Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
WINDSOR COUNTY
BETHEL.

Henry l.. DYKE 4 Civil War veteran
and member of the Gaysville post. died Of
consumption Thursday aged 6S years
He came here from Royalton about eight
years ago. He was a member of the
l.NmpuS Methodist Church ana is SUR
vived by mis- wife and by a daughter in
Hyannie. Mass. The funeral wa held
Saturday at go =. m, the Rev. j. Wes-
Icy Mile officiating. with interment at
Fairview cemetery.-Mrs. Mary Hill. aged
% years, died Of general debility follow
Ing many years suffering with rheuma-
tism at her home here Friday morning.
Only three days before in the same house
her sister. Mrs. Ann Richard, died OF
pneumonia and was buried the day he
fore Mrs HIS death Mrs. Hill is sur
vlved by a son, Charles y. Hill. a member
of Luciers minstrels who spent several
weeks with his mother each year He
was on his way to see her but had not
arrived the time of her death. -Thirty
or more men We're given work this week
at the Woodbury. granite sheds. most of
them coming from points in Maine
Royal F. Luce Of Stockbridge and Miss
Carrie l.. Garrett of Hancock We're mar
ried Thursday evening by the Rev. ],
Wesley Miler.-The body OF Mrs Louis
Parrot. formerly of this village, WAS
brought from Bellows Falls Saturday
afternoon for burial in Fairvew ceme-
tery.-Work at the Fisher tannery is sus-
pended for few days awaiting delayed
shipments of coal and hides. EXERCISES
by the Literary club were held AZ the high
school Friday afternoon. There were
musical selections. recitationS. reading
of the school newspaper and debate on
the question of manual training in viii
lage high schoos-There are 80 persons
living in Bethel who We're 80 or more
years old on their last birth
days The oldest person is Mrs.
Eunlce Lincoln who was % last
September. Mrs. Hannah SNOW was
% last MAY The oldest man is Joel e.
Putnam who was % last August. Cor
nelius Cutler was ~ last September. Both
of these men are very active being often
seen on the street.-A rummase and food
sale held ny the Universalist society Sat
urday yielded s25- The final event
OF the high school lecture course
was we'll attended concert Fri
day evening by the Nordland Girls
BY special action of the town meeting
| the streets OF East Bethel village VIII be
| lighted by electricity the coming year al
an expense of not more than sloo.
The funeral of no Ahonnen, the stone
| cutter killed Saturday morning on tn,
| G. v railway track, was held at Christ
| Episcopal Church Sunday at three
o'clock. the Rev. ". Benjamin Reynolds
officiating Fifty members of Rcthe
| branch. 4. G. |. A., attended in body
! and marched at the head of the process
sion to the corner Of Church and Pleas
ant streets, when the column divided an,
the cortege passed between the ranks
| Burial was at Fairvew cemetery, Tn,
committee IN charge of the funeral. who's,
members served as bearers We're JOIN
/ Mcthvin, president of Bethel branch
George A. Carey and John A. O'Malley
secretaries. Oscar Nurmi, John Naananel
and ANTI Mie,tncn. The funeral u
p Henry l.. Dyke was held at his late HON
saturday afternoon. Among those pres
ent wel~ MS son. Howard Dyke Of Hyan
his. Mass, and William 4. Hutchinson j
| Braintrer. The bearers were G \ Wash
burn. - g. Nashburn. h J bearing an
! Fred G. nmsted The funeral of Mr.,
! Mary Hin was held SundaN AT 800 p m
the Rev. John Kimh,ll officiating, wit
| interment i'm FairvieN cemetery She wa
T. wears of age The Rov. Henry 4
Parkhurs' was in Springfield SUNDAY an
lRgsaSAsSA Y ~ unlyegssl,st Church h