The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
WILLIAMSTOWN
Death and Funeral Of 0ville ]. Gale,
Well Known Resident.


terminating in typhoid pneumonia, wa
held at his late home at noon to-day
Rev. George w. Keeling pastor OF tn
Methodist church, officiating.
The deceased was few months owe
% years old, having been born in Fays
ton Aug IL, 1853. He was educated il
the public schools of that town and
when young man, went TO Boston
where he secured employment as drive
OF horse-car. Later, when eectricit,
came into use as a motive power, he be
came motorman, and was employed il
this capacity for about ten years. III
became acquainted with his wife, Miss
Clara Waterman of Barre, while boil
were down country at work and they
were married at Brookline, Mass, in No
| Fember, 1890. Mr.. and Mrs. Gale lived
in or near Boston till 1908, when they
returned to Vermont and for year were
at the Waterman place, in the town OF
Barre. While living there, Mr.. Gale
bought the Lucius Simons farm and took
possession in 1890, where he has since
lived until something more than year
ago, he turned the management Of the
farm over to his son, Ralph, and moved
to the house on the same road a little
nsarer the village, which he had bought
and put in repair for home for himself.
He leaves widow and two children,
Ralph, who was married few months
ago, and lives at the home place, and
a daughter, Vera, now 10 years old. An
other daughter, Florence, died in 1900 at
ha nf Ia al n
sister, Mrs. Frank Croy of Haverhill,
Mass, who was present at the funeral.
AT one time Mr.. Gale had three brothers,
none of whom are now living. The re-
mains were taken to Barre and placed in
the tomb at Elmwood. Mr.. Gale was
quiet, unassuming man and a good neigh
Dor and friend. He was an attendant of
the NJ E. church and member of Sum
init lodge, No. l04, +. & A. NJ, and the
funeral was with Masonic honors.
Over one hundred people responded to
the invitation of the Philathea class last
Monday and spent the first evening of
the year as guests of the class in the
parlors OF the Congregational church.
A pleasant variety of entertainment was
provided throughout the evening, 1t in
cluded short program OF musical num-
bers and readings, after which refresh
ments were served. The ladies are to be
upon having given their
friends very delightful evening.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega-
.ional church, called for Friday evening,
was adjourned on account of the inclem-
mt weather TO Friday evening of next
week
The Williamstown South Hill Farmers
Tub met Thursday evening, Dec. 4, at
he home of Ray Thresher with % pres
mt. After an interesting discussion on
cooperative buying Of seed and potato
rowing, Supt. Beeman of the Orange
]ounty Northwest union district out |
ined some of the work he hoped to do
he coming season with the boys and |
iris to interest them in the farm. Coun- |
Y Agent Loyeland gave a brief sum
nary of the answer TO the dairy ques
ions that he recently sent out, empha
izing the value of good bull, more ac
urate records OF our cows and the neces.
ity of standing back of such an organi
alton as the n. +. NJ. p, A. to improve !
ur marketing conditions. The next |
Meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. l6,
nth l.. j. Bailey. All the neighborhood |
re invited.
The annual meeting Of the Williams
own Cornet band for the hearing of
eports of its officers and the election of
Ulcers for the ensuing year will be held
/ the lower room of the town hall next
londay evening at the usual time.
Married at the NJ. f. parsonage in
helsea, on New Years day by Rev. Rob
t Hazeltine, Harry L. Hayward of VIII
amstown and Miss Evelyn A. Sprage
Chelsea, After the ceremony the cou
e went to South Royalton, where they ,
'ok the train for Bridgeport, Conn.,, to
,end a few days with relatives and
lends. On their return they will stop ,
West Hartford, where the groom has :
good position as herdsman for the ,
tied herd of Jerseys belonging TO ID. i
Brockway. Best wishes. !
Born, Jan. s. daughter to Mr.. and h
RS. Robert Z. Clogston. Il
Leroy s. Norris, whose death and bur- d
were lately noted in The Times was :
e son of Laban and Damaris (Parsons) K
)rris and spent his boyhood in town,
5 father moving here from Corinth II
hen he was quite young. He enlisted 9
the Civil war as private, but soon re- o
wed the appointment of chaplain and n
Id this TO the end of the war Return
?, he lived with his parents on the .
rm, later known as the Dan Clark >
zee. After some years he moved to .
IRE, where he bought lot and built Z
3 house in which he has since lived. "
was twice married, his first wife be- ~
, from western New York and not liv :
|, long after they were married. The y
-viving widow was formerly Miss -
ey Shurtleff and has been hopelessly =
nented for many years. T
Walter J. Chenoweth, who has been
tn his parents for the holidays, has
urned to Cornell university, Ithaca, ID
Y, where he is student of veteri =
y science. :;
Willard Robbins, lately appointed driv- 81
of one of the fire trucks of the Barre ma
department. is well known in this :
vn. having been in the employ of
on f. Martin for some time few
RS ago, and living in one of the ten
ents over the Downs store.
frs. Katie A. Hadlock Of Msrshfeld
bought Windsor Ditty's house and
on the road TO mill village and pos
sion is to be given about the first of