Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-24
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natives of Norway and the father is en-
ployed as a cutter at the Woodbury. COM
pany sheds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Page of Adrian,
Mich, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Stearns last week. Mrs. E. b. Wade re-
turned to her home in Milton, Mass, last
week after a two weeks stay at the
Stearns home.
Mrs. Flora Dunbar, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Lessor, Misses Agnes and Effie Dun
bar of Nahant, Mass, Mrs. Mary yesper
and grandson, Evert, of Claremont, N.
/ H., have been recent guests of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. C. F. Waldo.
L. NJ. Newton is visiting his sister,
Mrs. George K. Goodwin, after two
years. absence in the Philippine islands,
where he has been engaged in the engin-
eering work on q railroad being built by
/ the government in Panay.
Daniel L. Child is remodelling the
house on the Lyman Child premises on
Pleasant street so as to be fitted for two
tenements. One of the tenements will
be occupied by his sister. Mrs. f. J.
Child Freeman. and the other by III. ii.
1 Dinsmore.
man giving the name of Robert Will
liams and engaged in the painting gang
of the Central Vermont railway was ar
rested Monday, charged with breaking
the peace, and Tuesday pleaded guilty
and was fined SO and costs of S7.91,
which were paid.
Mrs. Della Putnam has sold TO James
d. Wheeler her home farm on the RAN
dolph road. Mr.. Wheeler will take inn
mediate possession. The farm contains
about sixty acres and was formerly
owned by Ahial Hatch and then by his
son, Holden b. Hatch.
/ Ryland Smith of Rochester. who had
been driving stage for John Wallace dur
/ ing the latter's vacation. was taken ill
with pneumonia and after an illness of
only two days at the Bethel Inn died
early yesterday morning. He left wife
and one married daughter, living in Roy
alton.
DR.. George r. Davis will open an Office
next Tuesday in the bank block for the
general practice of medicine. DIR. Davis
is native of Fitchburg, Mass. For many
years he lived in Stockbridge. He grad
uated from the w. H. 8. in the class of
1899, and at the Burlington Medical
college in the class of 1905.
The Sunday school on Royalton Hill
gave Ivers Hackett, a member of that
school during his vacation. a surprise
party Friday evening, about IS being
present. A social time was enjoyed. Ice
cream and cake were served by the ladies.
Mr. Hackett returns to Middlebury coli
lege for his second year this week with
the best wishes of his friends.
Samuel II. Richards, Jr.. OF this town
and Miss Maud Lamb of Hinsdale, n. H.,
were married Sept. IS at the home of the
bride. They return to Bethel this week.
where Mr.. Richards is to carry on the
bakery business of his father. s. II.
Richards, Sr. The father moves to Roy
alton to occupy the d. c. Denisop prem
Uses bought by him last year and will run
bakers cart from Royalton.
B. F. Waldo OF Santa Cruz, CAL, left
Vermont, his native place, for his home
there Monday, Sept. IA. While here,
three sisters and two brothers of the IL
children have met with Jennie Bigelow.
w. L. Waldo, Mrs. Nsttie M. Waldo and
G. F. Waldo held picnic at the old
Waldo homestead in Royalton, with Is
present. All regretted the absence of
the brother, Henry, who resides in Santa
Cruz, Cal.
A very loosely played game of baseball
was pulled off on Graham field last Satur
day between the Bethel and Gaysville |
town teams, the score standing 20 to in !
favor of the Bethel team. The batteries |
were, for Bethel, Dutton and Mcintyre;
for GaysviIle, Mills, Osgood and Wilson. |
Early in the game, which was long one,
Mcintyre was injured by a foul tip, /
finger being broken in two places, ard !
his place as catcher for Bethel was taken I
by r. Shaw.
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Hill Tuesday morning between the south
bound special carrying the Norwich uni
versity cadets to White River Junction
and hand car manned by the men of
John MorrelPs section. The hand car was
around q bend, SO that the train was not
discovered until nearly upon them. The
men all jumped and escaped injury. The
engine plowed through the hand car and
its load of tools. dinner pals, etc., max
ing mincemeat of the outfit.
John L. Haley OF Christian Hill lays
claim to the title of having voted in
more towns than any other person in
this vicinity. He has followed the gram
tie industry for many years and it is q
well-known fact that this occupation
causes men to change their residences
often. Mr.. Haley can remember voting
in the following towns Frankfort,
Prospect, Vinal Haven, South Thomas
ton, st. George, Rockland and Hollowell,
all in Maine; Hardwick, st. Johnsbury,
South Ryegate. Barre aQd Bethel, all in
Vermont.
School Attendance.
The Whitcomb High school began the
fall term with the largest attendance in
its history, divided between the different
rooms as follows:-
High room, 50
Grades and miss Haley, 80
Grades s and miss Shepard), AZ
Grades and miss SpaIding), SO
Grades and 2 Miss Brown, 81
Total, 236
The out-of-district pupils are as fol-
lows!High room, Zilpha and Ziipah
Ranney, Pittsfeld. Sophia Dubois and