Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Thompson of Cav
endish arrived last week at the home Of
their daughter, Mrs, w. N. Batchelder,
bringing with them their grandson, John
Batchelder, who has been absent from
home several months.
George Waldo and family are spending
a few weeks at his fathers, w. L. Waldo,
and his sisters, Mrs. Fred F. Hackett. He
is former Bethel boy who is now Tin
charge Of the affairs of Q large milk SELL
ing firm with Office on Broadway, New
York.
H. Closson Gilbert of Chicago made q
short visit to his aunt, Mrs. c. c.
Stearns, last week. Mr.. Gilbert is q
graduate of the Whitcomb High school,
being a member of the first class that was
graduated. He is now engaged in settle
ment work in Chicago.
Mrs. ]. L. Thompson and son, Paul, OF
Newark, N. j., arrived in Bethel last
week and will occupy the house of Guy
Wilson during the summer. Mrs.
Thompson will be remembered in Bethel
as Olivia Stafford, and is granddaughter
of the late Paul Flynn Of Bethel.
The directors of the town school dis
trict have caused plans to be drawn for
the new schoolhouse to be built near
Spooner's Corners in the east part Of the
town. The work will be done by con-
tract and the directors are ready to furn-
ish specifications to contractors.
Bethel baseball association was or
ganized Monday evening with George II.
Upper, John Keleher and VIM. Grim
minis, directors; DIR. Otto v. Greene,
manager; Robert Emery, captain. A
team has been selected and games are
wanted with neighboring towns.
Out OF eig hit candidates from the town
district who took the examination for en-
tering the graded school and to have
their tuition paid by the town district,
the following five pupils assed:-George
E. Davis, Laurel B. Spooner, Clifford e.
Averill, Grace NJ. Rowe, Perle e. Tewks-
bury.
j. NJ. Cook has sold through E. s. Put
nam, local agent for the Strout Farm
Agency company, his farm in Barnard
formerly owned by Thomas Lynch, to
Nath. r. Saunders of Tewksbury, Mass.
Mr.. Saunders buys for an Investment and
will not at present occupy the premises
himself.
A. III. Spooner carried a merry camping
party to Barnard Saturday, where they
will occupy the E. s. Putnam cottage for
a week or so. The party included Mrs.
c. o. Spaulding, Grace Washb burn, Hattie
Wood, Flora Morrill,, Ellen Preston, May
Savage, Bessie Shepherd, Mrs. Ernest
Hall, Mrs. Harry Emery.
School in Bethel 'Lympus district No.
81 closed Friday, July 8. Number of
scholars, Is. Average attendance, 1881.
Those having no absent marks were
George, Charlotte and Evelyn Davis,
Grace Rowe and Mary Washburn. Rae
Washburn had neither tardy or absent
marks. Abbie Chamberlin was teacher.
The Woodbury. Granite company se-
cured last week the contract for furnish
ing out of Bethel stone the granite for the
new building to be erected by the Old
Colony Trust company on Court street in
Boston opposite Young's hotel. The
contract calls for the stone in the rough
and does not mean cut stone. About
10, 900 cubic feet of stone will be re-
quired.
w. 7. King and A. Lee Cady have been
appointed appraisers of the stock Of
goods of the Bethel Dry Goods Co. (v. A.
Foster) in the Sargent block in Bethel
and are engaged in making the appraisal.
The appointment comes from the United
States district court for the district of
Massac husetts, in which court the bank
ruptcy proceedings of v. A. Foster are
pending.
In the murder cases against Antonio
Balkey, Joseph Balkey, Antonio Menck
nd he ,avxo
charged with the killing of George
Bethel, who has been employed to defend
day by The judges of the Windsor county
court to defend the other three respond
ents. 1t is likely that there will be four
trials, as the men will probably be tried
separately.
Clinton Clafiin was busy with his auto
mobile last week taking parties on pleas
ure trips. Thursday, he took Henry
Kinsman, H. H. Cushman and q party to
Woodstock; Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Graham and Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Par
fridge to Hubbard's hotel at Granville,
and Saturday he carried General Manager
French of the Rochester railroad, Head
Clerk Mcintyre and the Misses Campbell,
all of Rochester, to Hanover, N. H.
Joel B. Putnam left Wednesday for an
indefinite stay, but probably until winter,
with his son, Rev. Daniel Putnam, at
UnionviIle, Conn. At White River juno
ton he was joined by his son, Robert
Putnam, Of Hanover, N. H.. Mr.. Put
nam expects to remain until the ordina-
tion of Rev. Daniel Putnam to the priest
hood in the Episcopal church, which is
expected to take place about Dec. LIST. He
was formerly minister in the Congrega-
tional denomination, but was ordained
deacon in the Episcopal church a short
time ago.
In the presence of small company of
friends and relatives, Miss Estella Strack
of Rochester was married to Mr.. Mark
j. Mudgett of Pomfret Tuesday afternoon
of last week at the home Of Mrs. John d.
Wheeler. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w. B. Reynolds, rector of the
Episcopal church, and took place beneath
an arch of green and carnations. The re-
mainder of the room was decorated with
pink and green flowers. Little Barbara
Hodgkins of Rochester acted as ring bear
er and Mildred Shaw as flower girl Mr..
and Mrs. Wheeler stood with the couple.
Miss Helen Brooks played the wedding