The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-24
MONTPELIER
Bethany Church Extends Call to Rev.
Charles N. st. John.

Charles N. st. John.
The pastoral supply committee of
Bethany church Sunday afternoon voted
unanimously to recommend to the church
that Rev, Charles N. st. John, who has
been pastor at Simsbury, Conn, be called
to become pastor of Bethany church,
which has been without a pastor since
Rev. Stanley +. Bloomfield went to East
hampton, Mass. Mr.. st. John is a grad
uate of Hartford Theological school and
also attended Harvard. He has preached
three times here on trial and seems to
please his audience very much.
Roy Getman, who is in the navy, has
returned from trip overseas and on
Sunday visited with Mrs. Getman, who
j. employed in the family of Mr. and
Mrs, f. H. Tracy,
Sergeant Dezie loyal returned satur-
day evening from 10 months service in
the war and is on a leave of absence UNI
I'll he secures his discharge from the Z.
,. marines. He was in some of the worst
lighting of the war, including Chateau
Imerry and other important battles. He
was twice wounded. The first time was
IN his left cheek, the bullet knocking out
five teeth and going into the throat,
from which place Sergeant loyal re-
moved it with his fingers because it was
choking him. The other wound was in
one leg but not as serious as the first.
lie saw many boys fixed up" while in
the hospital, including one for whom a
piece OF rib bone was removed to make
HIM a jaw bone. He saw some clever
work done in surgery while in the hos
pital, In fact, there is but little APP
pearanee of his wound on his face. Like
Others who have returned, he has seen a
plenty OF war service of any kind.
What was at first thought to have
been serious accident Saturday evening
turned out later to be only the tipping
over of team, according to the story of
the police, but in which Mrs. Flora Ellis
OF MiddeseX received an ugly cut over
her left temple and bruises on her face.
Richard Rhodes, the -year-old boy
who was riding in her lap at the time,
escaped injury as far as could be learned
IN the physicians Office Saturday even
ing, Both were covered with blood. II
appears that the two came to Montpelier
with John Barnett. They left the city
about 7'45 o'clock that evening for their
home IN MiddleseX. Those who saw
them go down State street reported that
the team was being driven very fast and
someone said at the corner of Elm and
State streets that the woman said If the
driver did not stop going so fast that
she would not ride home When they
reached the Jewett inn indications were
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the sidewalk, smashing a front wheel
Mrs. Ellis, when seen at the physicians
office later, claimed that the team was
hit by an automobile. The police went
to the place but scout the theory of any
automobile hitting the rig. Questioning
Of persons coming from MiddIesex. in
which direction it was claimed the au-
tomobile went, were that no machine
had been seen. When the police reached
the city Barnett and the horse were
gone Nor could persons who came ND
the road give any light upon where the
two had disappeared 10, but it was
finally decided they had gone towards
MiddleseX. The woman and boy were
later taken to their home in a livery
team. The boy is a son of a woman EN-
ployed at the Montpelier house
Under the direction Of Sister Frances
Of st. Mchael's school, the young people
Of St Augustine's parish Sunday evening
presented Queen Esther" a three act
biblical drama, in a very clever manner,
receiving many very hattering comments
at the end Of the entertainment II was
given for the benefit of the church The
principal parts We're taken BY the follow
ing young people; Esther, the queen,
Dorothy Paige; Ahasuerus, the king
Edward Heueyi Haman, William Riv-
ers; MordeCai, a Jew; Esther's uncle,
John McAvQy; Zeresh, Humans wife
Margaret Dobbs; Leah, friend of the
queen, Madeline Masucco; Salome and
Sarah, queens attendants, Evelyn Pine,
Margaret Callahan; Harbona, chamber
lain of the palace, Joseph Perkins; Hat
ach. the kings scribe. Clifton Coates
Jewish princess Emma Henev; M0rde-
CATS sister, Mary Lynch; little Miriam,
the court favorite, Alice Roach. There
were also court ladies', Persian dancers,
maids Of honor, and pages.
Karl ForselI, who leaves this week
for Glens Falls, n. y, where he is to be
associated with the band in that city.
played two cnrnet selections at the even
ing service at the Baptist church, which
were listened to by large audience,
William Marshall and Miss Leila Mar
shall, his daughter, Of Randolph, visited
to-day in the city.
Some 20 young men from Montpelier
went to st. Adams Sunday to watch the
comforting of the third degree in the
knights Of Columbus upon class of
candidates
Miss Mary KERN went to her work in
Burlington this morning after spending