The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-11
RANDOLPH
Funeral of Charles Briggs Was Held Sat-
day Afternoon.

day Afternoon.
The funeral of the late Charles Briggs
was held from the home on Weston
street on Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, Rev. Fraser Metzger officiating.
| The attendance was very large, and
there were present % members of the
Odd Fellow lodge, of which he was Il
member, and they gave the ritual serv-
ice for the dead ut the house. The bear
crs were Mr.. Donohue, station agent,
Mr. McKema, section master, y, /, Chat
lin, j. +. Lamson, r. II. Ketchum
and 0. j. Marcott. The floral gifts
from friends were very beautiful,
there being set pieces from the
Central Vermont employees, this be-
ing beautiful wreath; the three links,
from the Odd Fellows; another wreath
from the telephone girls, in the Office,
in which Miss Bernice Briggs was EN-
,ploycd; a sickle from the boarding house
in which Mr.. Briggs had long boarded,
and pieces from the Salisbury brothers,
N. N. Morse s. Sons, Sargent, Osgood 4
Roundy, besides a great profuson OF
loose flowers from friends in town and
out OF town. The burial was in South
wives and children were buried. Among
those here from out of town to attend
the funeral We're b. c. Briggs, Mr.. Briggs
brother; Mrs. Carrie Williams of Ware,
Mass, Mr.. Briggs sister; and her son,
Carl Williams; Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Emery of st. Adams, besides many 9TH
ers. Mr.. Briggs was known to nearly
everybody in town and during his life
here had by his kindness won the friend
ship OF all. 1t is understood that the
daughter will return TO Ware, Mass,
with her aunt, Mrs. Williams, to remain
temporarily, expecting to return here
after she has rested few weeks.
Mrs. C. j. Stockwell was summoned to
Hancock on Saturday by the critical i'll
ness of her father, Mr.. Perry, from
heart trouble.
The officers-elect of the grange for the
coming year were installed on Saturday
night by Miss Kate Connolly, and there
was a large attendance, A supper was
sryed. to which all present We're invited,
and dance followed.
Miss Sadie Fifeld, long an efficient
clerk in the V. A. Grant drug store, was
married on Saturday to Walter Mentley, |
formerly of Bethel, but now Of Salem,
Mass. The couple drove up here to es-
cape the send-of OF the young people |
there, and on arriving here a party was /
ready Tor them. who gave them showers
Of confetti many good wishes on
their journey north, they taking the |
forth bound train from this station for |
. short wedding trip.
II. P. Sanford has been in very crit
ical state for a week, and his daughter,
Mrs. G. G. Dubois, delayed going home
to look after her family, till another
laughter, Mrs. John Abbott, of Winches-
ter, Mass, could arrive here.
A man with an unknown name was
seriously injured on Saturday while
hopping ON Braintree hill, limb
striking his head and nearly crushing
aim to death, but he was brought TO the
,anatorium to be cared for, and at the
asst account was alive. IL was ler-
tood that he could not speak the Eng 4
ish language and an interpreter was
ent for.
Mrs. Gertrued Buell.. P. G. NJ of the
Eastern Star, came from STAFFORD on
and was the guest of Mr.. and
hs. II. L. Hatch and Mr.. and Mrs.
!. +. Lazelle of this place
Clifford Averill of Claremont n. H.,
vas in town on Saturday TO attend the
uneral of Charles Briggs, and Miss
Doris Lattimer who is teaching in
,tockbridge, also came for that purpose.