The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-20
MONTPELIER.
Annual Meeting of the Montpelier Choir
al Society.

II al Society.
II The fifth annual meeting of the Mont
II peier Choral society was held in tn,
memorial room OF the city hall Thurs
day night for the election of officers anC
the discussion OF plans for the festiva
next spring. Much interest was mani
Tested by the 80 members present and
remarks were made concerning the work
OF previous years and the prospects for
the future by Messrs. Sibley, Hopkins
Brean, Gowdey and Mrs. Fitzgerald Mr.
Colin gave an interesting talk along mu-
seal lines and spoke in terms of high
est praise of the progress that the local
singers are making in choral music and
OF the individual interest and enthu-
siasm shown by the officers and mem
bers. After listening to the remarks,
the concensus of opinion was that work
should 90 on and it was so voted. The
executive committee met after the meet
ing and informally discussed the mat
ter of music, soloists, and the general
scope of the work for the coming year.
While it could not be stated at this ad-
vanced date what the plans would be
it was generally decided to introduce
more of the miscellaneous shorter choral
selections and to take up works of the
modern type as well as those by the
older composers. The following officers
and chairmen of committees were elect.
ed: President, A. j. Sibley; vice presi-
dent, Z. +. Blodgett; secretary, Mildred
l.. Puffer; treasurer, w. S. Smith; Ii
brprian, l.. II. Baine; auditor, George O.
Bailey; music committee, w. Fl. Phil
lips; membership, Mrs. r. J. Fitzger-
aid; hall and publicity, j. H. Gowdey;
sales, Agnes English; box Office, II. d.
Hopkins; advertising, L. Fl. Greene.
Mrs. Aurelia Ryan died yesterday at
her home on Elm street at the age of 80
years. Mrs. Ryan had suffered much
since last April with cancer, which caused
her death. She was born in Berlin Jan.
%, 1854, the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Brown, and was married there
to Mr.. Ryan, who died six years ago.
At his death she came to Montpelier to
reside. She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Mary Dalton of this city, and
son, Edward Ryan of Putnamville; also
a sister, Mrs. Louise Jerue of the Barre
road, and brother, Edwin Brown of
West Berlin.
The fire department was called out
twice yesterday, the first time for
blaze around the arch at the lard house
of r. II. Standish, at the Pioneer, and |
the second for a chimney fire at the |
house OF Dennis Pocket on Elm street |
Both fires were extinguished with prac-
tically no damage.
About 1000 pounds of hides, to be |
shipped to Canada, were loaded at the |
station here yesterday by Hale Bros, |
who estimated their value at $1,000.
b. A. Colpitts of White River June
ton, a travelling man for the Cross, Alb
bott Co. of that place, who was taken
with appendicitis while here few weeks
ago, has since had typhoid fever, which
proved fatal, his death occurring few
days ago. He is survived by wife and
three children, the youngest only two
weeks old Mr.. Colpitts was quite popu-
lar with other travelling men, and was
we'll known here.
daughter was born recently to Mr.
and Mrs. Antonio Jurras and a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Rockovitz.
Eggs jumped to 80 cents a dozen here
Yesterday, merchants paying 4Oc per doz-
N.
In probate court yesterday, James FL
lex OF Barre settled his account as ad-
of the estate of Alex Had
len of that city.