Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-21

public building to be erected at Proyi-
dence. Ii. l., to be known as 1.-THE Ann
/ Mary Memorial" The price is about
1 $4,000 and it is to be completed by Jan
uary l, 1901.
The funeral of Mrs. Spencer was held
4 the l4th inst. at the home of Frank Church
on Royalton Hill, Rev. j. Hall Long Off
I ciating. The services were in charge of o.
/ 2. Shaw and the interment was in Cherry
/ Hill cemetery. Mrs, Spencer was the
mother of r. III. Ford of Royalton and is
also survived by a son living in the West.
/ Thursday morning the construction
| train Of the Central Vermont railway ran
of the track at the lodges about one-half
mile above Bethel village. delaying traffic
! for about three hours. The cause is sup
| posed to have been spreading of the rails.
\ The place where the accident occurred
was portion of the new section being
relaid with new rails.
George Starrett of New York was in
town last week inspecting the Bethel
quarries. Mr.. Starrett is brother of the
Starrett brothers who are largely inter-
ested in the f. b. Ellis Granite company,
and he is connected with the g.. A. Fuller
company, a firm that does the largest
amount of contract business in the United
States.
Rev. George B. Clark, formerly rector of
st. Pauls church, Royalton, Christ
church of Bethel, and Trinity church at
| Poultney, and now in charge of large mis-
sions in Nebraska, has through illness been
obliged to return to DR., Primes santa
rum in Burlington, where he received so
much benefit for similar ailments five
years ago
An out-of-town young lady was in
local store last week and noticing a ma
chine used for butting cigars investigated
its workings. She inserted her finger in
the place intended for the vile weed and
found II worked very well as evidenced by
a clipping from her finger. The young
lady swooned and fell backward. doc
tor was summoned who quickly responded
and dressed the remainder of her finger
George, the 14-year-old son OF Harrison
Powers, met with bad accident July 10.
He fell on scythe, striking at the knee
joint The tendons were completely cut
and had he been Of heavier weight it is
probable that the leg would have been
entirely severed. The bones were wired
together by Drs. l.. NJ. and O. V. Greene
and it is stated that the tendons will prob
ably unite but the joint will always be
stiff.
About year ago two ID Jrchester men,
engaged in business in that place, came to
Bethel and bought farms. II. u. Byers
bought the Wellington farm, about one
mile north Of the village on the west side
of the Branch, and f. w. Eaton bought
the jeremiah Morse farm, owned by Clark
Davis. In the same week these two men
have disposed of their business in Dor
chester and are moving their families to
Bethel this week, expecting to make their
homes here.
Funeral services for the late Herbert T..
Grant were held at his late residence on
North Main street Wednesday of last week.
being IN charge OF o. P. Shaw. The men,
bers of Bethel Lodge. No. 30, /. o. O. F., to
which Mr.. Grant belonged met at their
house where the Rev. j. Hall Long offici-
ated. The interment was in the town GEM
etery, where the ritual of the Odd Fellows
was followed, Rev. G. F. Fortier, chaplain,
assisted by P. n. G. DR.. L. w. Clough.