The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-21
RANDOLPH.

Mrs. John Ford has been in East
Braintree for the most part Of week
with her mother, Mrs. Abel, who is
threatened with pneumonia, and has
been very i'll.
The stockholders OF the Randolph Ma.
tional bank held their annual cleo
tion atiicers ON Tuesday of this
week, and the officers for the year are
as follows. Directors, Willard Gay, En-.
nett Thomas, Charles G. Dubois, Dana
II. Morse, 0smon Copeland, and NJ. NJ.
Wilson. Following the election, the d.
reetors held meeting, and elected Il. A.
Thomas president; Willard Gay vice.
president; Mr.. Copeland cashier; and
Fred o. CopelaLt assistant cashier.
The Orange county rural letter car,
riers' association, will hold its annual
convention at The Washburn on Satur-
| day, February %. A turkey dinner will
be served, after which the following pro-
gram will be given; Invocation, by the
Rev. G. w. Smith followed by the sing
ing of America" l.. Il. johnson will
give the address of welcome and T.. II.
Sargent of East Thetford will give the
response. Mr.. Sargent will also give an
address, and the other speakers are as
follows: H. S. Conant of the Center;
Parcel Post Experiences" secretary
and treasurer II. S. Drury of Williams
town, "The Department" w. +. Rand,
THE Carriers Relation to His Patrons
w. NJ. Terry, "A Square Deal for the
Substitutes" Rev. C. w. Smith, "What
Blessing Is the Rural Mail Carrier" The
election of Offices will take place at this
time and the place of the next conyen-
ton will be decided upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Bruce, who have
been in Northampton, Mass, for the win
ter with Mrs. Bruces brother, have de-
cided TO return here to reside, and have |
rented the rooms just vacated in the |
double house on Westca street, owned by |
b. i. Sargent, and will shortly take |
up their residence here, Mr.. Bruce having |
already arrived.
Miss Anna Coughlin has gone to The |
Pines, ormond Beach, Florida, and with
the change in climate is feeling much
better.
Bethany church heI its annual roll call
at the parish house on Wedne sday
night, with an attendance of 200 people,
l62 responding to their names as called
by the clerk of the church. The offer
ing amounted to sol, which will be used
for church purposes. The Bethany guild
served salads, sandwiches, cake and cof
fee to the entire company. The program
was as follows: Coronation" Lond's
prayer; roll call by the clerk; piano
solo, by Miss Edith Mareott; response
for the church, L. W. Tewksbury; ladies
quartet; response for the Sunday school,
DR.. T.. 0. Blanchard; flute solo, Rev. w.
/. Sparhawk; response for Bethany
guild, Mrs, Fraser Metzger; vocal solo,
Miss Blanche Sparhawk; response for
The missionary society, Mrs. Mabel
Adams; ladies' quartet; response for
.he Young peoples society, Roy Johnson;
'Blest Be the Tie" C. II. Crandall of
Burlington, brought plans for a new
,hurch building, which were on exhibit
ion in the assembly room of the Par
sh house, and the estimated cost of
building the same is $4,000. Another
,lan for the rebuilding of the old one
vill soon be given, after which it will
Re decided which to accept.
George Z. Mann of Dewey's Mills has
'een in town this week to see his par
nts, his father, William Mann, having Il
een failing for the last few days.
Mrs. Frank Bingham is suffering in
ensely with malignant trouble of the II
eft hip and her two daughters, Mrs.
Toy Abbey and Mrs. VIM. Bent, are both l
nth her for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ripley have come 4
rom Montpelier, where they have been y
wing, and are now at the home of Mr.. Il
nd Mrs. Joseph Brown. Il
Miss Evelyn Nancy was in Cam :
ridge, Mass, this week with Mr.. and :
lrs II. A. Skinner.
Mrs. A. H. Powers had the misfor- +
Inc to fall the whole length Of the stairs
the new school building on Wednes-
ny, but fortunately escaped with no
roken bones, and the next day was no
orse for her accident