The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-14
BETHEL

the inn.
Miss 8 Louisa Austin reached he
S9th anniversary week ago Wednes
day. She was born at the Il. A. Parson
farm here and attended the Churcl
street school in this village when tire,
years old. Her teacher was Mis-
Amanda Wilson, aunt of the late james
J. Wilson and she became so good q
reader during her first year at schoo
that her teacher permitted her eaci
morning to read the Testament with
the larger children. She is the Oldest
iperson in town.
Mrs. Dolly Mahan and her son
Aubrey, were week later than they
planned returning from their visit IN
East Randolph, because Aubrey came
down with chickenpox about the middle
of the visit.
Due to a washout near Stockbridge,
the White River railway passenger
train from Rochester, due at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, did not arrive Wednes-
day until late in the afternoon. A good
group Of passcgers was waiting TO
make the return trip up the river.
6iscomo Fumagalli's house on Bridge
street was surrounded by water on
three sides Wednesday morning, due
to the White River overflow.
c. f. Clafin arrived from Concord.
n. H., Wednesday, driving new
Chevrolet roadster. which he bought
at the time Of the Boston automobile
show and left it in Concord until bet
ter roads. He had hard trip from
Concord home. At Sharon he found the
road impossible, due to water several
feet deep, and he was obliged to stay
there over Tuesday night.
The funeral of Mrs. o. D. Greene was
held Wednesday at | O'Clock. Rev.
viii A. Harvey, officiating. There were
many flowers. Intcrment was in the
Barnard cemetery.
J. &. Jones of Randolph was bust
ness visitor Tuesday.
W. w. Perkins has leased his
restaurant business for one month.
with option of buying, TO Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Bell. who have taken posses.
sion. They have been conducting
boarding house at East Granville and
formerly conducted a large restaurant
near Holyoke, Mass. Mr.. Perkins will
retain his store business and Roy S.
Wheeler win assist him
Mrs ENERGY Chapman is in a very
weak condition. She is being cared for 1
by her son, Fred n. Chapman, aud his |
wife.
V. W. Lyman is working in Boston.
The sppointive officers OF White 4
River lodge, No. co. =. & A. NJ. are;
Senior deacon. J. Howard Myott:
junior deacon. Bennett c. Johns; senior
steward. A. n Newell; junior steward.
+. w. futile; chaplain, W T. Davis:
marshal, w. r. Briggs; TYLER. Perley
I. Rogers. A joint installation with
the Eastern Star is planned
The East Bethel Dramatic company
gave a very enjoyable entertainment AT
the town hall Wednesday evening. The
violin duets by William Steele and Miss
Celia Steele were excellent. Steele's
orchestra furnished music through out
the evening. The play. "Thc Adven-
lures of Grandpa carried the follow.
ing cast; Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Mont
gomery. Frank Spsulding. ". r. Port
pr, William Steele. Miss Celia Steele.
Percy Riford, Mrs. Davis, Miss Doris
Hunt.
OF the four rural carriers. J. II. Beck.
with of route four was the only one
hampered in his movements
Dy flood conditions Wednesday. Being
notified before he left the postoffiec
hat the bridge was out four miles
rom here over the Stockbridge line. he
determined to make as much of his
cute a. possible by starting on the
,ther side of the river Reaching the
,ocusf Greek house, two miles up the
liver on that side, he found the road
enced up on account OF n washout near
fred Arnold's, over the Stockbridge /,
inc. He then drove back to the village
md went as far as {. {. Reeds. the :
asst house toward the iron bridge
which was washed out. His total trip ;
vas about II miles, instead of about =
5, and he. covered only about FIVE or I
tx miles Of his 25.mile route. ON
cute one. n. '. Turner found very bad e
raveliog in Lympus. meas Mrs. Marion &
lowen's where the brook was in the
Dad. and near the Cutler house in lii. Z
Icville He omitted several miles Of "a
is route On route two. !. F. Psase il
oand had conditions part of the wav q
nd was obliged to skip part OF Chris D
ian bill. O. y. Barrows. on route "
hrcc. reported very muddy and badly y
ashed roads. but considered Barnard
very fortunate town. having no i
RIDGE down and no particularly bad =,
-ashoufs
Miss Margaret Carney and Mrs. NJ =,
eymour have opened dressmsking =
arlors in the Graham block
A. awd Mr. " 4 Hiu~harr ha.r -
.sscd Mrs Rose Aldrich's farm for y
r. r. Whitaker has returned from =
sitting relatives IN Newport. y. IT. "
g. " Gilman has bought II. n. q
sfcssc-s farm on RoVsiion hin
T. =. Cahill ~ Hoivoke. Mass. %
irmer resident. pas here Monday IA
Mrs Frank EittrcdFe formerly
iss Carrie Terry. 81 this village. died 81
oeuilF. n Leominsicr. Mass. -