Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-17

Bishop A. {. A. Hall will make his
annual visitation TO the parishes at Bethel
and Royalton next Sunday, Nov. Goth.
! The service will be at Bethel in the fore
noon and at Royalton in the afternoon.
! John Haskins has sold to Mrs. Eta Far
/ rington OF Hartford the place formerly
owned by William p. Young and situated
on the road from Bethel to Randolph on
! the east side Of the river. The price paid
( is understood to be 1850.
/ There was good attendance at Grange
/ meeting last Saturday evening. The next
meeting will be held Saturday evening of
next week, when the program will be
under the charge Of Miss Bertha Burnett
and Miss Edna Phelps,
7 A son was born Nov. to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Boyle of New York city. The
child is a nephew Of Mrs. o. V. Greene
and a great grandson of Mrs, Ellen
/ ellison. Mrs. Boyle will be remembered
IN Bethel as Miss Nellie Bascom.
Mrs. A. j. Davis returned Saturday from
a several weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs.
/ Henderson, at Fitchburg, Mass. During
her stay a son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson. Mrs. Henderson will be re-
membered in Bethel as Miss Mabel Mar
tin,
Mrs. {. S. Davis and brother, Eli Town,
went to Salem, y. H., last week to visit b.
T.. Davis, son of Mrs. Davis. B. T.. Davis
has position as railway mail clerk be-
tween Concord and Portsmouth, N. H.,
and is soon to move to Portsmouth so as
to live on his route and be at home every
night.
CongI church Service Of worship
next Sundayat 10:l5 a. m, with Thanks
giving sermon, Mr.. Lille will sing SIN
the Shadow of the Cross In the evening
Mrs. K. M. Chase will render THE
Watcher at the Gate" The Sunday school
board met last Monday evening with
Miss Ann Sargent and made plans for
Christmas.
0. n. Barrows began his duties Tuesday,
carrying the mail on the rural free
as follows Starting from Bethel post
office, thence to X. j. Flint's, thence to
the Locust Creek House, thence up Locust
Greek to James Cadwell's, thence to the
Mount Hunger schOOlhouse by way OF
James Hatch's, thence to the Four Corners
near Chester Cady's, thence down Locust
Greek 10 Henry B. Putnam's, thence by
stage road to Barnard, thence back to
Bethel on the hill road
Henry Downey returned home last week
a free man with no charge hanging over
HIM and completely exonerated in all re-
spects, A hearing was to have been held
before the city court at Montpelier on the
charge Of young Downeys having taken
a mileage and some money and clothes
from his room mate, Henry Hurlburt, at
Marshfeld, but when the prosecuting at
torney investigated the case he found no
testimony duplicating young Downey in
any way and he ordered his release. A few
days later Hurlburt found the money he
thought be had lost.
Frank Perkins OF pittsfield, carpenter
at work on the new school building, had
rather rough experience in trying to report
for duty on time Monday morning. He
left his home at Pittstield at I:15 a. M,
when Il was quite dark. After going about
a mile, he noticed his wheels were meeting
some obstacle and got out aud found that
be was pretty well tangled up in a fallen
telephone wire. Prom there on to Bethel
IL was one constant lookout for fallenp poles
and wires, and he had TO get around the
best be could az least ten fallen telephone
poles aud one large tree in the road.
Hugh Durham Wilson died at Burling-
ton, Nov 10, 1901, OF Bright's disease. Mr..
Wilson was born Nov. 30, 1881, the son OF
James j. and Mary Laurette Wilson. He
attended the Whitcomb High school and
lifted himself for following the occupation
Of stenographer. In 1900 he was stenogra-
pher In the office OF Mayor Roberts at Bur
iington, from thence he went to 81. Adams
in the employ Of the Central Vermont rail- (