The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-24
BETHEL

Mrs. John Wallace submitted TO an
operation at the sanatorum Saturday
evening for the removal Of ruptured
appendix. Her condition was consld-
cred critical last evening, On Satur-
day afternoon Miss Julia Maglvney
was operated on for appendicitis ana
Hiram Luce of Rochester for hernia.
Both of these patients were doing well
last evening. Loren Long returned on
Saturday to Warren after week s
treatment at the sanatorium for an
abseess. c. G. Clifford is at the sana-
forum for medical treatment.
Joseph +. Wilson of Arlington, Mass,
is visiting his mother few days.
Mrs. NJ. +. Gaskell has been i'll sew
eral days with neuralgia and complica-
tions.
Mrs. Wright Sample and her son,
James, are here from Springfield at
Roy l.. Persons.
Ashton Pelleren and his younger
brother, Forrest Pelleren of Windsor,
whose parents died recently, arrived
Saturday and will have their homes
temporarily at least at Robert Mobiles
aud Herbert H. Fifield's, respectively.
They were accompanied on the journey
by Mrs. Bessie Wheeler, who spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Mary Root and her daughter,
Philsmene, came yesterday from Leb-
anon, n. H., TO see John +. Bush, who
is critically ill with pneumonia at the
sanatorium.
Alfred W. Arnold appeared in mu.
nieipal court Saturday and pleaded
guilty to breach of the peace, which
consisted in an assault upon James X.
Turner at the Arnold poolroom at an
early hour on Friday morning Judge
A. G. Whitman imposed sentence OF
$50 and costs, which was paid. The
proceedings were initiated on complaint
of Town Grand Juror c. d. Gushing.
Frank L. Parsons, aged SIS years,
former prominent farmer and select
man in Bethel, died Feb. 10 at the home
of his daughter, Ella, in Pasadena, Cal,
after an illness of only one day. He
had been in good health all winter.
His wife was one of the large Williams
family of this town and there are sew
eral children, all in the West
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Bundy bought
from Z. A. Davis, executor OF the will
of {. NJ Weston, the Weston home
which they have occupied for some
time and the Weston mill and machin-
cry.
Leroy NJ. Merrill is visiting friends in
Brattleboro.
The tannery was closed all day yes
terday. The bank was closed. The
postoffice observed holiday hours, and
the rural routes were not operated.
John j. Wilson has bought from w.
B. C. Stickney, administrator OF the
estate of the late Mrs. Mary A. Parker,
the Parker home, one of the towns
landmarks. The Wilson's will occupy
it in the near future,
Mrs. Dorothy Curtis is with her
daughter, Mrs. G. NJ. Owen, in Concord,
n. H., for a weeks visit.
Mrs. Emma T. Holbrook was with
Mrs. Mary Holbrook in Randolph from
Friday till Monday.
Prayer meetings this week were at
Merton i. Fletcher's Tuesday and Al
bert L. Dinsmore's Wednesday.
Mrs. Wilbur n. Salter OF South Roy
alton former Bethel resident, who
had been at the Randolph sanatorium
month, following an operation, re-
turned home Sunday.
The Woman's club met yesterday at
Mrs. Eugene A. Fishers 1t was
Vermont meeting Mrs. $, NJ. Wash
burn read paper on Achievements
of Vermont" Mrs. Sam Lee Abbott
read a paper on, Vermont Author"
Mrs. A. Lee Cady read selections from
d. L. Cady's poems and Mrs l.. L.
Chsmherlin gave a reading