Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-18

Eggs for hatehingj X {. K. l. Red ? ana
6e. apiece or n per 100. am
ae Mrs. o. n. BARRows, Bethel, VT.
Miss Mildred Dyke, granddaughter of
Frank Lyman, is seriously i'll with scarlet
fever.
Tyler d. Strout and family are moving
TO Barre this week, from the Auen house
on Gnu rch street.
Mrs. ID. L. Child and Miss Abbie Clark
have returned from a visit to their father,
n. r. Clark, at st. Adams.
Mrs. John W. Rogers went the first of
the week 10 spend the summer al her for
mer home at Jackman, Me.
Mrs E. p. Fisher and two daughters
Ruth and Charlotte, of Springfield, Mass, !
are visiting at Mrs. T., y Fishers.
Mrs. William A. Nudge returned e
Boston Saturday after spending a week
with Mrs. Augusta Eglin and other friends
in town.
A son was born Nav Sth to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Church Of Quechee,. being a
grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l. Wheat OF
Royalton Hill.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase left Monday for Brad
ford, Penn, where he delivers his clinic
before the Erie County Dental association
May 18th and 18th.
William j. Bradbury, a former Bethel {
resident, now on the police force in Bos-
ity visiting friends and fishing.
The two-y ear-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. 2. Byers fell from a chair to the
floor Monday, breaking an arm. Dr.O. V.
Greene was called ana reduced the frac-
ture.
Word was received here Tuesday morn
ing OF the unexpected death at Lowell,
Mass, of Mrs. Ella Gay. Mrs. Gay was
the daughter Of the late Paul Gay OF this
village.
Daniel Lille Post, No. 81, G. A. r., will
attend at the Universalist church Sunday,
May 18th, at the usual hour when the
Memorial day sermon will be preached by
Rev. G.. +. Fortier. All are invited to at
tend this service.
The schools OF the town district are 10
have a field day June 23rd, when they will
gather at the Town hall, and each teacher
will give an exhibition of class work.
There will also be spelling match. The
general public will be welcome.
Mrs. George Ira Wheat fell one day last
week on the sidewalk in Bethel village,
forcing her right arm out Of joint and
fracturing the clavicle. DR.. Clough was
called in attendance and reduced the trac-
ture after administering anesthetics.
Rural Mail Carrier o. n. Barrows was
endeavoring 10 familiarize his horse with
the sight Of an automobile last saturday
afternoon. The animal did not take
kindly to his lesson but made a sudden
turn, breaking the axle Of the buggy of.
party OF granite men passed through
Bethel via automobile Tuesday, taking a
few hours off to visit the Bethel quarries.
They came from Worcester, Mass, and
made 137 miles in one day through the
mud. They drove a 40 b. p. Columbia ma
chine.
f. j. Rich has bought Of James d.
Wheeler building lot situated on Gran
H1,s,fs mil
thereon dwelling house. The lot bought
is situated near the northern outlet Of the
'sMoody swamp" and lies between the
railroad taking and the new highway.
Col. Charles 5. Forbes of st. Adams
passed through town Monday on his way
TO Barnard. Col. Forbes is interested in
writing up for the Nermonter the con-
neetion Of the family OF Vice President
Fairbanks with the town OF Barnard.
The father OF the present vice president
was born in Barnard and there are several
members of the family still living in this
vicinity.
Sadie Webster, aged about Is years, an
employe at the Ellis boarding house at the
quarry, died May 18th OF cerehro-spinal
meningitis after an illness of is hours.
Interment was made Saturday at Fairview
cemetery. DR.. Greene states that there Is
no reason to be alarmed over the danger
~ this disease spreading. II Is claimed
by the medical authorities TO be infectious,
but not contagious.
A. ID. Gilley and H. F. Norris OF Boston
have bought of w. G.. Shaw several acres
OF building lots situated on the westerly
side OF North Main street, being portion
OF the old Albert @. Marsh farm. Messrs.
Giliey ana Norris were here the first Of
the week with their surveyor, George
a Reed, G. E., OF Barre and we're engaged
in plotting out the lots which will be sold
at auction per announcement elsew here.
The 18th annual convention OF the
Golden Rule Christian Endesvor union
will be held at the First Congl church in
this village Wednesday, May 9th. The
exercises begin at 10:45. Among the out
of-town speakers to be present are Rev
Charles ID. Crane, field secretary Of
Maine c. 4. union and Rev. Fraser Metz
ger Of Randolph, state president OF the
Vermont Christian Endeavor association.
Old school buildings and furniture are
not in great demand here, as was proved
by the auction sale conducted by the
Whitcomb High School district last Satur-
day. The large school building was bid
of by William II. Edmunds for SO: the
smaller building by Frank Lyman for sq7;
the wood shed BY Xix W illiams FOR ELL
The total avails Of the sales were only
S207. LIB. The district still has good sup
ply OF second hand seats and desks for
sale.
Four carloads Of rails arrived last week
for the building Of the Bethel Granite rail-
way and were uuloaded az the freight
depot. These viii be sufficient for the
laying Of about one mile. The contractors
have been working two gangs Of men the
past week, one on the side hill in Royal
ton, consisting mainly % Italians; the
other gang, consisting 81 men and teams
has been building & be road bed through
the Noble farm. The bridge men have
been erecting trestle over the ravine ON
the Noble farm and placing wooden Cul-
verts op the fills.
The Woodbury. Granite company has
Just secured the contract FOR the furnish
ing o. cut stone FOR the new Providence.
r. j.. postoffice. Woodbury. stone IS con-
tracted for and the contract calls for
about $4,000. The Woodbury. company
expects 70 have g large job on hand soon
40 furnish Woodbury. stone for the APP