The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-08
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Adelia F. Cary Died Sunday After
noon at the Age of IS.

noon at the Age or IS.
Mrs. Adelia f. Cary died at Heaton
hospital about $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon, following five weeks illness, which
developed after she broke one hip bv a
fall. She is survived by her brother,
George Nickerson of Oklahoma. Mrs.
Cary was native of East Hampden,
Maine, where the body was taken to day
for funeral and burial. She was So years
of age. Her husband died some years
since. They brought up Mrs. F. w.
Mitchell, wife of Mayor Mitchell, so that
Mrs. Cary for many years has lived with
Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell, the latter of
whom was niece.
The northbound morning express did
not arrive here until about $40 O'Clock
to-day, some three hours late, because of
derailment of an engine at Randolph
when the train was taking the siding to
meet the southbound night train. Sew
eral of the soldiers from Burlington, who
were here, had to get automobiles to car
ry them to Burlington.
An automobile owned by man named
Piatt of Lebanon, N. H., was ditched
near East Bethel last night according to
persons coming here. One child received
an injured wrist. 1t appears that the
front axle broke and the driver lost CON
troll of the car, which threw the people
out and then went over an embankment,
stopping on its front end. There were
six in the machine.
Chief of Police P. j. Connolly on Sun
day evening received message that Mi
chael Connolly, his brother, who is in
charge Of country club near New York
City, died during the day. He was So
years OF age. He leaves three sons, one
OF whom is in France, and two daugh-
ters, besides his brother, Chief Connolly,
and sister, Mrs. Ann Brady of New
York. The body win be brought to Bev-
erly, Mass, for funeral and burial
William G, Barrett, son of DR.. r. G.
Barrett, has returned from month
spent in the officers training school at
Plattsburg, N. Y. He was among those
recommended for the next two months
school, but in view of the fact that he
is only 20 years of age and, therefore,
could not get commission, he will not
take the two months training. He has
enjoyed year of it and Norwich and
can Qualify as a sergeant, but owing to
age cannot qualify as lieutenant He
may enlist with permission of his par.
ents in the regular army.
Frank Sibley made the following com
ment relative to Lee Emery of Burling-
ton, who is the only member of the am
munition train in the Goth division in
France who has bean awarded the eroix
du guerre for bravery, and = whom Maj
Ashley made mention in his letter to
Gov. Graham last week: "And Lee En-
cry of the ammunition train was the
chap who, during Seicheprey, when his
truck had been well-nigh pounded to
pieces and his engine was entirely
wrecked, managed somehow to stay with
it and TO coast into the nearest town,
He escaped death by miracle"
An army recruiting delegation, com
posed of Corporal Thomas l.. McNiff of
the army recruiting station here, Lieut.
James Woods, Bugler Olin Russell, and
Elmer Pierce Of company /, home guards,
and Harry Daniels, in the Tenney com
pany. automobile, driven by Elmer Kais-
err on Sunday, probably secured several
recruits to the army They went TO East
and North Montpelier. Plainfeld, Marsh
field Danville, and back by the way of
Wells River, Groton and Orange heights
They talked with the postmasters in
nearly every town, as well as several
prospects. some of whom indicated that
they viii enlist soon. In Danyille they
met little opposition, in the form Of
man who treated them as though he
was not in sympathy with the recruiting,
but they did not consider il worth spend.
ing any time ascertaining the mans
name,
Frank Guy Holden, who gave his home
as Boston, accompanied by young WON
an from the same city, appeared at the
city clerks office the latter. part OF the
week, asking for a marriage license.
They wanted to take il with them, but
City Clerk T. r. Merrill would not per
NIT this When they stated their wish
for license, Mr.. Merrill started to make
out the license, but II developed that
they had come directly from Boston. He
advised them they would have TO wait
five days to get married in this state.
Inquiry showed that the man had been
divorced about three months, which was