Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-18
Bethel Local Intelligence
Go WmsoN. Local Editor.

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c. L. Clafin, Admr., Bethel, VT.
New stock OF pianos, sold for cash 0
on instruments. Call or write for cata
logue and prices.
ae tt ID. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT
Sewing machines, nearly all makes, 81
up. No money down. Write for cata
logue and prices.
ae II d. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
For Sale:-Fifty gold watches, al
makes, 81 per month until paid for
Write for prices to ID. NJ. Strong, Bethel,
VT. ae tt
Wanted ITO buy lumber land for
cash. ae II
Green Mt. Lumber Co., Room 1872, SO
State ST., Boston, Mass.
A son, John Rhett, was born August
IA to Rev. and Mrs. Robert c. Wilson.
The Bethel Cornet band will give a con-
cert in Depot park next Friday evening.
After an absence OF ten years, Henry l..
Dyke is visiting bis old home at Sharon.
Miss Mary Cushing has returned from
a trip to the White mountains and Bos-
ton.
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ford, N. H., Aug. IL by the illness of her
mother.
Mrs. W. G. Hutton of Dorchester,
Mass, and daughter, Ruth, are visiting
her cousin, Mrs. S. F. Jordan.
MIR. and Mrs. N. Z. Pierce and two
children Of Burlington are visiting Mrs.
c. o. Spaulding, sister Of Mr.. Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Rogers left Tuesday
for a ten days trip to visit relatives in
Weathersiield, Springfield and vicinity.
Miss Gertrude Putnam has returned to
the home OF her father, f.. s. Putnam,
after several months spent in New York.
DIR. v. II, Eddy and Mrs. R. S. Adams,
both ofthis town, we're married Aug. Is
by Rev. S. F. Goodheart, pastor OF the
Congl church.
The annual camp meeting at the Find
ley Bridge Camp grounds will commence
Tuesday evening, August %, and hold
over the following Sunday.
Misses Rita Clark and Loretta Stewart
did quite a stunt in the walking line last
Thursday, covering the distance from
Barnard to Bethel in about three hours.
The Democratic Town committee has
called a caucus to be held in the Town
hall next Monday evening at 1880 TO
nominate candidate for town representa-
tive and a justice ticket.
At the state convention Of the rural
mail carriers at st. Johnsbury last week
John II. Beckwith OF Bethel was elected
vice president OF the association and
Burns Osgood Of Stockbridge delegate TO
the national convention.
Mrs. j. }. Wilson has been entertain.
ing the past week Miss Theta Baker OF
Montclair, n. j., q college classmate Ct
Miss Amy Wilson, and Rev. Bruce V.
Reddish Of Hasrrouck Heights, n. j., a
friend Of Rev. K. G. Wilson.
Reports received the first OF the week
from Miron e. Savage state that be is 90
ing well and stands a very good chance
OF recovering from his serious accident
suffered at Folchville last week, il no un-
foreseen complication sets in.
The young friends OF Frank Tupper
aud Miss Marion upper rendered them a
very pleasant farewell party al Gushing
hall Friday evening. Dancing was the
main feature Of the evening, with music
furnished by Mr.. Lewis r. Hathaway and
Mrs. Ransom Greene.
Mrs. {. G. stearns is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Charles Copeland, and daugh-
ter, Miss Copeland, OF jefferson, Wis.
Mrs Stearns was also visited on sunday
by Ernest Sargent and family Of Woods
vile, \. H., who came by auto from their
home to Bethel in two hours.
Mace Hall, q fireman on the Central
Vermont railway, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy, showing liabilities Of
s0Si.ez and assets Of s207, OF which $500
are claimed to be exempt. Mr.. Mace
formerly a resident OF Barnard, liv-
ing on the Z. s. Putnam farm.
w. J. Douglass Of Roxbury was found
unconscious By the road sid in that
town Monday Of last week and died soon
after regaining consciousness sufficient to
state that be had stumbled and fell. He
was an engineer and lived alone. He was
formerly a resident Of Bethel and en-
ployed as engineer at the quarry.
The Public Service commission has an
nounced q bearing to be held al Bethel
Aug. % at 9 q. M. to consider the petit.
tion Of the Central Vermont Railway
company that il has not been able to
agree with P. NJ. Savage and Elmer j.
Cotton as to the damages for takings Of
their lands al Findley bridge and asking
that the damRges be liked BY the commits
sion.
T.. A. Lawless and ?. F.. Mccullough
returned Thursday Of last week from the
three days convention Of the Vermont
Branch Of the Federation Of Labor held ct
Rutland. There were nearly seventy del
egates present, nearly double the number
Of any previous year. MI. LaWless was 8
member Of the COMMITTEES on resolutions
and Mr.. Mccullough Of the grievance
committee The convention next year
viii be held IL Bethel
George H. Topper has accepsd 9 posi-
tion IN the hardware store Of W. @.
Reynolds ct Barre and expects soon to
leave Bethel with his family. Miss
Marion Topper viii sttend the Montpel-
Ter schools md stay with her sister. Mrs.
Lewis =. Hathaway, and Frank Topper
viii Be With bis father at Barre. Bethel
viii feel The loss Of the family in q great
many circles, in which they have ben
prominent Tor the past Is years.