The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-06
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Elizabeth Monohan Marion Died
To-day, Aged o5 Years.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mon0han Marion,
widow Of the late George Marion Of
Montpelier, died during the early morn
ing after long illness. She was 60
years of age, native of st, Sylves-
ter Canada, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tomas Monohan. She had lived in
Montpelier for many years. She IS sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary
Wright; three sons, Michael and Jerry
of Montpelier, and Frank Of Hardwick ;
also three brothers, Michael of Lam
caster, N. H., and Charles and Corne-
lius of Canada, and sister, Mrs. Mary
Gregoire Of Wisconsin. Ii is expected
that the funeral will take place Mon
day morning.
j.. G. Rowland Of Barre has filed his
account in probate court III settlement
as guardian of the Mascot minors Of
Burlington
Mrs II. Julia Cross Lawson will not
conduct her studio in Barre for the
present, but will teach at her home at
2l East Liberty street in Montpelier,
where, because Of the car fare she Of
fers reduction to Barre pupils.
George i. Carpenter, state purchas-
ing agent, is feeling well pleased with
the result Of his purchase Of soft coal
last summer 50 that the superintend-
ents Of the state institutions viii not
have to worry about he heating Of
their Institutions in casS the, strike is
not settled. Excepting at the State
House, there is supply enough to
carry the institutions through the win
ter while at Waterbury there is a
years supply on hand, so that in case
of a shortage at the State House a
few carloads can be borrowed from the
state hospital
Charles Hoernle, coach of Norwich
university, was in the city to-day. He
stated that Bartlett will be in the
game again Saturday against the Uni
yersity Of Vermont. Bartlett strained
some ligaments in one shoulder and is
receiving osteopathy treatment with
much benefit, so he will be in the game
again.
Robert Mackie of the state treasur.
er's office was in Bellows Falls last
evening, attending a DOkie meeting
A class of seven candidates was in
itiated at the meeting of the Eastern
Star Wednesday evening These were
Mrs. Nellie Gates, Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Burbank, Mr.. and Mrs Harold Hewitt
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Poole. A
banquet was served by Mrs. Bruce Me
Donald at 6:30 o'clock Men did the
waiting on table, Several Of the grand
officers were present, These included
Grand Patron Franklin Cutler of Bar
ton, who told the members interesting.
ly Of his getting here in time for the
meeting, stating that in coming from
camp where he passed the previous
day, he drove his automobile through
two feet of snow near Barton.
Pascal Ricci of Rutland was in the
state highway commissioner Office this
morning relative to the contract on
French hill on the road between Mont
pelier and Burlington He will not be
able to complete the job this fall ow-
ing to the shortage Of help He has the
culyerts nearly all done, there being
one more to finish. He has been doing
some grading and will DO more as soon
as the big cuIvert is finished by re.
moving the dirt in one place aud max
ing fill each side OF the big culvert,
which will in the end straighten the
road.
State Engineer H. NJ Mcintosh and
Highway Commissioner S. b. Bates re-
turned yesterday afternoon from East
Richford whore on the preceding day
they awarded the contract for con
structing a piece Of road about 100 feet
long to fill between the end Of the in
ternational bridge and the main thor
oughfare in East Richford The con
tract was let to Cummings and Davis
of East Richford.
Charles Sullivan was called to Rut-
land yesterday by the death of an
uncle.