Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-22
Bethel Local intelligence,
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


was in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Starrett of New York
were in town this week.
DR.. F. f. Steele OF Montpelier called on
friends in town Monday.
Miss Addie Bradbury OF Lebanon called
on friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alick Washburn returned
from their wedding trip Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Greer of Waterbury,
Conn, are guests OF III. II. Cushman.
v. A. Grant took possession of the Ad-
ans book store, recently purchased, last
week.
Louis Luchin win leave this week for
Burlington, where he is to open a new
fruit store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar H. Pushee of
Linden, Mass, are guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
II. X. Wing.
Arthur Elliot has moved to Enfield,
N. H., where he has secured employment
in bobbin factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Adams OF Win
chendon, Mass, are visiting his sister,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Whipple.
Clinton Durkee has raised this year
summer crook-neck squash weighing nine
and one-half pounds.
Dan F. Batchelder ia nursing very sore
thumb, injured BY being caught in spi-
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Smith died Sunday after a short
illness from cholera iniantum,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Durham left last
week for an extended western trip to in
cludc the exposition at 81. Louis.
Mrs. A. A. Jebb from Olean, n. ",
Joined her husband, an empluye IN the
Fisher tannery, the first OF the week.
The Royalton Association OF Congrega-
tionai ministers will meet al Bethel next
Tuesday at i0:3o a. m. at the Cong. vestry.
Henry Cole has moved from the house
Of Mrs. Henrietta Lincoln to the Chatield
house, owned by A. A. Brooks, on Main
street.
samuel L. Abbott took an examination
at Montpelier last week for laboratory as
sistant in the department Of agriculture in
Washington.
Col. +. A. ellison and brother c. 5.
ellison, leave the last OF this week for
their annual carriage drive TO Hartland
and surrounding points.
Miss Lois Smith OF New York and Mrs.
Corrine Stafford Thompson OF Newark,
n. j., were guests of Mrs, e. e. Stearns
from Saturday until today.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Waters of
the week Mr.. Waters has entered the
employ Of t. J. Levere in his barber
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Crouseau, who
have been spending two weeks with the
brother OF Mr.. Crouseau on Christian
hill, returned Monday to their home in
Potsdam, n. Y.
The Christian Endeavor society ten
dered a reception to the pupils In the
upper department OF the Whitcomb High
school Tuesday evening in the vestry of
the Cong i church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Davis returned
last week from a weeks trip to Man
chester, N. II. They were accompanied
home by Miss Mary Smith of Manchester,
who will stay with them two weeks.
q. d. Cushing is extending his Far
mers' telephone line into the town Of
Royalton. Connection has been made
with the Peoples line between Royalton
and Barnard near Norman Sewalls.
Chas. w. Marston left Tuesday for
Plymouth, n H., where be will remain
a week and then go TO tst. Louis to attend
the exposition, then return TO his
duties as postmaster at Niagara, N. c.
f. d. ellison is buying water rights on
the brooks draining the southerly side of
Christian hill and emptying into White
river on the Bliss farm, and expects to
bring liberal supply to Bethel village.
Alonzo Emery has completed the re-
ligious census of the town of Royalton
in the interests OF the Vermont Bible
society and is stopping in Bethel at the
Bascom House for the remainder OF the
fall
Edison Emery started out Monday for a
two weeks trip with the following itin-
erary Pittsfield, Rutland, Albany, N. ",
Esopus, n. Y, fRosemount,l New York
q I, Connecticut, Worcester, Boston,
heene, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Durkee have been
on a ten days carriage drive, visiting their
daughter, Mrs. William II. Brooks, at Rut-
land and other relatives in adjoining
towns. They also attended the Rutland
county fair.
Two families are expecting to leave
this vicinity this winter and build cot
tages for the winter in the vicinity of
Z. W. Marston at Niagara, n. C.-R. ).
Waterman OF Bethel and Mrs. E. c.
Ellis of keene.
Cong'l ehurch-Rev Geo. F. Fortier will
occupy the pulpit at l0:40 a. m. and
preach on the subject, "rhe Abuse of the
Pardoning Power" The choir viii render
''Gloria in Excelsis," by Dudley Buck, aud
in the evening two anthems.
There are unclaimed letters at the
Bethel postoffiee addressed to Mrs. Alice
Austin, Mr.. S. l.. Anderson, DIR. George /.
Bauman, Mr.. Wibfred Hemming, 7. F.
Phillips. Henry Sawyer, Mr. Henry Seguin,
Mr. Henry Thurston, Mr.. Joseph Wach.
The Rising Star Grange announce that
their next meeting will be poverty party.
First and second prizes viii be awarded.
The Grange paper will be edited by
Misses May Savage and Ellen Preston.
Correspondence solicited. Fred f. Hack
ett, lecturer.
Bethel Universalist church-George For
tier, minister; morning service at 10:45:
sermon by Rev. j. Hall Long of the Congl
church IN exchange with the pastor.
Su beet of the sermon, sThe Abuse OF the
Pardoning Power" Sunday school at Il:
- a. ~. All are invited.
w. III. Edmunds has sold to Xix Will
liams building lot on the easterly side of
Pleasant street adjoining the meadow lot
belonging to the estate of A. NJ. Marsh.
Mr.. Edmunds built a cellar on the lot a
few Years ago and began a dwelling. Mr..
Williams viii complete the dwelling and
occupy il this fall.
Ivan Chadwick the hustling driver of
Brooks & WRshbnrn's delivery team, was
quite Unexpectedly baptized Friday. He
was passing IN the rear Of certA44 dwell