Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-01
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BETHEL.

BETHEL.
School ia old District No. 2 Chris
tian HID closed Friday, Jan. %, Miss
Ellen Preston, teacher Those hav-
Ing no absent marks were Charlie
Brooks, Ray Barnes, John Preston,
David and DeloS Burelle. Walter At.
kins and Robert Markham were not alb
sent dur ny school membership. Haz-
ell Burnham was not absent only one
day and that on account of sickness.
The Harrington creamery paid its
patrons during the year 1900 an aver
age Of 22.7 cents per pound for butter
fat and aa average Of $l.02 per 100
pounds of milk.
Mrs. r. S. Greene of Lowell is crit.
ically i'll with cirrhosis of the liver.
Mrs Greene is the wife of Rev. Ran
som Greene, brother Of Drs. l.. M.
and o. ID. Greene OF this town and
she has been a frequent visitor at
their h. me ia Bethel.
The state case against bradford
Brown, a liquor prosecution, which
was continued to last Friday was con
linued again one week by agreement
Of counsel.
Rev. and Mrs. Ira D. Taggart Of
East Manchester, N. H., celebrated
the 50th anniversary Of their mar
rage Jan. -, and in honor Of the
event 100 friends and relatives called
AT their home, 46 Brooklyn avenue
during the afternoon and evening to
congratulate the aged couple on their
many years OF prosperous married
life. Mr.. Taggart was born in Beth
el, near East Bethel. Jan. %, 1928
In SOL he married Miss Lucina Peck
Of Weston, Vt Since 1852 he has re-
sided in New Hampshire. An exam
nation Of the Bethel town records
shows the family name was originally
"Irad:" The name has evidently
been changed by separating the last d
from The name Trad. Rev. Ira d.
Taggart is grand uncle of John N.
Taggart Of this town.
Mrs. Forest Southland is visiting
friends in Boston.
Owen T. Boutwell, has conveyed to
Gardner Ada , and wife the premises
on the Barnard road occupied by them
the past twelve years.
c. r. Noble was called to Ulverton,
P. g., by the death of the wife OF his
nephew, w. J. Noble.
DR.. L. M. Greene was IN Brattle-
boro last week in connection with his
duties as supervisor Of the insane and
from there went to Boston where he
spent Sunday.
Grip has been following up the tea
cheers of the Whitcomb high school
the past week Miss Huntington was
laid off one day, Miss Buck several
days and Mr.. Wright came down sick
Monday morning.
Mrs. Hodges Of Randolph Center
was at j. A. Grahams Thursday and
Friday.
Alfred Swinger and Rollin Goodell
of Rochester were in town Monday.
Charles H. Cutler of Lawrence,
Mass, has sold a small place at the
lower end Of the village to g. II, Kay
lor, through the real estate agency of
Guy Wilson.
The annual roll call of the Congre-
gational church was held Wednesday
evening Of list week. Rev. Mr..
Warner presided and he names were
called by Mr. Miller, clerk Of the society.
Twenty-Five members were present
and made responses and about 20 re-
SponseS were made by letter or proxy.
A pleasing recitation was rendered bv
Miss Harriet Fisher, Rev. Mr.. War
ner gave reading and the congrega-
ton lined in the singing Of favOrite
hymns. The exercises closed with a
Collation..
State Treasurer John L. Bacon has
decided that Bethel is not entitled to
draw it's increase OF the public money
until trustees Of public money are
elected by the town. A clause Cal ing
for the election OF trustees will be in
serted in the warning for the annual
March meeting.
Five members of the family Of G..
Fl. Kaylor are sick with the prevailing
distember.
A fire, caused In peculiar manner,
was averted in the store Of Upper 4
Graham last Friday night. 1t seems
tpat a pendant of electric light had
been used in examining some goods in
the back room and was placed on a
bundle of clothes, and no one remain
ed ia the room. Some time after a
smell of smoke was noticed and on in-
vestigation it was discovered thai the
heat Of the light had set fire to the
clothes. The fire was easily extin-
guished, but the incident shows that
too much care cannot be taken OF
electric lights and wires.
Mrs. Kate Perley of Bellows Falls is
spending week with her mother,
Mrs. E. N. Smith. Mr.. Perley came
up Friday to attend the ball, return
ing TO Bellows Falls Saturday, where
he has position as cashier of the B.
& M. r. r.
Charles Gardner has moved to West |