The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-26
MONTPELIER
Miss Estee's when the Clouds Roll By
Given to Large Audience for the
Benefit of Soldier Boys.


the Playhouse before an audience tina
nearly filled the house to its seating ca
pacity. The play was given for the bene
, fit of the Washington county boys at tn
, front and tidy sum was realized fror
the entertainment, although this morn
ing.i was impossible to name the figure
S Following the production, Miss Estee re
ceived many congratulations upon TIL
successful manner in which the coined,
was presented by her company. Th'
cast was: Miss Caroline Livingston, Mis-
Aida Turney; Miss Nancy Livingston
Miss Eleanor Lowe; Miss Jewel Living
S ston, Miss Marjorie Estae; Dinah, col
ored nanny, Mrs. L. A. Newcomb
/ Hamilton King, young aviator, Howard
Lance; Hezekiah Harrison, pillar oi
the church, George Hasseltine; Uncle
Ephraim, Dinah's good for nothin', NJ. j
Cronin. The scenes were in and about
the Livingston homestead at Newport
News. NeighborS and bassersby at the
time of the accident We're Misses Alice
Pine, Mildred Howes, Edith Miner, Mi
nerva Yeti, Paul Hatch, Anson Barber
pickannies, Gertrude Dobbs and Andrew
Picciolini. There was prelude which in.
cluded dance excentrique, Miss Mar
jorie Estee; sketches from service, Miss
Lorraine Estee; harlequin dance, Miss
Phyllis King; songs, For You Rose"
and Somewhere a Voice Is Calling"
Paul Hatch, interpreted in motion by
Miss Lorraine Estee, all of which were
well executed. The Montpelier Military
band orchestra, with George Il. White
! n hnd ha -,
and gave short concert.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Randall of Proc
tor, who have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Sumner, ieave tomorrow
for Springfield, where they will visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. b. Dana for few days.
Nirs, Sumner and Mrs Dana are their
daughters.
Hiram Pierce, who has been poorly for
a few days, has been taken to Heaton
hospital for treatment
j. Z. Maxwell of Kansas. Kan, of the
Maxwell Real Estate 4 Investment Co.,
with territory covering Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas, and
w. +. Bullet of the same city, who was
very prominent in the Adamson railroad
in the city for few days. The nature
of their visit here they have not made
public To-day they visited with Bank
Commissioner Frank G. Williams.
Mrs. +, II. Tracy left this morning for |
Vergennes with Leon Shontell, the youth |
from Mortified, who escaped from the
house connected with the Jail. Accord
ing to the laws of Vermont the youth |
could not be placed in the jail, so Sher-
III Tracy kept him IN the house; but
early in the morning two weeks ago to-
morrow the boy slid down the veranda
post TO the ground. He then rode by
team to Waterbury and there he earned
a little money and then went by train
TO Plymouth, n. II. He was living with
relatives when taken in custody This is
Shontell's second trip to the Industrial
school. Superintendent Rsrss took ad L
vantage of an old, unused statute few
weeks after the boy was committed
here last spring to discharge the youth
put he was soon found in trouble again
n Northfeld and the second time found
delinquent child resulting in commit
nent again.
The torpedo which it was stated early 9
n the week was to be sent here from {
Burlington arrived this morning by auto !
mobile 1t was placed in the window of 7
!. c. Rivers drug store. II was so long
hat it could not be placed in the win a
low so il would show to its best advan G
age, but that was about the only win n
ow fronting on State street where it I j
ould be shown to advantage. After hav- $
ng been shown here it will be taken to 5
Iarre. This morning Chief Master at. {
arms Charles Mitchell sent TO Burling-
on for examination T.. +. Dresser of 5
yndonvile. who has enlisted as fire t
ian in the navy. 81
State Highway Commissioner s. B. II
ates went this noon to Stowe to look e
fter the work on the new road in Snug n
lers' Notch. This work is progressing b
,irly well, considering the bad weather.
here are but three big jobs under con o.
.ruction this fall. One is the $4,000 a.
road in Sunderlin hollow in pI
olchesteR over which there was such a nj
ght in the last session of legislature A
1T in which the Colchester people finally re
on out. The other two pieces of work W
e IN Randolph gulf, near Braintree, and e
lie Stowe job. There is great deal of pa
ork being done by towns with their OF
per cent money. There is much more al
this under construction for the time HI
year than in recent years. The roads IT
e much better than should be expected
ith all of the rain in the last few pc
seks, reports Commissioners Bates. ye
Gov. III. F. Graham has designated as tn
legates from Vermont to attend the ye
lr convention of the American Acad, by
~ Of Political Science which will take mi
ace at the University of Pennsylvania NJ
Philadelphia Nov 2 and 3, State hi
easurer Walter f. Scott and Tax Com. on
ssioner Charles A. Plumley. The sub an
t to he considered at the conference te'
II be Financing the War" tel
At the regular meeting of the Cath WI
c Order of Foresters held Thursday COZ
ening the following officers were in
He'd by Deputy High Chief Ranger ga
ward j. Kelley of Barre: Chief rang Ho
G. f. Theriault; vice chief ranger. ms
O. w. Galaise; recording secretary, Is
s. Choate; financial secretary. w. II. res
,ssey; treasurer J. +. Barrett; chap car
n, Rev. P. J. Long; ceaker, John cor
anley: trustees. J. P. Mack. Paul VIII
eriault. j. A. Erwing; delegate to the Up
lual state court meeting James F. the
wing psi
Hiss Helen Dewey has gone to Nashua, ing
H. for n visit l.aI
!. H. Bixby gave a supper at Miller's rea