The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
BETHEL
Vote to Buy Part of Playground for
Playground Purposes.

Vote to Buy Part of Playground TO
Playground Purposes.
A very large number of voters an,
some others attended special meeting
of the Whitcomb school district las
evening. Little opposition developed t,
the proposal to purchase part of tn,
Playground property for playground pur
poses. Senator A. Lee Cady changed tn,
form of the resolution which he proposed
after some remarks by Charles Batch,
elder and as adopted the prudential com
mittee is authorized to purchase land fol
a playground at cost not to exceed
$1,000. The original resolution specifi
cally named the Playground property
which now belongs to James Il. Ripley
A good number of women otherwise
qualified took the freeman's oath before
voting, Town Clerk Guy Wilson admins
tering it. G. d. Cushing, as moderator
of the district, presided. The Cady reso.
luton was adopted by very large ma
jority.
| About 70 members and guests OF the
Bethel Womanis club met yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs G. III. Kidder
and enjoyed musicale provided by the
committee of which Mrs. G.. G.. Clifford is
chairman. Those who sang were Mrs.
R. NJ. Chase and Mrs. F. G. Putnam.
There were violin solos by Miss Larsen
of Burlington, guest of Miss Lois Will
son, and readings by Misses Irene Cush-
ing and Marjorie Stockwell besides VIC
trola selections. Refreshments were
served.
At a special meeting last evening OF
Rising Star grange, open to the public,
many members of Daniel Lille Relief
corps were present and very impress
sive presentation of flag was made to
the grange by Mrs. w q. Shaw, patriotic
instructor, and accepted by Edgar H. w.
Owen, master of the grange, both of
whom made good speeches. There were
accompanying exercises, including pa
triotic readings and songs by members
Of both organizations. A social hour
followed the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred n Young both are
seriously Ill at their home IN AthoI,
Mass, and are attended by two nurses.
For many years they lived in this town.
Much higher water in the White river
the last few days, due to the warmer air
melting snow on the hills, has been ac-
companied by satisfactory progress Of
the American Realty company's huge log
drive from points up the river.
The three act comedy, mo Trespass-
ing" will be presented at the town hall
Friday evening by grammar school stu
dents.
The funeral OF Mrs. Wilson Hedges
was held in Barnard yesterday at Q
o'clock, Rev Louis l. Holway having |
fastened home from Newport to officiate.
She had been an invalid many years.
Mrs. r. w. Morse went last Friday to
Burlington for weeks visit with her |
daughter Mrs. George H. Stuart.
Mrs. Annie Abbott is in Boston to visit |
her son, George, and her daughter, Mary. |
Henry NJ Slack has returned from
winters work in Massachusetts,.
Samuel Mcintosh, born in Bethel on
March Is, 1920, who had spent the win
ter at G. H. kidder's. returned Saturday
10 his home in Mortified.
Stephen Berrion Stanton has presented
w tht PHpiiN N1iOid t y O. tpPy u MS icW
book. ''The Hidden Happiness"
Perrin p Whitaker is at home after
spending the winter as an attendant at
he Massachusetts state hospital in
Worcester.
Miss Bessie Gilman is at the home of
ler sister, Mrs. A. G. Batcheller after
pending the winter caring for an aunt
n Bradford, n. II. t,
f. l.. Gaskell has returned from Day
ona. Fla, where he spent the winter.
w. V. Lawless, who had been working
n Montpelier, has gone TO Springfield to
york
Miss Elizabeth Pease entertained a
arty of IA young friends Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +. Wilson, formerly I
{ this village. who have lived many
ears in Franklin, n. H., will make their :
ONE for the present at Grand Valley,
olo.
A fire upstairs in David Comes house
esterday noon was put out by neigh
ors, who used water drawn from the
ranch and stored in tubs and barrels
Or the weeks cleaning. The house was
lsured for $3.50, but the damage was
OF great.