Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

the BEUBEE.b beluE ulaAH bAl AtAt oAifN1 ~ =
for the extension OF the Bethel Granite
Rwy.
The members OF the Bethel Y. NJ. &. a.
have the bills out announcing the produc-
ton Of the tWo-act drama, 1.-The Last
Loaf, to be given Aug. p, 1906. Those
wishing to see the Y. NJ. {. A. prosper
in Bethel should give their hearty support.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Waldo left Saturday
7 on the official train for the q. A. II. en-
campment at Minneapolis. Mary Wins
low Of Royalton accompanied them. Mrs.
I Waldo goes as national delegate from
I Orville Bixby W. Il. C., No. 81, Of SO.
Royalton. Miss Kate Billiard also went
on this excursion.
Letters remaining in Bethel post office
unclaimed Mr.. Leonard +. Allen, Mrs.
ID. s. Batchelder, Miss Lura Boutwell,,
/ Miss Mary Boutwell,, Mr.. Peter Cameron,
I Mrs Romie A. Camp, Dennis Donahue,
4 Mr.. Thomas Hunt, Miss Anna Jones, Mr..
\ George Loranger, Mrs. William B. Purdy,
| Mrs. William 3. Wright.
William Buck OF Sycamore, H., was
with NJ. A. Moody the first OF the week.
Mr.. Buck is the son OF Ira Buck and a
| former resident OF Bethel. He was a car
penter in Bethel and built the block now
occupied by M. A. Moody. lie Is now the
owner OF a sixty acre farm between De-
Kalb and Sycamore that would bring
cash price OF $50 an acre.
| Mrs. Sarah Emeline Furber Churchill
died Aug. 18th at the home of her daugh-
/ ter, Mrs. Stiles q. Bent, with whom she
j has made her home for some time past.
/ The immediate cause OF her death was
apoplexy. Last spring she had an attack
OF sickness from which she never fully re-
covered. Mrs. Churchill was born IN
Stock bridge Sept. 10, 1928, the daughter OF
Alvira and Sarah (Boutwell) Perkins.
Most Of her life was spent in Barnard.
| The Fusion rally Monday evening was
very well attended. Many women and
children were present and some voters
/ were unable to gain admittance to the
Town hall. p. F. Mccarthy Of Barre APP
pealed to the labor vote. Hon. 2. W.
Clement spoke along the lines Of his cam
| pagn speeches elsew here. He alluded to
his appearance IN Bethel four years ago,
which was his first speech on the stump.
The "cOOnn quartette and the Bethel
band furnished music.
The family OF Mrs. Lois Xix Joined her
at her farm Saturday, Aug. 4th, making a
party Of p, namely, Mrs. Rix, Lyman RiX
and wife, Eslie Chamberlin, wife and
Miss Grace, Will Clifford, wife and three
children, Hazel, Wright and Ralph, Ger
roll Harvey, wife and son, Theron, Glenn
Gilman, wife and Richard, Edwin, Marx,
aud William Xix, also friend, Miss Ellen
Whitney Of Randolph, and Hugh Cham
berlin OF Gilead were with them. All had
good time, with an outdoor picnic.
DR.. II. ID. Holton of BrattIeboro, secre-
tary Of the state board of health, was in
town Thursday in consultation with the
officials OF Cherry Hill Cemetery ussocia-
ton in regard TO the use Of the lots in the
new addition TO the cemetery lately
bought OF Robert Noble. Ii is understood
that DR.. Holton consented to the use OF
the upper lots, but that some arrange
ment must be made with NJ. II. Durkee
before the lower lots are used. Mr.. Dur
kee has spring supplying his water stu
ated below the lower lots.
There was a good turnout at the serv-
ices held at the Old Christ church between
Bethel and Randolph last Sunday, many
OF the worshippers in the church fifty
years ago being present. In conducting
the service, Rev. Mr.. Reynolds was assist
ed by Rev. Harry p. Nichols. rector Of the
Church Of the Holy Trinity of New York
city, descendant OF ARENAS Ainsworth,
who formerly lived in Bethel. These serv-
ices, which are planned to be held yearly
during the month Of August, have become
events that are looked forward to by
many.
The G. V. Rwy. has sent to this station
a set Of railroad scales to be erected here
IL IS expected these scales Will be of con-
siderable assistance in computing the
oAhbhiAA VI HAOnt Ahdl ChlA UG lOhutu on the
cars. Hitherto it has been almost impos-
slble for anyone TO tell whether the capa-
city OF a car was being overtaxed, and in
consequence some of the cars have been
overloaded and broken. AS 1t was, Sta
ton Agent Carr was expected by a glance
at car loaded with say, ten or twenty
pieces of rough granite of all sizes and
shapes, to tell how many pounds were on
the car.
Nathan L. Pennock Of SomerviIle ar
rived Saturday at Mrs. G. G. Stearns'. |
Mr. Pennock carries his 90 years with re-
markable vigor and seems unimpaired
mentally and physically, and still is &C.
lively engaged in his duties as janitor OF |
the Davis schoolhouse in Someryille. Mr.. |
Pennoek was born in STAFFORD and was
an intimate friend of the late Senator |
Morrill,, through whose influence he was
appointed postmaster at Randolph Center
by Pres. franklin Pierce, holding the Of |
flee for eight years. Mr.. Pennock's mem |
ory of the prominent people OF those |
times is very vivid and his tales of olden |
time would make a very interesting book. |
Group instantly relieved. DR.. Thomas /
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