Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-01
Bethel Local Intelligence
GUY Wilson, Local Editor.

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DARTS and Swiuyer's turn. Reward foI
its return to Mrs. George swinyer, Gays
willie, VT. Re
New stock Of pianos, sold for cash Of
on instruments. Call or write for cate,
logue and prices.
ae II d. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT
Sewing machines, nearly all makes, els
up.-- No money down. Write for cata-
logue and prices.
s.ae II ID. NJ. Strong, Bethel, VT.
= For salei-Finy gold watches, all
makes, % per month until paid for.
Write for prices to d.. AZ. Strong, Bethel,
VT. ae II
Wanted:-To buy lumber land for
cash. ae II
: Green Mt. Lumber Co., Room 1892, So
State ST., Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Burnett are taking
a carriage drive to Middlebury and Rut-
land.
Hon. John NJ. Fisher OF Cabot is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Dana Lynn Chad
wick.
Mrs. Lucy Brown Houston Of North
field spent the past week with her cousin,
Mrs. Charles f.. Waldo.
Ralph d. ~Twitchell, who has been stay
ing with his sister, Mrs. r. f.. Burnett,
is now working for Fred L. Davis.
Mrs. John NJ. Burnett OF Concord, N.
H., is visiting her brother, George A.
Rogers, and other relatives in town.
Mrs. Charles w. Howard n daughter,
Miss Blanche, OF Maiden, Mass, are
spending a few weeks with their cousin,
Mrs. Cynthia H%oisington.
H.. II. Dinsmore has been laid up the
past week with injuries received to the
ligaments of his foot while playing ball
at the union picnic last week.
Monday, Aug. 29, Mr.. Harold c. Wal
colt and Miss Maud Woodward were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. W. B. Reynolds at
the rectory Of Christ church, Bethel.
Hon. and Mrs. H. e. Perkins and
daughter, Louise, Of sturgis, s. OAK, we're
guests last week of his brother, A. g. Per-
kins, and family. They 60 later to Bos-
ton and New York.
The board OF civil authority meet this
Thursday at the town clerks Office at 2
p. M. and again Saturday evening at Z o.
clock to revise the check list for the cleo
tion next Tuesday. Every voter should
see to it that his name is on the list.
Mrs. Eliza Kidder bearing died Aug.
p Of cerebral apoplexy ct the age OF 79
years. Mrs. bearing had been totally
blind for many years and had managed to
make q home for her grandson, Ide Dear
ing. Funeral services were held Monday
and the interment was at East Randolph.
L.a.k.EI - s..ao - - H-.A L-FN
and half Of Bethel and Lebanon, N. H.,
players went to Barre Monday and played
the Italian Athletic club, the score stand
ing Z 10 8 in favor Of the Barre boys.
Saturday the Bsthel town team defeated
the Barnard town team at Barnard, 10 to
1.
Sunday, Aug. rs. was the birthday an
niversary OF Mr.. Joel Putnam aud Man
uel Southworth Miller. Mr.. Putnam has
reached 81 years, and Manuel two years.
Both attended the open-air meeting In
front OF the Town hall. and each seemed
vigorous and cheerful and good for many
years Of life.
Rural Mail Carrier John II. Beckwith
went to his old home al Alstead last week
TO attend the dedicatory ceremonies OF the
opening OF the new town library build
ing. costing about 600, 900. This build
ing and a fund with which to maintain
the building were given by Mr.. Shedd of ,
the Marshall Field 20. OF Chicago, a ma
tive OF the town.
j.. J. Carney and invited guests held a
picnic on the Mccullough farm Thursday
afternoon to celebrate the completion OF
the first part Of q dam that Mr.. Carney
has built on the farm, with the intention
OF making q fish pond and pleasure re-
sort. The large tent OF Rev. Z. F. FELTON,
was pitched by the side Of the lake and
in this dinner was served the guests.
Miss Olivia NJ. johnson, who has been
spending several weeks with friends in
Randolph, was married Aug. 81 to Mr..
Chester Bascomb, chief engineer in the
Naval hospital at Portsmouth, n. H. The
ceremony was quickly performed in Christ
church, Bethel, al 3 q. m, the rector, Rev.
w. B. Reynolds, officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baseomb left on the morning train
for their future home in Portsmouth.
Sheriff Hunter c. White OF Providence
County, r. l., while sitting at a restau-
rant In Providence last Friday, was strick-
en- with cerebral hemorrhage and died a
few hours later at the Rhode island hos
pital. Gen. White vas one OF the most
widely known and prominent men Of
Rhode Island. de was a brother Of Mrs.
Martha W. Arnold Of Bethel and had
been 3 frequent visitor at her home in
this village.
Sheriff Cushman was called on Friday
90 take care Of Pat Dumford, a quarryman
who has heen slightly deranged and was
q source Of annoyance and terror to the
women on Christian Hill. Dumford
seemed to get wind Of what was up and
left town that morning. He had former
ly been IN Bethel and about v years
ago % was considered unsafe to allow him
his liberty snd be was taken 10 the Water
bury retreat.
Esther, six-yesr-old daughter OF Victoro
Rossi, q stone cutter, was playing Ia
front OF the store Of @. n. Kimbsl Satur-
day afternoon ss the automobile Of Mrs.
NJ z Harrington approached, driven b.
DR.. g. Il. Davis. just a. the machine
Vas opposite Der, the little Riri lodged
into The road and was hit BY the auto and
knocked over. The machine passed over