Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-09
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY Wilson, Local Editor.


Victor, Edison and columbls records at
strong's music rooms. ne II
Sewing machines, New Home and other
makes, si5 up; y down and = month.
Write Tor catalogue and prices
ID. NJ. STRONG, Bethel, VT.
Girls wanted TO stitch oyeralls and
coats soa ION on power m"oh'nesi ',ssay WORK
ii. W. GARTER a SONS, Lebanon, N. II.
Mrs. J, J. saltery is stopping with Miss
May Blossom.
DIR. William stickney went to Rutland
the first OF the week.
Walter Baker came home last Friday to
recover from severe illness.
Miss Josie Grout OF Waterbury has been
a recent visitor at II. b. Leases.
Mrs. Allen OF Newton Highlands, Mass,
IS the guest OF her cousin, L. NJ. Weston.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Greene and Mrs. o. ID.
Greene left Tuesday for trip to Lowell,
Mass.
Mrs. Martha A. Cushing is recovering
from severe sickness OF four weeks du-
ration.
III. IL. Dinsmore has sold his premises on
Church street to T.. ID. ellison, who buys
for occupancy.
Mr. and Mrs. q. II. Kimball returned
last week from a months visit with rela-
tives in Massachusetts,.
E.S Putnam sold this week a three
year old Young Alexander colt to L. b. AL
len OF Barnard for ZOO.
Misses Gladys Clough and Margaret
Clark went to Granville Saturday, where
they are to teach school.
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethel pos,oiiice addressed to Ernest
Merchant and Henry Moulton.
George G. Rowell stone cutter, has
hired a tenement ia the Sylvester block
over the store OF Abbott 4 Cady.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. p. Elmer Of Brattleboro
spent several days last week with their
daughter, Mrs. George 5. Wright.
Mrs. Addie Shedd was called to North
ampton, Mass, Thursday by the serious
illness OF her sister, Mrs. Henry Smith.
At a meeting OF the Athletic association
last week it was determined to main
tain baseball team this year, II suitable
ground can be secured.
Clayton Ransom Tucker, son of Henry
A. Tucker, and Ethel Leone, daughter of
George w. Edmunds were married May
by Rev. j. Wesley Miller.
The Crescent club gave its closing Ladies'
night of the season Wednesday of last
week, with card playing, refreshments and
dancing, with music by ellison.
There will be a meeting of the alumni
of the Whitcomb High school at the
schoolhouse next Friday evening to make
arrangements fer this years alumni meet
ing.
B. Johns and William Richards, natives
of England, who have been working at
the Woodbury. sheds the past winter, left
Thursday for Denver, and eventually the
Pacific coast.
Persons holding books from the Bethel
Public library are requested to return
them next Saturday for general taking
account of stock and cleaning up. No
books will be issued next Saturday.
Upper & Graham have installed a
Bowser gasolene tank. The tank is a
boiler iron affair, holding $50 gallons, and
is to be buried in the ground in the rear Of
the Fassett block. From this the gasolene
Is to be pumped to the store as sold.
The baseball team Of the Whitcomb
High school defeated the South Royaltons
on the latters' grounds Friday, to 3. 1t
was decidedly good game, with much OF
the work done by the pitchers. At the
end of the fifth inning the score was ! to
in favor of South Royalton, and at the be
ginning of the ninth the score was tied 8
to 3, whena run by Perkins decided the
game.
Herman Frederic Fogel died May 9th at
the home of Mrs. Mary Il. Harrington, OF
consumption. Mr.. Fogel was resident
of Philadelphia and came to Vermont
about year ago to try the Vermont air
hoping to get relief from the disease to
which it was then known he was prey
Funeral services are held today and the in
terment is in the Ranney cemetery in
Stockbridge.
Michael Regain OF Barnard was called t.
st. Adams Thursday to attend the funera
OF his brother, Patrick Regain, who wa'
killed while walking on the railroad thu
day before. Patrick Regain was 70 years o
age and was one OF seven brothers wht
came from Ireland to America. The old
est of the seven brothers is jeremiah
Regan, who is now alive at st. Adams
aged So years.
Real estate activities are in evidence
with several sales closed and several in ne.
gotiation. Mrs. Lucina Spooner has solo
an eight-acre lot near the quarry to Frank
c. Preston OF Northfield. H. H. Dinsmort
has sold his premises on Church street t
E. d. ellison, who buys for occupancy
on the house l.. M. Heath will erect in thu
rear of the house sold by him last year tt
John Noonan.
A double wedding occurred Thursday
when Fred A. Roundy and Mrs. Emml
Roundy were married at their home OF
River street, and II. w. Jefts OF Brattle
boro and Miss May Doubleday Of Sher
burne were married. Mrs. Roundy ant
Mrs. Jefts are sisters. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev. j. w. Miller, only
few relatives being present. Mr.. and Mrs
Jefts left the next day for their futur
home in Brattleboro.
T. X. Paine recently came across som
old relics that have been in the Pain
family for many years. He has copies o
the Thomas Almanac for the years 17St
and 1898. He also has ONE half dozel
solid silver teaspoons that were brough
to this country by Robert Lyon, an ances
tor, before the year 1900. A descendant o
Robert Lyon settled in Stockbridge an,
from him sprung the numerous branche
OF the Lyon family in this vicinity, MI
Paine being descendant OF Robert Lyon
Mrs. S. Joyce, 1870 Sullivan St., Clare
mont, N. H., writes: "About year ago
bought two bottles of Foiey's Kidne,
Cure. 1t cured me of severe case OF kid