The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-09
NoRTHFIELD.
One Of Towns Oldest Residents Died
Saturday, Lewis Avery

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Saturday, Lewis Avery.
Lewis w. Avery died Saturday even.
ing az his home In Northfeld Center
as Tie result 81 hemerrliages re was
one of She towns oldest citizens and had
lived here FOR morn chan half a century
Ike WAS born IN New Hampshire SS years
ago and WAS twice married. lie held
several town offices and was for many
years engaged ii the livery stables bus
ingea ID Mortified village. retiring from
active fife in 1886 ne Is survived ~
four children. Mrs Ida johnson oi
Northheld, George or Northheld Frank
Of New York City and Charles Of Boz.
ton. Rev a. II Webb oiiiciated at tile
funeral which was held from his late
home Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Melvina Duprey and Joseph Par
sons Of this place were married at the
Methodist parsonage Monday By Rev.
A. II. Webb.
The marriage Of Miss Blanche Smalley,
formerly Of Mortified Falls. t0 Charles
Z Marshdale occurred May 9. They are
residing in New London Conn
Miss Engenia DuGany Of this place
and George Smith of WebstervlIe were
married Tuesday at ST. Johns church,
Rev. J. P, o'Neili performing the oere.
mony.
The work Of taking Northfeld's grand
list has been completed and there is
found to be slight gain over last year.
There has been gain Of IS polls the
past year.
The banquet Of the High School Alum-
mi association is to be omitted this year
No graduating exercises are to Be held
and it is thought any attempt to bring
the alumni together would b unsuccess-
ful.
A "safe and sane Fourth Is being
talked here, which would mean no loss
Of the pleasure Of the day. but simply
some regulation by which particularly
dangerous explosives might Be elininat
ed from the celebration
After two years partnership, Mr.. Gif-
fin has withdrawn from the granite
manufacturing firm Of Brusea & Gffin,
aud a new firm, called the Brusa Granite
company. has been formed. consisting
Of John Brusa, Andrew Bernascoui, Peter
Brusa and Harry Brusa
Business at the factory 81 the Yer.
mont Hosiery and Machinery company
has increased until It il necessary 70
enlarge the main building and negota-
tions have been completed with the
Rabidou Lumber company whereby the
FORMER company has purchased the land
around is factory.
Capt. Frank Tompkins Of the lItn
cavalry, u. s. A., who has been detailed
BY tie war department Is serve az com
mandant al Norwich university has ar.
rived here, accompanied by IFS wife and
son. Capt Chapman. the former com.
maudant, has been ordered to tho phlhp
pines and with Mrs Chapman, expects
10 leave for his new post some time In
August. he had been ia Mortified -four
years
The 92nd commencement program or
Norwich university viii be given june
1924 beginning with the baccalaureate
serman Sunday By Rev Sherman Good
win Of South Royalton Capt s. w. Shat
tuck, 80, at the head If the mathamati
cal department Of the university Of III.
linois intends 70 Be present during tie
week. He was professor and acting
president Of the university about ths
time il was removed from Norwich to
Mortified Wednesday June Pa. win be
alumni day, with the usual ball game
and other features