Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-18
PUPILS Examination.

ae c. +. Durham, Agent.
Pupils Examination.
Notice is hereby given that in the
Whitcomb High school building next
week..Thursday, June 25, 1908, beginning
at O'Clock, l will hold examinations of
candidates for free high school tuition.
Only residents of the Bethel town dis
trict are interested. ae j. Wesley Miller.
Mrs. w. w. Marshall and children left
Sunday for visit to her parents at Will
ton, Me.
Joseph Wilson went Friday to Carmel,
n. Y, to take charge of a boys camp for
the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher are camp
ing this week in their cottage at the head
of Silver lake, Barnard.
Mrs. Lewis P. Thayer of Essex June
tion was in town Friday visiting her
aunt, Mrs. A L. Stearns.
Nellie Foley, who had been ill several
weeks with scarlet fever, was able Sunday
to ride out for the first time.
Mrs. Harriet NJ Angel of Dorchester,
Mass, spent last week in town visiting
Mrs. d. t. Dyke and other friends.
Miss Mildred Dyke of Bellows Falls
arrived Saturday to spend the summer
with her grandfather, S. F. Lyman.
Friends called on Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
King Saturday evening, it being the four
tenth anniversary of their marriage.
The whitcomb High Sd baseball team
defeated the South Royalton Sd team at
Bethel Saturday by score of IL to 10.
Fred A. Marsh and Mrs. Alice A.
Wallace, both of this town. were married
at GaysvilIe June by Rev. Y. NJ. Mack.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Reynolds are abb
sent in Burlington this week attending
the annual convention of the diocese of
Vermont.
A large number of the friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Burnett called on
them Friday evening of last week, it be-
ing the fifth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett.
While Albert H. Dustin was driving to
the village Friday morning, his horse
took fright at hurdy-gurdy caravan
camping near the Allen Durham farm,
and ran into wire fence, badly cutting
the horse.
Bradley Richards, the three-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. B. Richards, was
rather badly scalded Monday by dipper
turned unintentionally on the little boys
face, and for some the pain was almost
unbearable. However, it is thought that
the results will not be serious, except
that scar may remain.
lodge CT Modern Woodmen was in
stituted here Wednesday evening. 1t IS
starting under very favorable conditions.
The following officers were elected.
Counsel w. R. Briggs; adviser, r. j.
Whitcomb; banker, R. E. Burnett; clerk,
II. P. Perkins; escort, w. c. Bailey;
Waterman, M. W. Preston; sentry, DR..
II. w. Holden; directors, j. s. Kimball,
w. n. Batchelder and DR.. 0. V. Greene;
examiner, DR.. o. v. Greene.
The strike of the cutters in the Wood
bury Granite company sheds was virtual
ly settled Wednesday morning and the
settlement simply awaits the approval of
the head officers of the union at Quincy,
Mass. The bill is for three years from
March 1, 1908, at a minimum wage OF
1904, S3.OS and SO. 10 each year respective
ly with half holidays Saturdays from June
to Sept. without pay. Work will prob
ably be resumed next Monday.
As the result of a drunken frolic Sum-
day, three PoIanders are in pretty hard
shape. One named George Barber, alias
ssBilly" Smith, suffered the most. He
has broken left arm. stabbed twice in
the left forearm and has a conclusion oil
the brain, with bleeding from the ears.
He is not expected to live. Another
Polander has wound on the head si1
inches long, probably made by q blunt
instrument, and another supposed t.
have been injured has not been located a.
yet. The states attorney was notified
Wednesday morning.
c. D. Cushing has completed a new
line for conveying the electric curren
from his Gaysville plant to Randolph. 4
larger wire is used than on the presen
line between Bethel and Randolph
which gives greater efficiency to the in
stallation. In addition to this, mucl
more suitable location of the line ha
been followed. The old line followed tn
river up from Bethel to Randolph an
crossed the road and other lines severa
times, which gave an added risk. TIL
electric current as now carried will fol
low the new line from Gaysville 60 Beth
ell, and to the Woodbury. company sheds
thence on the same new line to tn
quarry as far as the 81. w. Davis farm
where it leaves the main line to tn
.quarries and passes over Christian Hi