Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.


until paid for. Write for prices. II ae
d. M. Strong, Bethel, vt.
Sewing machines SIS and up. Nearly
all makes. No money down. Write for
catalogue and prices. Il ae
d. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
New pianos on hand. A good stand
ard make, little used, one half price.
Write for catalogue and prices.
ae II d. NJ. Strong, Bethel.
Wanted:-To buy lumber land for
cash. ae 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 it, for
sale in Bethel, VT. Parties wish to go
into other business. Inquire of e. e.
ClaAin, Lock Box 40, Bethel, VT. ae tt
W. L. Fish is in Rutland this week
attending the Rutland County fair.
George Stevens and Miss Ursula South
err Of Boston are visiting at Mrs. e. ID.
Gilson's, sister Of Miss Souther.
Miss Hattie Wood returned to run-
bridge last week to begin her ffth year
as teacher in the village school.
Fred Putnam of Saratoga, N. Y,
was in town the first of the week, visit
ing his uncle, Joel b. Putnam.
Clarence Kimball, Florence Kimball
and Clifford Young OF Brandon have
been recent visitors at B. c. Rogers.
s. c. Durkee of Melrose, Mass, and
Mrs. Emma Durkee OF Essex have been
recent guests of Mrs. Martha A. Cushing.
William Magiveny had q horse die
Monday from the result of getting loose
in the barn and eating too freely from
the grain barrel.
Robert II. Coy Of New York came on
last week to Join Mrs. Coy and will spend
q couple of weeks with friends and rela-
tives in Bethel and Randolph.
A daughter, Virginia, was born Aug.
20 to Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyle OF New
York city, being great-granddaughte liter
TO Mrs. Ellen Gibson OF this village.
At the annual convention of the YER
mont Mail Carriers association held at
BrattlebOro last week, John H. Beckwith
was elected q member OF the executive
board.
Miss Abbie Whitoomb went to Roslin-
dale, Mass, Monday, where she will
stay . week with relatives, and then 90
to Boston to attend the fall millinery
openings.
Mrs. Charles W. Howard and daughter,
Blanche, of Maiden, Mass, are visiting
their cousin, Mrs. Cynthia M. Hoising-
ton, for few weeks and will then 60 to
Randolph.
An important meeting Of the Library
Building association will be held Tuesday
evening at 80 at the home OF Mrs. G. D..
Cushing All interested in the library
are most cordially invited to attend.
Rev II. B. Parkhurst and Mrs. Park
hurst leave today for 3 months vacation,
the first part to be spent in Hartiand and
Woodstock and the latter part in Tyngs-
boro, Medford and Gloucester, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Brown came to
Bethel last week in the hope that the
change will benefit the health OF Mrs.
Brown. They are staying with Mn. and
Mrs D. c. Rogers, parents Of Mrs.
Brown.
Doris, the four-months-oId daughter
OF Mr.. aud Mrs. w. e. Graham, died
sunday OF cholera infantum. Funera
services we're held Tuesday, Rev. J. W
Miller officiating, and the intermen
was in Fairyiew cemetery.
Engineers in the employ OF the Contra
Vermont railway we're in town last weel
making surveys of the Injecting House
crossing aud surrounding territory, an
ticipatory to the proposed adjustment o
the grade crossing at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Wilson ant
daughter, Miss Beverly OF SomerviIle
Mass, are spending their vacation a
Fred Putuam's on Royalton Hill an
with other relatives. Mr.. Wilson is tn
IoN. De- Gall =,
Bethel.
The summer folks stopping with Ebe
Lev is aud his neighbors Joined in q
old-lashioned corn roast Thursday ever
ing of last week. Later in the evenin
the unsteady inclined gave q concel
which was much enjoyed by the sixt
odd people present
The Iumpets employed by the woot
bury Granite company have formed
branch Of the Qusrrymen's Intsrnationi
union with the following oficers:-I
G. Rogers, president; @. L. Lilley, seer
tary; B. W. Southworth, shop wardeI
s. L. Jordan, Charles Pendexter an
George Ingalls,, grievance committee.
Mrs. Martha Arnold is entertaining
party that came by two autos from Prov
dence, r. L., last week, arriving Aug.
and taking two days for the trip. II
party includes Mrs. Nancy J. White, agI
81 years, mother of Mrs. Arnold, NJ
aud Mrs. Hunter c. White and son al
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Case, son al
daughter.
G. d. Cushing was in Concord, n. +
and purchased an addition to the smok
stack for the auxiliary steam plant OF Il
Gaysvilie Electric Light and Power col
pany near the Woodbury. sheds. 7
present stack does not seem to furni
sufficient combustion and 1t is hop
that with the addition, giving tot
height Of 12S feet, the combustion will
nearer perfect.
A horse owned by Frank McCollouI
took some long chances Friday mig
OF last week, escaping from its pla
OF pasturage and taking to the railro
track, where il tried to outstrip t
bound night train, going abe
AZ = sort of pilot. At the south end
-taam... "A la 49, twanAr mnG sauna II,