The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-07
RANDOLPH
Bethany Church Now Has 1928 Members
Annual Meeting Held.

-Annuai MSShiuB ilSiu
The annual meeting of Bethany churcl
was held on Wednesday night, Rev. Fra
ser Metzger presiding, and the officers
who were elected are as follows; Clerk
H. Il. Salisbury; treasurer, Il. w. Tewks
bury; receiver of offerings, Il. A. Thorn
! as; warden, Ill. b Bell; decon for six
years, A G. 0sgood; deaconess, Mrs. w
T.. Lamson; superintendent OF Sunday
school, NJ. NJ Wilson. 1t was voted to
adopt the so-called Kansas City plat
form and creed instead of the old creed.
The church committee met and elected
other additional officers, who are; A, III,
Beedle chorister; music committee, A.
II. Beedle, W. +. Lamson, f. o. Blanch-
ard, Il. L Salisbury, and O j. Marcott;
janitor, A. j. Huse; organist, Miss Edith
Marcott; music hall committee, NJ. Nj.
Wilson; parish house committee, j. G..
Sherburne; ushers-in-c chief, j. w. Ray
mond and r. j. Mitchell; collector, j.
c. Sherburne and r. A. Chedel. II was
reported at this time, that the total re-
ceipts from all sources amounted 10 49,.
540.l2, and that the membership had
reached 1923, January /, 1916.
j. G. Sherburne has received a tee-
gram from Senator Dillingham;, stating
that Rand and Montgomery, rural car
riers, have been suspended, and not re-
moved, the affair being delayed some
what while waiting for papers from this
place before being definitely decided.
Harold Newton of vergennes and Miss
Elsie, eldest daughter of James Merrill
of this place, were married in Bethel
Friday morning by Rev. w. G. Reynolds,
and they went Immediately to Nergennes
where they are to reside.
Fred Fairbanks, who is just out Of the
hospital at Newport, y. H., came here
on Thursday to pass few days with
his mother, Mrs. Edna Fairbanks, while |
recovering from an operation for appen
dicitis
Eighty registered at the rest room
during the month of December, and only |
about seven OF those were from the vii
lage.
A daughter, Elaine Muriel was born |
the 2Sth of December to Mr.. and Mrs. /
NJ. G. Osgood of Richford, the child be-
ing the granddaughter of Mrs. L. w.
Carlisle, who once lived in town.
Mrs. Albert Yauvey, who lives on the
Rochester Hollow road, was stricken
suddenly this week with paralysis, which
rendered one side completely helpless,
and she was taken to the sanatorium
for care and treatment.
The annual meeting of the Randolph
Trotting association was held in the Of
fee of j. II. Dubois on Tuesday even
ing, and the following officers were
elected; President, E. T. Clahin; vice
president, Rupert G. Mann; secretary,
Carmi Gibbs; assistant secretary, Floyd
Martin; treasurer, John L. Hutchinson;
Frank Mcclellan. G. w. PAN
ton and NJ. w. Campbell; auditors, Floyd
Martin and Arthur Austin.
Mrs b. A. Manchester has been in +,
Barre for several days with her daugh- I,
ter, Mrs. Douglas Barclay, coming home !
on Tuesday, and taking with her Mrs. +,
Barclays daughter, who came for few
days stay. I
Louis Mazzolini is in Concord, n H., I
this week on visit with relatives, leav- g
ing here on Wednesday. &
o. j. Marcott went to Boston ON We'd \
htSudg loi stOit uuslilcsr "TRIP.
Mrs. Ella Adams of Richmond is pass q
ing the week with her cousins, Mr.. and :
Mrs. ]. b. Adams.
c. Torrey OF Addison is in town for \
/ few days on business, connected with &
,he settlement of his sisters affairs. q
The White River Valley Methodist as "
ISOLATION will be held in Randolph Tues
lay, January IL, at the Methodist
hureh An attractive program has been t
prepared, which will be OF interest to B
Ill, o
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kenebury of Paw G
ucket, r. l.. are being entertained this
week by their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. FL Il
ridge Holman. s