Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-07
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY Wilson, Local Editor.

GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
Otis Gould was at Barre over Sunday
and the Fourth.
Mrs. Sullivan Chariodona is spending
the week IN Boston.
Mrs. Mary Briggs Is quite sick at her
sons, @. \. Barrow's.
Rollin Gibson left for Springfield, Mass,
on the express Sunday,
Miss Georgia Black returned to her
home in Maine Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foley spent July 9Th
at his fathers IN Warren.
Mrs. c. W. Potter went to Exeter, y.
H., Saturday to visit her son.
Mrs II. B. Lease is suffering from an
attack Of the German measles.
Adelbert Spooner has sold his "a rm in
Bethel Gilead TO w. II. Kendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jewett Of st. Louis,
Mo-, are visiting friends in this vicinity.
+. l.. Eaton, owner Of the jeremiah
Morse farm, returned TO Boston last week.
Mrs. Edison Emery had severe attack
Sunday night and died Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs John Rourke and son of Boston
are stopping with her sister, Mrs. +. A..
Davis.
King r. Lilley started Saturday on a two
weeks vacation at his former home In
Orwell.
Miss May Blossom and nephew. Earl
Blossom, were in Pittsheld the first Of
the week.
Mrs. W. e. Graham starts today for a
two weeks visit To her former home at
Nereguues
The National White River bank de
Elared its usual semi-annual dividend of
three per cent July list.
f.
Troy, N. H., for a few weeks, expecting
10 return to Bethel Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Fisher went to
Guwauda, n. Y, their former home, last
week for a stay OF a few days.
Mr. and Mrs, Estabrook OF Boston have
been recent guests of Mrs. W. L. Fish,
sister Of Mr. Estabrook.
Miss Ethel Walker of Barnard has
been the guest for several days OF her
aunt, Mrs. Frank Markham.
White River Lodge, No. 9, +. Il a. NJ,
demonstrated the third degree on candi-
date last Thursday evening.
M. A. Moody is improving the front of
his store building BIZ lowering the win
dows to the level OF the floor.
The Village improvement society will
meet with Mrs. Sarah Sturtevant next
Tuesday afternoon at the usual hour.
Mrs. Fred Pecor and infant son re-
turned Friday from a two months visit
70 her parents at Province Lake, N. II.
DIR. X, NJ. Chase is in Montpelier this
week, attending a meeting of the state
dental board, for conducting examina-
tions.
Miss Catherine Emery of Boston ar
rived at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
Della Putnam, last Saturday for the
summer.
I,,fg,J,,,,i rh,rot. D. Z, u T.L.u,
of Burlington will otficiate next Sunday
at 10;45, when there will be Holy Com
munion.
c, A. Spaulding, the printer, has gone
this week to Shrewsbury, where he eX-
poets to go fishing and help his father
tn-law hay.
Died in Bethel, Vt, Tuesday, July 5,
1904, Dorothy daughter OF Lieut.. and
Mrs. Wallace n. Batchelder, age 8
months, % days,
Lewis Billings, who had been spending
a few days as guest of II. II. Dinsmore,
was called home Monday by the sudden
death OF his brother.
The engagement Is announced of Rufus
Wilson. formerly of this town, now OF
Springfield. Mass, and Miss Grace
Butler Of Springfield.
II, II. Mcdonald engineer at the Ellis
quarry, has rented the summer cottage Of
n q
remainder of the season.
The Bethel branch of the Sunshine
society viii meet with Mrs. Ida Lewis
Wednesday afternoon, July 20. Ladies
will bring cake and thimbles.
George and Wallace Arnold came from
Providence, X. L., Tuesday and are spend
ing vacations OF two weeks at their
mothers, Mrs Martha Arnold's.
Leonard Fish, the young son of Willis
I. Fish, fired tirecracker from his hand
July 9TH, which made some painful but
not serious wounds upon his face.
Bethel Tavern has caught the paint
fever. This disease seems to be contagious.
A house owner sees his neighbor painting
and torsooth he must do likewise.
w. II. Edmunds has invested in a port
able engine which he expects to place on
the heney lot in Barnard, on which lot
lac has bought the standing timber.
A lodge Of the Independent Order Of
Foresters will be organized in Bethel
next Tuesday evening, July u, by 5. W.
Armstrong Of Richford, state organizer.
J. W. Warren left Saturday for a weeks
fishing trip TO Gorham, n. VI. Mr.. Warren
is quite familiar with the brooks in that
vicinity as he formerly taught school at
Gorham.
Rev. Cornelius Delaney OF Windsor
has been a recent guest o. Peter O'Connell.
Mr.. Delaney formerly lived in Bethel,
his father being in charge OF section OF
the e. Y. Ry. here
The law against riding bicycles on the
sidewalks viii be strictly enforced here
after. Any one seen riding on the side
walks viii be arrested and fined not less
than 5 and costs,
A very interesting and close game of
baseball was played here Monday be-
tween the Bethel and South Royalton
mines, in which the latter won by a score
of to 5, in eleven innings.
Willis Davis has been laid of from
work the past week a. the result of a
peculiar accident. He was stepping from
one stone to another when he lost his
balance and fell, breaking rib.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Sampson Of
Peoria, ILL.,, are expected this week at the
home Of J. p. Marsh, cousin OF Mrs.
Sampson, who was the daughter of Scion
Cummings, formerly Of this town.
Miss Elizabeth Richardson, a former
teacher in the Nhitcomb High school, .
was the guest Of J.. g. Sargent last week 4
Miss Richardson has a position a. Etpnnu- /