The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
BARRE

BARRE.
Thomas T. Prentis United States
consul at St Pierre Martinique, who,
with his family persisted in the recent
disaster there, was well known in
Barre He had often visited in this
city, the last time being three years
ago when he was the guest of Charles
A. Smith, who is also a native of
Waitstield, Mr.. Prentiss' native town,
Mrs. DR.. e. b. Watson of Williams.
town, is a sister of Mr. Prentiss
The Harrison Granite Company ship
ped on Wednesday to Philadelphia a
granite base in circular form measuring
fifteen feet in diameter and weighing
fifteen tons 1t was the first of the
shipment of large monument to be
erected there and attracted a good
deal of attention while it remained in
the Central Vermont Railway yard
Mrs. f. G.. Rowland has been in
Boston this week as a delegate from
Barre Lodge, New England Order of
Protection, to the Supreme council of
that body.
Dr. John f. Ryley of Binghamton
N, Y, will deliver a lecture on Ro-
man Archaeology in the Knights of Co
lumbus hall on the evening Of June 6,
the proceeds to 90 to the Sisters of
Mercy for the benefit of the poor
The Union Gun Club of this city
and Montpelier will enter the clay
pigeon shoot to be held at Champlain,
N. Y. on May 30 at which time the
International trophy now held by the
gun club of Swanton, will again be
competed for
Madame A. P Braley, widow of
the late Dr. Norman w. Braley, died
this week after an illness of nearly
six years. She leaves three sons, Dr.
B W. Braley, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Barre; George H. Bra
ley of Spokane, Wash. and Fred n.
Braley, clerk in the National bank at
Barre, Madame Braley always took
an active part in the Universalist
church work, of which she was a life
long member. The success of God
dard Seminary in its early days was
largely owing to the work of DR.. and
Mrs Braley. She had been president
of the Ladies Union of the Universal
list church for many years. Rev. j.
Edward Wright of Montpelier officiat-
ed at her funeral Wednesday after
noon
During the month of April there
were twenty-five births and nine
deaths recorded in the city of Barre.
OF these births twelve were male and
ten female.
Mrs Annie Devers was taken to the
State Hospital for the Insane at Wat
erbury on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Devers was adjudged insane last April
but has shown considerable improve
ment since that time. She has been
violent of late.
James S. Black, the we'll known
granite cutter, died on Wednesday
morning of pneumonia, after an ILL
ness of eight days. He was a native
of Scotland, siXty-two years old, and
had resided for many years in Barre.
Funeral services were held Friday af-
ternoon and burial was in Elmwood
cemetery.
The address of Percival w. element,
candidate for Governor of Vermont
on a high license platform given in
Barre opera house on Thursday even
ing drew very large audience. Mr..
Clements arguments were along the
same lines as those he has made in
other cities and towns in the State.
At the regular meeting of the Barre
Merchants Association on Thursday
evening much Indignation was ex.
pressed at the treatment received by
the Barre merchants from the Central
Vermont railroad in the matter of the
transfer and delivery of freight. Sec
rotary e. @. French was instructed tC
make out statement of grievances
and send to the railroad officials at st
Adams.
The first quarterly meeting of thu
Eberman local union which include
the young peoples societies of Barre
Montpelier, Williamstown, Plaintield
and Washington was held Wednesda,
evening in the Congregational church
At the business meeting held after tn
services H. G. Woodwork was elect
ed president; M l., Cheney, vic
president; Thomas W. Hall, secre
tary, and Robert Jones, treasurer,
WILLIAMSTOWN
Drs. Tinkham of Burlington, j. II
Jackson and son of Barre and w. j. Til
dali of this place were present on Mon
day afternoon in the operation on FL
win T. Whitney, for the removal c
a portion of intestine affected wit
cancer, and the result it is said, c
former trouble from appendicitis
Mr., Whitney did not rally from tn
operation but died near midnight II
was in his forty-frs year. He Ina
been a great and brave sufferer an