The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-08
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Katherine Smith Died Sunday at
Age of SO Years.

Mrs. Katherine Smith, aged So years
! died at the home of Mrs. Orville Pine
her daughter, on Brown avenue, Sun
day morning following a brief illness
She had been in good health until
lately and for a few days had been
coughing little. She was up early in
the morning and seemed to be all
right She had bad spell about )
| o'clock and then seemed to be better
until 10 O'Clock Sunday morning, when
she complained Of pains in her lungs.
Hot applications were placed on her
! lungs, but she died about IL minutes
afterward.
She was native of Ireland, born,
Feb. |, 1881 daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Doyle. She married Ber-
nard Smith, who died 40 years ago.
She is survived by six children, Mrs.
Pine, Mrs. Fred Carrow and Mrs.
katherine Tobias of Montpelier, Mrs.
Michael Meehan OF Saranac Lake, n.
T., James Smith of Tacoma, Wash,
who is spending the winter here, and
Bernard Smith of Cincinnati, o. The
funeral will probably be held Tuesday
morning Burial later will be made in
Keesville, n. Y.
Mai. Easton R. Gibson has been APP
pointed by the federal government in
spector- instructor Tor Vermont in con
nection with National Guard work. He
has been in service "A years, was lieu
tenant colonel of the 35th infantry in
France and later WIS colonel of the
10th infantry. He then returned to
the United States and was in the in
spector generals department, recently
being Inspector -instructor in Arkan-
sas. He now comes to Vermont in the
same capacity. After the armistice, his
rank was changed, along with many
other officers, bringing him back to the
rank of major.
For demonstration purposes the
state forester has agreed TO furnish
the small trees to plant on an acre of
ground at any place where il will be
to the public. for the pur-
pose of showing how the trees may be
grown.
The Mortified Trust company has
been appointed guardian of the Par
sons children Of West Berlin, seven |
in number. Charles G. Graves mas
been appointed administrator of the
estate of William league, wat OF More
town.
The boxing match. which was to
have been held tonight, has been post
poned until Wednesday night, as it is
expected the boxers viii be able to
reach here hv that time.
The state board OF control has voted
10 employ F, NJ. Button, land scape
Of Evansville. H., to fur
lish the sergeant alarms with plans
or identifying the Capitol grounds at
Mont pelier. Mr., Button is a native
II Brandon and graduate OF the Uni.
'ersity Of Vermont The state pur-
hasing agent was also authorized to
NY ladders and portable and mounted
ank fire eXtinguishers to be used
where recommended by the insurance
II was voted TO engage
consulting bridge engineer to look
fter the construction of certain
ridges which are planned 70 be built
his summer.
The electric cars expect to get into
he two cities this evening In Mont
eier they have reached Granite street
nd at noon they were at Emslie's, |
their way toward Barre. All I
he ears are now in the car barns ex- I
ept the one now stalled on Washing I
on street in Barre and the one off ,
he rails on the Aldrich fiat between
ere and Barre. There were no schools I
4 session in Montpelier to-day, be. l
ause with the lack of water, it was t
OF deemed wise to run the boilers hard {
nough to create steam for the heating a
{ the buildings. The same applied 2
, the State House and all public \
in the city. where the boilers n
ere running as low as possible J