Vermont Journal, Windsor, Saturday, July 12, 1884 Bethel News Alice EDSON has charge of the telegraph office in West Randolph. Revs. PARKER and ROBLIN exchanged pulpits last week. Dr. CHASE, Willard BROOKS, Fred ARNOLD, and Everettt PLACE have each a star bycycle. The village schools closed last Thursday. Miss Nellie PEASE will remain in the upper room through the fall term. Mary CHADWICK will occupy the middle room, and Miss Carrie CURTIS who has so long and faithfully served in the primary department, has resigned to accept a similar position in a graded school in Lancaster--Lucy JAMES will probably succeed her. The 4th was very quietly kept here. In the evening there was a lawn sociable at Mrs. Mary FOSSETT's with ice cream, cake, coffee and the cornet band. James SEXTON came home last Saturday night suffering from erysipelas which resulted from an injury produced by a premature discharge of a blast while at work in Poultney. T. S. CURTIS teacher of our high school last winter, has been in town during the past two weeks, the guest of Mrs. Mary FOSSETT. He is a graduated of Dartmouth college 1884 class. Dr. M. R. CHASE, wife and baby of Ludlow, visited in town last week. Mrs. CHASE and baby remain for the summer. C. S. GOULD has been engaged as superintendent of the tannery for another year. Dr. CHASE has a new sign. Dr. C. F. NICHOLS and Rev. Henry NICHOLS are the guests of Mrs. C. C. PIERCE. Mrs. C. A. McLEON and son of Chicago are visiting Mrs. DODGE and J. D. GANNER. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT