The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-23
MONTPELIER
Edward M Nichols Died Yesterday Aft
ernoOn--Was Native of Middlesex.

Edward NJ. Nichols, who had lived on
Bailey avenue in this city for some
years, died Tuesday afternoon following
a long illness of dropsy and heart trou-
BILE He had been in the trucking bust
ness in the city for many years, which
he gave up when his health commenced
to fail He was twice married, his sec
ond wife being Carrie Gould, who, with
his daughter, Mrs. William Vaughan Of
Middlesex, survives the deceased. He
lived for many years in Middlesex, OF
which town he was q native and he was
born Jan. 4, 1852, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Nichols. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows in Montpelier ana
had taken an active part in the lodge.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
Motor moving van, rooted to protect
from weather Reasonable rates. X.
Lynn Clark. Tel. 7l4-W, 20 Long street,
Barre.-adv.
count for the next seven days. II. f.
Cutler & Son, phone 750, Barre.
The chimney on the Wheeler house on
Pitkin court fell about o'clock this
morning, part of it going onto the Bus
well property and the rest Of it into the
house, making considerable noise and
awakening those in that locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dove McMath have gone
to their home in Georgia. They will not
return to Montpelier Mr.. McMsth was
captain of Co. II, lst Vermont, when
it went into the war with Germany. He
was in the regular army before he joined
the National Guard.
A marriage license has been issued to
Eric Il. Dole of Montpelier and Miss
Harriet Horne of Mortified.
Fanny Alexander has sold her two
houses on Berlin street to Julia Sarkis.
The consideration is about $4,000. Mrs.
Sarkis buys for home, and will rent
one house. She and her husband recent
ly sold their farm in East Montpelier.
The grantor bought two places when
she was about 20 years df age, having
possession of them 81 years.
Antonio Lamperti of New York is
spending two weeks with relatives here.
Pascal Ricci of Rutland was here to-day
to sign the contract Tor construction Of
the federal road project in Marlboro,
which was awarded to him last week.
Lieut.. Wyman Richardson of Boston
is visiting with w. S. Teachout Mr..
Teaehout's son picked up Lieut.. Richard
son when he was injured in service in
France.
Peck Bros. have been awarded the con-
tract to install the plumbing in school
house in Sheldon village The con-
tract is about a $500 job.
Mrs. Jessie Booth and daughter, Mil
dred, and Mrs. l.. +. Sumner are at Lake
Champlain for an outing.
After hearing Secretary Of State Black
decided to restore the operators license
of Mrs. c. A. Lang of this city as Of
next Saturday. Mrs. Lang appeared in
person at the hearing and was also repre-.
scented by Judge f, NJ. Harvey. The
car operated by Mrs. Lang was in COLI
sion recently at Warren with the Gree
ley ear from Rochester, which went over
bank and Mr., Greeley, blind man,
was killed. Secretary Black has also
decided to restore the license of Mr..
Greeley, the young man who was driving
the Greeley car, he being son of the
owner Of the car who met his death.
The first quarterly meeting of the
Green Mountain Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., Inc, was held at its Office Tuesday
afternoon with the following trustees
present; H. J. VI. Jones. G. L. Blanch-
ard, G. II. Deavitt, H. j. Volholm, w. Il.
Harlow, W. A. Ellis of Montpelier, C. 4.
Schoff of St. Adams, VI. l.. Powell of
Burlington, S. A. Daniels of Brattleboro,
y. F. Dewey of Quechee, ]. W. Fowler
of Manchester. The report OF the first
months business of the company was
read, which showed that the company
had received applications of insurance Of
over Sl25,0O0, and which shows that