Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-11
HI NATIONAL
White River Bank
is ioea'sa at BETHEL, VT. with assets Of
OVER $750,OO0.00

At the Congregational parsonage
Thursday, Aug Z, at $3.50 p. M, Fred u
Austin Of Rochester and Addie b.. Reed %
Goshen were united in marriage BY Rev.
s. r. Goodheart. The couple left at once
for Randolph.
DR.. o. Y. Greene is moving this week
from bis old home on River street to the
house he recently bought on Church street
which in turn is vacated by Daniel L.
Child. who is moving to the old Child
home on Pleasant street.
Charles c. Wilson returned last week
from England, having completed a three
years course in the theological depart
ment Of oxford university under the
Rhodes scholarship. He expects to be or
dained at Bethel some time next month
by Bishop Hall.
E. A. Lawless, representing the Granite
Cutters'' union. and F. F.. Mccullough,
representing the Q%uarrymen's union, left
/ Monday to attend the state convention Of
the Vermont district of the American
Federation OF Labor being held at Rut-
land this week.
Lee Cady, r. j.. Flint and E. A. Davis,
Republican town committee, have issued
a warning for a Republican caucus to be
held in the Town hall Monday, Aug. %,
at 8 O'Clock, for the purpose OF nominal
ing q candidate for town representative
and a Justice ticket. The ballot box for
the representative ticket will not be
turned until 5 p. m.
The selectmen have posted the check
list for the state election Of Sept. 8. 1t
contains 495 names. The 1905 check list
when completed contained 575 names and
it is estimated that the 1910 list will GER
tainly contain as many il not more. The
board of civil authority will meet for the
purpose Of making additions and correc-
tions to the check list at the town clerks
office Thursday, Sept. /, at 2 p. m. and
Saturday, Sept. 3, at Z p. m.
Miss May Savage was called to Felch-
willie Monday by a message announcing
that her father, Miron Savage, had met
a severe accident. Miss Ellen Pres
ton accompanied Miss Savage to FelchvilIe
and returned to Bethel Tuesday, leaving
Mr.. Savage in a very critical condition.
1t seems that he fell from a load of hay
upon a sharp stake that penetrated
through his body and it was considered
extremely doubtful II he survived the
injury.
The town officials were called upon
Monday to take care OF Napoleon Grange,
an employe OF the c. V. Rwy. working at
the Findley bridge crossing, who bad be-
come deranged, supposedly from the eff
fects Of drinking, lie had become so
frenzied that it was necessary to tie him,
Which took the united efforts Of several
men. II was learned that he came here
from Colchester and the authorities OF
that town were notified to take charge OF
the man.
IT,. 8. District Judge J. L. Martin has
that special sessions OF the u. S.
for the purpose of taking petitions
for naturalization be held at Montpelier,
Aug. II, and at Barre the 18th. The new
naturalization laws have made radical
changes in the procedure, one OF the main
being that by the practical work
ing out OF the law no more papers are is
sued by the state courts but the entire
business is done through the United
courts. There are a number OF
foreigners residing in Bethel who will
probably take advantage OF the special
sessions named above.
Last Thursday witnessed che Of the
most severe transforms seen in this vicin-
.ty for many years. About three inches
II rain fell during the night and over an
.nch Thursday morning. The roads we're
badly washed in many places but on ac-
of the good shape in which they had
been put stood the test far better thai
many expected. The main damage was
on the hill near Mrs. Mary E. Har-
.ington's premises and on the road be-
ween the village and Cherry Hill ceme-
cry. Road Commissioner Dustin had a
'oree of men at work Friday repairing
be damage. 1t is estimated that about
$500 damage was done to the highways
n town.
F.. S. Putnam, agent for the Strout
Farm Agency Co., has sold for Willis r.
Paige the old Paige homestead of 102
lcres and the Jasper Clark lot Of IS acres,
Ill situated in Barnard, to Frank F.. At
wood OF Chicago. Mr.. Atwood is engaged
the book publishing business in Chica-
90 and expects to take possession Nov. 1.
This farm has been in the possession of
he Paige family since the earliest history
IF Barnard. Here Willis Paige was born
ifty-seven years ago; his father, Deacon
Cyrus Paige, lived there many years, and
also born there. The grandfather,
Asa Paige, came to Barnard by means of
/ blazed path about 1890 and cleared 400
acres of land, of which this farm was a
part. The barn on the premises was the
second framed barn in the town OF Bar
nard.