Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-02
Bethel Local Intelligence.
Guy WILSON, Local Editor.

held, n. H., last week.
Mrs. David w Shaw went to Boston Sat
urday to join her husband.
Henry Miller entertained his friends
with a clam bake Saturday.
r. VI. Mace OF Burlington was at j. G..
Sargent's over Sunday and Monday.
o. p. Shaw has just erected fine family
monument in his lot at Cherry Hill ceme-
terry.
Or. G. f. E. sparhawk of Burlington
visited his sister, Mrs. q. r. Graham, last
Friday.
Mrs. Lucinda Bingham went to make a
visit at her former home in Keene, n. H.,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Waterman of Colo
RADIO are visiting relatives in Bethel and
Royalton.
The Village Improvement society will
meet with Mrs. r, j. Flint next Tuesday
afternoon.
Thomas Fortier Of someryille, Mass,
has been recent guest Of his son, Rev. O..
Il. Fortier.
Miss Jessie Pearson of Randolph has
been recent guest Of her aunt, Mrs. b.
w. Rogers,
Mrs. Loren Lamb Of pittsfeld called on
friends in town Wednesday and Thursday
of last week,
Miss Annie Graham Of Morrisville was
with her mother, Mrs, G.. 4. Graham, the
first Of the week.
Walter Congdon Of Gowanda, N. Y, is
bookkeeper at the tannery and boards
with Eugene Fisher
Richard and Jennie Wynn returned last
Monday from q two weeks trip to Boston
and Springfield, Mass.
Scott Blossom was in Gaysville Monday,
where he assisted In the singing at the
Memorial day exercises.
George Clark is again in his barber shop,
which has been closed through the winter
on account Of his illness,
Mrs. Annie Chadwick Ralston and
daughter, Hazel May, OF Lynn, Mass, are
at John L. Reeds this week.
X. II. Lilley sang with the South Royal
ton Glee club last Friday evening at the
concert given in Woodlands hall.
1t is expected that the Bethel and South
Royalton town teams will cross bats again
on the Bethel grounds Saturday OF next
week.
Myron G. Stafford Of Sutton, P. O., for
mer Bethel resident, was in town last
week. He is to travel for Il. &, Fisher CO..
buying hides.
Fred w. Reed Of Hardwick was in town
the first of the week looking over arrange
ments for beginning work on the Wood
bury Granite Co, quarry.
The members of the Village Improve
ment society furnished ice cream for the
masses Monday and cleared thereby 81
for the benefit OF the fund for the new
town clock.
Cong'l church-Special collection after
sermon next Sunday morning for A. B. C.
r.. NJ. At 1915 X. r. Lilley viii sing So
To- "Reioice, Jerusalem, and Sing" At
7:30p. m. Mrs. X. NJ Chase will render a
solo.
q, +. Noble Of this town and Ben Noble
OF Windsor were called to their former
home at CIverton, p, g., Saturday by a
dispatch announcing that their brother,
Will Noble. had met his death on the rail-
road. The details were not given.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. S. Bunker left last Fri
day for a months trip to their former
home at Sullivan, Me-, for the purpose of
giving Mr.. Bunker rest His place as
superintendent Of the Ellis quarry is taken
during his absence by Ben Richards OF
Hallowell Me.
Rev. George F. Fortier will keep the fol-
lowing appointments next Sunday, June
5. Places where the hour OF service has
been changed will take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly;-B
l0:35 a. M; StOckbridge Common, 1:A5 p.
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Richard Ellis Of Mortified is here direct
ing the loading OF the cars with granite
for the =. b. Ellis Co. The company re-
cGiyGd this week carload Of machinery,
including several engines. A stone crusher
Is expected within a few days, when the
work of improving the quarry road viii be
begun.
Among those from out Of town who
came here for Memorial day were Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Chadwick OF Windsor at +. A.
Chadwick's; Mrs. G. n. Allen OF Lebanon
nj John Reeds; Geo. Edison OF Lebanon al
his mothers, Mrs l.. II. Edson's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Emery Of st. Adams at 5. W.
Barrows' and Howard Edison OF Burling
ton at the Bascom House.
Work on the Ellis quarry Is being
pushed ahead rapidly. The pay roll last
week for the Bethel quarry contained
uinety-three men. The Woodbury. shed
hasagain got its full quota Of cutters that
% had before the strike and now carries
about % men on the pay roll. About IS
men are employed at the z. e. Fisher Co.
tanBery, thus making about 30 men sum
mOned to work by whistle every morning.
Services will be resumed at the Uniyer-
Ealist church next Sunday, June 5. The
pastor has entirely recovered from his re-
cent illness and will be pleased 10 be
greeted by a large audience. Sunday, J une
u, VIII be observed 81 chldren's day with
the usual special exercises. On the even
ing % june Y the graduating class OF the
Mhtcomb High school viii attend the
Jniversalist church for the baCcalaureate
sermon.
al. &. Fisher company has recently in
stalled a fiue plant for drying hair, with
dry room heated By steam. over the hide
house. This dry room has a floor of heavy
wire netting upon which the hair is placed
after cleaning, and the steam pipes ar,
placed directly below the netting AT ont
end Of the drying room Is chute convey
ing the dried hair 10 the pressing room
where IL IS put up ia bales for the market
The firm is receiving Communications 70
the high grade OF hair ID is now able TO pu
out. Il sells both wholesale and retail