The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-27
WILLIAMSTOWN
Funeral Of Albert R. Martin Held
Nov. 20.

Nov. 20.
The funeral services for the late Al
bert II. Martin, whose death, after a
short illness, occurred Nov. 10, was
held at the house IN the afternoon OF
Saturday, Nov. 20, Rev. Frank Q. Ho-
kerk. pastor of the Universalist church
in Barre. officiating. The bearers were
Edward i. House, Harley ]. Martin,
A. Richard Martin and George +. Will
Der. All Of the near relatives were
present. the wife, three children and
four grandchildren, also his only neph-
ew. Carroll w. Martin of Barre. After
reading the scripture, prayer and nit
ting words of comfort by the minister,
Mrs. Ada Reed sang, abide With Me-"
Burial was in the family lot in the
village cemetery.
Albert Richard Martin was the old
est child of Captain Milton Martin and
Mary Martyr and was born in Vol
colt, Dec. 25th, 1882. His parents soon
returning to this town, he attended
school in the old schoolhouse now for
gotten by all but our oldest residents,
on the hill not far from the Enos
Walker house. The two.story school
house behind the Congregations church
was built in 1912. when he was ten
wears old and much later. in 1878, he
was a member Of the building commit
tee for district No. 5, which erected
the building on the same site, now re-
modelled into q dwelling house' and
owned by n. NJ. Carleton.
When ten years old he worked out on
q farm for Uncle David Martin, his
wages for the summer being one load
of hav. two pairs of WOODEN stockings
and a pair of mittens. He continued to
work on farms in the summer and to
attend school winters until he was
Is years of age, when he began an APP
premiership of three years IN his IA
ther's blacksmith shop by the bridge,
and when this was finished he worked
for a wear in a machine shop in Hart
ford. Conn, returning to Vermont to
spend the remainder of his life.
He was married to Miss Rosina
Townsend on Dec. 25, 1856. in the Uni
yersalist church by Rev. Alison Scott,
pastor of the church at the time. They
were attended at their wedding by
George Beckett and Miss Arabella
Flint. who were married later and. for
over 80 wears. these two couples were
near neighbcrs and friends. After two
wears in Twingville, since called North
Rarre. Mr.. Martin returned to Will
Tia mstown and bought out his fathers
business as blacksmith, this being III
1852. living in the house which stood
on the site of the present Beckett
block. This house and the hotel on
the south we're burned to the ground
on second day of July, 1874. Mr.. Mar
tin continued in business as blacksmith
on that spot where his father had
worked before him for So years. or I'M
til August. 1915. when he made over
the shop to his son. Harley II. Martin.
making the third generation of black.
smiths in the same family on the SAINT
site.
In 1850 he was appointed postmaster
and held this Office -four years. the office
being in his house on the site OF the
Beckett block. At an early age, his
mother taught him to read from her
Bible and he was always fond OF read
ing, being a patron of the old social
library for many years. He "a a very
retentive memory and was much inter
ested in trotting horses, knowing the
record of all the famous racers OF an
earlier day. This was a trait inherited
from his father, Captain Milton Mar
tin. who owned a share in and was for
a time the keeper of the horse known
as Old Green Mountain Morgan.
Rev. and Mrs. Weston A. Gate of St.
| ,Johnsbury we're the holiday guests OF
Mrs. Gates parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jeffords.
Hiram S. Drury and wife have gone
to Woodstock, N. H., for a visit to rel
atives.
Rev. Walter r. Davenport of st. AL
bans has lately visited his sister, Mrs,
Laura D. Walker.
Miss Gertrude Martin is with he'd
brother, Thad Martin of Barre, for a
few days.
Mrs. B. r. Bruce is in Springfield,
Mass, where several of her children are
living, Rachel, Robert and Rena.
Rev. and Mrs. Alba M. Marley are
in Salem, n. H., with relatives.
Both of Mr.. Thurber's children were
III nome LOT lndHhsEAN ihEs ht'h 'NhA
ing from White River junction and
Lena, now Mrs. Harold Barnes, from
Montpelier.
Miss Myrtle Seaver of Barre spent
Yesterday with her mother and sister
1t L. o. Morgan's.
The village schools kept solid ses-
sion on Wednesday, giving time for
Mr.. Stevens and Misses Brownell, Mac
Neil and Hart to go to their homes on
the last train out.
Carl w. Seaver, substitute on r. r
D. No. 3, is covering the route in the
absence Of regular carrier H. 5. DruTy.
EAST MONTPELIER
Five focks of wild geese were seen