The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-30

Twenty.eight students from the Rut-
land high school and Others IRON that
city lett Saturday on their annual WASH
ington trip.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Smith of Waterbury, who
was attacked by an insane patient AZ the
state hospital some weeks ago, IL able TO
be about on crutches.
Four Bratteboro boys, aged 10, ID
nine and eight years, were sentenced 10
the state industrial school last week Tor
stealing fubbers, which they sold TO
Junk dealer. They were placed on pro-
baton.
The annual meeting Of the ST. Johns.
hurry Commercial club will be held April
and Secretary James b. Campbell has
secured promise from Congressman
Porter II. Dale of Island Pond to give
an address.
The enrolment of pupils in the Rut-
land schools reached 2,lll at the end OF
the winter term, an increase OF 20 pu-
pills over last year, and 40 over the year
before. OF this number, Ala are in the
high school.
Captain George w. Grandy, quarter
master of the first infantry, has been
designated custodian Of the Burlington
armory, in place of Major j. M. Ashley,
relieved on account of removal OF resi-
dence. Captain c. c. Girard. Co. NJ hav-
ing voluntarily resigned, has been re-
lieved from command, to take effect on
April l.
The dismissal OF firemen and engineers
at the Green Mountain Marble Co. plant
in Rutland last week was the beginning
of trouble which has caused employees OF
that plant to vote not TO return until
the men are reinstated. The difficulty
amounts to walkout, although mem
bers of the company say they VIII en-
deavor to resume work.
The widow of NJ. w. Skinner Of North
field, Mimi, has given 100000 Tor a
chapel to be erected on the grounds OIL
Carleton college in that place, in mem
ory of her husband, to be known as the
NJ. w. Skinner memorial chapel. Mr..
Skinner was born in Jericho OF this state
and was for many years on the board OF
trustees of Carleton college.
Eleven citizens of Brattleboro have
appealed to the public service commits
sion in writing, asking that the street
railway company operating in that place
be made to keep its roadbed in better
condition and to furnish better and more
cars for the comfort of the public, also
better heated and ventilated In winter,
alleging that the company has not kept
to the letter and spirit of the charter
granted by the state OF Vermont In
1888.
Peculiar circumstances surround the BIZ
ennial commencement exercises at the
Mt. Hermon school for boys at North
field, Mass, now taking place at the in
stitution, where scarlet fever recently
broke out. There are 20 graduates TO
receive diplomas and the exercises will
be carried out as usual, although the en-
tire school is under quarantine. Among
the graduates are the following from
Vermont: G. c. Donovan of Wallingford,
4. A. Jones of Waitsfeld, and G. q.
Strong of North Pomfret.
CHI. Frost. who observedhis s0th birth
dav anniversary March "a in Green River.
cut. sawed and split winters supply OF
wood and is hale and hearty. In his
Younger days he went on a long whaling
voyage, and relates many tales of his
travels at that time one OF the most in
tercsting being OF his visit to the tomb
of Napoleon on the island OF st. Helena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost celebrated their gold.
on wedding anniversary in 1910. Mr.,
Frost is the last but one OF his fathers
family. sister. Mrs. Lutheria King IN
her 9lst year, living in Springfield, Mass