Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14

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The Democratic caucus will be held IN
the Town hall Friday night, June y.
E.A. Davis is enjoying the possession Of
a line Cadallic automobhs OF the lsOo
model.
Mr.and Mrs f. Il. Hoyt Of Rochester
were guests the first Of the week at L. Z.
kidder's.
Elmer Montgomery Of Sandy Hin. n.
Y, has been visiting friends m town Inc
past week.
Mrs. Norman Durkee is quite seriously
an at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. l..
NJ. Greene.
Mrs. Ransom Greene Of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting her parents, DR.. O. ID. Greene ana
e1rs. Greene.
Mrs. Chas. F. Waldo was in Mortified
Wednesday Of last week 10 attend the
wedding Of a relative.
Rev. J. Hall Long returned from Boston
last week and started from Bethel Thurs
Gay for his western trip.
Mr. and Mrs. C. f. Hoisington Of Low
ell are spending few weeks with irlenos
ard relatives in this vicini y.
Mrs. s. T. Coy OF Bellows Falls and B..
Il. Gov OF West Claremont have been
visiting relatives in town this week.
Regular meeting Of Rising Star grange
Saturday evening, at which time the nrst
and second degrees will be conferred.
Alfred Cbesley Ridley, a quarryman'
and Miss Bernice Belle Saunders OF North
uriand, Me, were married at Bethel, June
sch, by Rev. +. F. FELTON,.
Mrs. Hattie M. Angel returned from
Boston Saturday, called here by a tele-
gram that her brother from the West was
VISITING in this vicinity and Barnard
Prof. Gilmore Ward Bryant and family
ard Miss Mary Larock left Durham, n.
e., last Saturday for Vermont ana are eN-
pected IN Bethel this week for the sum
user.
j. NJ. Congdon, Esq, OF Gowanda, \ Y,
one Of the +. G., Fisher CO., is spending
Few weeks in town, stopping at the Bas-
com House. He expects Mrs. Congdon to
Join him shortly.
Mrs. Willis c. Waldo has hired the
puney Ward farmhouse in Barnard, owned
hF Willis Paige and proposes to go in
camp there with her family next week for
che summer months.
Mrs. c. r. Waldo attended the Denny
uoms on wedding at Northield last week,
which was solemniZed ma the Episcopal
church, with reception at the Houston
bque afterwards,
Among the people in town for the grad
tsating exercises are Hon w. G. Ager, wife
Francis Clough Of the New Hampshire
state college at DR.. Coughs.
The horse OF Henry l.. Dyke, hitched to
a telephone pole in front OF Martins store
EAST Saturday afternoon, took fright at a
passing automobile and did some damage
20 the vehicle before it was Gained down.
Julian Foster, native Of Bethel, ana
son OF DIR. Julia Foster OF Butler, Penn,
graduates this week az the klrksville,
- gNsE. krr Nlr nat ia
only nineteen years OF age and Will assist
his mother at her Office In Butler.
Letters remaining in Bethel postofiice
unclaim d Miss Bell Ellis, Mr.. John
Furnary, Peter Gldea, Mrs. b. II. Laselle,
Martin Mcdonald, ID. w. Cookson, Henry
w. Forest, Joseph Gamean, W. ). Hutch.
inson, Frank w. Sweeney, Charles
Weeks.
Thomas j. Caloon, a quarryman on the
Ellis quarry, went to Franklin, Mass,
last week, where he was married June 4tt
20 Miss Matte l.. Vincent OF that town
Mr.. and Mrs. Caloou came to Bethel Mon
day and have gone to keeping house II
the dwelling OF +. N. Young on Nortf
Main street.
The listers are engaged in the quadren'
Nal appraisal of real estate. They haY,
completed the appraisal Of about half th'
town and have gained about ten per cent
50 Gar on the appraisal of 1902. This ap
braisal does not affect the taxes levied
this year, but is used a. the basis for taxa
Jion Tor the years 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910
Miss Maud Abbott, assistant to tn
principal in the Mnitcomb High school
went to Boston last week TO attend tn
graduating exercises at her alma mater
Boston University. Miss Abbott has beer
pCrsuing a post graduate series OF studio
and received the degree of NJ. A. from
Boston University last week.
The warning is out for the annual meet
&ng of the Whitcomb High school, whicl
viii be held Tuesday, June 26th, at 7.3
ID. m. In addition TO the routine bushes
70 be transacted, the warning contains tn
following clause; TO secure an expires
sion OF opinion from the voters OF the dis
trict relative to the introduction OF par
Eial or complete business course into TIA
present course OF study"
The trustees OF the Episcopal diocese o
Vermont have received notice from Col
Dudley L. Smith OF Normal. Ill, execute
well known resident OF Bethel, that tn
estate has been settled in fun and that tn
residue in the hands Of the executor wa
about $500. BY the terms OF the will OF
Mss Smith. the entire residue is given K
the trustees OF the diocese Of Vermont.
e. ID. Cushing took his family TO Mont
rieiier 70 see the circus Saturday in his new
Fu5ies out Of Barre. the automobile vas de
Elected from It's course BY q rut in th'
road and became unmanageable Hnt
brought up against q telephone pole. The
Gos rate OF speed at which the machini
uas going saved the party from q NOR
serious accident. The headlight was dam
aged and Mr. Cushing and family cam'
home ia another machine.
Andrew Jackson Pember passed awal
June 9th, at the age Of Il years. Mr.. Penn
Der had been q long time resident OF thl
western part 81 the town ana was Is
Heemcd an honest, hard working man ani
a good citizen. He was born IN Randolph
the son Of samuel and Murilla HASKELL
PEN Der. He is survived by three daugh
ssrs. Mrs. Henry E. Walker and Mrs
Charles W. " ilsou, both Of Bethel, an,
Miss frankie Pember, who made he
home with her father. His wife die
March 18th, 1906.
Gialen C. Msxham died last Friday q
Ms home in Northfield Center He Wa
hsru in Middleboro shout iS23. Abou
1s30 his father moved to Barnard. VI