The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-11
MONTPELIER
George Montagu, Aged Nearly so, Died
This Forming.

George Montagu for nearly sevent,
years II resident OF Middlescx, where Ii
carried on farm, passed away thi
morning ut his home on the Mddlese'
Center road, at the age of 10 years, aft
er an illness of several months. Thu
deceased was born, April 9, 1899 in Mid
dleseX and resided until ten years age
on the farm where he was born. liz
married March 30, 1896, Miss Hattie
! Holton of Mortified, who, with one
nephew, George Montagu, of Waterbury
survive. An invalid brother died several
years ago. The deceased was possessed
| OF a genial nature and was much admired
and respected by his neighbors. The fu.
Rev. Stanley Il. Bloomfield officiating.
Prof. Ira Richardson of the Montpelier
high school faculty, and dozen mem-
bers of the commercial class, went this
morning to Burlington to attend the first
conference ever held in the state of com
mercial instructors and pupils. Prof.
Richardson is down on the program to
speak on High School Stenography."
The conference will be held at the Bur-
lington high school and it is expected
that state organization will be formed
and an effort made TO arouse interest
in commercial education.
c. i. Cookson and w. II. Phillips OF
the Tenney company. and their families,
have gone to Boston to attend the an
hual convention of Tenney officials and
employees.
AT a meeting Of the directors of the
board of trade held yesterday afternoon,
the definite date of the banquet to be
held was fixed for March II, although
details Were left to committee, OF which
r. c. Bowers was named as chairman.
There will be six local speakers, two out
side speakers, and invitations will be
to business organizations in 9th
err towns and cities in the state. The d.
rectors also decided to hold member
ship campaign, the drive to be started
next week and the committees in charge
will decide upon the best method to en-.
list new members.
The body of Jesse s. Viles. who died
late Wednesday evening in a Boston no.
tel from pneumonia, has been taken to
Weston, Mass, where he was born and
resided during the early part of his life,
md where several brothers and sisters
now reside. The funeral will be held
II that town tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock, with burial in the Weston ceme- ,
cry, beside bis parents. I
To-night's basketball game in armory
lall with Hardwick academy, win decide
whether or not Montpelier high schools
percentage viii be on the right or wrong
,ide Of $40, the local team having won and
ost three games Tomorrow evening
Iardwick academy plays the seminary
i've.
Mrs Joseph A. DeBoer and daughter,
Hiss Minnie DeBoer, left this forenoon
or Hanover, n. H., to make brief visit
Nth the formers son, Paul X. DeBoer,
Tho is attending Dartmouth college.
Mrs. Howard G. ReCorr OF Maine street
1T this morning for her former home in
.ebanon, n. H., for a brief visit with
elatives.
Funeral services for Mrs. Willis
blanchard, whose death occurred Tues
ay morning. were held at o'clock yes
ei<sv afternoon at her late home, l04
arre street, with Rev. Lewis c. Carson,
aston of the Church of the Messiah, Of
eiating. The bearers were Fred, George
!, and Adelbert Blanchard and Harry $.
abor Burial was in Green Mount GEM
terry.
Born, at Heaton hospital, Feb. II,