The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-26


! Snead & Co. of Jersey City. n. j.. has
been awarded the contract to furnish the
stacks for the state library in the new
state building. the price being Sl6,265.
The bids were received and opened by
the architects. Densmore & Leclear.
! Although Seminary campus will not be
in condition TO allow practice for 10 days
at least, Coach Will r. Maiden is lining
| up candidates for the team and is OPP
timistic for a fast nine this spring.
| About six Of last years team will be
available the coming season, including
, Holway, the clever southpaw; Arkley,
the light but plueky catcher, and Granai
and Hatch. infeld mainstays. Granai
may be called upon to do some of the
twirling. although he is generally con
sidered one of the best shortfield men in
Vermont prep. schools to-day. The sched-
ule is practically completed and includes
games with most of the high schools in
the northern part of Vermont.
Mrs. Frank II. Baldwin of Main street
went this forenoon to Rutland, being
called by the death of her husbands ia
Their. w. II. Baldwin. Mr.. Baldwin was
called to Rutland Saturday.
Robert Dobey and Frederick King left
to-day for Northampton, Mass, where
they have secured employment.
Because the warm weather of the past
four days has caused the snow on the
streets strictly within the city proper
almost to disappear, the fire department
apparatus has been transferred from run
ners to wheels. The past winter was the |
first since paid company was estab- |
lished that the department was not |
forced to change from wheels to runners I
and vice versa more than once.
The death of Mrs. Emelia f.. wife of
William A. Briggs, occurred at her home
on Summer street Saturday afternoon
after an illness of several years. Her
was critical for the past month.
The deceased was bonn in Peterboro, N.
IT., Aug. Q, 1850, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Whitney. She lived for
many years with her uncle, the late ex
Gov. Samuel Hale of Keene, n. III. Mr.. II
and Mrs. Briggs resided in Montpelier
since ls72and for 25 years she was a mem
Der of Bethany church choir and in late
years she continued to retain lively in
terest. in musical work in and about
Montpelier. Mrs. Briggs WAS a past re-
gent of Marquis de Lafayette chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Ind for many years was treasurer of the
aides auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A. She
caves. besides her husband, two sisters,
Mrs. c. II. Shepley of Orlando. Fla, and
Yrs. c. Fl. Norton of Somerville, Mass,
ind six brothers A. r. Whitney, ii. L.
Whitney, Harry f. Whitney and Edward
l. Whitney of Somerville, Mass, Edgar
l. Whitney OF Winthrop, Mass, and FL
ner Fl. Whitney of Geneva, n. H. The
uneral will probably he held tomorrow
fternoon from her late home.
Funeral services for Homer J. Savoie,
those death occurred Thursday forenoon
t Heaton hospital, were held at st. An
ustine's church Saturday forenoon, Rev.
'ather Nolan, curate, officiating. The
ody was placed in vault at the Cath
lie cemetery. The bearers were George
aunderville, Telepshore Bouchard. AIDE
,rd Lemay, James Doyle, Fred Collins
nd Daniel Cochran. d. Dione Savoie of
t. Johns, p. O., the aged father of the
eccased, was in the city to attend the
neral.