The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-25
MONTPELIER.
Capital City to Have Postal Savings
Bank System Tried In Post Office.

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Bank System Tried In Post Office,
The Montpelier post Office has been
designated as one of As second-class Of
fees in the United States where the
postal savings bank system is to be
tiled out. One secondclass office IN
every state has been set apart for the
new system and it is thought that
Mcutpeli'r will find it suc9e s. il as toe
foreign population is so Ia &c they will
patronlc i largely.
William Kerr Of Mortified was oper-
lated upon yesterday at Heaton hospital
for serious case Of appendicitis.
John L. Cook Of Town MILL who, it
was feared, had infantile paralysis, has
developed a case Of rheumatic fever,
there being no symptoms OF the other
trouble
Five thousand lingering squaretailed
brook trout have arrived to be placed
in Niggerhead pond They came from
the hatchery at Plymouth, Mass, being
shipped in 10 cans, weighing $50 pounds
each,
The Wood art gallery has had a gem
eral overhauling this fall, all the pic
lures having been taken down and the
room having been put into first-class
shape. About 81 900 mas been expended
on the repairs. the first to be made
since the death of Mr.. Wood. The Ii
brary was re-opened TO the public to-
day.
". :. AGdie Cook Bohulol di d yrs.
to-day st the home Of her brother, john
T. Cook on Berlin street, after long
illness of tuberculosis. Had she lived
until to-day, Mrs Bohonon would have
been 90 years Of age. She was born in
Moretown and is survived by two broth.
ers, John, OF this city and James Of
Mortified, and one sister, Miss Mary
Cook of Montpelier. The funeral will
be held tomorrow at | P, m, from the
house.
Louis Larned Coburn, a native Of this
city died yesterday in Chicago, aged IS
years. He was born here November ?,
1884. and graduated from the university
of Vermont and Harvard law school,
opening a law Office here in 1861. He
was captain in the 18th Vermont regi
ment during the war He was the
founder of the Union League club in
Chicago and its first president, and was
also prominent in the organizing of tine
Athaeneum, besides being a member Of
the art institute, Historical society,
Loyal Legion and G. A. r.
Arthur G. Campbell. a deserter from
the United States army, was arrested
here SATURDAY. and taken to Fort Ethan
Allen. He WAS born here about "a years
ago and served three years in the Phil
ippines. after which he enlisted in the
regular army and was assigned to serv-
ice in Company c. first infantry. When
enlisting, Campbell gave his address as
Stockton, Cal. and gave the name of his
sister, Lizzie McMurray, Of Ayers street,
Barre, as the one to be notified in case
Of an emergency. April ID, 1909, he de-
serted from the barracks at Vancouver,
Wash, and had been in Montpelier since
May, 1910. A few days ago, Chief Dur
kee received a circular describing Camp
bell aud he then made the arrest,
The public meeting Of the Vermont
branch Of the National Red Cross So
ciety was held last evening in Represen-
tatiyes' hall, with large audience pres.
emit Miss Mabel T. Boardman Of Wash.
ington, D. c.. addressed the assembly,
over which Governor Mead. the presi.
dent Of the Vermont branch, presided.
The annual meeting of the branch was
held in the afternoon at the Pavilion,
when reports were listened to and Off
GERS elected. H. S. Howard of Burling-
ton, the treasurer Of the order, reported
that the total cash on hand was S439.59.
From the sale of Christmas stamps.
S2s5.l7 was realized, and Of this $35
was expended in the Bratteboro camp
for tubercular patients and $3.50 went
to the Pittsford sanatorium c. S. /
Forbes Of st. Adams. secretary, stated
that there are l75 members OF the so
ciety in this state Officers were elected /
as follows: Chairman, II. ID. Holton, /
vice chairman, Col Fred 1
erick S. Billings, Woodstock; treasurer,
II. S. Howard, Burlingtoni secretary, |
Col. G. S. Forbes, st. Adams; execu-
tive committee, chairman and secretary, /
Col. Billings, H. S. Howard and Horace I
w Bailey of Rutland. Delegates to 4
National American Red Cross at Wash. /
ington, the 18th of December, Governor |
John A. Mead, president of the state I
board, Senator w. P. Dillingham;, of /
this city, DIR. II. d. Holton. Christmas \
seals will 60 on sale this year about /
the first Of December and an order for 4
10000 has been paced.