Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-25

town last week with his sister. Mrs.
George A. Marsh. having come to Yer
mont to attend the graduation exercises
at Norwich university.
st. John the Baptist day was observed
by White River lodge, No. 80, F. and A.
NJ, by special services at the Cong'l
church, with address appropriate to the
occasion by Rev. G. K. Goodwin.
| Miss Hattie E. Wilson, Miss E. 8. Fogg
and Miss Olivia Thompson came down
from Randolph last Thursday and took
/ an automobile trip to Lake Mitchell in
the automobile of Clinton Clsfiin.
Oliver Stewart Kerr of Mortified and
Edna Diana Martin were married June "a
at the home OF Plummer L. Martin,
father of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr
will make their home in Mortified.
Miss vernie Whitney of Tunbridge
was at Mrs. John Wheeler's the first OF
the week. Wednesday, Mrs. Wheeler
and Miss Whitney went to Pomfret to
visit Mrs. Elna Mudgett, mother of Mrs.
Wheeler.
Mrs. F. g. Brewster OF White River
Junction has received word that her son,
John Dana Durham, has been ordered to
Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. Mr..
Durham is Bethel boy and is now in
the light artillery.
| Quite a number of the friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard J. Brooks gathered at
the Brooks home last Saturday evening
and gave them q surprise party in honor
of the twentieth anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks.
i A surprise party was given Wednesday
evening of last week to Walter Rogers ct
the home Of his father, ID. c. Rogers, on
River street, it being his sixteenth birth
day. Ice cream and cake were served and
a very pleasant evening enjoyed.
Eugene A. Fisher has bought a build
ing lot on Pleasant street, situated north
erly of the dwelling of Mrs. Ann j. We'll
lington. He intends to move on this
lot the wooden frame part Of the dwelling
on the William r. Adams premises.
The dog of G. II. Topper tried to pass
in front of the north-bound passenger
train Friday morning, but did not quite
clear and came out of the episode minus
a tail, but otherwise unhurt. Mr.. Tup.
per has previously had two dogs killed by
the cars.
At the Democratic town caucus last
week, DR.. L. w. Clough, John Keleher
and F. II. Chamberlin were elected dele
gates to the state and Congressional con.
ventions to be held at Burlington next
Friday, and DIR. L. w. Clough, ID. A.
Wilson and F. H. Chamberlin, town com
mittee.
Among those graduating at the Bur.
lington Medical college last week was
George Rufus Davis, son OF Julius Davis
of ckbridge, and a graduate of Whit
comb High school. II is understood that
DR.. Davis will locate in Bethel for the
practice of his profession and will have
an Office in the bank block.
The directors Of the town school dis
trict have selected as location for the
new schoolhouse site on the farm of s
NJ. Spooner near the Four Corners, about
one-half mile southerly OF East Bethe
village. BY appointment the director:
met DIR. Holton here last week and the
site meets with his approval.
Mabel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry w Preston of Bethel, and William
7. Clifford of Bellows Falls were married
June p by Rev. j. Wesley Miller. Mr.
Clifford is native of Rochester and is in
the employ of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Co. as salesman. Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford will reside at No. 20 Schoo
street, Bellows Falls.
James Ahern, stationary engineer al
the quarry, died June IS OF an organic
disease of the heart. Mr.. Ahern was
born in Mortified, VT, in February
1871. For many years he was locomo
tive engineer on the c. V. r. r. and ther
for the c. B. & O., and then back agar
to Vermont, where he ran between Wind
sor and Brattleboro. He left railroadine
about 1885 and went to running station
airy engines and for a while was car in
ispector at White River Junction. HI
had been at Bethel for the past thre,
years. His wife, who was Mary Murphy
of Northheld, died three years ago. HI
, is survived by four sons-John A. Ahern
train dispatcher for the B. & NJ. at Lyn
donville; w. Edward, clerk in the audit
,, ing office of the B. & NJ. in Boston
Timothy j., telegraph operator al West
brook, Me-, and Charles p, brakeman OF
the B. & NJ. Funeral services were helt
Friday at the home of his brother, DAME
Ahern, at White River Junction.
Republican Caucus.
The caucus held Thursday drew out al
unusually large number of voters expect
J ing to see contest for Congressional del
egates betw cen the Haskins and Plumle,