Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-20

scr and Orange County Veterans Re-
union association will meet at g. A. r.
hall, Bethel, Friday, May 2s, at IL
o'clock for the purpose of naming the
time and place for holding their next an
nual reunion. All comrades interested
are requested to be present at that time.
South Royalton has prepared an invita-
ton and subscribed sufficient funds to
hold the reunion at that place.
The Woodbury. Granite company have
secured the contract for furnishing the
stone for the new cathedral to be erected
by the Roman Catholics at Minneapolis,
Mimi. The stone will all be quarried at
the Bethel quarries and cut at the Bethel
sheds. The contract calls for about 100,-
600 cubic feet of stone at a cost of over
$500, 900. Work will be begun on the
job about June list and will afford em-
ployment for 100 men for a year and a
half
There was a large attendance at the
regular meeting of Rising Star grange
last Saturday evening, the special occa-
sion being the comforting of the third
and fourth degrees on thirteen candi-
dates. Several of the past masters, many
of the older members we're present and
also many visitors from the oranges of the
neigbboring towns. The marching club
gave the Harvest march under the direc-
tion of John c. Hartwell in a very skilful
and artistic manner.
The graduating class of Whitcomb
/ high school numbers nine pupils this
year, as follows:-Albert b. Washburn,
Helen M. Brooks, Lura NJ. Hilliard,
Evelyn H. Morse, John Noble, Austin
Noble and c. Stanley Putnam of Bethel,
and Zilpah F. Ranney and Zilpha Ranney
of Pittsfield. First honors were carried
of by Miss Zilpah Ranney with g rank of
94.53. Albert B. Washburn was a close
second with a rank of 94.51. Miss
\ Helen Brooks was third with a rank OF SO
plus.
George Upham lewis died May 10, at
the home of his son-in-law. DR.. W. A.
Bentley, in Los Angeles, Cal. He was
born in Dublin, n. H., Nov. 4, 1923.
\ July 3, 1858, he married Elizabeth Bug
bee Of Bethel, VT. Four years later be
settled permanently upon the home place
on Camp brook, from which he removed
with his family to Los Angeles, Dec. 10.
1905. He was confined to his room sever
al weeks, but was entirely helpless only
one week. He is survived by ali Of his
immediate family.
Granite lodge, No. IS, I. o. G. T., will
hold its next meeting Monday evening,
May "a, in Cushing hall. At the meet
ing last week, the following officers were
instaIled:-C. T., j. Wesley Miller; V.
T., May Blossom; P. G. T., 4. B. Smell
ing; Sec, Mae 1. Savage; f. Sec, Ruth
Bent; Treas, Julia Miller; Mar, Roy Alb
bott; d. Mar, Dora Phelps; Chap, RAY
Savage; G., Blanche Ripley; SEN,
Blanche Graham; Reg, Jessie Graham
The officers were installed by Lodge Dep
uty Burns Osgood, assisted by DR.. II. w
Holden as installing marshal and Blanche
L. Shepard, assistant. After the installa
tion, ice cream and cake were served.
The back wall Of the hose house. situated
opposite the Sargent block, collapsed
Sunday afternoon. II has been known
for some time that the building was iD~f
bad condition and bat repairs were iced
ed. The fire district built this hous,
about twenty years ago OF lands belong
ing to the estate of Lucian n. Edison
The owners were approached last year t.
see if an assurance could be given tha
the district could continue to occupy tn
building il the needed repairs wer,
made, but the title vas complicated an'
no assurance could be given. The work
ing nf the rain and frost on the tack al
pushed it out and showed the entiI
building a few feet into the street.