The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-26
MONTPELIER
Former Alderman Martin E. McKenna
Died To-day-Two Other Deaths.

died at his home on Barre street abou
3 o'clock this morning following Ion,
illness of lung trouble. He was /
native of Waterbury, born in 1872, ;
son of Mr., and Mrs. Bernard A. Nc
kenna. When nine years old he cam,
with his parents to Montpelier to live
He was educated in the st. Michae
parochial school and did his first worl
in the United States clothes pin shops
Later he was employed in the Perry
Demeritt watch key making industr,
and in 1891 he commenced learning tn,
granite cutters trade, which he fol
lowed for many years; in fact, until h,
was engaged as representative of Bout
! well, Milne & Varnum in the towns
adjacent to Montpelier and elsewhere
He was past chief ranger Of the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters and past grand
knight of the Knights of Columbus
For some years he was financial secre
] tary of the granite cutters union IN
Montpelier. AT the March meeting Of
1911 he was elected an alderman OF
ward two in Montpelier, which Office ht
held until 1915. He was on several OF
| the important committees of the coun
Gil and was recognized as a man of ex.
cellent ability in the city government
He was married Jan. %, 1895, to Ellen.
ore Agnes Flood at st. Johns church
in Mortified and to them four children
| were born, Harold, Dorothy, Katherine
and Mary. who, with their mother, sur
! Five the deceased He also leaves his
/ aged father and two sisters, Misses
Katherine and Anna Mchenna Of Mont
| pelier; three brothers, Charles and En-
met of Montpelier and Edward OF Cam
bridge, Mass. The funeral will take
place from st. Augustine's church at
0 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Mrs Elizabeth Scott Ewing died at
the home Of Mrs. G. H. Baldwin, her
daughter, during Saturday night after
an illness Of about week with pneu-
monia She was a native of Philadel-
phia but had lived in Montpelier for
some years. For woman of her adj
vanced age she was very active. She
was born in 1885 She is survived by
her daughter. The funeral took place
from the late home at o'clock this
afternoon. Rev. Charles st. John Off
ciating
Pietro Puricelli, aged 40 years, died
at his home on Berlin street this morn
ing, following long illness of tuber.
culosis. He was native of Italy but
came to Montpelier many years ago
and was employed in the granite in
dustry until his health failed him. He
is survived by his wife and three chill
dren These are Philip Ionfelli, Con-
stanza and Angelina; also two brothers
and sister who live in Oakland, Cal,
and his aged mother living in Italy.
The funeral will take place at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
Catholic church.
The trains coming into Montpelier
were all late to-day owing to the cold
weather. The night trains were not a.
late as would naturally be expected
with the extreme cold weather The
southbound morning mail train was
about an hour late At first il was re-
ported 10 minutes late but apparently
the engine did not steam well after
that report was given, so the train lost
time. The northbound morning mail
train was little over two hours late,
arriving in Montpelier about ll:l5
o'clock. 1t was late out of White Riv-
er Junction. Both trains were delayed
because of hot boxes on the coaches and
repairs were made at Montpelier juno
ton, delaying the trains a little more.
The way freights were operated Sun
day for the first time in long time, II
was understood, because of the heavy
freight traffic and the heavy traffic con-
dition of Saturday
Sarah Bradbury has settled her ac-
count in the estate of Romano Brad
bury, late of Barre. The will of An
geline Pike, late of Northiield, has been
proven in probate court. b. j. Rogers
of Cabot has been appointed admins
traitor of the estate OF Margaret Cum
ningham. late of Cabot. 0reste Bofiino
of Barre has been appointed admins
traitor of the estate of Angelo Bizzoz-
zero, late of Barre.
J. G.. Frattini went to Burlington
this morning. John Jerue and r. j.
DeColIaines went to Burlington on the
same train in connection with the re-
cent trials that have taken place in
the United States district court for
smuggling liquor into this country.
A. G. Preble is in the southern part
Of the state this week looking after
some of the fire marshal's work.
Judge f. NJ. Butler accepted the re-
port of the receivers, A. G. Eaton and
L. II. Bixby, in the settlement of the
affairs of the Cotton Manufacturing
Saturday afternoon. The re-
port showed that the mortgagers will
receive 81 cents on a dollar, with the
creditors of the company. |
The receivers were awarded 81 900 each, |
and their, attorney, +. NJ Harvey, the |
same amount for the handling of the |
The property has been
awarded 10 the mo-tgagers, who also /
bought the personal property.
leonardo Coletti was arrested by the |
police Saturday afternoon on the |
charge of intox;cation but this morn
ing the charge was changed to breach
II the peace on the grounds that his I
actions in the Prario store on Barre 1
street merited that charge. II is claimed
hat the man tried TO get into fight
18th clerk in the store, that he broke
Up some of the furnishings of the store
md that he broke out the window in
he store door He had a bad cut on
nc hand. for treatment of which q
,hvsician was called after he arrived
il the jail. He was arrested by Chief
connolly and Officer McAvoy. In city 4
curt this morning Coletti pleaded not
utility.
The commissioner Of industries, John
!. Buttles. did not go to Bellows Falls
his morning because the compensation
natter az Charles wilkins vs. the