Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-20
BARRE.
DEArH OF GEORGE A, HEALIs,

DEATH OF GEORGE A. BEAIS.
George A. Bemis, for number Of
years manager Of the Nassasoit Hotel,
died in the hotel, Monday morning, of
q complication Of diseases, at about SO
years OF age. Mr.. Bemis was a native
Of the town, and had lived here most OF
his life For while he was a resident
of New York, and early in the civil war
enlisted in a regiment from that state,
serving out his term and obtaining a
good record. He was for while en-
gagged in mercantile business, but left
that to become manager Of the hotel,
the late Rufus B, Holden owning the
house. After Mr. Holden's death, last
month, the house was closed to the pub
lie, but Mr.. Bemis continued to live
there, His funeral was largely attended
on Wednesday, the Grand Army post
taking part in the ceremonies A widow
survives him. InteTTnent was in Glen
Valley cemetery.
FILLING A BIG ORDER,
Harding Allen, who last fall received
an order for five thousand machines for
grinding moving machine knives, has
shipped a part of the order to Ohio and
a number of other machines to London
by direction of the MATHEMATICIAN
Co, who are the purchasers of the five
thousand machines.
The Worcester County West Agricul-
tural Society will hold farmers insti-
tute at Hubbardston, today C. D. Rich
ardson, a member OF the state board
of agriculture. will speak on Mixed
farming; its advantages"
The Barre Savings Bank has declared
a, senli-anntlal dividend of two per cent;
$4,000 was added to the guaranty fund,
and $500 to the profit and loss &C.
count. At the time of making up the
the report preparatory to declaring the
dividend, there were about $500 due the
| bank on interest account, most of
which has since been paid.
At the auction sale last week Wednes-
! day Of a part Of the real estate and
| personal property of Frederic Jameson,
| the dwelling house and barn on Newton
street was sold to Oliver Loring Of Pet
ersham for $3.50. Cows brought good
prices, the figures ranging from SIS to
$50.
! w. w. Fessenden has leased his grain
| store house at the plains to AcCla.na-
| than & Musgrave, who will keep a large
stock of grain and fine feed. If their
venture proves a success they win put
| in steam power for grinding grain and
eventually purchase the property.
| VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the Village
Improvement Society, Tuesday evening.
elected Mrs. S. f. Smith, C. C. Cook,
James A Ca1Tuth and Geo n. Harwood
trustees for three years. At a subse-
quent meeting the trustees, George R.
| Simonds was reelected president, J. A.
! TN1x, n
treasurer, The report of the treasurer
for the past year showed that the re-
ceipts had been $3.50, the disbursements
$l96, and that there was balance of
! $3.50 in the treasury. Some Of the larger
payments for the year were $57S for ma
terial and labor on concrete walks, $147
| for plants, shade trees and care of pub
lie grounds, and about $40 for removing
snow from sidewalks. During the year
the society has been presented with ten
shares, of par value of $1,000, of the
Barre Water Company.
SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting Of tina Savings
Bank, Tuesday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year;
Charles II. Follansby president; j, G.
Bartholomew and Oramel Clark, vice
presidents; Frank A. Ricn, clerk, and
G. H. F'ollansby, J. c. bartholomew, Or
amel Clark Of Barre, S. S. Dennis OF
Hardwick, Ezra Gomez and n. L. John
son of Dana, Estes Halves, Geo. Har-
wood, John w. Rice, Thomas P. Root
A. G. Williams of Barre, Charles A
Gleason of New Braintrce, Geo. W.
Cook of Barre, Freeland s. Gleason OF
Hubbardston and George T. Rice, Geo.
r. Simonds and George N. HARDWOOD OF
/ Barre.