The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
MONTPELIER
Police Raided Apartments in the French
Block Early To-day.

Chief of Police P. j. Connolly, assisted
by officers Sloan and Baldwin, made a
raid on the apartments in the French
block on Main street occupied by Fred
Baird at 2 o'clock this morning and ar
rested Mr.. Baird on charge of keeping
house Of i'll fame and also took into
custody Hazel Brown and Alexander
Butler, the latter being a resident of
| Burlington. The raid was made on a
warrant issued by Grand Juror John H.
Stone
The trio appeared in city court this
forenoon, represented by Atty. A. G.
Theriault, but the cases were continued
until 1880 this afternoon, when pleas
will be made The Brown woman is
charged with being a lewd and lascivious
person. No charge will be made against
Butler but he is being held for the Bur-
lington authorities, who have warrant
against him charging breach of the peace.
The Burlington police have agreed to al
low him to return to Burlington alone.
". Kent shipped this morning by ex-
press a young Shetland pony which he
raised on his stock farm, to c. C. Pratt
of Chicopee Falls, Mass.
James Grady, baggage master at the
Central Vermont station, is taking a va
cation from his duties and has gone to
New York City to visit relatives for a
few days Mr.. Grady may have to re-
port to the exemption board as his name
is seth on the list for Washington coun-
ty. C. c. Warren is acting as baggage
master during his absence.
States attorneys have been designated
to represent the government for the pur-
pose of taking appeals to the federal dis
trict board of appeals from the rulings of
the county exemption boards, it was
stated this forenoon at the office of Adjt.
Gen. Tillotson. The government may
take an appeal from every exemption
made by the local boards.
Adit. Gen. L. S. Tillotson has received |
notice from Provost Marshal General Z. |
II. Crowder that exemption buttons are
being shipped from his office to all local
exemption boards and a button will be /
niNBU 10 every PtAnoh tANii1Nltus ne
notice states that shipments of but 25,-
900 buttons a day can be made by the
and il may be two weeks
before all boards will have received the
buttons
George Deavitt went this forenoon to
Rutland, where he will spend the week
md with friends.
Ruth, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. William Graves # Cross street,
$ i'll with infantile paralysis and the
rouse was placed under quarantine yes
erday afternoon. Health Officer Lind
ay stated, however, that the child had
,een i'll for two weeks and had been un-
Ter observation during that period, so
hat the case is not considered as a new
ne and will not delay the removal of
he general quarantine.
Mrs. James Doyle of New York City is
listing in the city with her sister, Miss
audrey Carey. Mrs Doyle has been re-
iding in the West for the past year.
Lightning struck the house at 30 Pleas
nj street owned by A. ". Prescott dur
10 the thunder storm in Montpelier yes
srdav afternoon and played queer
ranks. The bolt struck the piazza roof
nd tore the nails from the tin roofing
nd then entered a room on the second
.ory. The plastering was torn from the +.
,ou and a closet and then went 20 the
,wer floor and after doing small damage
ent out Of a window. Neighbors no
ced smoke arising from the house and
urriea TO the scene in time 70 prevent
Re. The damage viii be less than sloo.
he house Is occupied By Dean W. slack,
-akemsu on the NJ & W. r. mail train,
It no one vas n the house al the time. .