Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-04

5. Charter Durham is visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Holmes, at North Walpole, n. II
Mr.. and Mrs. {. L. Sleeper were in Nor.
witch over Sunday visiting sister of Mr.
Sleeper.
Miss Ella weleh Of South birmingham,
Mass, is visiting her grandfather, d. NJ
Clough.
Mrs. Richard Spaulding OF Rutland is
stopping at the home OF H. k. Wing on
Christian Hill.
Miss Hattie Markham and Mrs. Ida Saw
age are taking weeks vacation at Long
Point in Ferrisburgh.
Mrs. II. A. Frank OF Cory, Penn, with
her daughter, Miss Ruth, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. +. A. Mayo.
Miss Ellen Pennock Of Boston arrived
Monday to spend the month of August
with Mrs. {. {. Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitney and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kimball are at Lake Dunmore
this week on fishing trip.
c. ID. Cushing began yesterday setting
poles for his Farmers telephone line COW
ering Camp Brook and Gilead.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Partridge and daugh-
ter OF Philadelphia were guests two days
last week OF James A. Graham.
Hon. William b. Wall OF Randolph and
Hon. G. w. Writers of St. Adams were in
town Monday on railroad business.
G. d. Cushing and family returned Sat
urdRy from a week outing at his cottage
on the shore OF Silver lake in Barnard.
Rev. Wilmond A. Warner OF Barton,
former pastor OF the Cong'l church, spent
two days in town with friends this week.
Mrs. Emeline n. Fisher and Mrs. VIM.
NJ. Fisher went to Springfield, Mass,
Tuesday for two weeks visit with rela-
tives.
Rev. r. A. Greene of Lowell, Mass, ac-
companied by Mrs. Greene and his son, is
stopping with his brother, DIR. L. M.
Greene.
3. w. Morrill, and Minnie Belle Blod-
gett, both OF this town, were married at
White River Junction July % by W. e.
Renthan.
Moses Clukey fell from load of hides at
the tannery Friday, striking upon his head.
1t is thought he will be able to be out the
last OF this week.
Miss Kate Chamberlin of Philadelphia
began her homeward trip Monday, stop
ping at Newtane, VT, on the way, where
she has relatives.
Miss Mollie Abbott was absent last
week visiting friends in Waterbury. Miss
Abbott has accepted position as teacher
in the Northtield, Mass, schools.
John Donnelly OF Vergennes was the
guest last week OF Rev. j. Hall Long. Mr..
convention at st. Louis last month.
Walter Congdon, bookkeeper at the tan
merry, had one hand caught in the machin-
cry saturday, badly decorating it and lay
ing him off from work for several days.
A very interesting meeting OF Rising
Star Grange was held last Saturday even. |
ing under the direction OF Lecturer John |
Hartwel. The next meeting will be held |
Saturday evening of next week, Aug. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Taylor and Mr.. and /
Mrs. Frank Morgan Of Barre formed an /
aautomobile party stopping IN town over
Sunday with f. +. Hackett, brother of 4
Mrs. Taylor, and returning to Barre Mon
day.
w. F. Hazen of Montpelier, who has
rented the Markham block, arrived in town
with Mrs. Hazen Monday. He will live in
the upper tenement and on the ground /
floor viii conduct bakery and a grocery
store.
Jonathan F. Pease (better known in
Bethel as j. Frank Pease) has been APP
pointed rural mail carrier on Route No. p
Christian Hill-to succeed the late H. Z.
Grant and entered upon his duties the first
of the week.
Mrs. NJ. B. Cummings OF Boston is the
guest of Mrs. Martha Cushing. Mrs. Cum
mings is the widow OF the late John w. 4
Cummings, who was OF the firm of Cush-
ing a Cummings, proprietors Of the Bethel
tannery some twenty years ago.
Robert Greene, former resident, was
IN town the first of the week on his way
to Montpelier to visit his mother. He has
been employed for several years in butter
factory at Holyoke, Mass, but is now re-
covering from an attack Of appendicitis.
The +. B. Ellis Granite company has en-.
gagged the services OF Mr.and Mrs.James p.
MucEett OF 81. JChnsbury 10 keep the
boarding house at the quarry. Mr.. Mud
gett formerly lived in Braintree and Bethel
and is an uncle of Mrs. W. A. Durham OF
Bethel.
Saysthe Hardwick Gazette:-"The Bethel
quarries vi some day put Bethel 'on the
map, and that day won't be far of il the
proposed railway to the quarries is built.
The little, crooked II. q W. railway has
been and is most potent factor in Hard
wick's Development
The Ellis company received Monday at
this station carload Of house finishings, !
window sash with the panes set, etc, for
use in completing its boarding house The
car met with a mishap between here and
Mortified, one end Of the car being nearly
stripped on, and the contents were consid-
erahiy damaged, especially The glass in the
windows.
weduesday. the selectmen resumed the
WORK oflaying the surface drain on Main
street, which was stopped BY the early
arrival Of freezing weather last year. In
1903 the drain was laid from the White
river bridge TO opposite the residence Of
Mrs. J. j. Wilson. II Is now to be ex-
tended TO point near the store of NJ. A.
Moody.
The Montpelier papers had an interest
ing tale one day last week ofthe arrest and
conviction for intoxication OF a man who
gave his name as John Sullivan. claiming
10 come from Bethel, and said he had been !
member of the legislature and held !
various public offices in Bethel. Il was ,
he, told by the man 10 conceal his identity.
tie came from another part OF the state.
Rev. r. F. FELTON, has had a telephone
instrument installed at his house con-
nected with the Farmers line OF c. ID.
Gushing, and James ID. Wheeler is soon 10
Be connected with the same line. Those
already having connection with this line
are the Woodbury. cutting shed. o. Z.
Boyce, Geo. A. Ingalls,, II. X. W ing, f. b.
Ellis Granite Co. at the Wing barn. w. G.
Baker, W. q. Brooks. II. W. Davis, c. l.
Sanders, Z. Z. Wallace. L. b. Ellis Granite