The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-19

t about the pond. Mr.. Davis made pric
of 50 $50, which the council accepted.
: PercivaI Tabor, son of Mr.. and Mrs
f. 7. Tabor, the latter of whom is tn
soprano soloist in the Universalis
church in Barre, has enlisted in the navy
having made application Saturda.
; through the local recruiting station Ill
passed the examinations and has entere,
, the medical corps. Maxwell Carlton
from this city, who accompanied him
was rejected because of physical dis
ability, but he may undergo minol
operation which would remove the hand
leap,
Harold Wallis of Waitsfield was in thu
city this morning on his way back tc
his work for Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum
at Granitevile.
Judge p H. Sullivan, who has been
visiting here for two weeks, has gone "a
his home in Denver, Col.
Justice and Mrs. John H. Watson left
this morning for Rutland, where Mr.
! Watson presides this week in a special
term of supreme court.
Dr. David Marvin of Essex junction
was in the city to-day.
Miss Florence NJ. Hale, agent for rural
education in Maine, arrives this week to
study the teacher training work in Yer
mont. Maine is planning to revise its
! teacher training work and sends Miss
Hale here for information along the line
| OF that taught in the Vermont schools
A group of music teachers in the state
win meet with Commissioner NJ. b. Hill
! legas Friday and Saturday relative to
the kind of music that will be taught in
the junior high schools and rural schools
OF the state. Commissioner Hillegas re-
turned Saturday from Boston, where he
spoke before the Massachusetts, teachers
Mt an annual association meeting last
Friday.
Deputy Sheriff III. C. Lawson went to
the state prison this morning with three
prisoners who will be committed there
for different offenses. They are Charles
Gilchrist for grand larceny, from nine
months to one year; j. H. Merrill for
adultery, from one year to two years;
and c. d. Wheelock for adultery, from
one year and a month to Is months
These men pleaded guilty in county
court during the present term.
= Sheriff r. H. Tracy was in Chelsea
Sunday. In the morning he spoke in the
Methodist church in that village upon
jail reform. In the afternoon he spoke
in the church of the west hin upon the
same subject, but telling the story from
a different point Of view The choir
from the county jail sang during the
services.
State Auditor Benjamin Gates and |
Deputy j. Z. Joslyn have returned from |
attending the third annual conference of /
the National Association of State Audi |
tors, which took place last week in Bos-
ton. On the way home Mr.. Gates |
stopped at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
where he visited with the Vermont bows I
who are in the camp. He saw many of
the Montpelier and Barre BOYS, who are
well pleased with the conditions there.
He finds they have improved in health
and that every attention that can be Civ
en- them in military service is being pro-
vided. lie had long conference with
Colonel Craig who is in command of the
to which the Vermont BOYS
have been assigned. He speaks highly
Of Colonel Craig and thinks that the
Nermonters are fortunate to be placed
under the command of such fine officer
and gentleman. He found the camp in
good shape and that conditions are fast
being put in shape for the winter He
Vas there when shyster lawyers were
discovered but these viii be cleaned out
If the camp. They were making but
little Roadway with their efforts Rela-
i've TO the auditors meeting Mr.. Gates
tates it was a fine meeting. Senator
lohn w Weeks. Mayor Curley and Pres.
eugene Travis of New York were the
peakers at the banquet on Wednesday
yening. while on Thursday the guests
we're shown the important places in the
ity A lunch was given at the City club
{ noon. Mr., Gates spoke upon admin j,
strstor Of Public Property and lnven
ory system
The directors Of the Playhouse, Inc.
oted on Saturday night to lease the the
tire 10 Albert Ford of Glens Falls. y. Y,
nd c. = Hicks OF Burlington, and the
wo men took possession to-day, an q
ouncing that there would be a show (
here tonight. Il
In probate court to-day Lena J. Moor
roft Of Barre settled her account as ad
linistratrix Of the estate Of Blanche J.
loorcroft, late Of East Montpelier.
An interscholastic basketball league
a. been organized but the schedule has o
OF been arranged -Four of last years {
ans 60 out and two new schools enter =
he league, Stowe high school, Hardwick n
'ademy. Montpelier seminary and st. =
academy being the schools to
, cut. Waterbury high school aud St. X
lhans high school are the new teams. :
be old schools remaining in the league \
= Spaulding high school If Barre, Mont
.her high school. Burlington high school
u Peoples academy. The Montpelier
gh school team viii begin practice 70 {,
gbt. =