Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-01

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Mrs. Edward Stokes OF New York, Miss
of Keeseville, n. Y, mother Of Mrs. Nc
Kessar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas I. James were in
town over Sunday from Springfield,
Mass. Mr.. James is a native OF Bethel,
son Of the late R. s. James. He came up
to attend the state fair and then came on
to Bethel.
Miss Matte Meserve Of Johnstown, N.
Y, is visiting her cousin, George A.
Marsh. Miss Meserve is the daughter OF
John Meserve and the granddaughter Of
Charles II. Meserve, both former residents
OF Bethel.
There " II be a regular meeting OF the
!. o. @. 7. in Cushing's hall Friday even
ing. II is desired there be full attend
ance, as Mrs. o. s. Wiley of Barre, dis
trict deputy, will be present and address
the meeting.
The football teams OF Bethel High and
Randolph High will play at Bethel next
Saturday at p. m. on Graham field.
The game will be played by strictly high
school pupils in both teams and a good
game is expected.
Frank NJ. Bowen drove to Rumney, N.
I H., taking Mrs. Bowen, last Saturday,
leaving Mrs. Bowen to assist in the care
OF Mrs. Clayton Bowen, and returning
home Monday. Mrs. Clayton Bowen re-
mains critically ILL.,
Mrs. L. NJ. Heath, Mrs. T. A. Chad
wick, Mrs. r. L. Martin, Mrs. Ella
Greene, Mrs. o. d. Greene and Julana
I Sylvester are attending the Universalist
state convention this week at st. Adams
as delegates from Bethel.
B. F. Rogers, C. E. Bean and II. P.
Poore OF Lawrence, Mass, were in town
several days last week looking after the
lumber business Of DR.. Clara Rogers Rut-
ter, sister Of Mr.. Rogers. DR.. Rutter has
about million feet Of lumber stacked on
the Lloyd johnson farm on Camp Brook.
4 Sheriff Cushman and Clinton Soper
were in White River junction. Friday
armed with writ for the arrest Of one w.
W. Lapoint, charged with the trover CT a
mileage belonging to Mr.. soper. Lapoint
settled By paying the bill and costs. La
point Is the same man who ran the NOV
ing picture show at Bethel last summer.
Waiter B. Cruttenden OF Hartford.
Conn.,, special agent Of the National In
surance company, was in town last week
to adjust the loss OF Fulton q whitney AZ
Angelltown on their lumber, burned dur.
ing the forest fires OF the week before.
The lumber firm claim to have lost about
100000 feet of lumber. They carried
$1,000 insurance, all in the National.
The Woodbury. Granite company has
just secured the contract for q govern
ment building at Grand Rapids, Mich.
The price is about $3.50, 600 and while IL
u 10 be built OF stone taken from the
woodbury. quarry and not from Bethel.
yet the general prosperity of the Wood
bury Granite company affects Bethel and
IN one way II business Is very good at the
woodbury. quarry it will probably throw
more business to the Bethel quarry.
Ellis Company Lands S25o,ooo Job.
The E. B. Ellis Granite company has
Just been awarded the contract to furnish
granite for the new public library build |
ing at Hartford, Conn. The contract calls
for $3.50, 900 worth Of Bethel white gran-
lite and the last block will be delivered bv |
next spring II the company's present
plans don't miscarry.
This will mean that the big Fllis rls,, /
will be busy all winter aud that the firm
will have to take on many more workmen |
In order to get out the job by contract |
time.
There were several bidders for the Hart
ford contract, but the contest finally mar
rowed down to the Ellis company push
ing the Bethel white granite and the
woodbury. Granite company with the
Hardwiek white granite. The Ellis peo-
pie got word last week that they had been
the successful bidders.
This contract calls for about &c. 600
cubic feet OF granite or about $40 cars.
The company expect to begin to get ont
the stone at the Bethel quarry in two
weeks, or as soon as they receive speoia
cations They are now EMPLOYING about
is hands at the Bethel quarry on the
Washington Union station approaches
work. The new contract will add to
their quarry force here over forty men.
Most, II not all, the work, will be cut At
Northfield.
Wnitcomb High ". Woodstock Hioh.
The football season opened Saturday
with close game between Whitcomb
nigh and Woodstock High at Woodstock.
~ which the latter team won. 2 to O.
Despite the warm weather, both teams
played we'll, and, being almost evenly
matched, played q clean and snannv
game. II was merely due to chance that
Woodstock was able to secure the de-
caolng points, !. e., touchback.
Inc game was called at O'Clock.
Bethel kicked on to Woodstock and the
Dali was downed in short order. The
nrst half ended with no score. In the
second half, Woodstock kicked OF and /,
wilson was downed on short run in.
ranlng 20 gain the required distance,
Bethel lost the ball and Woodstock. after
Two attempts to gain distance, punted the
Dali over Bethel's goal line, where Abbott
vas downed for the only score Of the
game. The remainder Of the half passed
with hrst one side and then the other
rushing the ball till time was called.
The summary
Whiteomb. wood.,,.,-
Paul Wilson, r.e, Wood. Ie
Kittredge, r.t Harvav -
Austin Noble, re-. Kelley
John Noble, G. Bovnfon :
Washburn, Lg. Dana 80
Southworth, 1t. Tinkharo
ss' i'e. Phelps, re.
1oooses I'D Taylor, Oh.