Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-30

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ID. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, VI.
Royal, the young son OF John Wallace,
Is laid up with fractured wrist,
Alick washhurn and !. q. Bailey are
confined 10 the house by Illness.
A daughter was born May 10th to Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Crottsau OF Christian hill.
Miss Agnes Reynolds entertained a
party OF friends last evening, II being her
thirteenth birthday.
Walter Ill Baker returned Saturday TO
Boston, much recupersted IN health after
his stay In town OF three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrill, were called
TO Boston last week by the illness OF a SIS
ter OF Mrs. Morrill,. Both returned TO
Bethel Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Baker, administrative OF the
estate OF the late w. +. Baker, has sold a
wood lot OF thirty acres. situated on camp
brook, to Pearl NJ. Savage.
H.R. Tuttle has moved from the house
recently bought by Mrs. Kate w. Ellis OF
DIR. O. V. Greene TO the house OF william
Hartwell on South Main street.
Wesley Quimby returned Saturday to
Springfield, VT, after spending ten days
with his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Quimby,
and his brother, Arthur Quimby.
l.. A. Junior OF Jacksonville, VI, has
come 10 work in the barber shop OF Thos.
Layere, taking the place OF John Rogers,
who has gone to Montpelier.
Miss Sarah Walker left for Everett,
Mass, Monday after spending several
weeks with friends and relatives in this
vicinity. She is the daughter OF the late
Willard Walker OF Barnard.
A circulating library OF the newest
books by the best authors is soon TO be
opened TO the public az the Grant drug
store, where small fee will procure the
reading OF the latest works published.
The baseball game last Saturday was be-
tween the w III. 5. nine aud the tannery
team, the former winning by score OF 10
to3. The game was played on that part OF
the Noble Hat bought by the +. b. Ellis
Granite company OF Robert Noble.
Perley Spalding was in town last week
visiting his mother, Mrs. Ella Spalding.
At present he Is stationed in New York,
but this summer he expects to travel In
Nebraska, in the interests OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, being connected with
the government agricultural experiment
work.
Carlos O. Spaulding has bought OF the
town OF Stock bridge the house now occu-
pied by him, situated on the easterly side
OF River street. This house was built by
Edwin Jackson about twenty years ago.
The property includes Involvement
house, barn and about half an acre OF
land.
Road Commissioner Washburn is work
ing this week ON the village streets The
work done so far by the two road CON-
missioners is far advanced beyond the
work done at this time in former years
and the general opinion so far seems to bt
that electing two road commissioner
was good idea.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather
there was a large congregation Sunday a
the union services held in the Universalis
church in commemoration OF Memoria
Sunday. The death OF Comrade NJ. NJ
Whipple was poticed. Comrade William
Magiveny, who was not able to attend tn
services last year, was present last Sunday
The Bethel Y. NJ. G. A. will give a fire.
public entertainment Wednesday evening
June 8, at Cushing's hall, copsisting o
readings by Burns Osgood and music b.
the Gaysville Male quartette and soloists
Ice cream and cake will be served during
the evening. All members requested t
bring cake. Entertainment commence
at s o'clock.
Aaron j. Davis went to Sharon Tuesda,
to do some work on soda fountain. II
the afternoon his family received wor,
that he was sick and to come for him
He was brought home Tuesday evening
and Wednesday was reported to be in
critical condition. Mrs. Davis, who /
visiting her daughter at Fitchburg
Mass, has been summoned home.
First Selectman w. II. Edmunds went +
Manchester last week and returned wit
the remains OF Charles Clark, whose deaf
was noted in last weeks issue OF the CoU
RIER. The interment was in Fairviey
cemetery. Mr.. ark left about =, 500 de
posts IN several banks in this state. Their
are no known heirs, and under the law,
there are no heirs, the estate goes to tn
town of the deceased's residence, to b
used for school purposes.
Whiteomb High played an excitin
baseball game Tuesday afternoon wit
South Royalton High on the latter's HON
grounds. AT the end OF the ninth innin
the score stood six to six. In the tent
inning neither scored. In the elevent
inning, Whitcomb High went to bat frs
and got score. Then South Royalto
went to bat and got so far as to have a
the bases full with only one out, bu
Pitcher "Cyn Young struck the next tw
batters out and won the game for Bethe
The engine St. Lawrence brought hei
Tuesday railroad officials, G. G. Jone
general manager; j. NJ. Morrison, chi,
engineer; c. Il. Soule, superintendent, an
w. p. Eirod, road master, who were
consultation at the quarry with Messrs.
Il. Ellis and Goodwin Starrett OF the Il.
Ellis Granite company and w. c. Cliffor
OF the Woodbury. Granite company in r,
gard to the proposed extension of tt
Bethel Granite Rwy. to the Woodbur
company quarry. The railroad at preser
stops at the Ellis quarry The difficu
question arises as to the proper location
the extension, so as not to interfere wit
the quarryiog operations of the Ellis con
pany.
The town OF Bethel is interested, as
community, in the entertainment whic
is to be given July 10th and 18th in Il
Town hall. The proceeds are to be d,
voted to securing proper and permaner
housing for the library. The propose
s.Costume Festival Of the Nations'' will
unique as an entertainment, and it is
be hoped that the interest in it will exten
to ali the towns in the county. I'll
Dutch. French, Italians, Germans, JapaI
ese, etc, will be well represented, both
10 costumes aud booths. All out-of-tow
contributions to, the proposed hbral
fund by those interested in forwardiI
this good work may be sent to Miss Mai
r. Waller, Bethel. VT, aud will be du
acknowledged by her, whsteSer Il
amount.