Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
Bethel Local Intelligence.
Guy WILSON, Local Editor.


home from Lowell.
Mrs. Harriet Sanders went to swanton
Tuesday to visit relatives.
Miss Minnie Degree of Providence, r. l.,
is staying at w l.. Fish's.
Miss Sarah NJ. Gay OF Boston is SPEND
ing two weeks with Mrs. G. G. Stearns.
Mrs. e. T.. Messer and son. Lawrence,
of Keene, n. H., spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. w. Estabrook OF Sherburne has
been a recent visitor at Mrs. w. l.. Fish's.
Mrs. b. Il. Davis OF Salem Depot, n. H.,
is stopping at her fathers, @. NJ. Miller's.
Work has been begun at the bobbin fac
tory under the new firm of Dinsmore x
Billings.
T.. w. Rogers has so far recovered as to
be on the street again after an illness of
six weeks.
Frank NJ. Kendall of Springfield is
spending two weeks with his father, M.
N. Kendall.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Heath had recovered suffi-
GENTLY from her long illness To be able to
ride out Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Lumbert has returned to her
home In Maine after a months stay with
Mrs. t. w. Rogers.
Warren Morse, an instructor in the U.
V. Nj. at Burlington, called at his Cousins,
I'll. B. Leases, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Hollis Town OF Newport,
~. H., called on friends in town Monday
and Tuesday Of this week.
Miss Clara Hayden Of GAINESVILLE, Mass,
q former resident, is spending two weeks
with Mrs. Vim. K. Adams.
Nj. II. Harrington and daughters, Miss
Helen and Miss Evelyn, were at Mrs.
Mary l.. Harrington's last week.
n "a Hoard auH Mfaa RIanab a
Howard Of Maiden, Mass, are with their
cousin, Mrs. Cynthia Hoisington.
Miss Mary Ann Todd OF Boston arrived
Thursday Of last week for two weeks
visit to her sister, Miss Jane Todd.
Mrs. Martha Cushing accompanied Mrs.
Wilson of Chelsea to the home of the
latter Tuesday for visit Of few days to
her native town.
The announcement IS made Of the mar.
riage Of John W. Sharpe and Miss Flor
enee e. soper, daughter Of A. A. soper,
which occurred August 18th.
Mrs. John s. Kimball viii give whist
party Tuesday afternoon of next week
at the usual hour for the benefit OF the
Village Improvement society.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Waterman left Mon
tlay for a two weeks trip to visit Mrs s.
A. Ellison of Wilton, N. H., sister OF Mrs.
Waterman.
Mrs. Henry Miller and two children,
John Miller and son, Miss Spoon and Neil
Miller went TO Woburn, Mass, Saturday
for weeks trip, visiting their former
home.
DR. Fred J. Fassett and Mrs. Fassett of
Bost on made short calls On friends in
Bethel and Rochester last week on their
way to their home in Boston at the close
of their bridal trip.
Mrs. Bosworth Smith and Mrs. DIR. c.
I.aFern OF New York have been stopping
the past week at the Bethel Tavern.
Mrs Smith was eassmate at st. Johns
bury OF Mrs. w. T. King.
]. A. Rice OF National City, Col, accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Lillian Rice,
called on Edison Emery and A. A. Soper
last week on their way to Stockbridge,
the native town Of Mrs. Rice.
Rev. j. Hall Long was present at the or
Siination Of Rev Edward @. Sargent as
pastor Of the Cong'l church at Tunbridge,
August 9th, and took the part in the SER
vice OF the giving Of the right hand.
Nathan Williams met with an accident
while engaged as carpenter at The quarry
boarding house last Friday. ehisel
slipped and cut bad cash on his hand.
Two stitches were taken by DIR. 0. ".
Greene.
Leon Dyke, the two-year- son Of
AuWafu DYKE OF ilNhHutsa hheSss hltA va
dIphtheria Saturday at the home OF his
aunt, Mrs. w. T.. Preston. The remaining
diphtheria cases, two In number, appear
TO be light.
Recent arrivals at Z. +. Cushmans in
clude Mrs G. S. Written and mother,
Mrs. Scott, Of Wellesley, Mass, Miss y. r.
Fahy, head nurse at the Perth Amboy, n.
j.. hospital, and Miss Addie ;. Church OF
New York city.
Mrs. Mary (Bagley) White and Or. Eva
Bagley Of Yankton, $. d., arrived at their
aunt's. Mrs A. l.. Siearns, Tuesday. They
are daughters OF b. g. Bagley, former
prominent business man in Bethel and
owner Of the Bethel Mills.
Fence Viewers George A. Marsh,
William G.. Shaw and Harry b. Lease
were called out on official duties Friday
20 divide the fences between Mrs. Mary
Quimby on one side and those OF A. d.
Eindge Warren +. Preston, Miss Sophia
Harding on the other.
Fire in the fuel room OF the Bethel
shoe shop caused fire alarm about a. m.
THURSDAY. Again the fire extinguisher,
IN the hands Of Charles Shepard, proved
ats value by quickly extinguishing the
blaze, which had gained quite a Roadway.
The cause Of the fire Is unknown.
CongI church, AT the 1o:45 service
next Sunday Mrs h. NJ. Chase viii render
a solo by Nekius euAlNtEu 7oAftAElh VI Tue
nills.n At the Z. 30 p. m. service h.
M. Lille viii sing a solo by Dudley Buck,
entitled ssBe Still and Know that lie is
God !" Everyone is invited to these ser
vices.
A large delegation is in Boston this
week from this vicinity, including Mr..
aud Mrs. II. X Wing. Henry Wood, Pearl
Cham beria.n. J. r. Marsh, NJ. NJ. Whip
ule. N. r. savage, Scott Blossom, Elmer
mnsmore. W. II. Edmunds, ID. b. Free
man, W. +. Brink, Morris Hunt and Z. Z.
Wyun.
The apple rop in this vicinity Is UNI
usually large this season and many az the
srees have broken under their heavy loads.
Many bushels Of early fruit are allowed
70 rot A. there Is no suitable remunerative
market for the same. One man Ia Royal
ION sold thirty barrels al Il per barrel TO
30 10 the Boston market.
Tue r. b. Ellis Granite company CARED
srn carloads 81 Bethel granite from this
station last week 10 be used in the toun-
cations for the new schcoihouse 70 be
S,nilt Al Mort hfeld. Mortified Is now
KISSING through the same experience that