The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-03
BETHEL
Marker for First Methodist Church il
Barnard Dedicated.

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Four and half miles from this villag
on the well known north road in tn
midst OF Barnard's best farming section
a quiet and impressive scene was enacted
yesterday afternoon at o'clock whel
about 100 people who had come in team
or automobiles stood reverently arount
a marker which had been erected only
the day before to commemorate the cree
ton 100 years earlier of the first Meth
odist house of worship on the old Bar
nard circuit, whose area was not very
far from conciding with the White river
valley. The day, though pleasant, was
cool enough so that the men were al
lowed to wear hats except during the
prayer periods of the service, which was
made memorable chiefly b. the address
of Rev. w, Nj. Newton of Providence,
| r. l., who explained the inscription upon
bronze plate 20 by 2S inches which,
inserted in the face of noble block of
Bethel white granite, constitutes the
marker, whose full dimensions are :
Height, 4 feet; width, 80 inches; thick
ness, Is inches, standing upon a cement
foundation directly in front of the mid
die of the North Barnard cemetery, every
character easily legibe by passengers in
vehicles of whatever sort for. years to
come The service Mt this location was
part of a program extending over two
days, the rest of which was at the church
in Barnard village. Last evenings ad
dress by Rev. DR.. T. p. Frost of Bradford
on "The Spirit of the Fathers" is de-
scribed by those who heard it as re-
markably fine effort.
A vacancy in the fourth-class post
Office at Gaysville has occurred by the
resignation of Miss Susan Stafford, post
master for the last year, who plans to
go to Rochester to live.
An institution heavy with age fell into
the discard Thursday when the Bethel
Woodstock mail was carried by stage no
longer, as it had been since the railroad
first came TO Bethel Among those who
have enjoyed government contracts dur
ing that time to carry the mail between
the two points were William Billings g. |
Son, who held office 40 years; Oscar |
Burke, NJ. A. Sawyer, p. w. Chamberlin,
Roy G. Wheelock and Geo-ge Il. GuerE- |
'ey, who took up only few months ago /
Ms predecessors contract for four years
1t Sl,lss year, for his dailyexcept-
Sunday trip, Woodstock to Bethel in the
morning, Bethel to Woodstock in the
afternoon. Instead of this, O. n. Bar
ows, rural carrier on route No. 3, deliv-
RS and receives every day a sealed pouch
t the Barnard postofiiee and John A.
Moore of Barnard has been given a CON
ract for four years at 1925 a year to
AIRY the mail from Barnard to Wood
took and return once daily except Sun
ay. AT least temporarily and perhaps :
Mr. Guernsey will continue .
he passenger and express service be
ween Barnard and this place, making as
lany trips with his automobile as need
equires Formerly the canceling of the
lail contract would have constituted
aal hardship quite apart from the de
very of mail, as it would have involved
ne failure of the accompanying passen-
sr and express business which is so
reat a convenience. The automobile
,mes to the rescue in the actual emer-
sncy and almost stops the voices OF
-otest that certainly would have been
card loudly though in vain but for its ,
PREVENTION.
Dewey w White of the medical re-
rye corps is now at Camp Greene, Char
tie, n. c., and writes to his parents, {
r. and Mrs. G. j. White, of near-sum -
err weather in that ba1my climate and Il
many pleasant features of soldering
us far as he experiences it.
Samuel j. Iebb has sold his farm to
J. Davis of Middleboro, Mass, and will
oye,to this village. Mr. Davis, with his
mily, will live on the farm
The remains Of Mrs. Harlan Paige were
ought from Boston to-day for inter
mt in Barnard beside those of her hus
nd, native of that town, who died
ne years ago. Mrs. Paige was mem
: OF the Randolph family of Moulton's.
Mrs. r. s. Washburn and her mother,
:. Addie Allen are visiting in Fitch
rg and Leominster, Mass.
Miss Dorothy Cady is visiting Miss
ldred Shaw in Boston.
Stephane Pomolatsky has bought a
m in Barnard from r. H. Farrell of
nsted, Conn, who formerly lived on
farm.