The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-01
MONTPELIER.
Frank Pickett Dead After Nine Years
circulating Suffering.

| Frank 0. Pickett died yesterday al
| the sanitarium of DIR. Minard i'll Wa
| terhury after long illness, which baf
| fled physicians Mr.. Pickett went &c
| his home in this city one night nine
years ago in apparent good health, and
had never left his bed. His joints stiff
| febed and he suffered intensely, being
unable to even raise his head. The ten
sion of the muscles was so strong as
to break the bones of his feet. He was
a painter and only 80 years of age
He is survived by wife, who lives in
Barre, his mother in Waterbury, broth
er, l.. Forrest Pickett, in Iowa, and a
sister, Mrs. w. j. Bruce of Minneapolis.
The funeral is to be held in Waterbury
tomorrow.
AT a meeting of the board Of health,
held last night, Hiram Wedge was re-
elected Waterman at Berlin pond.
1t is rumored that a stock company
has been formed to purchase property
and TO remodel it into an opera house
in the near future. Papers have not
yet been signed.
Stephen Farren, formerly of this city,
and Miss Margaret Gowdey, sister of
]. w. Gowdey, general manager OF the
Vermont Telephone company, were mar
ried recently at Claremont, n. II.
A memorial service for Dr. d. X. Pear
sons was held in the chapel of Mont
pclier seminary yesterday, at which DR..
E. A. Bishop gave brief sketch of
the mans life and spoke in apprecia
ton of his gift of $4,000 to the sem
mary.
Plans are on foot to secure the state
convention of the Vermont State Fire
mems association for Montpelier, if pos
sible, and to have it held here July 4,
with tournament and sports suitable
for the day.
All the licensed places. which closed
last night, did rushing business, espe
cially during the late afternoon and
evening. The first class places closed
at 10 o'clock and they We're SO crowded
that the line of patrons extended into
the streets.
Fred L. Thayer and Mrs. Addie Moves,
both of this city, were married in Bur
lington at noon to-day by Rev. w. A.
DAWSON, former pastor of the Baptist
church here. They will reside in Mont
pelier. Mr. Thayer is employed at the
c. c. Holmes market.
IL is understood that Governor Mead
has denied pardon for Joseph Waiter,
convicted of the larceny of an automo.
bile from the Perry garage in Barre.
Henry James Murray. the boy who broke
into the Taft cottage and had served
a sentence OF ten months in the house
OF correction, has been pardoned
rs the Church Etficient'?' was the
topic of the Montpelier Union of Con-
grcgational Ministers, which was held
here yesterday. Rev J. w. Barnett of
Barre presided and Rev. W. H. Boicourt
of Waterbury and Rev. S. r. Bloomfield
of Montpelier were the secretaries. Rev
J. b. Sargent Of Mortified, Rev. Frank
Bloomfield OF Berlin and Rev W. A. Re-
melc discussed the topic assigned for
the meeting.
The Thompson-S company OF
New York has brought S250,000 civil
suit against the f. B. Ellis Granite
company of Mortified and has attached
the company's property. This suit is
the outcome of foreclosure proceedings,
wherein the master found for the
Thompson Starrett company in the sum
of $3.50 900. The case is returnable at
the September term OF Washington
county court