The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-21
BETHEL


A well attended meeting of the
Windsor county farmers exchange was
held at the town hall yesterday, Dinner
was served to II persons by Home Re-
bckah lodge at Odd Fellows hall. At
the business meeting, last years oiii-
GERS, including President Robert T..
Burnett of Bethel, were reelected. The
principal speaker was I. G. Cooper OF
bekalb county, Illinois, representing
the national federation Of farm bu-
reaus. He spoke of the achievements
of the federation and of its plans,
which will benefit farmers far more
than the cost of a years membership
which in Windsor county is $40. About
1876 persons attended the meeting
Mrs. L. A. Davis. Mrs. John Rourke
and 4. A. Davis, jr., came yesterday
from Boston for visit at their old
home.
Clifford Fales Of Worcester, Mass,
is visiting at r. G. Gilpin's.
II is a remarkable fact connected
with the life Of Mrs. Ellen Gibson that
though at the time of her death she
was the oldest person in Bethel, she
had sister living at Mount Morris
III. several wears older, 81. Another
sister, Mrs. Charlotte Abbott, OF I'm
derhill. also survives her.
The bearers at Mrs. Gilson's funeral
on Sunday were DIR. o. V. Greene. =,
d. ellison. Rollin ellison and Harry l.:
Emery. Among those who attended
were Miss Nettie +. Miller of Charles
town. n. H., Edwin Abbott Of Burling-
ton and Miss Melba of Essex Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Putnam and Miss
Charlotte Fisher were in Burlington to
witness the graduation of Kenneth j.
TilIotson of Rutland from the medical
department of the University OF Yer
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Wilson, Miss Amy
Wilson and Mrs. a. A. Joslyn were in
Hanover. n. H., TO attend reunion
Of the class of Sc, of which Mr. VIII
son is member.
Mr.. and Mrs Leo Edmunds and
daughter of Burlington are visiting rel
atives here.
DIR. and Mrs. George L Abbott, Mrs.
s. L. Abbott, Harold +. Wilson, MT
and Mrs. r. +. Bundy were in Middle
bury Sunday to attend the college bac'
.calaureate exercises.
Mrs. NJ. Morris of Dorchester Mass,
was here recently, making her summer
home ready for occupancy by her fam
ily during July and August. Miss Eu-
nice Bvam. owner of the house, who
was in pittsfeld all winter, is not ex-
nected here this summer.
The Rochester band of 80 pieces,
known as the finest band in this sec
ton, which played here on Armistiee
dav, has been engaged for forenoon
and afternoon on July 4. Two baseball
games with the Barre team will prove
3 bic attraction. The local team is
rounding into fine form and may make
the town famous before the season Is
over. -
The next meeting of the grange will
be on the second Monday in July, IN
stead of the first Monday, as the chsu-
tauoua will be here on the first Mon
dsy. Children's night will be observed.
Mrs. j. C. Gilman. Mrs. c. II. Goss and
Mrs. o. r. Quimby are committee on
children's night.
RAYMOND II. Washburn, eldest son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil c. Washburn, and
Miss Esther f. Slack, eldest daughter
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ Slack, were
marriedJast Saturday at the Methodist
parsonage in Montpelier by Rev.
George II. Redding. The bridegroom
was a sadier during the war and made
a trim TO France after the armistice IN
change of horses to repay the French
government for horses lent TO. our
army. He is a railway man at White
River Junction.
The Universalist ladies' social un-
ION will meet Wednesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. viii I. Rogers for
work
Me. Gaskell was in Burlington last
week 20 attend the Masonic grand
lodge meeting.
Among the Odd Fellows in Gaysvilie
Yesterday 10 attend the funeral Of
Town Treasurer Tyler were Rev. VIII
q Harvey. J. G.. Pease.. X. G. Cox, A.
Y. Newell. /. " Edmunds, c. q. spauld :
ing. J. II. Beckwith, NJ. B. Wyllie and
o. c. Boyce.
C. y. shepard and family. II. II.
Shepard and family were AZ North
Randolph Sunday for reunion at Ar
thmr Carpenters
Miss Eta Parsons isshome from the
Keene. y. H, normal school.
A boy social was held in connection
With the grange meeting last eve
ming.