The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-12
Peter Vorron, Victim Of
Tuesdays Murder
lis LAID AT REST.
Simple Bot Impressive Faneral Ser
vices Held From St. Monica's
Church, Yesterday.

The funeral of Peter Yorron, who was
killed at East Montpelier Tuesday night
by person whose identity Is not yet es-
tabished, was held from ST. Monica
church in this city yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Fr. T N. McKenua, pastor Of
the church, was the officiating clergy
man.
The service was very simple, and was
attended By only few relatives and
friends while other persons drawn out Of
curiosity, were scattered about the big au-
ditorium of the ohuieh The one on whom
the blow falls most severely, the wife, was
unable to be present; being yet confined to
the bed. Previous to the funeral the re-
mains we're taken to the little home at
East Montpelier to allow Mrs. YOrron a
last look at the face Of her husband.
The eight children who we're rendered.
fatherless BY the murderer's bullets were
all present at the funeral with the excep-
tion Of the infant child The younger
children did not seem to realize the great
ness Of their loss, but to the older ones
the death Of the father came as q great
shock.
En- Mckenna spoke briefly and from the
murder he deducted two important les-
sons, (ll the evil OF earthly hatred the in
dulging In our passions and t2) the sacred
ness Of human life, Whoever the murder
ct may be, he declared, the memory Of his
deed win always haunt him.
The foul assassin who evidently laid in
wait for this man did not like him There
fore he took upon himself the right which
only belongs to God, the taking Of human
life. do not know who the murderer is,
but do know that human life was sac
rificed, home was made desolate, d W0-
man was rendered husbandiess and the
children were made fatherless. What is
the use Of being q Christian If we do not
live up 10 the teachings az our religion2
The command says, Thou shalt not
killn
Except in self defence no man has a
right to take human life and only Id ex-
treme cases has society that right The
evil OF nursing hatred Of fellowmen is a
great lesson to be drawn from this occur
renee. The essence of Christianity Is that
you love one another, again that you love
your enemies aud that YOU do good to
them that hate you,
Human life belongs only to God and II
Is sacred to him. 1t Is In mans power to
destroy life but not to restore it. That
wretehed assassin is probably sorry now
for his act. But of what avail IL it2 He
IS dead, home is desolate. a woman Is d
widow and the children are fatheTless.
The murderer deserves the greatest pun
ishment for his crime
How little this man thought as he was
going TO his little home that death was
awaiting him How little we all know Of
the mystery of life Death came to this
poor man when he did not expect it. Its
an awful thing, my friends, to send hu-
man life before God without preparation.
The blood Of the murdered man will al
ways cry for vengeance upon the murder
eT. The mark of Cain is upon his brow.
There is no happiness for him. But we
should pray for him, that before he Is sent
before God he may appreciate bis crime.
To the departed we also have a duty. Let
us pray that at the last moment God gave
him an opportunity to look over his life.
and let us pray that God will have mercy
on bis soul
Finally let us resolve to smother all ha
tired, and LET us remember that the gospel
Of Christ Is universal love-
After the ceremony the remains were
borne from the church by the two oldest
sons Alex and Albert, and by William
Gowish and George Abair, the last named
a nephew. The little procession then
proceeded to the Catholic cemetery where
the body was inferred