Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-09

Mrs. Milo Goss is seriously ill with
pneumonia.
L. F. Terry is recovering slowly from a
severe attack of the grip.
A daughter, Maria Rafela, was born
Jan. 1st to Mr.. and Mrs. John MorrelI.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Wright were in
town last week Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Martin L. Washburn of San Francisco
was the guest last week of his brot her,
s. M. Washburn.
Miss Bertha Rice of Montpelier has
been spending several days in town, the
guest of Miss Evelyn Morse.
There is unclaimed mail matter at the
Bethel postoffice addressed to Mr.. Leon
ard Bowen and Henry Pantre.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
society was postponed from last Monday
to next Monday evening, Jan. Is.
The National White River bank de-
clared its usual semi-annual dividend of
three per cent to stockholders Jan. LIST.
Asa Chatfield is absent this week at
tending the Dairymen's meeting at Rut-
land and visiting relatives at Middlebury.
Saturday to accompany home his grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Dyke, who has
been visiting him.
Harold Matson is now night operator
at the Central Vermont railway station
ID. y. Sorreu, the former operator, is
clerking at the Bascom House.
Howard Grey, an employe at the Wood.
bury Granite Co.'s shed, has bought the
farm on the Gsysville road formerly oc-
cupied by M. G. Chamberlin and known
as the Rogers farm.
The funeral of Dr. Alva Hoag. formerly
OF Bridgeport, Conn, was attended at
Gaysville Friday by these representatives
of the Knights TempIar from Bethel:-I..
M. Heath, DIR. o. V. Greene, DR.. r. NJ.
Chase, A Lee Cady, Geo. Fl. Upper and
W. T. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Clafiin and fam
lily were in Hancock last week ATTENDING
the silver wedding Anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. g. f. Church, Mrs. Church be-
ing sister of Mrs. Clafin. The latter
was taken sick with a hard attack of
pleurisy and was not able to return TO \
Bethel with the rest Of the family, but
was reported to be improving Tuesday. !
The people ct River street were treated
to an unusual sight last Thursday. when I
they observed a doe standing on the
tracks of the Rochester railroad near the 1
mouth of the third branch. The doe
plunged into White river and reached by
swimming the River street side and then
trotted up the street to point near the
house of 9. H.. Topper, when it passed to
the woodland on the Graham farm.
At the annual meeting of Fire District
NO. l, held Monday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected :-ModeFatorA s.
M. Washburn; clerk and tire surer, Guy
Wilson; prudential committee. S. Nj.
j. P. Marsh and E. s. Put-
nam; collector, R. J. Flint; chief engin-
eer, Willard j. Brooks; first assistant en-
gineer, John d. Wheeler; second assis-
tant engineer, Clinton Clafin; foreman
OF hose company, John S. Kimball
tax OF 10c. was voted for current ex-
penses.
Joseph M. Phelps, aged So years, died
jan list at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Cecil Washburn in LillievilIe, after
four months illness with heart trouble.
Mr.. Phelps was born in Canada, but had
resided IN this vicinity many years. Mr..
fnelps was married twice, the first wife
Delng MISS Mitchell of New Haven,
W.. VINO died in 1888. The second wife
was Mrs. Markham, from whom he had
been divorced. The children by the first
marriage were-George Phelps of Wood n
stock; Edna, wife of Cecil Washburn of
Bethel; Eta, wife of RolIo Child of
woodstock; Matthew A. Phelps of
Springfield, VT, and Miss Dora Phelps of
Stoekbridge. From the second marriage
was born one son, Arthur, living now in
woodstock. Funeral services were held
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. Wash
burn, in Lillieville. where he had been
making his home. The Rev. ]. w. Mil
Ter was the officiating clergyman and the