The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-27
MONTPELIER
Frederick R. Draper, Machinist, Died
Yesterday at Heaton Hospital.


Frederick r. Draper, who has been i'll
for 10 days with influenza, followed by
pneumonia and then peritonitis, died
about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon at
Heaton hospital. The body was moved
to the Barber undertaking rooms, where
prayer was said last night and the body
taken to Fair Haven day for funeral
and burial. Mr. Draper was q native Of
Fair Haven, born 33 years ago, a son OF
Hiram and Elizabeth Draper. He OBJ
tanned his education in the schools OF
that town and then learned the machin-
ist trade, which he had followed for sew
eral years. He was employed in Rut-
land, but eight years ago came to Mont
pelier and had since been employed in the
Lane shops until the reduction of help
last winter, and Of late had been en-
ployed as machinist at the Central Ner-
mont roundhouse at Montpelier june
tion. He was member Of the Woodmen
and Foresters. He is survived by his
father, who is 90 years of age and in
poor health: three sisters, Mrs. Estella
Hart Of Milton, N H., Mrs. Grace Bull
lock of Bristol, Conn, and Miss Louise
Draper of Fair Haven; also two brothers,
George f. and Benjamin II. Draper Of
Fair Haven.
The Ara Il. Ball place on Mckinley
street has been sold TO Col, 7 b. Thomas,
who expects to take possession shortly
Mr.. Ball recently went to Ferrisburg to
take charge Of his fathers farm.
Fred Wilson has bought house on ST.
Paul street, but viii not take possession
for some weeks.
Col. and Mrs O. d. Clark have returned
from few days passed in Boston,
New tops have been placed on the radi-
ators in the Central Vermont station,
which add materially TO the general ap-
pearance Of the interior of the building,
The street department has the con-
struction of the piece Of work on Barre
street, leading to the Montpelier Coun-
try club, well nigh completed. This was
wished out, probably by the water com,
ing from the railroad tracks which run
along beside the highway. The work
was not as expensive as it was at first
thought it would be-
w. H. Jeffrey, state probation officer,
has sent letter TO the pastors in the
various churches in the state asking for
the name or names of families in which
he may place children for temporary
cate, and is receiving replies from which
he expects TO secure some excellent
places A thorough investigation of each
family il made before child Is placed
in home Once In while mistake il
made, but the department expects to
give the children the best il can. One
OF the things that il insisted upon is that
of placing a Protestant in Protestant
home, Catholic child in Catholic
home, a Hebrew in a Hebrew home, etc,
to the end that the children may be
trained along the general lines of the
parents wishes.
J. d. Whittier Of Burlington, who Is
connected with the school garden depart
day in connection with the work The
plan Of conducting the gardening this
year has been changed from last year,
a standard having been fixed SO that
those children of younger ages viii not
come under supervision Thus far 600
gardens have been enrolled, which win
mean about 1000 children, and the en-
rollment will not finish for a few weeks
yet, so the number will be materially in
creased over the present. While the
number of children participating this
year will not be as large as a year ago,
the results are expected to be better per
garden.
J. +. Towle of Enosburg Falls is visit.
ing in the city,
Misses Georgianna and Agnes Foun-
tain were in Burlington to-day.
r. w. Simonds, commissioner Of indus
tries, and Miss Laura Burbank, seere-
tary of the department are in Brattle.
boro to-day for some workingmen's com
pensation hearings
Major Harvey =. Goodetl is in Bos-
ton on state affairs.
Deeds of the sale Of land and water
rights by Mrs. Jennie Ryle to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Huntington, of land from
the administrator Of the estate Of G. ].
Berry to Mrs r. NJ. Bryan and by Mr.
and Mrs. Ara Ball to Mr.. and Mrs T.
B. Thomas have been filed in the city
clerks office for record.
Mrs. Mary Cutler is having few
days vacation from her work in the pro
bate office.
Mary Dibbcl of Waterbury to-day
settled her account as administrators of
the estate of Allen H. Greeley, late Of
that town.
Fogg and Dickman of Burlington hsye
filed articles of association in the Office
of the secretary of state for the purpose
of conducting business in Burlington, in
cluding the making of such commodities
as can be perfected from leather or rub
ber Their capital stock il $4,000, while
the papers are signed by Frank A. Fogg,
John G, Dickmsn and r. d. Batehelder
of Burlington.
wild CATS" COMING.