The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-12
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Funeral of Mrs. Harold P. Perkins Was
Held Wednesday.

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Held Wednesday.
The funeral of Mrs. Harold P. Perkins
was held yesterday afternoon at the Uni
versalist church. Rev. Will C. Harvey Of
floating. There were many floral offer
ings Those present from out of town
included Mrs l.. 2. Vail of Portland, Me-,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton NJ. Shepard of st.
Johnsbury, Mrs. James NJ. Shepard, Rep
resentative and Mrs. p. S. Belknap and
w. O. Belknap of South Royalton. The
members of Daniel Lille Relief corps at
tended in 2 body. lnterment was in the
Shepard family lot in Riverview Gene
terry at South Royalton.
f. S. Tewksbury returned yesterday
from a visit to his old home in Wilmot,
| n. H., and reports miles of good sleigh
| ing yet in that section, with other miles
of roads impossible for teams by reason
of surplus of snow.
The funeral of F. B. Gilman will be
o'clock.
Francis L. Aikens of Cleveland, O., eld-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Aikens of
Barnard, is at the Bascom house.
A few friends gathered Tuesday after
noon at the home of w. T. King while a
prayer was said by Rev. w. G.. Harvey
over the remains OF Mrs. Henrietta King,
which were carried to her home in Calais,
Me-, yesterday, Mrs. w. I. King and
w. t. King, jr., accompanying them.
A sugar party at Robert Mobiles under
the auspices of the Universalist society
which was to have been held yesterday
was postponed until tomorrow after
noon because of funerals in the Univer
salist church on Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons.
An Easter concert and ball with music |
by CAROLS orchestra from Barre were |
held last evening at the town hall.
NJ. j. Norton, who had been at the inn |
since before the death of his daughter,
Nellie, returned this morning to his work |
at Enosburg Falls, being accompanied
from Burlington by his daughter, Mrs.
Grace Smith, who, after visit at the
falls, will return to her home in Buffalo,
n. Y.
Mrs. Robert Noble was in Rochester
last evening to attend an Eastern Star
meeting.
Miss Kate Billiard is in Brookiield car
ing for an uncle, Frank Bullard, who is
i'll.
f. f. Martell, who has been following
very closely the progress through the
legislature OF House bill 2lo, has learned
that the bill was passed in concurrence
by the Senate day or two ago. 1t was
introduced by Representative John s.
kimball of this town and provides an
appropriation of $500 annually for the
Md of the INDECENT widows OF veterans
Of the Civil war.
Harry J. Graham is at home from
Brown university for the Easter vaca-
lion.
There is much promising new material
'or this years high school baseball team,
put there has been little opportunity as
yet to try out the players. Manager
E. A. Davis, ir., has good schedule ar
.anged for the season.
+. S. Blossom, ir., was driving in rear
If his fathers business block yesterday
orenoon with a load of barbed wire
when the horse slipped on ice and, with
he load went over bank toward the
liver, being stopped in its course by
orner of the old mill. The driver called
or help and several passersby respond
ID. BY means of rope the horse was
wung around and relieved of the load
nd got onto her feet. She then was led
Up the bank safely. But for the contact
With the old mill the horse, load and per-
iaps the driver, would have plunged
own the 30-foot gorge under the Central
rermont railroad bridge.
Mrs. Samuel +. Pingree of Hartford,
:. H. Townsend of Barnard, l.. f. Whit
Ter of Windsor and G. w Rowell of
outh Royalton were business visitors
yesterday.
A. s. bowers of Windsor is guest at
George Ssndspra's.