The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
HARDUICK
The Late George II. Townsend Was For
merIy in Granite Business.

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News was received here late Satur
day night Of the sudden death in Wat
erbury OF George IL. Townsend of thi'
place, who was employed at his trade 81
stone cutter In that village. The re
mains were taken To Barre Monday
morning, where funeral services were
held to-day. George Henry Townsend
was born in Springfield, Mass, Dec. 30
1867. and had supported himself since
he was II years of age, He attended
the district schools in the winter and
worked on farms In summer. For pc
riod OF Is months he was chairman on
a survey ON the Canadian Pacific rail
road AZ CRANKY, p. O., he attended the
academy three years, going TO Barre at
the age of Is years, where he first
learned the carpenters trade and later
the stonecutter's trade. For three years
he conducted a business OF his own ~
Barre, going from there TO Newport and
coming 10 Hardwick in 1890. where he
was in charge OF the granite business at
! the Columbian shed for some time, later
entering into partnership with Robert
AlaclSie, and then buying out his part
ner and conducting the business for HIM
self some time after that For some
time he had been employed in Nor
irisville and Waterbury. He was an ex-
pert at his trade. lie belonged to nu-
merous secret societies and the Sons Of
Veterans. June IL, 1893. he was united
in marriage TO Miss Merry Christmas
Averill of Barre. A daughter Miss Lu-
ellie, and son, Howard, of Bristol,
Conn, together with the widow, survive
him.
Dr. y. d. George left for Boston the
first of the week. on his way to Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. where he was ordered to re-
port for duty by the government.
Mrs. Cynthia Campbell is quite low at
this writing.
AT the time of the meeting of the
board of civil authority at the Memo |
rial building this week Saturday, the
women of the town who have the right |
to vote at the approaching town meet
ing. can do so only after they have tax
en- the oath, and they will have an OPP
portunty of doing so at this time. There
are quite a good many OF women in this
town who can vote by so doing.
The II. A. basketball team again
tasted the sting of defeat at the hands
of Craftsbury academy at the local gym
nasium last Friday evening, the score
being 10 to l3 1t was a red hot game,
but the visitors threw a barrage fire
over our boys they could not cope with.
Both teams were off form in shooting,
but the visiting team handled the ball
much better than our boys, with the
above result.
Miss Jennie Williams and Miss Es-
.ehe Jameson have gone to johnson,
where they have employment.
d. II. McNaughton OF Morrisville was
n town last Saturday, visiting with ac-
luaintances
]. Carlton Porter of Barre was at
lome the latter part of last week and
,yer Sunday.
Billy" Lorimer went TO Barre recent
V. where he has employment.
Mrs T. A. Smith and children were b
-isitors in st Johnsbury last Saturday o
nd over Sunday. s
Miss Belle Fairbanks OF Orleans was o
recent guest of friends in town. t
DR.. and Mrs. A. ID. Ferris, Mr.. and la
Irs. j. H. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs o
: f. Pope were in Greensboro last Sat Ii
rday to attend the funeral of Mr., De
1ars, father of the three above men
toned ladies'.