Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-25
Bethel Local intelligence,
Guy WILSON, Local Editor,


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ID. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, VI.
MISS Edith Greene is visiting friends in
Granville.
Miss Celia Mcleod is visiting friends at
Burke, y. Y.
Mrs, Henry Tuttie visited her daughter
IN Mortified last week,
Albert Bowen OF Windsor was in town
ON business The first OF the week.
Dr. n. ". Holden and Mrs. Holden Wis
tied relatives m Rutland last week,
r.. b. Martin OF Rochester is spending
some days with his son, Frank l.. Martin.
A. NJ. Wallace returned TO his home at
Hartford, Conn., Friday after a short stay
ut T. T.. Wallace's.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Messer Of Rochcs-
ter were at J. q, Sargent Friday and sat
urtay Of last week,
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethe pas.otiicc addressed TO Mr.. Joseph
Passott, and Rev, j. j Lewis.
Mss Mcknight Of Bro klyn, y. y, who
had been spending the summer with Mrs.
a. Nickors' returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Bowman aud sister-iu law,
Miss Sarah JenlsOu, started Monday for
their future home at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Principal G.. 5. Wright Of the Whitcomb
High school was elected president Of the
SChoulmasters' club at Middlcbury last
week.
DR., Charles Hammond returned to his
home Ia Hanover, Mass, Wednes day after
spending several weeks with his cousin,
j. +. pease.
The village was without electric lights
from Wednesday OF last week until Mon
day, owing TO the breaking OF the worm
gear to the gate shaft
The Henry Marsh farm in Rochester has
been sold through the Strout Farm agency
to Henry Wilson OF Illinois, who will
take possession Nov. 1.
The annual meeting OF the Bethel
Library association was adjOurnet last
Saturday 10 next Saturday, October p, at
p, m. at the library rooms.
Bert Goss had 10 head OF cattle tested
Saturday by Dr. stephens of White River
Junction and Il. ;, Waterman had four
head. All were found free from tubercu-
lUsls.
VIII G. Byam has sold his farm. known
Bethel Gilead, to AFRO b. Brown and Ag-
mes Chapman, who will take possession
Nov. /.
The construction gang OF the New Eng
land Tel phone and Telegraph company
has broken camp in ROyalton and pitched
tents about half way between Bethel and
Randolph, at Chase Cut"
Charles W. Curtis died Tuesday after
noo1, from the result OF an operation for
amputating his leg. His advanced age
madelhim unequal to standing he strain of
the shock. Funeral services will be held
today Thursday in Christ church at ?
p. m.
Mrs. W. f. Adams OF Barnard lately en-
tertalned party OF five school teachers,
viz; Misses Winnie and Myrtle Rogers of
Randolph, Miss Jennie Blanchard Of East
Braintree, Miss Grace Perkins of Deweys
Mills and her daughter, Miss + la Adams.
who teaches in East Braintree
George Goh Of Bridgeport, Conn, came
up TO attend the reunion OF the 4th Yer
mont regiment last week. While in town.
he was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. G, l.
Abbott. Many years ago, Mr.. Golf was
resident OF Barnard and made his home
Tor seven years in the family OF the late S.
{. Cady.
Measurements taken Of the big elm
standing in front Of the store of j. G.. Sar-
gent disclose a girth OF 16l feet at the
base, OF 14I feet at height Of two feet
ana OF ID feet at height OF four feet The
tree IS supposed to be about 100 wears old
ana Is supposed to have been set out by
Alexander Ralston, a prominent man Of
Bethel one hundred years ago.
Daniel Lille Post, No 81, G. A. r.
wishes to express its thanks for the cordial
cooperation of the citizens that made the
campfire last week such success; also to
thank the ladies who did the work incl
dental to feeding between two and three
hundred; to The Bethel Cornet band and
20 Mr.. Moreland and Mrs. Delikof, who
furnished music.
ID, NJ. Strong Of Bethel and ]. d. Deni-
son OF Randolph were passengers on the
New England States Limited that was
wrecked at North Dux bury last week.
Mr.. strong states that the first he knew of
any trouble was that he found himself in
company with car full OF passengers ON
the moor. Not a person was left in the
seats AMI he describes the ensuing scene as
appearing like prayer meeting with one
AFTER the other arising from their knees.
Willis Il. l.. Edmunds and Miss Grace
Carpenter, stcnographer fur the Stoddard
Manufacturing company at Rutlsnd, were
married st the home of MIR. and Mrs
Henry y. Carpenter on Washington street
~ Rutland yesterday, The couple will
live IN Rutland. The groom is the sor
Of William III. Edmunds OF this toWr
and is graduate OF the Whitcomb HipI
school lie is at present employed in IN,
Rutland County National bank.
Edward II. Hatch, travelling salesman
residing Ia the Dudley block at Newport
N. H., was found dead IN his room Oct. 10
He was lying on his couch when discov.
cred aud beside him was glass, the bot.
tom OF which was covered with a sub.
stance that was taken for analysis by th,
medical examiner. When the BODY wa,
found, DIR. Kane was summoned and pro.
nounced the man dead from an oyerdos,
OF some drug, probably chtoral. Mr.
Hatch was the son OF the late Holden r
Hatch OF Bethel and was a resident OF mi,
town up to 1903. He was q years of no,
and is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Franz
Wakefield and Mrs. Daniel K. Remington
both OF Newport
Floyd, the magician, who is to give tn,
entertainment tonight in the Bethe
Library Entertainment course, is withou
doubt the most skillful exponent of pur