The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
MONTPELIER

The funeral Of Michael Canning, who
died Tuesday, win take place from st.
Augustine's church at $3.50 o'clock Thurs
day morning. Mr.. Canning had been III
at Heatou hospital for three months. he
was Motive Of Keene. n. d., son oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Canning, and was
Il nttIe over 6S years of age. lie mad
lived during his early life in Waterbury
and for a half century lived in Montpel-
Ter. many years Of which he was EN-
ployed as a silver plasterer by the Cotton
Manufacturing company. He Is survived
by brothers and sisters, who include Mrs.
James Ryle and James Canning OF Mont
pelier. Mrs. Katherine Perry of Niagara,
n. Y. and Miss Elizabeth Canning Of
Cleveland, o.
Mr.. and Mrs R. b. Jacobs, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James X
Mitchell. have gone to their home in
Worcester, Mass They came here by
automobile and Mrs. Mitchell accompa
MED them home
Harry Daniels, son Of Harry Daniels
OF East Montpelier, left Tuesday morn
ing for Potsdam, n. T., where he enters a
training school.
The state fuel administration IS re-
ceiying reports from the coal dealers and
fuel committees in the various towns OF
the state showing the amount OF coal
that has been delivered. So much com
plant has been made relative to the
way deliveries are being made that the
state officers sent an order for data show
ing the amount of coal that has been de-
liYered in each community as well as the
fuel committees ideas as to how the de-
liyeries are being handled and how much
more coal will be needed. Some COM
munities have received more than half
their supply, although the season Is stun
young. /.
Col. Harry Pratt, state chairman Of
the Vermont Red Cross, was here Tues
day, looking after the general run OF
work. He is visiting several OF the eoun-
ty chapters Col Pratt asks the people
OF Vermont tor save their butternut
shucks, which can be used in making car
bon, Of which there is shortage. Yer
mont cannot furnish many peach stones,
but it has found that the butternut
shells are valuable for carbon. There is
hardly a farm in Vermont that does not
have butternut tree and hardly an
attic that does not have butternuts
strewn on the floor, so Col. Pratt be-
lieves the state should be able to do
great deal along this line of saving
Divorce matters were under discussion
in the Washington county court Tuesday
afternoon, after which an adjournment
took place until next Wednesday morn
ing No effort was made relative to the
calling of the grand jury for the presen-
tation of evidence relative to indictment
of George Greenslit on the charge OF
murder. In fact, some of the court,
when discussing the matter in the after
noon, had not heard of the murder. In
the case Of Rilla Blondin VS.. L. ). Blon.
din of Waterbury, the latter was ordered
to pay alimony of SO q week until fur
Their order Of court, for care of two min
or children. Blondin claimed advanced
age and hard times to get money. A
hearing took place in the case of Bessie
L. Nutting Of Barre vs.. Frank Nutting
of Brandon, in which the court ordered
$50 counsel fees and $40 month ali
mony. In each case j. Ward Carver Of
Barre was attorney for the petitioner.
Miss Beatrice Holton, stenographer for
the district board, has resumed her work,
having recovered from her illness of grip
and complications. The district board
was in session to-day, and this evening
the members of the industrial advisory
board will meet with them. These are
w. b. Howe Of Burlington, Q. i. Martin
of Plainfield and J. Z. Gale of Guilford.
Their work is to investigate the claims
made for deferred classifcations upon
the grounds of industries; but the dis
triet board does not have to follow the
advice of the board in that matter.
A conference of the boys working re-
serve took place Tuesday at the State
House. Rollo G. Reynolds, who is the
state chairman, called the county chair
men and others here for meeting, when
the plans of the work were discussed and
the campaign in part arranged.
Gov. H. f. Graham this morning re-
ceived call from the war department
for five men from Vermont to 60 to the
navy. 1t is the first call that has been
received under the new manner of select
ing the navy applicants and the call is
now filed, there being enough applica-
, tions on file to fiji it and then have a
large number left. These men will go to
Boston for training.
The Rutland local board No. 2 seems
to have way of keeping little ahead
Of the other local boards in the state
and in the progress chart. 1t is the only
board which has all of its records com.
pleted and reports forwarded to the dis
trict board This has been done in spite
of the grip epidemic which has existed
widely in Fair Haven and Castleton. In
the progress chart Windham county is
the only one in the state in which the To-
cal board has not completed 30 per cent
of its classification. This county, like
others. has been troubled because Of thu