The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-09
WILLLAMSTOWN
Mrs. John A. Perry Died at the Age of
70 Years.

rs Years.
The funeral of Mrs. John A. Perry
who died at the age of 20 years on the
4th inst, was held at the house at
o'clock on the It'll, Rev. A. M. Marley
officiating, assisted by Rev. Charles Z,
Walsh. The bearers we're the four
brothers, Harry, Ora, Aura and John
Whitney The house was filled to over
flowing with the relatives, neighbors
and friends of the family and there
were many beautiful floral tributes.
Burial was in the village cemetery.
Two selections, "The Open Door, and
Face to Face" were sung by Mrs.
Markey.
Mary A. Capron was born in Will
Jamestown on the 10Th of December,
1850, and was the third in age of the
four daughters of Lyman and PAMELA
Stebbins Capron and outlived her three
sisters, the last to go before her be-
ing Dorcas, Mrs. Willard Sprague. She
was married Sept. 5, 1870, to John A.
Perry, the welded life extending over
a period of more than 80 years. She
leaves, besides her husband, two nieces,
Mrs. Norris Wiggin of Graniteville and
Mrs. Bernice Ledeau of Plainfield and
several grand -nieces. Mrs. Emmeline
Richardson and Arthur +. Whitney of
this town are more distant relatives.
Among those present from out of
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Z.
Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gregory,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mackay, all of
Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart
and daughter of Montpelier, Mr.. and |
Mrs. George Nye of East Barre, George
Abbott of Northfeld, Lester Bates and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bates of Tun-
bridge, Mrs. Ruth Hunt of Barre, Mr..
and Mrs. w. S, S. Buck and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. C. Clarke of Randolph.
Miss Mary Blanchard of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting her nephew, Charles
j. Blanchard, and family.
County Agent Dwinell and F. F.
Shafer, federal drainage expert from
Washington, d. c., were in town the
sth, en- route to East Brookfeld, where
a drainage system is to be marked out
on the meadows of several farmers In
that valley.
Mrs. Arvilla Dodge of Melrose, Mass,
is visiting her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank C. Robinson.
Every member is desired to be pres
ent at the meeting of Rebekahs on
Thursday evening, Aug II.
The Nellie Gill Players gave fine
to full house at the
hall last Thursday evening.
Nearby towns were well represented in
the audience Before the last act Mel {
lie Gill announced that the company
would make Williamstown one of their
regular dates for the summer.
A marriage of local interest took
place in New York City on July 20
when Nettie Rachel Bruce, daughter ,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Bruce of this Z
town was united in marriage at the !.
church of the TRANSPORTATION to !
Charles Edwin Barber of Springfield,
Mass After few days in New York
md Buffalo they will take up their !,
'esidence in Milwaukee, Wis, where
Mr.. Barber is sales manager of a west :,
I'm division of the 0akete Chemical = ,
o. with head offices in Milwaukee. The
ride is graduate of the Mary Fletch
n hospital in Burlington and has been
most successful trained nurse for
he past few years locating alternately
n Montreal and Springfield, Mass. The
room, recently discharged from the =
lrmy, was instructor in the balloon
orps with the rank of first lieutenant,
md did service in France The couple
we're recipients of many beautiful we'd :,
ing gifts, including large sum of y
he firm tph fr |
'arber is working.
f. J. Rutter, optomerist, will be at n
Villiamstown Inn Thursday, Aug IL.
all and have your eyes examined in
DIV.