The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
BETHEL
Fire District Held It's Annual Meeting
List EYSginE.

The annual meeting of the fire district
was held last evening, when the follow
ing officers were elected; S. NJ. Wash
burn, moderator, Guy Wilson, clerk and
treasurer; Wallace Batchelder, member
of prudential committee for three years
W. X. Briggs, collector of taxes with
commission of 2 per cent on collections;
Il. G. Blaisdell, chief engineer; Il. ii.
Whitney, first assistant; j. Z. Marsh,
second assistant; Paul +. Wilson, third
assistant. A tax of 25 cents was voted,
which will extinguish small indebted
ness and cover all probable expenses for
the ensuing year.
Joseph p. Mccormack, who teaches in
New York City, has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McCor-
mack. Mr. and Mrs. John Mccormack
returned yesterday to Rouses Point, n.
Y, where Mr.. Mccormack is principal
of the high school,
John Allen, whose illness with pneu-
monia was noted in these columns re.
Gently, died yesterday morning after be-
ing sick about nine days. He had
worked for his board at the home of DIR.
o. ID. Greene several years, attending
Whitcomb high school until his gradua-
ton in 1914 and since that time working
at the Washburn mills. He was reliable
and ambitious and was well liked by
everyone. He was son of Mr.. and Mrs
David Allen and is also survived by two
sisters, Katherine Allen OF Randolph and
Nellie, wife of Roy Washburn of this
village, and by four brothers, Wallace of
Brnyido,no tNfl1ic of L los
Chesley and Henry of Royalton. The
funeral viii be held to morrow at 2
o'clock at DIR. Greene's home, Rev. j.
Wesley Miller officiating. The bearers
will be Edwin II. Mcintyre, Glide w.
Southworth, Frederick Fairchild and
Linus Edmunds. Interment will be at /
Cherry Hill cemetery.
1t is proposed to try the experiment 4
of holding a night school on Tuesday, I
Wednesday and Thursday evenings of 1
each week from to o'clock. beginning
next week. Prin. II. w. Haskins has i.
kindly consented to aid in launching the
enterprise and it is expected that Miss
Adell King will be the teacher. She is
known to possess special qualifications
for this work and to have it very much
at heart. 1t is proposed to charge stu
dents a nominal fee of 10 cents lesson
or 25 cents for the weeks three lessons.
The school board will heat and light
room for the purpose. The chief aim of
the night school will be to teach English
to persons who are not as familiar with
the language as they wish to be- Should
there not be enough students to make
up an interesting class the project would
be abandoned, but it is expected that
the interest shown will be sufficient to
continue the work through the winter
at least. All persons wishing (
to attend the school should come to the
high school building next Tuesday even 6
ing at o'clock.
In connection with the 50th wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Mar
tell, it is an interesting fact that the {
minister who married them, Rev r. IT, J
Roberts. then pastor at Middlesex, is
still living at Cabot. I
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman. has presented
to the public library a copy of the 5
'Woman's Who's Who in America" '
new publication
Winfield Hackett began last evening to !
sell The Times on the street.