Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-12
Bethel Locai intelligence.
auY WIlsoN, Local EdItor.

letter 2w ae
H. C. Pringle, Bethel Inn, Bethel, Vt,
For Quick sale;-New n. p. Vermont
engine, Has best cooling system, quick
est starting, most convenient; one latest
new No. ~ DeIaval separator; one sec
ond-hand Daisy, nearly new. ae
c, f. Durham.
A son was born Sept. Sd to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Tucker.
Mrs. Thomas j. Lavere is in Boston this
week buying new goods.
Daniel NJ. Tolan OF Christian hill has
started in selling milk in the village.
Mrs. w. B. Reynolds went Tuesday to
Troy, n, Y, for two weeks visit TO rel
atiyes.
Mrs. c. F. Waldo and Mrs. Mary Reeks
visited in South Royalton a day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryan OF Royalton
visited her sister, Mrs. Kidder, in Barn
ard day recently.
$. NJ. Washburn spent last week in
New York buying merchandise for the
Brooks 4 Washburn store.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins and Master Has
kell II. ellison and Miss Bessie NJ. Shep-
ard are visiting at Rochester.
Henry Upper started Friday on his re-
turn to Kewanee, Ill.,, after months
visit with his father, G. H. Upper.
Mrs. w. c. Waldo and children re-
turned Saturday from twelve weeks
stay at the Townsend farm in Barnard.
Miss Nellie Washburn is learning the
art of telephone operating in the central
Office of the Farmers Telephone ex-
change.
Mrs. Lora Bond and three children OF
Winchester, Mass, have been recent
guests of Mrs. Robert Noble, cousin of
Mrs. Bond.
w. II. Kidder of Lawrence, Mass, who
has been spending a few days with
James Kidder and relatives, has returned
to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Maynard and Mr..
and Mrs. Will A. Maynard left Saturday
for weeks trip to visit relatives at Der
ry, n. H., and other points.
Miss Harriet E. Wilson and Miss E. s.
Fogg moved this week to Randolph,
where they will make their home in the
future, Miss Wilson having bought a
home there.
Two cars were thrown of the track in
the railroad yard here Sunday, the cause
of the trouble being loosened break
beam falling down and tripping up the
car. Traffic on the main line was de-
iayed about half an hour.
The Central Vermont railway has been
cramped for lack of water for their en-
gines at Bethel. The old supply used by
them for fifty years is not sufficient, and
they have made arrangements with the E.
Q. Fisher Co. to pump water from the riv.
er to the railroad tank.
The meeting of Orville Bixby w. R. G.
last Thursday was well attended. Next
meeting in two weeks, Sept 10, at which
time the president wishes a full atten
dance, as there will be practice in flool
work preparatory to the district meeting
to be held here; time announced later
Miss Cora B. Smith arrived the first O.
the week from Waldoboro, Me-, to TAX,
possession of the Captain Othniel Dun
ham farm, the Henry Pond farm and tn,
Clough lot recently bought by her o
Samuel w. Bowen. This purchase in
cludes about 325 acres and was mad
through E. S. Putnam, local agent TO
the Strout Farm agency.
William Magiveny has received word O
the death of his son-in-law, Pearl Cutler
which occurred at Los Angeles, Cal.
Aug. 18th, from consumption. Mr.. Cut
Ter was native of Gaysville and wen
from here about eight years ago, hopin,
to recover from that disease. He is sur
pived by his widow, who will be remem
bered as Miss Ida Magiveny.
Sheriff c. c. Graves of Waterbury wa
in town Wednesday of last week an,
served papers in cnancery suit brough
by Luce & Smith against R. j. Flint, ad
ministrator of the estate of j. G. Sargent
The suit is brought to seek to compel tn
administrator to carry out the terms of
verbal contract between Luce & Smitl
and Mr.. Sargent in regard to the leasing
of the portion of the Sargent block nov
occupied by Luce & Smith.
Rev. j. w. Miller, town superintend
emit of schools, has been giving examina
lions to seven pupils who seek to hav
their tuition paid by the town at tn
Whitcomb High school. By the ney
law, the examinations are quite string
emit and at least three candidates faile,
to pass. Not one of the seven passed
satisfactory examination in Englisl
grammar. These examinations are uni
form throughout the state.
Farmers have been noticing a new pes
this year, or at least pest that has no
hitherto made any trouble in this section
1t is caterpillar about an inch and
quarter long, hairs mostly white, but
few black. 1t seems to attack apple trees
also the butternut, and has been found il
quite large numbers on corn stalks
where it seems to eat the tips, both of tn
stalk and the ear of corn. 1t is surmiset
that the long, dry summer has somethin,
to do with the abundance of these worms
as other caterpillars seem to be in create
numbers than for many years.
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