The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-05
MONTPELIER
Patriotic Demonstration is Planned for
Next Friday.

Next Friday.
Montpelier is to follow the exampl
set by st. Johnsbury and other towns il
the state by having big wake-up par
!. ade next Friday afternoon followed b,
exercises at mass meeting to be hell
in the city hall with Gov. II. +. Graham
Judge Harland B. Howe and Rev. Fra
ser Metzger the speakers. The decision
to have parade and patriotic exercises
was reached yesterday afternoon at &
meeting of the patriotic committee o.
the local committee on public safety.
The committee is getting in touch will
all the industries and merchants and il
is expected that business will be sus
pended Friday noon. All the granite
plants will be shut down, the Lane
shops will be closed, all the stores will
close and the schools, including the paro,
chial school and Montpelier seminary
will complete the sessions at noon 10
|, allow the students to march in the
parade.
The committee is OF the opinion that
the success of the parade is assured pro-
viding all the citizens of Montpelier join
in a spirit of cooperation.
Chief w. A. Pattee Of the fire depart
ment has been chosen as marshal and
the forming of the parade and the route
of march will be left in his charge. In
line will be the Grand Army veterans,
Woman's Relief corps, Sons of Veterans,
Spanish. American war veterans, city
council, fire department, all granite
workers, employees of the Lane shops,
school children, including Montpelier
| seminary students, camfre girls, boy
scouts, and most, if not all, OF the fra
ternal organizations.
The band will furnish music and in
addition every organization will be asked
to bring its own patriotic songs and
cheer leader.
Chairman Rev. S. F. Bloomfield OF the
committee this forenoon got in touch
with President Ira L. Reeves of Norwich
university and an effort will be made to
have the cadets Join in the parade, lend
ing an additional military air.
! The committee in charge consists of
Rec. S. Il. BlomfeId Rev. L. C. Carson,
p. j. Jerome, Ira Richardson, DIR. II. L.
Watson, Raymond Dwinell, George w.
Wing, Harry Bisnchi, David Spicer, Nj.
j. Flannery, Romeo Magne William
Reed and S. Martini.
A marriage license was issued Thurs
day at the city clerks office to Win
throp G.. Lincoln of 43s Broadway, Prov
idence, r. L., and Olga Flowers of Bridge.
ton, n. j. The. prospective groom is
salesman. This is the first license grant
ed to out of the state parties at the To-
cal Office since the Durham marriage
law took effect and they must wait
five days before having the ceremony
performed.
A case in general assumpsit, George
E. May vs.. Fred r. Morse, with j. Ward
Carver counsel for the plaintiff, was en-
tered to-day in the county clerks office.
The case is returnable at the September
term Of court.
Frank Lamperti, student at the Uni
versity of Vermont, is visiting in the
city with his mother and other rela-
tives.
Herschel Cooney, who has been i'll
with heart trouble for the past four
months, resumed his duties to-day as
ticket agent at the local Central Yer
mont station. Mr.. Cooney has the day |
trick and the other agents have been |
shifted to their regular hours of duty |
Montpelier high school will open its |
baseball season next Wednesday after |
noon in this city with a game with /
st. Adams high school Levi Kelly, who
viii do the bulk Of the catching this /
season, was elected captain of the team
early in the week Practice has been
held on the campus the last two nights
although the weather has not been very
favorable. Sawyer, last years twirler,
viii be the msinstsy in the box with
Kelly receiving and the inield win be
much the same as last year with Sheri-
dan on first. Gross at short and Smith
at third Clark is the only veteran
Game warden and sportsmeu gath
cred in the reception room at the State
House yesterday afternoon 10 participate
in a conference called by Fish and Game
Commission Linus Leavens and County
Game Warden Newcomb. The new COM
missioner plans TO hold similar meetings
in every county for the purpose Of ae-
9usinting the deputy wsrdens with his
policies and to ask the sportsmen to
in making the department
Efficient and satisfactory. The meeting i
vas attended by about thirty from diff
ierent sections Of the county.