Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-25

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Mrs. +. h. MARKHAM, Bethel, VI.
Sewing machines, New Home and other
makes; sl5 up; q down and = a month.
Write Tor catalogue and prices
ID. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, VT.
Girls wanted to stitch overalls and
coats on power machines; steady WORK
and good nav, iva
ii. W. GARTER 4 SONS, Lebanon, n. II.
Mrs. II. b. Lease is confined to the house
by illness.
Mrs. sue A. p. Hoyt OF Plainfield | $ WIS.,
iting friends in towp.
MIR. and Mrs. Gustave Larson have gone
to Lowell, Mass, to reside.
George +. Frost has returned from
trip to his former home IN Maine.
National Bank Examiner Frank l.. Fish
of Nergennes was in town Friday.
George l.. Pratt, former lessee OF the
Bethel Tavern, was in town Thursday.
John T. Rogers and +. Z. Churchill have
gone to Boston TO work as team drivers.
Mrs. L. ID. Curtis left this week for
visit OF several weeks To friends in Maine.
Henry Kemp left last week to spend
some time with friends in Massachusetts,.
Myron Il. Savage left Tuesday for Wind
sor, where he expects to spend some time
Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. b. Dow OF Royalton
were guests over Sunday OF Mrs. Ella l..
Markham.
Merton w. Preston is working for the
Vermont Bakery company at White River
junction.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Macie have moved
to White River Junction, where Mr.. Macie
has employment.
Mrs. J. G. Mann, formerly Miss May
Parsons, OF South Dakota was in town last
week visiting relatives and friends,
+ The Bethel second baseba team crossed
bats with team from Royalton academy
Saturday at Royalton, winning by score
of IL too.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ii. Durkee leave this
week for an extended absence, expecting
to be with their daughter, Mrs. Brooks, Of
Rutland for several months.
Invitations are out for large birthday
party to be held Friday evening in Cush-
ing hall in celebration of the nineteenth
birthday OF Maurice ID. Young.
DIR. Chase started for Los Angeles April
"a. He will return May "a. Appoint
ments for work after his return may be
made by writing Mrs. r. NJ. Chase.
Mrs. Kate Ellis has returned from Swan
ton from a two weeks visit. Mrs. Jane
Ellis, who has been keeping house for her,
has gone to visit friends in Gaysville.
Amasa Fisk has completed two years of
satisfactory service in the livery stable OF
&. T.. Clafiin, and is taking vacation Wis
iting friends in Rochester and elsewhere.
Rev. j. w. Miller is at home. from at
tending conference at st. Johnsbury.
n. lad lrxas
that Mr.. Miller is to remain here another
year.
Harold Moore, OF the class OF 1902 of the
Whtcomb High school, visited friends in
town the first of the week, being on his
way to Washington in the interests Of the
Vermont Marble Co.
W. g. Brooks has sold his farm on
Christian hill to Davis M. Tolan Of Burke.
N. ", who will take possession next
week. The purchaser is brother of
Frank b. Tolan OF this town.
The E. b. Ellis company are getting out
at the quarry one of the largest stones ever
quarried by them. 1t Is now in the rough,
but will be cut to the dimensions OF z feet,
3 inches by s feet, inches by 4 feet, 6
inches. 1t weighs between forty and fifty
tons and is for the Washington station.
The listers have completed the collec-
ton OF the tax inventories. They are now
at work on the drawing of an abstract OF
the individual lists. From present indica-
lions, there will be very substantial gain
over the total grand list OF 1906, with the
probability that the million dollar mark
will be nearly reached, il not exceeded.
Mrs. Clayton Potter returned to Bethel
last week after attending the funeral Of
her son, Fred Biackmer, at Hinsdale, N
II. While at Hinsdale, Mrs. Potter had
the misfortune to make misstep while
descending the stairs in the home OF heI
brother, &. o. ChamberlIn. She fell the
full length OF the stairs and received nu-
merous bruises, in addition to breaking
her arm.
Nothing definite has been learned as yet
as to the final awarding OF the contrac,
for the new state capitol building at Mad.
ison, Wis, on which both the Woodbury.
Granite Co. and the T.. b. Ellis Granite
Co. made bids. On the day appointed last
week for the opening OF the bids, the STATE
house commissioners announced that al
bids were rejected, and requested the par.
ties to make bids direct in their owl
name, instead OF through the intermediar,
of contracting firms, as some of the for
mer bids had been made.
State Superintendent Of Education Ma
son s. Stone plans to hold in Bethel May
an afternoon meeting OF school director
to discuss the new school law. In tn
evening, a public meeting will be held
the speakers being Frank l.. Greene, edito
OF the st. Adams Messenger, and +. r
Finn of Springfield. The subject will b
"New Vermont 1t is expected that mu
sicwiH be furnished by the Bethel Corne
band. No admission will be charged
The afternoon meeting will be particulari
interesting TO those interested in schools
as the new school law will be discussed
Many points have come up IN the applica
ton OF the new law to existing condition
in our small country districts. We kno,
of a case in neighboring town where tn
directors are trying to maintain schoC
with less than a legal number Of scholars
portion Of the school is bright, energet
ic and go-ahead. A portion is dull and II
regular in attendance. The bright, ener
getic portion is kept behind to keep com
pany with the laggards. This and othe
matters of vital Importance will be dis
cussed at the meeting.
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