The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-05
MONTPELIER


for nearly all of the people of the city
went either to the nearby ponds or lakes
to get away from the noise of the
Fourth, or to Barre, Burlington or st.
Johnsbury for the celebrations. The cars
leaving Montpelier for Barre during the
morning were heavily loaded with peo-
pie and it recalled to the minds of the
people those good old days when the
fare was five cents, for such loads as
those of yesterday have not been seen in
many day. The Central Vermont
branch train was composed of five in
stead of two passenger coaches, which
helped out materially in getting people
to Barre.
To-day is the last day of the library
week which has been under way in Mont
pelier and in which for the most part,
the free public library has been in charge.
This morning Miss Margery Quigley of
New York conducted a question box,
after which Miss Mary X. Norton, the
president, spoke upon how to spell sue
cess into the work. Friday morning, in
spite of the hot weather and holiday,
program was carried out. Miss Quigley
spoke on filing and book selection in
GLIDING magazines. Miss Fanny Fetch
er gave message from Asbury Park,
while Miss Anna Mower spoke on ref
erence work in the small library. The at
tendance has been good throughout the
week, and those in charge are well
pleased with the product of the work.
Charles Def. Bancroft, under the di-
rection of Rev. p. j. Long, rector of ST.
Augustines church in Montpelier, has
made canvass of the city, showing the
number of Catholics in Montpelier to be
total of 2076. 0t these Ats were
born in Vermont, 223 in other states, and
the rest in other nations. There were
l,707 born in the United States, 22S in
foreign nations; 1877 in Canada; 90 in
IrelP = and IS in various other countries.
The nationalities by descent are; French,
s3l, irish 1877, mixed $3.50, Italian, 80,
English 46, Jugo Say 20, Syrian is,
Spanish r. all others IA. The census
enumerated comprises 400 different sur
names. There are As who are Catholic
wives of non. Catholic husbands, and l6
Catholic men who married non Catholic
wives,
William Henry Foster died at his home
in Calais about 1890 O'Clock Friday
morning, following a short illness. He
was born June 20, 1883, and had lived in
Calais for many years. He was a son of
Charles and Flora tWheeler) Foster. He
is survived by his wife who was Martha
Mcknight his father, who lives in Ran
dolph, and his grandmother, who lived
with the deceased. The funeral will
take place at 2:30 o'clock Sunday after
noon, Rev. L. G.. Carson of Montpelier
officiating. The burial win be in the
Robinson cemetery in Calais.
Mrs. Il. p Wells and friend of Bur
lington visited with Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Reed Thursday.
Prof. Clyde NJ. Hill, who was several
years the supervisor OF the junior high
schools in Vermont, and who is now in
Springfield, Mo, visited friends here on
Thursday afternoon, on his way from
the West, having stopped at New York
and was to stop at Montreal on the way
back home.
Miss Julia Holland, stenographer in
the governors Office, is at Heaton hos
pital for care and treatment as result
Of the extraction of a tooth last Thurs
day
Deputy Sheriff H. c, Lawson went to
Windsor this morning to commit to the
house of correction Daniel Leno, who was
recently found guilty OF stealing chick
ems.
John Senter of Hartford, Conn, and
Miss Clara Senter, his sister, are visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Senter. 1t
is the first reunion since before the war.
John H. Senter, their father, died since
John went into the war.
Adiutant General H. I. johnson was
in st. Johnsbury yesterday and spoke
at the celebration that was given in that
town.
Kiplin Hornbrook Of the u. s. battle
ship New York is visiting Mrs. William
Hornbrook, his grandmother.
The State House to-day closely resem-
bled the conditions that existed 10 years
ago when the legislature was not in SEES
sion, namely, that most of the offices
were closed. The heads of the depart.
ments gave their clerical assistants Sat
urday instead Of having them come back
for a half day. The secretary of state
he'd mail sack of mail this morning as
result of the office being closed yes
terday. There is an average of 500 let
tiers about publicity each week, while the
automobile correspondence is running
heavy This mail was heavier than at
any time.
Hoyt Knight, who was recently APP
pointed one of the door keepers in the
u. S. Senate, arrived in the city Thurs
day for short visit in this section, Con-
gress having taken few days recess
from its activities.
Albert Laird is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Laird, his parents, He arrived at
his home in Middlebury Monday and
came here Friday morning. He was in
an aviation in France for time, get
ting into the fray a short time. He says
that the American people do not realize
the courage that the doughboy gave the
soldiers in the other armies that were
in France.
The name of Clyde Coffrin, who was
assistant deputy tax commissioner under
Charles A. Plumley, has been suggested
as a man who could fill the vacancy as
well as any man that Governor Clement
could appoint; at least now, for it would
take a new man about year to ac-
quaint himself with the work and he
would have to depend largely upon Mr.