The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-07
MONTPELIER
Edward p. Richardson Died Saturday
Evening.

Edward p. Richardson Died Saturday
Evening.
Edward 7. Richardson, aged 20 years
died at his home on Liberty street Sat.
urday evening following three years ILL.,
ness. On Dee. 10, 1914. he suffered a
shock while shoveling snow from the
walk in front of the postoilce, where he
was employed as iantor. He was taken
to his home and was very i'll for some
weeks. The deceased was born in Mont.
real Oct. 81, ls47, but came to Montpe.
lier in 1864, He was employed for many
years by Cross 4 Sons in the bakery but
: some 20 years was janitor at the post
Office building, For some 80 odd years
he was connected with the Montpelier
Military band, in which he took great
deal of pride and pleasure. II has been
said Of him by band leaders who have
heard him upon the bass drum that he
was one of the best in this section Of the
country. He had opportunities to iden-
tify himself with other bands but re.
manned with the Montpelier Military
band. A short time before his illness he
gave up band work. He was a member
OF the local lodge of Odd Fellows. He
was married March s, 1884. to Amelia
Cormier of this city, who, with their
three children, survives the deceased in
his own family. The children are Hen
rietta Richardson and Edward A. Rich.
ardson Of this city and Mrs w. II. Legier
of Mortified. He also leaves three sis
tiers, Mrs. H. ]. Volholm. Mrs. Frank
Winslow and Mrs. r. H. Newton of this
city, and one brother Frank Richardson
of Newark, \. ]. The funeral will take
place at > o'clock Tuesday afternoon
The family requests friends refrain from
sending flowers
Mayor f. w, Mitchell on Saturday
| turned over to Chief of Police p. J. Con-
molly the letter he received from Atty. /,
| Gen. Gregory at Washington. ID. G., rep |
| resenting the federal government. This |
is advice relative to the German aliens I
registering with the chief of police. The |
letter set forth how the police should |
handle the matter including the making /
of the report to the United States mar
shall, who in this case is Mr.. Carpenter
of Brattleboro. Advice was also in /
eluded as to how the matter should be
handled until blanks and other instruc-
lions arrived. This information is sim
liar TO that which has been sent other
chiefs of police.
7. H. Tracy and H. C. Lawson have
sold to the county so cords OF wood,
part of which they have delivered and
are piling it in the rear Of the county
courthouse for usd in heating the county
building if need be- The purchase was
made by Dewey r. Hanley, state pur
chasing agent, SO that if the county runs
out of coal for fuel it can fall back on
wood. 1t has been the practice here in
recent years to heat the courthouse dur 4
ing the warmer days of fall and spring |
with wood and because it is cheaper and
gives better heat in the morning, when
needed. allowing the fire to 90 out
through the day after the sun arises.
The state purchasing agent is looking \
over the state and If the war continues
he will probably make arrangements ts
heat all of the county buildings with II
wood next winter. His investigation has Il
developed that it is cheaper than coal at H
present prices.
A special meeting of the city council II
win take place this evening when Mayor n II
Mitchell will present the question wheth-
sr they want to call special meeting 4 H
Of the city voters for the purpose of III
the franchise of the street rail. III
way company as it mas been adopted by III
The council. iii
Mayor r w Mitchell has appointed III
). s. Ballard. J. NJ Boutwell, and j. b. III
Estee as delegates TO attend the congress III
IN national service, which occurs under III
he auspices Of the National Security III
eague in the Lasalle hotel, Chicago, Feb III
Il to %. III
The school commissioners have asked Hi
Supt. J. j. Chimney to cut for them a HI
quantity Of wood to be used in the heat III
ng of the school buildings and r. r. HI
Bliss of the board has already contract. HI
d for 80 cords to be supplied to the MI
]nion school building Saturday morn HI
ng four loads Of wood which came from I'LL
he city property and which were cut It'll
nder the supervision of Mr.. Chimney. Hi
we're photographed in front of city hall Hi
With Alderman Pitkn. who is chairman I'LL
t the special wood committee in the N|I
icture. Each team had cord and I'LL
alf of wood on the sled making total iii
six Goods. This was divided among 16 I'LL
antilles, enough going to each to carry Hi
hem along until they can get other fuel. Hi
When the city first started in the wood Hi
usiness it was for the purpose of cutting Hi
nough to care for the more needy ones, III
ut the shortage of coal and the fact Hi
nat the men cut large quantity has Hi
cen a godsend to the city. Having TAX Hi
a care of all the needy ones, the city Hi
AZ supplied small lots to many other I'LL
Imlies in the city, tiding them over III
until they were able to get IN
'al or other fuel. No difference has I'LL
zen made in the price but the manage I!A
ent of Supt. Chimney in the matter has
'evented many families having to sui
r from cold when they were out of
eir usual fuel Over two years ago
Il. Laekey, the overseer of poor, tried pra
have the city council cut its own wood ey,
ON the city property about Berlin pond sta
r the purpose of supplying the poor of otli
c city, believing they would get more soc
tisfaction through that method, but Mr.
thing was done at that time. Cir,
The work of shortening the courses of rafl
ldy for the advanced students in the wa
hools of the state to meet the handicap sec
used by the shortening of the school tlol
ar and to allow the older students to Mr.
t out of school as early as possible in der
Nv is well under was, Commissioner ass
llegas has corps of teachers working 1