The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-01
BETHEL
Mrs. Bridget Sexton, so, Died Wednesday
of Heart Disease.

Mrs. Bridget Sexton, aged SC years,
widow OF the late James Sexton, died at
her home Wednesday after an illness OF
four months, from valyular heart disease.
She was married TO Mr.. Sexton 40 years
ago, having come TO his home in Royal
ton from Tipperary, Ireland, during the
| lifetime of his first wife. They lived
together many years in this village until
his death nine years ago. Their only
daughter, Margaret, wife OF John w.
George, died six years ago. There are
several stepsons, of whom one, William
| D. Sexton of Cincinnati, has often visit
ed the old home. The funera. will be
held tomorrow morning, Rev. M. ).
o'Donnel officiating, with burial in Ran
dolph. Among those called here by her
death are Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Carney,
Miss Margaret Carney and James Car
ney, jr., OF Montreals
Two Thanksgiving weddings occurred
| in adjoining towns of parties well known
here. In Randolph Thursday forenoon,
Joseph II. Counter and Miss Florence
Goodell were married by Rev. Fraser
Metzger. They were accompanied from
this station and were attended at the
ceremony by Andrew MePhetres OF South
Randolph and Miss Bessie Clough. They
will live in Bethel, the bridegroom being
employed by the Bethel Chrome Tanning
Co. In Gaysvile Thursday afternoon,
Faxon de w. Bowen of Springfield, Mass,
and Miss Alice Trask were married by
Rev. V. NJ Martin and were attended by
lrn bar II al az pf rho bride
Paul Trask and Miss Ella Trask OF Gays
vile. The bride for several weeks has
been with her aunt, Mrs. j. Wesley Col
Inns, assisting in the care of her grand
mother, Mrs. Florence Wyman. The
newly married people took the o'clock
train Thursday evening for their home in
Springfield, Mass.
A dance for the benefit of the baseball
field fund was held last night at the town
hall with music by Gilsons orchestra,
Thanksgiving guests in town included
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving II. Davis, Miss
Theresa Davis and /. FL. Davis, jry OF
Andover, \. H., at g. L. kimballs; Mr..
and Mrs. William f. Clifford of Hartford,
Conn., at Henry W. Preston's; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rourke, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
GUILTY OF Boston at +. A. Davis; Max
Bryant and Gerald Bryant of Durham,
n. c., who are taking music studies IN
New York, at c. +. Mobiles; Mrs. Fannie
Waldo and children of Lebanon, \. H., at
IC. +. Waldo's; Mr. and Mrs. A. {. Ster-
ling and children OF Montpelier at ID. NJ
Strong's; Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. Midget
and children. OF Pomfret at j. d Wheel
er's; DR.. and Mrs. d. L. Burnett of Hart
ford at r. +. Burnett's Miss Alice Deni-
son of Royalton at Guy Wilson's; Mrs
A. T. Pierce OF Saxtons River at George
II. Thompson's; Mr.. and Mrs. f. h. Town
send, George Wheelock of Barnard and
Miss Laura Manning at Miss Mae |. Saw
ages; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gobie of Lud-
low, Mr. and Mrs. Don DeCollaines and
two children of Montpelier at c. \. Ar
nold's; Mrs, John Mudgett OF South Roy
alton at D. W. Bliss; n. b, Byam and
John y. Byam of Randolph at r. W.
Morses; Mrs. j. F. Shepard of South
Royalton at II. 7. Perkins +. L. Gilman
OF Winsted, Conn, at A. c. Batchellers.
Among those out OF town for Thanks
giving were Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. William
son in Windsor, Mrs. \. 7. Parrott and
daughters in Sharon, Mr.. and Mrs. A. p
REYNOLDS and daughter in Milton, +. l..
Gaskell. NJ T.. Gaskell and family George
Sandspra and Miss Ellaween Sandspra in
Mortified, Miss Mary Abbott and Miss
Marion Abbott in Barnard, Benoin Osha,
+. S. Blossom, jr,, and family in Ran
dolph Jessie Moody in Stowe, Mrs. A. A..
Washburn and daughter in Morrisvile,
Miss Lucy Paine in West Lebanon, \. H.,
Miss Bessie Batcheller in Montreal, Mrs
Matilda Rogers and daughters in Brain
tree.
Mrs. Stillman Joyce and her son, Still
man. have joined Mr. Joyce in Mortified
Bethel students home for Thanksgiving
included Kenneth Spaulding from the
University of Vermont, Miss Irene Cush-
ing from Jackson college, Miss Mildred
Shaw from the Boston Art school, +. II.
Mcintyre from Worcester academy
Misses Fleda and Gladys Hassam from
Goddard seminary.
Anti Miettinen is working at Hard
wick.
Bethel teachers at home for the holiday
included Austin b. Noble from Manches-
ter. n. H., Robert S. Noble from Barre,
Miss Amy Wilson from Lyndonville, Jo-
seph p. Mccormack from New York City.
Local people from their work out OF
town for the Thanksgiving vacation in.
cluded Ralph Marsh and Hugh Batcheller
from Waltham, Mass, Oliver II. Luce
tfrom Groton. Conn. W. w. Marshall,
IJ. w. Collins. Glide and leslie South
worth from Windsor, Harry Hughes from
Montpelier, John W. George from Barre,
w. T.. Grant from Springfield, d. +. Car
ney from Franklin, n. II.
Il. L. Gaskell goes to-day to Boston
and tomorrow sails for Daytona, Fla.
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Ada Sis
by. and her daughter, Miss Mabel Silsby,
of st. Johnsbury. They go to spend the
winter in Daytona.
All business places We're closed yester-
day. Morning services were held at the
Episcopal and Methodist churches.
Mrs. Jane Morse to-day reaches her
SD birthday anniversary.
Miss Irene Cushing has been elected
president of the freshman class at Jack
son college.
Daniel NJ. Tolan had a fine flock OF
about so turkeys for the Thanksgiving
market.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins of Randolph. who
is in poor health, after spending about
four weeks at the home of DIR. O. ID.
Greene. is now at DR.. o. V. Greene's sana-