The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-22
MONTPELIER
Six Carloads of Coal Are on the Way to
the Capital.

will help out in the conditions here.
these are distributed in 500-pound lots
as the local dealers have been doing, anS
placed in the homes where most needed
1t will 60 quite distance in supplyin,
9 the immediate demand; but many NOR,
) cars are needed. For the first time il
many years there will be no midnight
, mass at st. Augustine's church, the rea
! son being that the church is short oi
y coal, 1t has been suggested to the fue
administrator that the Protestant
churches can show a Christian spirit and
do like service if they would have some
of their supply of coal transferred to
that church, which has eliminated every
possible service, many of the masses be-
ing said at the convent. In st. Johns
bury coal enough has been removed from
st. Johnsbury academy to heat the Cath
olic church in that village.
Miss Jessie Parker and Miss Emma
Lewis have left for their homes in Bethel
and Westminster, respectively.
Miss Ruth Lonsdone has gone to her
home in New London, Conn Miss Rena
Fay leaves in few days for Fair Haven
to live with her uncle, having given up
her work at the National Life office
d. b. Il. Kent has completed the data
relative to the 10 rear admirals referred
to earlier in the week in connection with
the Daughters of Vermont Clubs enter
| tainment of sailors in Boston Thursday.
! There is also Admiral George Dewey, a
native of Montpelier, born Dec. 26, 1897.
The place of nativity and the date of
birth Of the rear admirals are as follows:
Charles f. Clark, Bradford, Aug. 10,
1913; Henry 7. Mayo, Burlington, Dec. 6,
1856; George T. Emmons, Clarendon,
Aug. 49, 1911; Stephen Rand, Norwich,
May IL, 1874; George A. Converse, Nor
wich, May Is, 1874; George P. Colvoco-
resses, Norwich, April l3, lS47; William
G. Temple, Rutland, March %, 1924;
George W. Beaman, Rutland, May Z,
1897; Franklin c. Prindle, Sandgate, July
s, lS4l; Edward Fahner, Weathersfeld,
March l, 1886. All of these were either
rear admirals in service or were promot-
ed to that office upon their retirement.
There is also Commodore Simon B. Bis
sell, who was born Oct %, 1908, and who
has often been mentioned as native of
Vermont, but of whom the Vermont His
torical society has no record of the place
of his birth
The annual meeting of the Capital |
Driving club took place in the Office of |
d. X, Lille Friday evening. The report |
of the treasurer showed that there was |
balance ON hand of $58.7s from last |
years sport, and it was voted to have |
races this year and that if the ice is in |
shape the first would be enjoyed New /
Years day. 1t was further voted that I
in view of the many demands for funds I
for the war and the fact that the people |
may not feel like contributing this year,
no subscription paper will be circulated,
but the races would be conducted upon
the receipts. The officers elected were:
d. X. Lille; vice president, f.
A. Slayton; secretary and treasurer, A.
w. Daley.
William Peacor, who has been conduc-
tor on the branch freight train of the
Central Vermont railway, has completed
his services. His place is filled by Brake
man John Emerson until the job is bid
Dff by some conductor or by Mr.. Emer
son. The man handling the job must be
we'll acquainted with the Montpelier yard
20 get results and it is understood that
! promotion will probably come to Mr.. ,
Emerson.
Prof. James Laird of Hoderness school :
or boys is spending the vacation with /;
Nr. and Mrs. +. L. Laird, his parents. :
Shortly after noon Friday Roy Sibley a
# East Montpelier experienced a lively
ime with a span of horses on Main g
treet. One of them was a colt, and he q
Tapped it with the rein, with the result f
hat both horses broke into run. In il
ulling them up, one of the straps at S
ached to the neckyoke broke allowing Il
he pole to drop to the roadway. This a
roke but Mr. Sibley was able to pull I 5
way from him. Clever handling of the ! il
ems prevented runaway. r
Chief p J. Connolly on Friday after
Don received letter from the chief of
lontreal asking Tor information relative
o Edward McCabe, who had been arrest \
in Montreal on the charge of sodomy.
Ie told the authorities there that he
erved a sentence of seven years in the
tate prison for assaulting ar elderly =
ian. He was sentenced from Essex p
,unty court about 1901. He had trav- :
ed quite a little and finally was ar =
,sted in Montreal on the above charge J.
hief Connolly also received request x 4
ON the chief of police of Laconia, \. H., :
skiing him to gather information rela- 4
We to the whereabouts of Mrs Bessie .
ranger, wanted in Laconia for desertion
her husband and seven children. Chief
onnolly found the woman had relatives c,
the city but she had not been seen in
MS section OF the state.
Manager Raymond Ledden of the
'esten Union in the last few DAYS has al
mt many eabiegrams to Europe to boys II
ON Montpelier who are in the allies dr
my. The cable companies have given q
reduced rate for grams going to Eu- ju
pc addressed to soldiers during the Gu
lristmas season. II costs but six cents IN
word for the gram. OF course il is
ferred service, going to London. and
ON there is censored and passed along
e line until il reaches the man. II Gi
kes three days for the cablegram to
ach the soldier.
In the window of the Boyles store Is ,,r
splayed an Masonic apron which. ac- ~
riding to the information upon il, is no
0 years old. Upon it are many Mason -,
emblems quite different from the Or,
iite aprons worn by the Masons Of to- rle
y Il Is the property Of Mrs Lulu m,
meritt Of Montpelier ~
Prof. jerome Fitzpatrick Of the Vail ms
lool was in the city last evening on his
" to his home in Brandon for the Va va