Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22


was 10 town over Sunday. Mr.. Wefer is
former student in the Whitcomb high
school and ranked high in sports when in
Bethel and was a much interested specta-
tor Of the Bethel Barre game Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. f. Thresher of Mel
rose Highlands, Mass, and daughter, and
Mrs. J. NJ. Mcintosh OF Woodstock called
on friends in town Wednesday on their
way to Woodstock to close ups carriage
trip of several days duration in this vi
entity.
Samuel J. Jebb has sold his farm, sit
uated about two miles westerly OF the vii
lage, to Z. s. Putnam for 5000. Mr..
Jebb was employed in the Fisher tsnnery
until it burned end now sells out and
will move with his family to Peabody,
Mass, to work for the Fisher company.
Frances Woodbury., widow of the late
Milo Goss, died at Bethel, July 10, 1909.
Mrs. Goss was the daughter of Davis and
Sarah Woodbury. aud was born in Bethel,
/ May 2, 1882, and was married to Mr..
/ Goss May 4, 1851. Mr.. Goss died April 3
of this year. Four children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Goss-Laura, who married
/ e. @. Coyle, and is now living at Wind
sor; Nellie, who married q Scribner;
Minnie, who married James Walker and
\ is living in New Hampshire, and Bert,
who is living on the old Woodbury.
homestead, situated about one mile north
OF the village.
/ The Bethel town team played q fine
baseball game with the Italian Athletic
team of Barre on Graham field last Satur-
day. The batteries were Dutton and
Chariodona for Bethel and CommolIi and
Rsoottf for Barre. Both pitchers did
finely to the end. Barre scored in the
first inning, and then the score remained
/ 1 to until the 9Th, when Barre got in
three more and Bethel one. In the sew
enth, Bethel added one and in the eighth
two and tied the score at four in the
ninth. Neither scored in the tenth and
the game was called then as Barre had to
leave on the train. Base hits, Barre 4,
Bethel 3. Skinner and Dutton each made
two-base hit. Umpire, Briggs.
By a new arrangement an extra man
has been appointed for work in the Gen.
/ trail Vermont railway station, thus reliev-
ing Station Agent Carr from portion Of
his arduous duties. Philleas Cadorett
who has been here some time will now be
ON duty from p. IN. till 10 p. m. and q
new man James Ingalls, will work from
10 D. m. until a. m. This insures the
y
The railroad gains considerable advant-
age, as formerly the telegraph Office was
closed for the transmitting of railroad
orders q considerable portion OF the late
night, and in consequence the despatch
ing department was not able to get its
orders to the trainmen in time to keep
the traffic moving with such celebrity as
will now be possible.
The Young Have Flown.
The River street woodpecker has won
many friends since he began nesting in
the maple. The male bird, having spent
a week in digging the hole, finished his
srduous iabors 6bout May %, the female
giving him little of her company and no
help, though she occasionally inspected
the work for moment. The incubation
was done by the birds in turn. One
would 90 TO the hole and make eoaxing
sounds, when the one inside would
promptly appear and fiy away, the other
soon entering the nest. On a rainy day
either bird bad much difficulty in pass
J ing through the opening, which was a
snug fit at any time. When the plumage
was wet with rain, the sticking, half way
in, backing out, trying again, hacking
! out and sliding around the tree as IL they
wished there we're backdoor somewhere,
were comical to watch. Sometimes a few
; feathers were lost in the operation. =
On June p, some of the neighbors
standing beneath the tree heard feeble
D cries from the hole, and about the same
time the male was seen to be cleaning in.
sects from the trunks of trees, or catch.
. ing them on the wing, and making fire.
0 quent brief visits to the hole. In two
days the feeble cries had strengthened
and continued to grow louder until the
attention OF people passing on the side
> walk was attracted and many became in
terested in the handsome parent birds
that showed no fear and were easily seen
both Of them being kept very busy sup
plying the increasing appetites with food
Once the English sparrows showed
; disposition to persistently examine thu
nest, but the male drove them away Al
+ persistently. The parents we're usually
: quiet after the eggs were Matched, bu
}. about July 1, the male seemed excited a
times and drummed on the brackets O
q the telephone poles and squeaied al
t though trying to get the children wakeC
! up.
July II, the young began to make
sound different from the usual chatter
!, 1t was like the abrupt bark and long
( drawn howl of a tiny dog. On the after
noon OF July ID, one Of the neighbour
heard commotion among the birds bu
l. did not look out to see what it was. Tn
= silence later led to the examination of th
!. hole when it was found that the yodnl
had slipped out without witnesses, mucl
to the disappointment Of the neighbors
II One Of the young was seen on the after
!, noon of the 18th. The pIumsge wal
/ brownish black, with white marking
and the cap and throat we're dark tiugel
with red.
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