The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-27
MONTPELIER
Peter Grape, Longtime Resident Died
at Waterbury.

Peter Grape. died yesterday after
| noon at Waterbury, where he had been
for treatment, death being due to a
hemorrhage of the brain. He was a
native of st. Adams Bay, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Grape, born "a
years ago. With his parents he came
to Montpelier 81 years ago, and had
lived in the city most of the time since
then. He followed the work of stone
mason as long as his health would per-
nit. He is survived by his wife, one
daughter, Olena, and one son, Israel;
brother Israel; and two sisters, Mrs.
Israel Gadree of Anctic Center, r. J.,
and Mrs. Albert Alex Of Greenfield,
Mass. The funeral will take place at
o'clock Thursday morning from st.
Augustine's church.
The Kolstad Taylor company of
Brattleboro proposes to issue $4,000
worth of stock, according to its report
to the secretary Of state. The White
Manufacturing company of the same
town proposes to issue $4,000 worth
of stock, of which Sl7,7oo has been paid
up. The Monarch Manufacturing com
pany of Bellows Falls proposes to Is
sue $4,000 of stock, of which ,240
shares will be in cash.
Miss Fannie Fletcher and Mrs. A.
NJ. Fletcher, her mother, were guests
last evening with friends in the city.
They were automobiling home from
Portland, Nc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r, Lowe mo-
tored to st. Johnsbury to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Milo, ir.. and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doyle are enjoy
ing an outing at the Milo camp on
Groton pond
Adjutant General Fl. T. johnson has
received notice OF the completion Of
the organization of Co. ], National
Guard, in Brattleboro, and the com
pany has been accepted in federal serv-
ice. There was little delay about
the latter owing to the fact that a
place for storage of equipment had not
been obtained.
The adjutant general has commits
stoned DIR. William Grinnell of Rut
land as captain in the medical corps
and !. Benjamin Harmon of Benning
ton as captain in the quartermaster s
corps. Captain Hannah was few
DAYS since discharged from the army
after two and half years service
!. B. Detwiler, who has charge Of
the campaign against the white pine
blister rust in the country. has been IN
conference with John Riley, ir., of the
state forest service. They have planned
to try spraying of the csrant and
cooseberry bushes in the swamps in
Sharon for elimination of the rabies.
Chemicals will be used, II is possible
that an expert from Washington, D.
C.. will come to look after the work.
Prof. L. D. Young of the University of
Michigan and DIR. Cooper, who like
Professor Young is making study OF
the rust, are in the state at present
looking over the work which has been
done in Vermont.
Inspectors Edwards, Higgins and
Pierce of the state automobile depart
ment were in Richford Saturday and
Sunday and Saturday evening they
stopped II automobiles that had on
glare lights, causing them to make
changes in lenses of the lights. OF
that number, IS made changes that
evening and returned to the inspectors
reporting their change.
r. b. Jones of Montpelier has made
a report 10 the automobile department
of his accident Sunday evening when
his machine and that of II. b. Hood
collided. w A. Dutton Of Hardwick
has reported that while his daughter,
Alice. was driving the machine in Cab
OF, two children, riding large horses.
were met and that one Of the horses
pranced around and backed against the
mudguard Of the automobile, George
o. Stoker Of Waitsfeld has reported |
that his machine eollided with team
driven BY Roy Wilder. w. F. and NJ. |
d. Davis of Waterbury have reported |
that their machine collided with an
other in Wolcott. but they did not get !
the name Of the driver of the other
machine j. l. S. Narney of Roxbury !
reported backing over a bank on n
slippery road. A. B. Evans of Ran
dolph ran over dog George Wallis
car and the truck of G. A. Goodale of /
Warren collided recently. George Hatch !
Of Barre has made telephone report i
Of an accident.
Miss Rebacca Wright will leave the