The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-12
SECRETARY oLIN TO SPEAK.
Barre Grand Army Veterans Will Have
Their Usual Program.

Barre, May 1.-THE S. F. Woods
Grand Army post has completed Its ar
rangements for the observance of, Me
mortal day, the program being essen
TALLY the same as on previous occas-
ions. Hon. William M. Olin will deliver
the address. On the Sunday evening
previous Rev. Sidney Crawford of Rut-
land, native Of this town, will preach
to the veterans in the Congregational
Evangelical church.
The First National bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend of two and one
half per cent, and it is now payable.
The funeral services of the late DR..
William L. Russell were observed at
his former residence Wednesday, and
were largely attended. The church bells
were tolled as the funeral procession
proceeded from the house to Glen Val
ley cemetery.
Gen. Samuel E. Chamberlain of this
town, veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars, will deliver the Memorial
day address at Templeton, the services
of the day being held at Baldwinville
John Franklin Washburn, a former
highly respected citizen, died Of heart
failure, Monday at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Marion S. Fellows of
Greenfield. His remains were brought
to this town Wednesday and funeral
services were held Thursday at the res
idence of his brother, B. w. Washburn.
Mr.. Washburn was born in Coli ain and
with his father and brothers came to
Barre nearly sixty years ago, and To-
Gated on a farm about two miles from
the common. After the death of the
elder Mr.. Washburn, the farm was car
ried on by j. F. and B. w. Washburn
for so years, they selling their property
about four years ago, advancing years
compelling them to do so. The two
brothers were prosperous farmers and
were highly esteemed. ]. f. Washburn
was eighty-four years of age, strictly
upright in all his dealings and his word
was as good as a bond. Mrs. Washburr
died about four years ago, also very
suddenly Mr.. Washburn leaves two
brothers, residents of Barre, and one
daughter, Mrs. Fellows, of Greenfield.
The insolvent estate of Walter w.
Fessenden, which has been awaiting a
settlement in the United States district
court since last summer on account OF
inability to obtain trustee to take
charge of the property, will soon be in
charge of Sylvester Boutwell,, Who has
consented to serve in that capacity.
Lieut.. Col. Butler Ames will deliver
the next lecture in the Library asso-
citation course on Friday evening, his
subject being, Our campaign in Porto
Rico" The final lecture in the course
will be by Prof. Harold B. Smith of the
Worcester Polytechnic institute on sub
jects connected with electricity. The
date is not yet decided upon.
Ernest O'Malley, Henry Bouissin and
John Quinn were before Justice Walk
er, Wednesday, for the larceny Of an
overcoat, the property of Edward 2.
Harold. The two former were acquit-
ted, but Quinn was found guilty and
ordered to pay fine of $12 which he
finally succeeded in doing, after which
he was discharged. The three men are
the persons named in The Spy Of We'd
nesday, as having been arrested at Lin
coin square.
The dry weather is becoming a cause
of alarm among our farmers. There
has been no rain for a fortnight, anc
planting is greatly retarded; as the
grass does not start much in the pas
lures, farm stock has to be fed at the
barns, which at this usually busy sea-
son of the year is annoying TO the farm
err; fortunately, there is an abundance
of last years crop of hay still remain
inp