The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-31
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There are many of the older citizens
Of Newbury who will recollect the
Brady family. They used to live some
forty or fifty years ago in the cottage
now owned by Mr. and Mrs John Per.
kins The family consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Brady and their five chill
dren, Frank, Charles, Susie, Sarah and
John. Patrick Brady worked for mary
years on the section, his contemporaries
being Charles Bartlett. William Lother,
Orange Fowler and Fl. A. Avery. II
was in the days when Nate Hubbard
and George Newland ayere station
agents and the old wood burners were
all named after the officials Of the roaf.
Now, ] guess you remember. Frank
was quick -witted boy and at an early
age showed his executive ability and
many OF the old friends and associates
will regret to learn of his death. We
clip the following from the Boston
Herald and this being all the inforiua-
ton we have, we will publish The ae.
count. Concord, n. H.. Oct. n, 1922:
The body Of Franklin P. Brady, direc~
tor of the Canadian national railways,
arrived here to-day from winnipeg,
Manitoba, where he died last Saturday.
The trip was made in a special car, the
funeral PARTY including high Canadian
railway officials and members Of the
family. Mr.. Brady began his railroad
career in Concord, starting at the same
time as Charles III. Mellen, former pres
ident Of the New Haven railroad.
Among Canadian railway officials who
attended the funeral were J. j. Scully.
general manager of the eastern lines OF
the Canadian Pacific; M. H. kingsbury,
general manager Of eastern lines Of the
Canadian National, M. Crombie. assist
ant vice-president of the Canadian Ma
tional: A. T. Weldon, assistant traliie
manager: j. J. Conley, superintendent
Of terminals, Grand Trunk railroad,
Montreal; B. Colby, vice president OF
the Canadian Carbonate company.
These gentlemen had all been associat- |
ed with Mr.. Brady in railroad work
and acted as bearers at the committal
service. Mr.. Brady is survived by a i
widow and two daughters, four grand
children. two sisters and brother,
Charles n Brady, Of Newport. VT
Charles Clark of Concord, N. H.,Na
son of r. Ezra Clark, a former New
bury citizen, has been in town for she
past few days as guest of his cousin,
John Goodwin.
Joseph Speare, the veteran sugar
maker, as well az prize winner In many I
a maple sugar contest, was in our vii
lape for a few hours last week. Mr..
Speare is well and husky and bids fair
10 spend many more seasons in the
sugar bush. and we expect viii win 1
many more prizes.
The advent chapel is much improved
by coat Of paint.
Alexander Greer and Jean Greer gave
a Halloween party last Friday night
and some twenty mine young bloods
we're present and report the time of
their life. From latest reports, the fam
lily still survive.
The home economic class gave
grand dinner at the home Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Wilmar Perkins last Monday eve-
ming entertaining the school directors,
their wives and the teachers.
Mrs. Harold Crawford, formerly Miss
Ada Margaret Hawley, who was so se-
riously injured at West Newbury last
week, is well known in our village and
has many friends who sympathize with
her and are looking forward to her
speedy recovery.
The vegetable auction last Monday
evening. which was held in the Congre-
gatienal vestry. the proceeds for the
support Of the Sunday school, was well
attended and about S35 was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hood and Mr..
md Mrs. Charles Harmon are the
happy parents Of sons which arrived
asst week to bring comfort and good
,heer TO their respective homes
Mr.. Brown, telephone man. Mr..
his daughter. Blanche. and
nis two sons enjoyed a ride to Man
chester. n. H.. Sunday.
Miss Ellen NJ. Lang starts for Cali !
iornia to-day where she win spend I
he winter with her sister, Mrs. Eel ,
on
Mrs. T. NJ White and Mrs James
/. George are this week in Boston, J