The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10

Mrs Collins Blalsely Died Last Night
After Painful Illness with Cancer
After an illness Of nearly two years
with cancer, Mrs Collins Blakely died
last evening AZ her home on Main street
q year and 4 half ago She WAS operated
upon az Heaion hospital which afforded
temporary relief, but for several mouths
past she had suffered intensely Special
lists IN the disease were unable % give
her relief Mrs Bakelv was born IN
Plainheld, October "a 1915. and came 10
Montpelier in 1858 She attended school
I'm Plaludold and Montpelier and after
her graduation from the hieh school
here she taught for several years. In
1881, che married MI nlakcly and they
bad enc son, Joseph Wing Blakely MI
blakelf aud The son survive Mrs
blakely was very active n church work
as long as her health permitted. Her
funeral win be held from the house
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Al which
Rev Ward r. Clark win o1icatc, as.
sisted by Rev. j Edward Wright
A fast game Of basket hall was played
last night az the armory between the
Montpelier high school and Company
+, which resulted In a victory for the
former, the score being % 10 Is. The
star basket shooters Of the evening were
Bruce for Company n and Cullen and
Smith for the high school
At q well attended meeting Of Yer
mont lodge, No. 2. 4. o. o. r., held last
evening, & was voted 20 expend between
10000 and $4,000 IN Improvements on
their new club house IN the old iail
building, which they bought last spring
These improvements are TO he made be.
fore May I the most important 81
which viii be the tearing down 81 one
of the side walls and moving 1t ont %
feet Another story win also Be added
making The building q three.story one.
The bids for yentilatinr the state
House we're opened yesterday, but no
contract was awarded end It IS possible
that more bids may be taken IN before
decision Is rendered The plans laid
ont for yentilations are on the most APP
proved plan and win require AZ least the
sum Of s37000. the amount appropriated
by the last legislature The equip
ment win consist Of large air fan and
power house for circulating the fresh
air through tunnels into the different
rooms and Offices AZ the capitol There
were four bids IN an for the contract.
the only firm In this city putting IN
bid hcine Peck Brothers There was
one bid from firm doing business in the
state and this was the lowest bid Of
an
AT the meeting 81 the city council.
held last night KS financial committee
an increase this year 81
the tax rate from $3.50 to $3.50. TtE
Il Thought that this increase would BE
necessary for this year only. but is 1
needed now ID order that new heating
apparatus may Be installed III TIE Va
rious school buildings The present ar
have been in the buildings
for % years Of thereabouts and the mem.
hers of the council think them danger. (
Gus to The health Of the children. be- 4
cause Of escaping gas which they per.
init The j Poulin Granite company /
Of TAYLOR street and the Globe Granite I
company Of Granite street win pay
yearly to the city the sum Of 81 +
ss prerautiou against any Arm
any portion Of the land as it,
own after a certain length Of time has
elapsed A similar agreement win be
entered into with the Jurras Granite
company.