The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-09
MONTPELIER
Deaths of Dennis Donahue and Ms.
Alice Colby, the Fome of Mortified.

I AllCe SolDy, the ONE OF NOIlnuciu.
Dennis Donahue, aged ~ years, died
at Heaton hospital during the night,
and this afternoon his body was taken
to Mortified, where it will rest until
The funeral takes place from ST. Johns
church Monday morning The deceased
was a farmer living in Nothfeld. He
was a native of Berlin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis Donahue, and is sur
vived by his wife and several relatives.
| These include four sons. John, William
and James of Mortified and Jerome OF
Barre; two daughters, Mrs. T. r. Ca
| hill of Glens Falls, n. Y, and Miss Jo-
! sephine Donahue of Barre; brother,
J. F. Donahue of South Barre and sew
eral sisters, Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy
] of Barre, Mrs. Julia Sployd and Mrs.
Anna Kelley of Mortified, Miss Ella
Donahue and Mrs, Mary Conway of
Lebanon, n. II.
Mrs. Alice Colby, widow of William
f. Colby, died at her home on the Ber
lin road about 4:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon following breaking down
OF health She was 66 years old. She
was native of Elmore, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Averilt She is
survived by three sons, Averill of
Strafford, Conn, Norman of Windsor
and Roy, of Berlin; daughter, Mrs.
| Clifford Berry of Mortified and a
brother, Cady Averill of Barre. The
funeral will take place from her late
home at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Cabot Farmers Cooperative
Ceamery company of Cabot proposes
to issue 1000 shares of stock at S5 a
share. The papers have been received
at the secretary of states office. These
were signed by o. l.. Dow, A. G. Gould,
A. J. Smith and w. j. Perry of Cabot.
The Dick w Paul, Inc, of East Berk
shire have paid up $4,000 of the $780,
900 stock which they recently issued.
G. II. Stillman of Albany, n. Y, has
been in conference with S. b. Bates
and H. NJ Mcintosh relative to high
way work. He has approved the fed
eral road project which will be con-
structed this summer between the Gal
lison hill road and East Montpelier
village. One of the large cement mix
ers which the federal government sent
to Vermont was moved to-day to the
state garage 1t was on wheels and a
man had to steer it from a wheel on
one side of the mixer II is the biggest
mixer that has been seen in this sec
ton. 1t is drawn behind truck OF
motive power,
T. S. Brigham leaves the first of the
week for Boston TO attend conference
of the New England livestock commits
sioners, also of the New England live
stock shippers,
\. r. Foster, who has been employed
as craftsman in the state forestry de-
partment, has gone to his home in
Newcastle, Me-, where he will remain
for few days and then go TO Balti-
more. Md, to be employed by Stone
Webster & Co.
Citizens in Montpelier will meet at
the city hall this evening for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining what action will
be taken about the observance of
American day. which is May l. as a
protest against bolshevism and red
activities. Mayor II. G. Shurtlef will
preside over the meeting.
George Stewart, who has been laid
up since he injured one leg. is able
to be downtown now, although be still
uses clutches.
James futile has received from his
son. Raymond, who is a midshipman
in training at the naval academy,
letter stating that he will soon be leav-
ing on tour and that the fleet with
which he sails will touch Colon, Pan
anna, Seattle, Wash, and other places.
Several young men left for Spain
Thursday noon. This is singular IN
that generally they do not 90 at this
time OF the year. They expect TO re-
main a few months. The recent sus-
pension of work was given as reason
for their going at this time.
Members of the Vermont legislature
are receiving copies of circular letters
which are claimed to reach them from
those interested m having Gov. p. W.
Clement call a special session OF the
legislature. The letters ask the mem
bers TO agree that they will adjourn
after appropriate legislation is enacted.
As a result of a hearing which j. G.
Brown. insurance commissioner. has
held. the Grand Trunk Railway Insur
anee & Provident company will be un-
able to do business in Vermont until
Il changes its methods Of conducting
the business. which viii include diff
ferent system in connection with the