The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-15
MONTPELIER
Clifford ]. Blair Died To-day at Heaton
Hospital.


Clifford j. Blair, many years employed
by Burke Bros. in Barre, and father of
Allie Blair, who was four years star end
of Montpelier high school football team,
died at Heaton hospital this morning
after few days illness Of grip, fol-
lowed by pneumonia. His daughter is
very i'll at the hospital with the same
malady. He was native of West Chazy,
N. Y, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Blair, born Oct. II, 1868 His early life
was passed in that town, and about 25
I years ago he came to Vermont, having
lived most of the time in Barre and
Montpelier. He was married to Nellie
Mayville rs years ago at Manchester,
n. II. She died a short time since. He
is survived by two sons, Allie, employed
in Boston, and Homer in Worcester, and
daughter, Flossie. The funeral viii
occur from st. Monica's church. The
| time is not yet fixed
The funeral of Harry Holt took place
at $3.50 o'clock this morning from Trim
ity church, Rev. w. S. Meade officiating.
It was a military funeral. He was for
rrerly member of Co. /, v. N. G., in
this city, and two members of the com
pany were detailed to act as bearers.
These were Elmer Pierce and Earl Pape,
while those from the Red Men were
| George Seivwright and Alfred Sent1eri.
The other bearers were Floyd Holt, a
brother, and Harry c. Colombo, by whom
the deceased was employed. There was
also an escort from Co. /, who accom-
| panied the remains from the Barber un.
dertaking rooms to the church and TO
the cemetery. At the cemetery "Taps"
was blown by DIN Russell bugler Of
the company. Lawrence n. Unwin, pri-
yate in Co. A, 304th battalion, tank
corps, accompanied the body of Private
Holt here, from Camp Colt, where death
occurred. The burial was in Green
Green Mount cemetery. The type Of a
young man that the deceased was, is
best shown in the following; The can
yass committee has allotted S25 TO him
| IN the campaign for war savings stamps
but when the committee asked him for
that subscription he asked them If ii
would be agreeable to them il he agreed
| to buy $500 instead and he bought the
| $500 worth.
William o'Grady, agent at Montpelier
junction, was taken to Heaton hos
pital this morning suffering with pneu-
monia
AS was expected in Montpelier, the
| trustees of Heaton hospital at their
quarterly meeting Monday afternoon ac-
cepted the resignation Of Miss Annie Il.
Crozier as superintendent as given last
\ Saturday morning In fact, there was
| hardly anything else left for them to
do, for she had left the institution some
time between the time she presented the
resignation and Sunday Mrs George
| Whelan Is acting superint endent until
new superintendent can be secured
The vacancy caused by the death Of A.
| j. Sgblev as trustee was not filled
| The special committee, composed of
Will L. Davis Of Rutland and j. T.
Weeks Of Middlebury of the board of
control, who are conducting the inves-
| tigation Of the auditor of accounts office
met Arthur Young of Arthur Young s.
| Go. Monday afternoon when, it is under
stood, he made a report of the progress
which his four assistants, who are do
I lllE NNt dttAti Nutht lldNt httpAlAlilSlNN
Mr.. Young following the conference, de-
clined to discuss his work here. Messrs
Davis and Weeks went to their homes
| following the conference. There are four
men on the investigation, Mr.. Pickup
being in charge of the work.
Leonard Harrington Of Waterbury has
been appointed administrator Of the es-
tate of Pima Dana, late of Waterbury
w. s. Smith Of Montpelier has been an
pointed special administrator Of the es-
! tate of Carlo DeMuri, late Of Mont
pelier. II f. Batchelder Of Plainfield
has been appointed special administrator
Of the estate of Orrin Coache of Plain.
field The will of Lydia Chase, late of
Mortified, was presented for probate,
as was the will of Hattie Hall, late Of
East Montpelier.
Gov H. r. Graham has received from
the National Council Of American Pa
triots, of which Hoke Smith, senator
from Georgia, is the chairman, tele-
gram urging the setting aside of next
| Saturday as Pershing day in the Liberty
loan drive. 1t is urged that using that
designation Of the day viii give those
conducting the campaign as well as the
people of the nation, great encouragement
to increase the sales Of bonds over what
would ordinarily take place
Erwin Stoddard, who has been i'll with
grip, Is able to resume his work in the
Volholm store.
Lawrence Irwin Of Camp Colt is vis-
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Unwin his par
ents.
Sheriff r. H. Tracy, who has been very
I'm, having suffered a relapse from grip,
is more comfortable, but still very sick.
Mrs. Tracy is recovering from grip, while
Mrs Roy Getman is better.
The body of Miss Hazel Frier, who
died at Portsmouth, n H., was brought
here this morning for funeral and bur
al. She is a daughter of Harry Frier,
who lived here for some years. She was
p years of age.
Il. b. Gilbert and Pearl Lanier, who
have been assisting G.. F. Barber during
the grip epidemic, are both i'll with the
malady,
Mrs Amos Lanier is very i'll with grip
and complications Ernest Dillon, man
ager Of the Capital garage, who has
been very low, appeared more comfort
able this morning.
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