The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-04
BETHEL
There Were so Births, 80 Deaths and
% Marriages Last Year.

Five were OF per- ms past so and the
average age. inci ding two infants
was 6l years. Twenty Of the deaths
were of village people, one each from
Locust Creek, East Bethel, Fish hill,
mountain, Finley bridge, Gilead and
Lympus neighborhoods, and three of
persons stopping here temporarily from
Royalton. Wakefield and sc. Albans.
Of the 80 births girls outnumbered
boys, 20 to II. The marriages exceed
ed the number of the years 1919 and
1920 combined.
Roscoe M. Perkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter W. Perkins, and Miss Ida
ID. Coddington, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Y. Coddington of Wash
ington, formerly of this place, we're
married on New Years day at the
Perkins home by Rev. viii c. Harvey.
The bride, who as little girl lived
here, has made many friends in town
while working at the Perkins restau-
rant the past year. The bridegroom
studied at Whitcomb high school and
has assisted MS parents in the restau-
rant and store. The young people
went at once to the Fred West farm
in the southwest part Of the town and
they are to live there and carry on the
farm.
John c. Hathorn, aged go years,
well-known and successful Barnard
farmer, died last Thursday at his home
in that town and his funeral was large
ly attended on Saturday, Rev. /. Hol-
way officiating. His death was very
sudden and resulted from neuralgia
around the heart. He was seized while
reading his newspaper and died be-
fore medical help could reach him. He
had good farm ON the Barnard north
road not far from that village and
was one of the large potato growers
of this section, having raised 1000
bushels two years ago when the price
was the highest ever known here. He
is survived by his wife, two sons, Dan
iel c. Hathorn and Richard Hathorn, |
and three brothers living in Barnard. |
He is the third brother OF the large |
Hathorn family who died in the latter
part of 1921.
Harry Henderson and his niece, Mrs. |
Edward Holland. of Jamaica, L. l., are
visiting at William Henderson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlse Brennan. who
were married recently, were given a
at Zenas Smiths over the
line in Randolph last Thursday eve
ming.
Miss 0na Ladd. daughter of Mrs.
Hattie Ladd, teacher of the Fish hill
school, has resumed her work as in
'tructor in Spanish at Middlebury col
ege.
/ walk Sunday afternoon TO call on
I'D neighbors in the north part OF the
own, Mrs. Laura Owen and Philo Har-
aden.
The Finley bridge Neigrborhood club
Christmas eve at c. c.
'iorse's and New Years eve at G. II.
Night's. At the latter place Mrs.
Wight followed her custom of INSTALL
ng the new calendars promptly at mid
light
The Strafford Hosiery company has
ranged with Mrs. Bessie Blossom to
mt its line of hosiery. both first and
econd qualities. on sale at her store
( factory prices.--adv.
Archie Williams has rented from r.
I. Thayer the Soper blacksmith shop
{ Locust creek on the Barnard stage
Dad.
At a meeting Of creditors Of Carl l.
Isthorn of Barnard. held recently at
he Office Of John J. Wilson, referee in
r. s. Blossom. jr., was elect
4 trustee and w. r. Paige. r. p. Eskc
nd F. 3. Wright appraisers.
Frank N. Brown has sold to Mr. and
frs. G. A. REYNOLDS the Clough lot on /,
pper Camp Brook valley, consisting
100 acfes.
The FIRE district is building on the :
,mmon southeast Of the high school
suer on which viii be placed the new
ren. recently bought for IRE alarm
nrposes-
Cisarics II Dustin is out again after
.corering from an accident while
c-king On the road when he fell and 4
roke tsro ribs. last summer and fan /,
J superinterdcd putting in permanent r
add in Bethel. Rochester and Wood %
ock.
Harold Walker has moved into fhe =
red Wes- house on River street.
J. ". Iscison has shipped . vearlinr a
srsAirs ball 70 parties in Maine b