The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-03
HOWARD BROTHERS, Distributors,
South Barre, Vermont.
RANDOLPH.
Bethany Church Society Plans to Build
New Edifice.

New Edifice.
The annual meeting of Bethany church
was held on Monday night in the parish
house. when the reports OF the officers
and the several departments of work
were received and adopted. Rev. Fraser
Metzger was chosen chairman, and in
order called for the reports of clerk,
treasurer, receiver Of offerings, trustees
and building committee, all OF which
We're adopted as printed in the report
circulated at the opening OF the meeting
The pastor gave his report last, and
made suggestions in regard to the church
building. which was later in the meeting
discussed. The following officers Were
! elected to serve the coming year: Clerk,
Il. r. Salisbury; deacon for six years,
| W. Il. Lamson; treasurer, L. w. Tewks-
bury; receiver of offerings, Z. A, Thorn
as; trustee for four years, O. J. Marcott;
| trustee for three years, ]. =. Adams,
| in place of J. H. Lamson, deceased:
deaconess for -four years, Mrs. w. r.
! Lamson; wardens, A. G. Osgood and j. =.
| Adams. the other wardehs serving for
! the coming year; superintendent of sun
day school, Prin +. G. Ham. The recon
mendation of A. H. Beedle for the Choir
| lister was presented to the church Off
Gals and five candidates for church
membership were also presented and
| elected to be received at the next com
| munon, on January Z. Following this
! election. discussion was held in regard
/ to the church building, which at present
is in need Of extensive repairs. The
| committee reported that consultation
| had been held with local builder, who
gave an estimate of S. 900 to repair the
present house of worship, and it was the
opinion of the pastor in his report that
the wiser policy would be TO build 4
new one. as was also, it seemed, the
opinion Of others present After some
| discussion, it was decided to appoint q
| committee to procure pledges for the
| erection of a new house OF worship,
| $4,000 being the sum necessary for the
| building This committee is to be COM
posed of three men, one of whom is 70
be the pastor and the other two mem
bers to be appointed by him. The imme-
date need Of repairs on the old building,
or the erection of new one, was EN-
phasized and immediate action urged.
| The present membership of the church
was reported to be 2SS, and the total
amount received by offerings and
pledges S2,275.79, of which the treasurer
reported balance of S24.26 on hand.
| The parish house treasury reported n
total receipt of S446.2s, with balance
of S25. 95 on hand. The music hall treas
ury reported S4,5l99l received, and n
balance on hand of Sl42.62, and an in
debtedness Of $3.50. The Sunday school
received during the year S23Tl9, with a
balance of SSH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Waite and chill
dren left Tuesday morning for months
stay in Tieonderoga, with Mr.. Waite
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Barclay, who
have been at The Manchester, visiting
Mrs. Barclays parents, returned to their
home in Barre Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gothicr of Barre
who have been with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Kent and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Booth
since Saturday, returned to their home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Irving Chadwick Of Soinerville
Mass, who has been the guest OF Mrs
Lucius Goodheart, left on Tuesday for a
visit with friends in the northern part
of the state before returning home.
|. D. Litchield has sold his business
in the Dubois & Gay block to Adams &
Church, who have already taken posses
sion. Both of these men have experience
in that line and are sure of a reasonable
amount of success. Mr.. Litchfield ha,
no plans for the present, being i'll in
the house.
X, w. Morse and his daughter, Miss
Ruth Morse. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Williams
and Mrs. Ella Smalley returned to Hart
ford. Conn, on Tuesday, after the buria
service of Mrs. Morse in Southview Gem
etery. Mrs. Smalley closed her room,
for the present and returned with then
TO superintend the housekeeping of Mr.
Morse. till he should decide just what
to do.
Mrs. B. E. Nickerson and Mrs. Johr
F. Tewksbury gave invitations to about
80 couples to attend a dancing party
on Monday night, which was held il
Dubois & Gays hall. This was the frs
leap year party of the season, and thu
event was great success, all enterins
into the spirit Of the occasion, which
was full of enjoyment. Mrs. Roy Hol
man was the pianist and Earl Crane thu
drummer and gave good dancing music
prnch and waters were served during
the evening.