The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-02
MONTPELIER
Mrs. A. c. Sterling Died Last Evening az
Heaton Hospital.

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| lieaton hospital Monday evening after q
| few weeks illness of cancer, FOR relief OF
which an operatIon was performed some
four weeks ago. She was born IN Lincoln
| in 1878, daughter of Charles and Emily
Turner Her carly life was passed IN
that town. but after her marriage TO Mr.
! Sterling they moved TO Warren, where
! they lived for several years aud then
came 10 Montpelier. She was member
of Rob Morris chapter, Order OF Eastern
Star and has large circle OF friends IN
Montpelier and Warren. She - survived
! BY her husband and two children, Leslie
and Richard; also by sister Mrs VIII.
| liam G.. Shaw of Bethcl. The funeral
| takes place from her late home at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev ;. +.
Bloomfield officiating. The burial will be
in Green Mount cemetery.
Three applications were received TO.
day at the navy recruiting Office IN
Montpelier, but two of them were by
mail, so that the men were advised that
they would have to coIIe TO Montpelier
for examination. The applicants are
Harold Bigelow of Washington who was
rejected, while the written applications
were Raymond Hayward OF Derby and
Ernest Goodrich of Newport.
Tho four.year-old son of Mr.. Mini OF
Charles street wandered away from home
Monday afternoon, having crossed the
city before anyone took notice that he
did not know where he was going. He
was recognized ut the police station and
sent home By friend.
A daughter was born Monday 10 Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry White. Mr.. White is
with the 57th Pioneer regiment in Spar
tanburg 5. c.
A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lacailade of Moretown, both
of whom are well known in Montpelier.
Frank J. Marshall will be laid mp for
some time With an injured arm which
he cut by falling on glass Sunday night
at his home, while walking in the dark
in a shed.
O. u. Martin of Plainfcld, who was in
the city Monday afternoon on his way
to Boston. states there will not be much
sugar made this yea unless there is
marked change in the weather.
Because most of the older students in
Montpelier high school will be leaving
sbont May for farms, it looks as
though there would not be much Of a
ba sebal team at the school this year.
No schedule has been arranged owing to
that fact. However, Prin. Edwards ex-
poets that he viii he able TO play some
games. Al Montpelier seminary condl
tons are different There the chances
are excellent for fest team. Prof.
Maiden, who has charge Of athletics,
said a few days ago that he looked for
good team, Of which Granai will be
captain.
Miss Gertrude Jerome who has been
corseter al the McCuen store for several
years, completed her services there Sat
urday evening aud commenced Monday
in similar department IN the Fits
store in Barre
Miss Georgianna Fountain, who has
been employed in granite office in
Barre for few wears, has received her
call to 20 to Washington, D. G., where
corps service, to be employed as stenog
rapher.
A company of - girls, mostly from
the National Life building, left about
) O'Clock Monday afternoon for the sug-
ar bush OF George Lawrence on the Der
lin road. where they enjoyed sugar on
snow. The carried with them plain
doughnuts pickles and other articles of
food to add to the perfection of the oc-
easion.
The shortage of -four became acute
with the Cross & Son bakery the latter
part of last week, but this week the
company is feeling better, for on Mon
day afternoon il received notice THAT 100
barrels of Four had arrived at the rail
road station for the company, while 200
barrels more are within a few miles,
practically speaking, Of Montpelier, Lo-
cal merchants look for another shortage
OF sugar, but this week one pound per
person is being sold under the card sys
tenn.
The annual meeting OF the Montpelier
Gun club occurred Monday evening, at
which the following officers were elected
President. r. h. Moulton; vice president,
p. j. Jerome; secretary and treasurer,
c. II. Barr; fed captain, Mrs. +. J. Har
mon; executive committee. ID. NJ. Barclay
and +. L. Adams of Barre. A few. APP
plications for membership were received
II was voted TO retain a club member
snip Win lHt STATE ti-dHiNnNA'h' -
Burr was named asa delegate to attend
the annual state meeting in MorrisYille
in July.
The report of the fatal accident at the
powder plant in Swanton, in which Nell
lie Hemingway and Dora Savage were
Killed, has been received at the COM
missioner of industries office.
Prof. L. II. Beach, who has charge of
the work in trade schools in Vermont,
has gone to Boston for q conference
upon that kind of work. He viii visit
Worcester and Springfield, Mass, before
returning.
GOV. H. +. Graham is in Boston to-day,
attending meeting in which Vermont is
interested and win return to the state
in time TO attend the meeting Of the
board of control at Brandon. He has
appointed as justice of peace, Pliny y. /
Norton of Addison, in place of Luman {.