wheat was called to Worcester.
VT, Monday by the death OF Jerry Hurl-
burt, father OF Mrs. Wheat
Mr. and Mrs. @. r. Lewis OF Rochester
have been staying few days in town this
week, calling on old friends.
At the poverty party to be held at
Grange hall next Saturday evening an
the ladies are requested to bring lunch
boxes.
Eli Town OF Oklahoma is visiting his
sister, Mrs Clark Davis. He is making a
sixty day trip to the East to visit friends
and relatives.
Edgar L. Bugbee of Fitehburg, Mass. is
visiting his cousin, Mrs. Ida Lewis Mr..
Bugbee's last visit TO Bethel was twenty
three years ago.
The postoffice department has called
for bids on the star route between Bethel
and Gaysville for carrying the mails for !
the next four years.
Steam shovel work on the Rochester
railroad was finished Wednesday for this 4
season. Work will be begun at once ON /
repairing the bridges.
Mrs. Lucinda Bingham will give /
public whist party Tuesday afternoon. /
Oct 9TH, for the benefit Of the Village I
Improvement society.
Mrs. William r. Adams and Miss Nellie
Adams leave today for their new home in
Brookline, Mass. Harry Z. Adams will
Join them next week.
The Bethel 'Lympus w. c. T. q. will
mold their next meeting with Mrs. Ida
Lewis Sept. Goth; subject, "Franchise. .
Those interested are cordially invited
Newell B. Byam, the sturdy Democratic
war horse, formerly OF Bethel, but now OF
NorthfUld, was the guest the first OF the
week of his daughter, Mrs. h. w. Morse.
Episcopal church Services Sunday. Oct.
"a, at p. M; Sunday, Oct 9th, morning
service and holy communion at lO.45. Rev
Alfred .aylor will ofticiate these two days.
The ladies of the CongI church viii
n !
evening, Sept. Both, from s p. M until ali
are served. All come and have a good
time.
Lawrence Marceli has purchased and
taken possession Of the fruit store business
hitherto conducted in the Sargent block
10y the Randolph Fruit Co. Mr.. Marcelli
comes from Waterbury.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase has just been granted
letters patent on a matriX former. being
device for doing porcelain inlay work.
The patent is number 40, 1862 aud runs [
seventeen years from Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins has returned from
purchasing in market a new line OF MILL
merry. She has engaged as trimmer this
season Miss Jennie Greene of Burlington,
who arrived in Bethel yesterday.
Rochester lodge Of Masons entertained , ,
the Bethel and Brandon lodges wednes- /,
DAY evening. A special train left Bethel !
last evening at p. m, carrying about :
thirty members of Bethel lodge. :
Rev. g. f. Fortier is in Springfield, VT, {
TINS week attending the annual conven- !
ton OF the Universalist churches of Yer i
mont and the Province of Quebec. Mrs. I
A. Lee Cady is also attending as dele 4
gee. \
ne special town meeting will be held t
next Saturday, Oct. LIST. at D. m. for the v
election OF town clerk TO fill the vacancy 4
caused by the resignation Of Harry n / h
Adams and to see what action the town
VIII take IN regard TO the proper security T il
and preservation of the town records. Il
W. T. Dunning Of Cotton, n. V. return n
90 nor nome last week after buying the farm e
OF Chas. II. Ford in Royalt0n. This is The
farm that Mr.. Ford bought OF Silas How
ard two years ago. Mr.. Dunniug does NOT
spring. v
+. \. Quirin, foreman at the Fisher tan r,
merry, has resigned to accept a similar no. a
sition in the Edward A. Minet tannerv M v
North Cambridge, Mass. Mr. QuIrin ex- Il
poets TO leave town about Oct LIST. The
n lller tennery is large plant and does a f
Russia and box calf tanning business. a
Universalist church, George Fortier. n
Services for Oct I'd, morning =
worship at lO:45; sermon by the pastor.
It p. m. Subject of talk. AFT Christ Z
should Come to Bethel" All friends Of ?
he liberal thought are invited to attend r.
Bishop A. {. A. Hall proposes to make
he following local visitations in this =
IS, Wednesday. Spring. q
ield; Nov. II, Thursday, Windsor: Nov.
s, Friday, Woodstock; Nov. 20. SUNDAY. D
3ethel and Royalton; Nov. q, Monday 10
randolph and Randolph Center: Nov,
2, Tuesday, Northfield r
Bethel, as well as Barnard. has relatives 4
] Vice Presidential Candidate Fairbanks.
Mrs. &. f. Waldo is own cousin. The Pi
mother Of Mr.. Fairbanks was Martha n.
3owen, a sister of the father OF Mr.
Waldo. Luke Bowen Fairbanks and Mrs.
Addie Fairbanks Denison are double b
ousins of the candidate, their mothers II,
'eing sisters and the fathers brothers.
The announcement is made OF the mar III
lage OF Rufus Roy Wilson aud Miss Al
trace Lillian daughter of Sir. aud Mrs
ienry 4. Butler, which occurred at he Ca
ome OF the bride, parents in Springfield, rr
ept. 2lst. Dir. Wilson was a former