The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-14
MONTPELIER
James Marion, Well Known Painter,
Died in Boston Hospital.

James Marion, who was MANY wears
in business in Montpelier as painter
died yesterday at a hospital in Boston,
where he had been for treatment for a
year. He was native of Whitefield
N. H., born May 30, 1868, son of James
and Elizabeth Rooney. His father died
when he was small and his mother mar
ried again; then he took his fathers
name of Marion, by which he has al
ways been known. He was painter in
Barre, Waterbury and Montpelier be-
fore going to Boston, where he had been
in recent years employed in garage.
He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Mary
Wright and two brothers, Michael Mar.
rion and Jerry Marion of Montpelier,
and third brother, Frank, living in
Hardwick. The body will be brought
here for funeral services and it is now
expected that the funeral will occur Sat
urday morning.
The u. L. Walker insurance agency of
Bellows Falls has filed articles of asso.
citation in the Office of the secretary of
state for the purpose of conducting an
insurance agency in the town named The
capital stock is $4,000, while the papers
were signed by +. L. Walker, Dana j.
Lowd and Stella M. Cutting of Bellows
Falls.
A copy of Leslie's magazine has been
forwarded to the governors office in
which there is short sketch of the
work which Col. /. i. Reeves is doing in
France, 1t will be recalled that he was
the president of Norwich university
when he went into service and that he
is the head of the A. L. f. university
at Beaune, France, where the men are
placed on detached service and then sent
to this university for training, more par
ticularly along engineering lines after
which they return to their companies.
Gov. p. w. Clement and Mai. Harvey
+. Goodell who have been at Readsboro,
n. j., attending a road conference, are
expected home Friday.
Arrangements are being completed by
the state board of education for the
graduation exercises of the state agri-
cultural school at Randolph Center,
which viii take place June 20 and at
which it is expected Gov Clement will
be a speaker The dedication of the new
dormitory constructed last fall will also
occur at the same time.
Philip Spencer, relief operator for the
Western Union Telegraph company, is
here taking the place Of William Carey
while he is taking vacation from the
local office.
The dance given by the ladies aux
ilisry of the Hibernians in the Knights
of Columbus hall Tuesday evening was
attended by large crowd.
Fuller Smith of ST. Adams was a local
visitor to-day.
Mrs. Mary Whitcomb left this morn
ing for Albany, n. Y.
A conference occurred in the Office of
the commissioner OF agriculture, L. S.
Brigham, Tuesday afternoon, in which
regulations connected with the sampling
and testing of mills and cream were ex.
planned. The new regulations 20 into
effect June |. They have been sent to
the different milk and cream men of the
state and have to do with the testing and
sampling of milk, also with the manner
Of payments. The purpose is to make
uniform throughout the state the man.
ner in which the above work is done.
DIR. II. b. Ellenberger of the University
Of Vermont was present and explained