The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
MONTPELIER
Death of Mrs. Abbie L. Drury Saturday
Funeral This Afternoon.


Mrs. Abbic L. Drury, widow of the late
Edwin ]. Drury, who has been failing in
health for a few months, died at her
home in the Langdon block about 2;45
o'clock Saturday afternoon. She had
been suffering from diabetes. Abbie l..
Irish was born in Richmond Jan. p,
1855, daughter of Noble and Sarah
Jane Irish. The early years OF her life
were passed in Richmond, She was mar
ried to Edwin l. Drury June %, 1869,
and they went to Essex Junction to live,
coming to Montpelier in 1892, where she
had since made her home. Mr.. Drury
was many years employed as general
agent for the Hartford Life and later by
the Connecticut General Life Insurance
company 1t was during his work for
the latter company that Mrs. Drury
helped him materially in building up a
successful business, with offices on State
street, and following his death in 1908
she was cashier of the office, completing
her duties in that capacity in 1909. She
ia survived by two sisters, Mrs. D. Mac
Kenzie of Jersey City, N. j., and Mrs.
George Deyette of Benson, also by her
niece, Miss Helen Deyette, who has cared
for her aunt during the last few years of
her life. The funeral took place from
the deceased's late home at o'clock this
afternoon and was private. The body
, will be taken Tuesday morning to Essex
Junction for burial beside the deceased's
late husband in cemetery in that vii
lage.
Miss Rose Yeti left Sunday afternoon
for Boston to visit for week or so with
her sister.
Word has been received here that Capt.
Stanley Eaton has been ordered to report
at American Lake, Wash, for military
service. He was in training camp
during the summer and was commits
stoned as captain as result of the
service. Mrs. Eaton and the baby went
back to Sioux City, N. D., few weeks
ago. after several weeks visit here.
The plumbers who had charge of that
part of the contract in the new state
building have been notified to investigate
the reason for water leaking through the
ceiling of the library in the building.
Those having supervision of the building
Saturday morning found what appears
to be frozen pipes over the library, and
it is desired that a remedy be effected
before the building is accepted on the
part of the state.
c. G. Taft has sold to Mr.. and Mrs. |
Andrew Lyons a house and lot on Phelps |
street. E. G. Getchell and wife have
decided to A, A. Sargent of Barre the
Jewett inn, which they purchased few
months ago.
Mrs. l.. H. Pollard, who has been at
Heaton hospital since an operation two
weeks ago, is making a satisfactory re-
covery.
The fire DEPARTMENT was called out
shortly before 6 o'clock Sunday after
noon on a needless alarm for a chimney
fire in the house occupied by Arthur Will
lis on the North Montpelier road, almost
TO the city limits. No damage occurred
and one of the rigs was sent back as soon
as it reached the place. The chimney
was poor and the smoke came into the
attic of the house. = Il
With mercury at 30 below at different
points along the Central Vermont, it was
impossible to get the train service back
to normal condition of affairs during
Sunday. The result was that trains were
late all day and during the night. The
paper train was three hours late here
and then had trouble north of here. Part
Of its lateness here was due to waiting at
The gravel pit for the delayed southbound
New England States Limited. The
northbound New England States Limited
was almost two hours late, due to wait
ing for connections at White River juno
ton. Engine 424 blew cylinder head
about a mile and half south of the
Junction about o'clock in the afternoon
ind engine 1903, which was shifting in the
ocal yard was sent to pull the train |,
pack to the Junction. The night trains
we're also somewhat late.