Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

Wanted buy lumber land for
cash. ne tt
Green Mt. Lumber Co., Room 1872, SO
State St., Boston, Mass.
Livery stock, all in good condition,
with a good trade that goes with 1t, for
sale in Bethel, Vt. Parties wish to go
into other business. Inquire of e. E.
Clafin, Lock Box 40, Bethel, VI. ae tt
Geo. H. Upper left last week for
business trip to Michigan.
Miss Mollie Abbott returned last week
to her duties as teacher at Natick, Mass.
Mrs. NJ N. Kendall is visiting her
nephew, Bert E. Coy, at West Claremont,
N. n.
Miss Emma Wood is spending some
time with her uncle, Luther Wood, of
Barre.
Mrs. Malora Morse went to Keene, n.
H., Monday for q weeks stay with
friends.
o. o. Rogers went on Saturday to make
ten days visit to his son, Solden Rog-
ers, living in Hinsdale, N. Fl.
The immediate family and descendants
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Edmunds
held family reunion Sunday.
Miss May spaulding of wallingford,
Conn, a former resident. is making visit
to her aunt, Mrs. A. L. stearns.
Charles E. Bartlett Of the city treasur-
er's office in Boston is spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ. Heath.
Mrs. Orris c. Boyce was called to
Concord, n. H., last week by he serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. A. w. Elliott.
Mrs. Albert Vickers has been entertain
ing this month at her home, Hillside
farm, Mr.. and Mrs. f. g. Bruce OF Bos-
ton.
Miss Mary E. Nathan Of wallingford,
Conn.,, accompanied her friend, Miss May
Spaulding, to Bethel and vicinity last
week.
A. H. Bowen OF Windsor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank ID. Williams OF Boston have
been guests the past week at E. E.
Cushman's.
Thomas Brock has bought OF f. s. Put
nam the Washington Chamberlin farm on
the bill road to Liilieville, recently
bought by Mr.. Putnam of S. J. Jebb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ridgeway left
for their home at Burlington, n. j., Sun
day, after spending two weeks with g.
II. Kimhall, uncle of Mrs. Ridgeway.
Joel B. Putnam left Wednesday for a
trip to visit friends at Bangor, Me, being
Joined at White River Junction ny his
son, Robert Putnam, of Hanover, n. II.
Mrs. ". C. Waldo is to remain this fall
on the Warren Waldo farm in Royalton.
Her daughter, Miss Hildreth Waldo, has
entered the Normal school at Randolph to
at herself for a teacher.
M. and Mrs. J. R. Allhee and daughter
OF Spring field, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs
William Downing and daughter Of
Brooklyn, y. V, were at r. J. Flints
Thursday ard Friday OF LAST week.
To toe list Of old residents published
last week should be added the name O
Mrs. a. !. Carr, mother ot J. l.. Carr
who has coa,e to live with her son. Mrs
Carr was born in 1925 and is 81 years old
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Wilson anC
daughter, Beverly, returned this week t.
their home in West Somerville. Will
them went Mrs. Nancy II. Shaw ant
Mrs. Eliza Rogers, aunts OF Mr.. Wilson
who go Tor short stay.
Vermont story by Vermont writer
''The Wood Carver of 'Lympus," b.
Mary +. Waller Of Bethel, has appeare
in twenty-thTee editions from Little
Brown q Co. in this country and
first English edition.
Miss Anna Mae Grout OF waterbur
and William Nelson Gilbert OF the sam
town were married last week at the HON
OF DIR. ID. ID. Grout, father of the brid,
Mrs. Gilbert Is we'll known in Bethe
having been a frequent visitor at tn
home OF her sister, Mrs. Harry B. Leas'
Rev. Geo. X. Goodwin left today for
short business trip to Maine. Before b
return ne will visit friends in the cities
Westbrook and Portland, Me-, and Mar
chester, n. II. In the absence OF NJ
Goodwin the pulpit Of the Cong'l churc
will he supplied by Rev. Francis Parker
East Haddam, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Emery left la
week for Thetior6 Mines, p. O., Il
former home u Mrs. Emery, where this
expect to stay about a month and the
GO to Florida for the winter. In Il
spring Mr.. Emery expects 10 strike Of
for some point in the West, having no
in view locations in southern Texas an
in Oregon.
Eugene A. Fisher and family can
from Massachusetts, by automobile la
Saturday. With them were Harry Men
ley, Helen Mentley and Mrs. Walt
Mentley. Mr. Fisher went back Mo
day, taking with him the family OF Fri
Minner. Mr.. Minner has had his goo
removed from Bethel and does not expe
TO return. The Fisher family will rems
some time in Bethel.
Receiver L. NJ. Heath of the Beth
Electric Light and Power company b
closed II contract with ID. W. Cooley
Waterbury for putting in a cement vi
al the forebay one foot thick, so feet lo
and IS feet high and a concrete wall
the station 30x10x4 feet, the latter to
strengthened with l beams and rec