The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-03
MONTPELIER.
Deaths Of Two Well-Known Residents
of Capital City.

Deaths OF Two Well-Known Resident
of Capital City,
Fred L. Cray resident of Montpelie
nearly all his life, died last night at hi
home on Barre street, after a two years
illness with Bright's disease. He hac
been a travelling salesman for the Sart
well, Heinhold and Humphrey company
Of Boston, the United Clothes Pin com
pony and Lester II. Green company O
this city. He was prominent in socia
and fraternal societies, being an Odd Eel
low Mason, a member of the Modern
Woodmen of America, member of The
New England's Fat Mems club, vie,
president Of the Mems Forum Of Beth
any church of this city and a mem
her Of White Mountain lodge. United
Commercial travellers. He was born il
Calais, May s, 1861, and was married
November 30, 1882, to Miss Ida Titu.
Of Wolcott, by whom he is survived
His father, brother, step-brother anC
step-mother survive him.
Mrs. Phoebe Ames GriswoId died sat,
urday morning at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. II. S. Boardman, after a
general decline, due to old age. She
was born in Craftsbury, March =, 1922
the daughter Of Moses and Lydia Pen.
mock Mason, and was married in ls45
to William Griswold, going to Michigan
to reside. OF four children, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Griswold, only two survive
Adelaide Of New York City and Mrs
Boardman Of Montpelier. Two sisters
Ct the deceased Mrs. Candace Stone
and Mrs. Boardman G. Shaw, live re-
spectiyely in Lyndonville and Morris.
vile. In 1910, Mrs. Griswod became a
member of a church in Ware. Mass,
and joined Bethany church when she
came to Montpelier She never lost her
kccnness Of intellect and kept herself
informed on all the progressive ques-
tions Of the day. Her funeral was held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. S. f.
Blcmfeld officiating, with mterment in
Green Mount cemetery.
Jose Maranon and Ermasida Lastra
were married Saturday BY justice of
the peace B. w. Bailey, at the home Of
y. Ala
Miss Gertrude F Hamilton graduated
yesterday as nurse from Heaton hos
pital, having completed her two years
course.
The governors reception win be held
Wednesday evening at the State House,
when the Montpelier military band will
be in attendance.
Grover Buck, a graduate Of the high
school last June, has been appointed
assistant to the " M. c. A. general
secretary, George Buck.
The electrical contract for the city
han has been let to Pettengill Andres
company of Boston, who viii have the
equipment installed in time for the gov
ernors BALL
The last band concert Of the season
was given Friday evening and won many
words OF appreciation from listeners.
The band mas been much eomplimented
for its concerts this summer.
Harold W. Lamb, brother Of Mrs.
u. r. Gee of this city, was married
September 26, in Franklin, n. H., to
Miss Marion a. Bean They will reside
in Franklin, where Mr.. Lamb is a print
er.
II. w. Allen and family left Saturday
for Portland. Me. where they are 10
reside Mr. Allen, who has been the ad-
vertising manager of the Montpelier
Journal has accepted a position in the
same capacity on the Portland Express,
Saturdays high wind did considerable
damage to trees and electric wires. A
limb from a tree fell across the trolley
wires near the corner OF Barre and Hub
bard streets, delaying the electric car
service about two hours; wires on State
street, near the Riverside were torn
down, two large trees on the Burgess
property and one in front OF the resi-
denee Of Charles Limoges on Main street
were blown over and linemen OF the
electric companies were kept busy max
ing repairs.
Fire in a room al the Riverside, oc-
cupied by Miss Jessie Fay, destroyed a
trunk Of clothing just packed for her
departure to New York on the night
train, the accident happening yesterday
afternoon. Miss Fay had lighted
small gas stove and left the room for
a few minutes. Upon her return. she
found that coat, which she had left
hanging over the stove, had caught fire
and fallen into the trunk. setting fire
t. all the contents No damage was
done to the room, and the clothing alone
vas insured for $500 Miss Fay has been
in the Simpson millinery store.
Articles Of association nave been filed
at the office Of the secretary OF state by
the Surprise Department store. with a
capital stock Of $4,000 The company
will locate OF Rutland and Is to deal in
wearing apparel, dry goods, all
kinds Of foot wear and other merehan-
disc. The signers are Robert Kamber
of New York, Joseph Frana and Israel
Bergstein Of Burlington. The Fort Dunn
mer Mills company OF Brattleboro has
also fled articles OF association and is
to purchase and hold lands
% nd any at nor rp1I aefot. and ~, preak