Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-06-06

GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


Victor, Edison and Columbia records
at Strong's music rooms. - ~
Sewing machines, New Home and
other makes; si5 up; q down and "
a month. Write for catalogue and
prices. ID. Nj. Strong, Bethel, VI.
c. ID. Cushing was in Boston the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Davis spent several
days last week in Boston.
George L. Pratt of Ascutneyville was
in town several days last week.
G. III. Emery visited his son, Robert
Emery, at Waterbury last week.
Charles Reed of Claremont, \, H., paid
visit last week To relatives in town.
Miss Martha Williams OF Boston was
the guest last week OF Miss Mary WASH
burn.
Homer b. Rogers was called Sunday to
Manchester, n. H., by the death OF his
father.
Mrs Eugene w. Rogers went 10 North
field last Thursday to spend several days
with relatives.
The Whiteomb High school nine de-
feated the Barnard town team last Thurs
day by score Of 6 TO 4.
Mrs. II. w. Robbins joined her hus-
band in Bethel last week after spending
several months at her former home in
Vinalhaven, Me.
T.. $. Putnam, as agent for Strout OF
Nuw York, has just sold the w. f..
Davis farm at East Barnard to l.. Wright
of Glasgow, Scotland.
c. f. Hubert OF Randolph has sold to
Lyman and L. ID. Rix the eastern portion
of the farm formerly occupied by Mr..
Hubert in Bethel Gilead, known as the
Cram farm.
Fred c. Putnam has bought OF Henry
and John Duckett about thirty-tive acres
of land from the northerly end of the
farm lately bought by the buckets of s.
w. Barrows. This land lies just across
the river from the cutting shed of the
Woodbury. Granite company and is
bought for building lot purposes. II
there is a sufficient demand for the lots,
it is expected that light foot-bridge will
be put across White river at this point.
Through the efforts of G. II. Kimball
and the public spirit of the Woodbury.
Granite company, substantial carriage
has been provided for the war trophy in
front OF the Town hall. This gun was
captured from the Spapiards at the battle
of Santiago and was loaned to Bethel by
the war department. When first placed
in front of the Town hall, it was pro-
vided with a wooden carriage, which
had badly decayed. The new carriage
consists of two substantial blocks Of
granite from the Woodbury. Granite com
pany's quarry.
a large consignment of machinery a
received at this station Tuesday to be in
stalled in the portable mill to be erecteS
on the lands DIR. Clara Rogers Rutte
bought of Lloyd johnson. II is expected
that there is about 100000 feet of lum
Der to be cut up at this mill.
Mrs. Edison Webster, who had been a
the Randolph sanatorium being treated
for fractured arm, was removed las
week to the home of II. w. Davis. TIL,
condition of her health is much improv
ed, but she does not expect to be able t
use her arm to any extent this summer.
Edison Webster of Goffstown n. II.
who is stopping with III. w. Davis, is
veteran of the Civil war. He enlisted il
the navy before the breaking out of he s
tilities. He was serving on the Cumbei
land at the time she was sunk by the Cor
federate Merrimac and is one OF twent,
survivors Of the force of the Cumberland
As the ship was sinking, he jumped over
board and swan away as far as he coul,
to avoid being drawn down in the vorte1
of the ship. After considerable delay HI
was picked up by one of the small boat
and the next day was on the shore wit
Messing the defeat of the Merrimac by til
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