The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-13
BETHEL
Bennett O.. Johns and Mrs. Alice Hall
Married.


Bennett o. Johns and Mrs. Alice Hal
were married last Saturday evening by
Rev. Will G. Harvey. They are keep
ing house in newly furnished apart
ments in the ellison house on Church
street. The bride is a well-knowi
saleswoman at the Brooks & Washburr
store. She has filled the highest offices
in Home Rebekah lodge and is prom
inent Universalist church worker. The
bridegroom is stonecutter who
worked here several years, and since
the. granite industry in Bethel broke
down has worked at Concord, \. h.,
Sauratuck. Conn, and Northfield, be-
sides serving in the commissary de-
partment of the army year or more
during, the war.
The Black circuit has leased the Ed
munds block for l0-year period with
the option of buying at any time. On
the first floor picture theatre will be
constructed with curtain at the rear
and floor rising gradually to the main
entrance. The first floor recently was
ueed for the Abbott dry goods store
and the Cady undertaking rooms. The
second floor is used for tenements and
the Odd Fellows hall. while the third
floor is occupied as Masonic hall No
change will be made except on the first
floor Work on the theatre will be
under way at once
The Young Peoples Christian league
will give May day party sociable at
Mrs. J. Wesley Miller's tomorrow
evening. Refreshments viii be served
and May baskets will be on sale.
At the burial of O. O. Rogers, the
oldest person in town, aged 81 years,
Yesterday in Fairview cemetery, f. H..
Chamberlin, aged ss years, since Mr..
Rogers death the oldest man in town,
had active charge as sexton OF the
cemetery. requiring no assistance in
performing his duties.
By the death of 0. Q. Rogers. the
oldest person in town is Mrs. Ellen
Gibson. aged 90 years.
T.. d. ellison is taking the manure
from the Bascom house livery stable
for use on his village farm. He has
used this product 40 consecutive years,
moving it himself each year.
Mrs. +. A. Edmunds has returned
home from the Randolph sanatorlum,
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis three weeks ago.
A son, Myron Edward, weight eight
and three quarters pounds, was born
Sunday evening in Northampton,
Mass. to Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Rhoades.
The mother spent most. of her life here
=. p.r4ba pouara daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. G. Rogers. ).
P. ID. Fitzpatrick. roadmaster, and
G, +. Donaldson. head of the bridge de-
partment of the Central Vermont rail
way, were here yesterday from st. Al
bans to inspect the Bethel Granite
railway and estimate the time and ex-
pense necessary to put the road ID con
dition for freight traffic after three
years of disuse.
George r. Seaver of Chelsea, Mass.
is here on business connected with the
opening of the Seaver Shoe companys
business here this spring.
There was sharp revival of the
maple sugar industry yesterday, fol
lowing last weeks wintry weather,
scores of sugar houses in town being
places of great activity.
Wilbur G. Byam and John A. Aid.
rich began working in the tannery yes
terday. They will drive each morning
from their homes, FIVE or six miles
away.
John W. George, well-known gran
lite cutter. who is employed at Concord,
n. H., has been at home several days.