The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-02

meeting and roll call yesterday after
noon and the reports of the officers
showed the church to be in a most sat
isfactory condition financially. The sal
airy of the pastor, Rev. /. H. Benedict,
has been paid in full and there is a
! slight balance left in the treasury. In
] the Sunday school, practically all the
( bills are paid and there is more than
enough money left in the treasury TO
/ finish paying for the rest. A resolu-
I ton of appreciation was adopted for the
% years of service of Madam Ella Lee
land as church clerk. After the business
meeting and roll call, the annual fellow
i ship supper was served. These officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: Collector treasurer, Miss Daisy
Smith; assistant treasurer of the school
fund.- G. c. Holmes; deacons, George
Goodwin and G. G. Holmes, and the dea-
conesses were reelected; church clerk,
Ernest M. Kimball; superintendent OF
the Sunday school, G. G. Holmes, and
secretary of the Sunday school, Mrs.
Ernest NJ. Kimball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Lawson were
visited last evening by delegation from
the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sis
tiers in honor of their 18th wedding an
niverasry. The gathering was a surprise
to the host and hostess and proved
very pleasant affair. Retiring Chancel-
lor Andrew +. Frost of the Knights of
Pythias presented them, in behalf of the
guests, chairs, diyan, silver teaspoons,
soup spoons, knives and forks. Mr..
Lawson, who is the newly elected chan
eelor commander of the X. of p, re.
sponded, after which a musical program
was rendered and refreshments served.
The fire department was called out yes
terday by still alarm for chimney fire
on st. Paul street, but the blaze was
easily eXtinguished, with no damage.
1t is understood that several Mont
pelier men, banded with parties from
other parts of the state, are meditating
the opening up OF the slate quarrying
industry at Mortified and purchasing
land for the operation of new quarries
there, as well as reopening the old ones
The names of those interested in the
proposition have not been announced yet
but it is understood financial backing
has been secured and more details may
be expected soon.
The Lewis-Clark Advertising agency OF
Burlington has filed articles of associa-
ton with the secretary of state, with
capital stock of $4,000 The incorpora-
tors are GarTitt Swift, William N. Han
son, Fl. Edwin Lewis, Charles Il. Lewis
and Frank c. Lewis, all of New York.
The +. A. Bugbee company of Barre has
also been organized, for the purpose of
carrying on granite quarrying and man
ufacturing. The capital stock is $4,000,
and the signers are Ebert A. Bugbee,
Walter p. Scott and Penelope Gall, all
of Barre.
In probate court George A. Tilden of
Roxbury settled his final account as adj
ministrator of the estate of Cornelia
Ferrin, late of that place; Edwin A. |
Thomas of Marshfield was appointed ex-
ecutor of the last will and testament |
OF Lydia G.. Tibbetts, late of Cabot. and !
the hearing on the removal of Maria |
Bertoli as executrix of the estate of |
Harry Bertoli, deceased, which was to |
have taken place Wednesday. was post |
poned until next Friday, by mutual con
sent.
New cases entered on the county court |
docket the past two days are as follows;
f. ID. Bartlett VS.. Human Brothers of |
Painfield; First National Bank of Mont.
pelier VS.. Patch & Co. of Montpelier;
First National Bank of Montpelier VS..
Michael Pembroke; Quarry Savings Bank
& Trust, Co. of Barre VS.. F. L. Place and |
wife; and Fred Perrin, by his guardian,
Blanche Perrin, VS.. +. d. Bartlett. Each
Of the above actions is of general as
sumpsit.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Olivia