The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-17
the farm is now the property Of her
daughter, Carrie M. Wheelock.
The First Bride to Come to Barre.

I
| When William had cleared land ant
built log house he went back X
Massachusetts to bring back Az hi;
i bride, Bathsheba Walker. quote thu
following story from short article
credited to the family history: "Ths
marriage ceremony was performed al
the home Of the brides parents and
soon after the couple started on horse.
back on the long journey to the new
| home in Vermont Bathsheba's APP
| pearance as she mounted her horse
must have been most striking. She
had changed the weddiys gown for a
dark wool one, over which she wore a
bright scarlet cloth hiding cloak. on
| her head was black silk beaver hat
with two black ostrich plumes arching
| high on one side and dropping low over
| the brim The hat was held firmly
in place by two long jeweled hat pins.
Her mount. gift from her father,
was a very large dapple gray horse,
equipped with handsome new side
saddle and saddle CLOTH Among the
baggage which they carried, nothing
was more carefully guarded than the
glazed sash, which was to be the win
dow in the log house In the Vermont
forest, their future home.'
This was the first window in Barre
set with glass and il now in the col
lection Of the Barre Historical society,
Inc, in the Aldrich library.
Later Settlers.
About 1901 came Nathan Harrington
and his family. Ira, son born after
the family lived here, Il known as one
Of the pioneers in the granite indus
try. Mr.. Nathan Harrington and Miss
Ardelia Of South Barre are grandchil
dren Of the older Nathan land children
of Samuell.
Amaziah Peck was an early conner.
After clearing land and building log
cabin lie turned to Massachusetts
and the following winter brought his
wife, FIVE children and household be !.
longings on sled drawn by pair Of
steers and one horse When in 1901
Chaplin Keith first came with his fam
lily from Txbridge, Mass, he was duly |
warned ont Of town, lest he should be-
come a charge on the people OF Barre
However, he did not fail 70 care for |
himself and dependents. He was pro-
bate Judge for some time and later |
high sheriff Of Washington county for |
many years. With fees which came /
to him in one year rs sheriff, he il said |
to have built his tavern in Gospel vii
lage.
Cheney Keith, fourth son OF Chaplin,
married judith Wood, and the town /
clock which has told the passing time
for so many years TO our community, /
was their gift Congregationalists in
their religious preference. they, how
ever, desired the clock placed on the
spire Of the Universalist church. in or
Ter that they might see it from their
own home, on the spot where now
stands the Worthcn block.
Interest always eenters about the
,rigin OF the names attached TO yari-
nus localities and Barre has brought
Town to us from its past many such
names. In midwinter in 1908, Zebidee
3eckley, his wife and four sons, set
led on what has long been known as
5eckley hill. Here a fifth son was
,orn. As each son in turn married, he
ook his wife TO the old homestead.
emaining until another son married,
when the former with his fathers as
istance, would occupy an adjoining
arm. Inther. the Youngest. staving ,
m the home place At one time four
antilles of this name lived on con-
igiious farms.
With one exception the brothers
sere singers and, driving to church ON ,
sundays in a large double team with
heir families. the men would enter !
he church choir to blend their voices I
18th the other singers.
TwingsviIIe.
The name North Barre was un-
nown in earlier DAYS and, in fact. is
ute modern. Twingsville. however. !.
lcluded this same section and was one /,
| the fourishing parts-of the town
was so-called in honor of Joshua
wing. He came with his fathers !
lmiiy In 1895. from Wilbraham. Mass,
ring about eleven years Of age.
On the trip from Massachusetts the {
~, Joshua, was directing a yoke OF
Ken drawing a load Of the family be- Z
ngings. !,
Meeting another party the boy got !,
: oxen and load ont of the road in !.
,od order, for which the stranger
him. and asked him his =
'me. The boy answered with the u