The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-29
BETHEL
Henry w. Preston, Aged 81, Died Yes
terday of Apoplexy.


Henry w. Preston, aged CT years, died
at his home yesterday morning after an
attack of apoplexy which he suffered
Saturday, following three years of in
creasing illness. He was born in town
Dec. 5, 1851, and had always lived here,
His parents were the late William r,
and Zilpha Davis Preston. Since the
age of nine years he lived at the well.
known Preston farm in the Camp brook
neighborhood and devoted his life to
farming. Mrs. Preston died 10 months
ago. The children are Mrs. William T.
Clifford of Hartford, Conn, and Walter
H. Preston, who carries on the home
place. There are two grandchildren,
Margaret and Leonard Preston. The flu
neral will be held Wednesday at
o'clock, Rev. j. Wesley Miller officiating
The United States civil service com
mission has announced an examination
for the county of Windsor to be held at
Randolph Aug. 20 to fill the position OF
rural carrier at Bethel. The examina-
ton will be open only to citizens who
reside in the territory of the Bethel post
office. The form setting forth the other
requirements and application blanks may
be obtained from the postmaster at
Bethel or from the u. S. civil service
commission at Washington, D. c. Appli-
cations should be forwarded to the com
mission at Washington as soon as pos
sible.
Mrs. Eta Byam of Montpelier is with
her brothers, Edgar and Benjamin Dear
ing.
Fl. N. Senay is recovering at the home
of relatives in St. Cesaire, Que, from
cuts on the head and face sustained last
Thursday when his automobile collided
with telephone pole, throwing his head
through the windshield.
Donate Galanti was chopping on the
hill north of the village yesterday when
he cut cash in lower leg which DR..
0. v Greene sewed up. David Burrelle
was with the injured man and helped
him home.
Mark White, aged nine years, of
Springfield, Mass, who is spending the
summer with w. G. Bingham, his uncle,
broke both bones of forearm near the
elbow last Friday when riding Mr.. Bing.
hams horse back to the house from the
watering tub. The horse was frightened
by some children and jumped, throwing
the boy off from his back. An X-ray
examination was made and the bones
were set at Randolph by Drs. +. T. An
CELL and E. c. Burrelle.
Miss Marion Billiard returned Sunday
from visiting relatives at Wyckliff, Ohio.
Sunday guests at the inn included
Martin A. Brown and party of eight
from Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d, Wool
son of Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs. Fields
of Montpelier.
Baseom house guests yesterday includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. +. C. Gruehl of Passaic
n. j., Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Mason of
Montclair, n. J.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Crothers of Lowell, Mass,
is a guest of her sister, Mrs. f. B. South
worth, where her two sons have been
for 10 days.
Mrs. Fred Fay, her sons, Earl and
James Fay, and her grandson, Gardner
Fay, of Everett, Mass, came yesterday
to visit at T. F. McCullough's
Mrs. Josephine Lane is spending some
time at the home of Mrs. Marietta Cush-
man.
f. E. Goss. aged 20 years, died in
Barnard Sunday at the home Of his
brother after a long illness. A prayer
at the house was said this morning by
Rev. Louis |. Holway, after which the
remains were carried in A. Lee Cady's
motor hearse to st. JohnsbuTy for inter.
ment.
The infant child of Leslie A. Spooner
was buried at Fairview cemetery yester.
day with a prayer by Rev. j. Wesley
Miller.
Mrs. j. Fl. Beckwith was operated on
Yesterday at the sanatorium for the re-
mcval of tumor by DR.. 2. E. MeSween'
ey of Burlington and last evening was
making satisfactory progress.
Mrs. Margaret Hassam was operated
on yesterday for appendicitis at the san.
atorium. The operation was considered
satisfactory.
Miss Mabel Miller is home from teach.
ing in Pennington, n H., and from sum
mer work supervising children's gardens
Ex-Congressman Frank Plumley OF
Mortified was here yesterday on Fowler
estate business.