The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-09
BETHEL
Sylvester A. Bowen, 70, Died Thursday |
of Paralysis.


Sylvester A. Bowen, aged 70 years, died
at his home yesterday forenoon at 10
O'Clock of paralysis, with which he was
Istricken year ago. He was substan-
tial farmer and much respected. He was
born in Rochester and was the eldest
child of the late Squire Bowen and Sarah
/ (Hoisington) Bowen. In 1870 he mar
ried Marion Walker of West Windsor,
who survives him, as do their son, Fred
S. Bowen, and their daughter, Mrs.
Henry J.. Baker, both of Stockbridge.
The grandchildren are Marion Baker and
Ruth Bowen, Nelson Bowen of Bethel
Ruth Bowen; Nelson Bowen of Bethel
ers. The funeral will be held Sunday
noon with burial at Maplewood cemetery
in Stockbridge.
Bessie Clough and Stanley Scammell
are i'll with measles.
By series of military whist parties
| constituting tournament, the public
library benefits to the extent of $3S.45.
Miss Abbie Whitcomb won silver cup
presented for the best total score.
Mrs. John ID. Wheeler was in Mont
peher yesterday to visit at the State
House
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hooper and two
children returned yesterday from Mont
real, where he was employed in ma
chine shop six weeks.
Miss Jennie Kendall returned Wednes-
day from spending ii weeks with her
sister, in Springfield, Mass, Mrs. j. III.
Miller, who is recovering her usual health
gradually, after very critical illness.
Il. G. Mcintyre has reopened his gro
Gerry and market, which he will conduct
ON cash basis.
Mrs. NJ Davis and her daughter, Mrs. |
c. NJ, Fuller of Westport, n Y, are at
the Bethel inn for the rest of the win |
ter.
NJ. L. billiard is at home from Hard |
wick, where the granite job on which he
was working is finished.
Mrs. Helen Woods is recovering at DIR.
o. V. Greene's sanatorium from a case of
acute bronchitis.
+. r. West spent part of the week in
In an exciting basketball game played
at the Bethel town hall Wednesday even
ing, South Royalton high school won
from Randolph high school II TO Is, the
determining contest of the season, each
school having a game to its credit on its
home floor. The South Royalton girls
won from the Randolph girls, to 5.
Mrs. R. w. Morse is recovering slowly
from a hard illness with neuritis, which
has shut her in several times. Part of
the time her daughter, Mrs. George II.
Stuart of Burlington, has been with her.
George I'll. Stuart, formerly of this
place, has left his position at the Central
Vermont railway offices in Burlington
md has entered the Office of the Texas
Dill Co. in that city.
The Woman's club will hold yalen-
inc party at the home of Mrs. Charles
Monday evening at o'clock
instead of in the afternoon as stated in
he year book.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl White and their
hree children went yesterday to New
Bedford, Mass, their former home, where
ii but Mr.. White win remain for an
xtended visit, he returning Monday and
claiming the rooms in the Lavere block
which the family has occupied several
months.
Recently there has been erected in the
eeeption room at the State House, near
ldiEp INC ballit
+ Cedar Creek, a bronze medallion tablet
n memory of Gen. Stephen Thomas, at
hose birthplace in this town there was
rected two years ago by the Eighth
iegiment association, marble monu-
rent. The quotation from the late Jo-
eph A. DeBoer on the bronze tablet is
rom an address which he delivered in
ethel on the 50th anniversary of the
attic of Cedar Creek, the day on which
ne monument was set up. The tablet
the State House bears these words:
70 the memory of Stephen Thomas,
orn in Bethel, Vermont, December 0,
800, died in Montpelier, Vermont, De-
,mber Is, 1908, colonel of the sth Yer
ont regiment, brigadier general, brevet
jor general, lS6l-ls65. Member Yer :
ont general assembly six terms, lieu
nant governor of Vermont, 1867 500
10 one ever better deserved the record
an honest man, brave soldier true ~
ader in peace, careful and brave com '. !"
ander in war, and God-fearing gentle ~
an always Joseph A. DeBoer 1914. al
rected by the state of Vermont 1916"