Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-02
Bethel Local Intelligence,
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

GUY WILSON, Local Editor.
Mckinley and Century sheet music,
10c. If ae d. NJ. Strong, Bethel
Wanted:-Two men to work on farm.
Must be good mixers. Good wages.2t ae
W. ]. Toland, R. F. D. No. 2, Bethel.
Clocks, gold chains, bracelets, iockets
charms for sale. ae tt
D. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
wanted:-To buy timber land for
cash. ae
Green Mountain Lumber Co., Room
1872, 90 State ST., Boston.
The new ard b. p. Stickney engines
are 'sdandies'' and match for anything
of their rating without exception. Let
me mail you catalogue ae
c. E. Duhnam, Manufacturers Agent.
j. NJ. Atwood and wife of Randolph
visited at Levi Kidder's the first of the
week.
Miss Eva Bent is completing the term
of school on Christian Hill for Mrs. Bur-
nap Southworth.
There will be Spiritualist meeting at
Braintree hall at IL a. m, July 5; Fred
F. Hackett, speaker.
DR.. L. w. Cough, F. II. Chamberlin
and John Keleher were in Burlington
last Friday attending the Democratic con-
vention.
B. F. Waldo of Santa Cruz, CAL, ar
rived in town Sunday morning to visit
his brothers and sisters in this vicinity
after an absence of % years.
Secretary of State Fred. G. Fleetwood
and H. NJ. Rich of Morrisville and c. H.
81 Lob in fny 10 ar
Thursday, coming by automobile.
John E. Foley was arrested Monday,
charged with an assault upon Joseph B.
Garland. He was brought before Justice
o. P. Northrup and fined $40 and costs,
the same being paid.
The smokestack at the Woodbury. shed
fell Monday morning, laying eff the men
a short time. The stack had been Grip
pied for some time, having been bent by
guy rope on derrick.
Miss Cora WEIGH, a student at Middle
bury college, returned home last week
and on Monday of this week with her
sister, Miss Jennie WEIGH, left for Old
Orchard Beach, Me-, where the two sis
tiers have employment this summer.
School in Mountain district closed FRI
day; number of pupils, seven. Those
having no marks during the term were
Pansie, Anna, Emma and Carl Walker,
Howard Ballentine and Ethel Powers.
WILDER Powers had no tardy marks. Ma
belle Dustin, teacher.
George Wilson and Andrew Wilson,
Jr., both of Clifton, N. j., are spending
few weeks with F. N. Chapman. George
Wilson has charge of the registry depart
ment at the Passaie n. j.. postoffice, and
Andrew Wilson is a mail carrier. Both
men are inveterate sportsmen and are
making sad havoc among the finny deni-
zens of our brooks.
An encampment of the Modern Wood
men of America has been organized at
Bethel with the following charter MEM
bers:-Roy A. Abbott, w. r. Briggs, w.
o. Bailey, R. E. Burnett, D. L. Chad
wick, H. L. Emery, DR.. o. V. Greene, DR..
III. w. Holden, J. s. Kimball, NJ. w.
Preston, H. P. Perkins, r. j. Whitcomb
and R. S. Washburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen B. Stanton of
New York have arrived at the summer
home of S. K. Stanton and will keep
house this summer for the elder Mr..
Stanton. Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding, who
have kept house for Mr.. Stanton, are alb
sent in Europe this summer. Stephen
H. Stohtoh mas Jost isoucd the
Scribner press series of essays, entitled
"1he Essential Life
The outlook for the hay crop in this vi
cinity is exceedingly poor, it being esti
mated that not over two-thirds of an
average crop will be cut. This applies
especially to the farms on higher lands
Two causes for the light crop are given.
One is the long period of time without
any rain OF any amount and the other
is the frosts that occurred about June
1st On some of the lowiands there was
fog that prevented the frosts.