Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILsoN, Local Editor.

ly i'll the past week.
Mrs. Julia CrowelI is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bert Brownell.
Miss Cora Bradley Of Springfield, Mass
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Evelyn Morse, who has been visit
ing at Mortified, is at home again.
Miss Annie Kimball arrived Saturday
from Boston for a weeks vacation at
home.
Miss l.. NJ. Degree, who had been stop
ping at W. l.. Fish's, left for Rutland Sat
urday.
The Misses Church, who have been at f.
e. Cushman's, have returned to their
home in New York.
w. d. Adams has taken contract for
putting in a steel ceiling in the new Meth
Odist Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. w. ID. Adams of Boston
are spending a week with his mother,
Mrs. William r. Adams.
George Heath is at the home of L. NJ.
Heath after spending the summer with
relatives in Williamstown.
Rev. G. F. Fortier has resigned the pas
torate OF the UniversalIst churches at
Gaysville and StCckbridge.
John Wallace has moved into a tene-
ment in the upper story OF the dwelling of
Mrs. Josie Lane on North Main street.
c. T.. Clafin has bought out the livery
stock and goodwill Of the A. L. Stearns
stable and took possession last Saturday.
Reports from Davis w. Shaw received
last week state his health is improving
and he is able to be out and take light ex-
ercise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Waterman re-
turned Saturday from a weeks trip visit
ing relatives in New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts.
G. r. Noble has sold the standing spruce
on tract OF land situated on the noun
tain IN the rear OF his dwelling to Wilcox
and Chedel.
Alonzo Emery has been at his farm the
past week. He has just been canvassing
the town of Stock bridge for the Vermont
Bible society.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. p. Marsh and son.
Ralph, have returned from a weeks trip
visiting friends in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts.
Thos. j. Levere recently bought the driv-
lng horse formerly owned by the late II. r.
Grant, and has now sold the horse to Clar-
ence Kempton.
II is reported that the Bethel Granite
Railroad Co. has applied for commission
ers TO appraise damages for their proposed
takings for the new quarry road
Roy stearns and family came up from
Springfield over Sunday to greet the West
ern relatives who are stopping with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. l.. Stearns.
Levi Pierce OF Royalton was arrested
Aug 10Th, charged with breaking the
public peace. He pleaded guilty and was
fined s. and costs, amounting in all to
1910
Mrs. Il. &. Waldo and sons left last week
for their home in Ellis, Kan, having spent
nine weeks at @. F. Waldo's. She will Wis |
1t her brother and the fair at st. Louis on |
the way home.
c. ID. Cushing and Arthur Harrington |
started on an automobile trip Monday /
Mr.. Cushing accompanied Mr.. Harrington f.
20 New London, returning to Bethel by
rail Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Townsend closed
their connection with the Bascom House
Tuesday and went to Burlington, where
they have taken a contract to run the san
itarium Of DR.. Willard.
party was made up last Saturday to go
up and spend Sunday at Mt. Mansfield
composed Of G. II. Upper, John Keleher,
William III. Edmunds, w g. Clifford. o.
ID. Greene and w. r. Spaulding.
d. NJ. Clough has returned from a few
days trip to visit his son, Fred Clougb,
at Mechanicsville, N. ", who is laid off |.
by sickness from his duties at the Boston
a Maine freight transfer station.
Nathan L. Pennock of 5omerville ar
rived at Mrs. G. c. Stearns Monday. Mr..
Pennock IS in his habitual good health
Mrs. Stearns is also entertaining George
Marvin and Mrs. Marvin, his mother, OF
West Somerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kiles p. Stockwell of
Springfield, Mass, are visiting relatives
IN Bethel, Rochester and other towns.
surance business for the New York Mu-
tual Life Insurance COmpany.
The meeting OF the Grange last Saturday
evening was very poorly attended, owing ,
20 the illness of many OF the members.
The next meeting will be held Saturday Of !
this week, when the first and second de- /,
grees will be conferred on class.
DR.. John Ely and Mrs. Ely of New Hav- i
en- Conn.,, were guests over Sunday OF Z
Mrs Sarah Sturtevant. Mr.. and Mrs. ELY !
were taking little side trip on their an
nual canoeing trip down the Connecticut
river from its head waters to the Sound.
L. +. Billings was up from Boston over e
Sunday making arrangements for the
moving here OF his family. Mr.. Billings r
expects 70 take possession Oct. LIST Of the
Messer house on Church street recently .
bought by him and would move his FAM
lily here sooner If he could find quarters.
A chimney burning out in his house
called John keleher from his slum bers o
about 3 a. m. Friday. Although Mr..
RIPPER with his little fire extinguisher a
was promptly on hand, it was not found
necessary TO even use that, as the flames
did not spread beyond the inside OF the J
I
Grand Democratic rally and flag raising
with speaking in Town hall will be held g
u Bethel Saturday evening, Sept 8, at S g
o'clock. The orators will be the Hon. b
samuel B. Page Of Woodsville and Charles A
n. Davenport OF Brattleboro Come and
hear the issues Of the campaign discussed
BY these able men. p
Albert Fortier, aged seven months, died "
Aug. 18th Of cholera infantum at the home b
y Harry Henderson. The mother Of the CT
hid died when the child was two weeks ss
I'D. The father is a brother OF Mrs. Hem hi
ierson and has taken care Of it, The re- 81
mains were taken to SOmerville, Mass, for q
nterment beside the mother. ~ ~
Arthur Harrington went to Barre Satur- g
lay and returned with an automobile pur- e
hased there. This makes automobile No. M
nov kept in this town. As a general ph
hing horses are getting accustomed to $
be new machines, though there are many "