Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-20
Windsor County.
BETHEL

BETHEL
Ernest Garter of Rochester lost control
of his automobile over the line in Royal
ton Saturday evening and two Of his three
passengers were injured when the car
overturned, pinning them beneath II.
Miss Manning Of Rochester broke both
bones of her left arm near the wrist. DR..
o. v. Greene reduced the fractures and
the patient is at his sanitarium. Mrs.
Gertrude washburne Of this village was
badly shaken up and Ii recovering at her
fathers home. Her brother. Walter c.
Rogers was the other passenger. but nei-
ther he nor the driver was injured. The
party had set out for trip to Barre.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. L. Williams Of Hartford.
Conn.,, are guests at Henry w. Preston's.
Several Bethel people, including the
plaintiff went Monday to Chelsea to at
tend the trial Of the damage suit OF John
G. Gilman against the Central Vermont
Railway company Those accompanying
him included some of his passengers in
an automobile which he had driven one
day last summer to Fort Ethan Allen and
which collided at the Church street cross
ing in this village at the end Of the return
journey with a southbound train. Mo-
body was injured but the car was reduced
to a scrap heap.-First native strawber-
ries are on the market at 20 cents q bas-
ket.-Miss Any Wilson has finished her
years work as teacher at Lyndonville and
is at home.-H. W. Bagley has moved his
family from Barnard and Is working at
the tannery.-E c. Mcintyre has gone to
Portsmouth. n. H., TO work at shipbuild-
ing.-Claude B. Williams has gone to Bos-
ton intending to enlist in the navy.-LSe
Lavere has gone to Windsor to work In
machine shop.-Guy w. Hatch was here
from Springfield Sunday to spend the day
with his wife. who was called by an ac-
ctdent to her father. George f. Rowe
Clinton E. Congdon, a corporal in the 2ard
| Balloon company Of the army aviation
section and Miss Dorothy J. Lyon were
married in this village June II by the
Rev. J. Wesley Miller. Corporal Congdon
returned the next day to Camp Morrison,
Va. where he is stationed, following as
signments at San Antonio and Waco.
The homes of both parties are in Roches-
| ter.
George L. Rowe. one of the oldest
men at work in the tannery lost his
left hand Wednesday June IL when
1t was caught In an embossing ma
chine from which he was taking away
! leather. He was Strengthening or
draw his hand soon enough to escape
| the heavy weight which came down
upon it crushing 1t so that amputation
had to be performed by DR.. Q. V. Greene
at the sanatorum-A wind Of great
fury, accompanied by rain and light
ming, came this way Wednesday June
IL. unroofing Il. Z. Spaulding's large
barn and throwing it against the south
end of his residence with force enough
to break every window in that end Of
the house. Damages of $500 was done.
The summer time table on the Central
Vermont railway. going into effect June
%, has the following changes at this sta
tion: Southbound 2:10 p. m. to 2:ls p. m. /;
northbound, 4:05 p. m. to 3:43 p. m.-Upon
information received by telephone Sunday
afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Putnam arrest
ed man giving the name Charles Black,
an employee at the mines Of the Eastern
Tale company in Rochester, who was
charged with stealing SIS from a fellow
employee. He had hired a Rochester man
for SO to carry him to Bethel in an auto
mobile and no doubt intended to take the
first train out Of town. Deputy Sheriff
Clough Of Rochester took charge Of the
prisoner and he was arraigned the next
day in Hartford municipal 'court.-Hugh
Batcheller and his friend. Ray Hunter.
have been here from Waltham. Mass,
to visit at c. A. Batcheller'
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Rood Of Bos-
ton are at their old home for a
few days-Mrs w. V. Lawless. with her
daughter winifred of Springfield. Mass,
is a guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Wilmot.-Ernest A. Dustin has
been home from Fort Constitution. N. H..
and Glenn Twitchell from Camp Wads-
worth. S. C.-Arthur Come is here from
Fort Ethan Allen.-Harry ]. Graham Is
at home from Providence. r. l.. for two
weeks vacation. while awaiting his call
to the radio training school at Newport
r. I.-Miss Edith Gilman and Carl N
Shuster were married in New York city
June 5. The bride Is a graduate OF Whit.
comb high school, IA and Of Columbis
Teachers College. with B. s. degree. IS
She is a twin daughter Of Mrs. Lucy
Gilman Of Royalton. The bridegroom ID
a graduate of Columbia, B. s.. 10. A. M.
'1S. and Is engaged in clerical work fol
the government at a naval station or
Staten island.-E. c. Mcintyre 10 at worl
for the government in the Portsmouth
navy yard.-Raymond Barnes. who hal
been at home recovering from an illness
of several months. is in Boston to be ex
! amined at the marine hospital and per
| maps OTQeTeu tIedSI6nt " u BOtoEu
ment hospital.-Mrs. Ruth Dickey hai
given up her tenement in the Wheeler
house and Is living with her granddaugh
ter. Mrs. c. S. Putnam. Her daughter
Mrs. Emma s. Kenyon. recently was mar
rted to F. L. Slater of Burlington ant
with her daughter. Marjorie Stockwell. ha,
gone to reside In that city.-Mr. and Mr.
j. L. H. Carr Of Barre have been visit
ing at Ralph p. Shaw's. Mr.. Carr's son
Norman, 10 In France engaged in Assem-
bling automobiles for the service. -Harolt
Shaw was at Aver, Mass. Monday u
drive back Guy Wilson'S automobile
which had been at a garage for repair,
since one day last week when It brok'
down at Shirley. Mass. when Sergt. Pau
F. Wilson had started home with a part!
from Camp Devens. Sergt, Wilson cam,
by train, but had only few hours Of hi
, leave remaining when he arrived at home
The Rev. Charles Chase Wilson Of Ros
lindale, Mass, was at his old home II
, this village for a short rest last week.
| George I. Abbott Ia at home from Tuft
Dental school. the Rev. Frederick r
Dixon from Dartmouth College and E
; A. Davis from Phillips-Exstsr Academy
Mrs. John Bradley OF Ludlow Ia visiting
: her brother. James A. Graham. Miss Ger
trude Corners of Providence. r. l., ais
Ia a guest at the Graham home.-A Sol
was born June 10 to Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Piett OF Royalton.-A son was born Jun
II to Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest A. Northrur