The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-29


Judge Frank Martin held a probate
hearing in Waterbury Saturday after
noon which resulted in Maude Jacques of
that town being committed to the state
hospital at the states expense L. H.
Deavitt, as administrator of the estate
of j. f. Severance Of Mortified, has APP
pealed from the allowance Of the claim
of Ann Riley against the estate. The
claim amounts to 81 ,264 for service dur
ing the last illness of the deceased, which
the commissioners allowed r. A. Hoar
for Christian Scott had filed an appeal in
the estate of Mary Edward Of Barre
against the court allowing the win Of the
deceased to be approved
While Larry McMahon, DR.. Boucher
and Frank Hall were in Moretown one
evening last week their automobile went
of an embankment, with the result that
the machine was tipped on one side. The
men were thrown out but, like the ma
the machine was drawn into the highway
by team, it was found it could be used
to bring the men home.
Miss Florence Titchout Of the local
telephone Office is in Boston.
Gov. H. f. Graham has received an.
other telegram relative to the releases
for men in class |, which draws the lines
closer than the telegram received last
week relative to releases for the navy,
marines or emergency feet Further in
! formation relative to the number of men
who will be drafted from Vermont in
August indicates that one big call will
be made and that several small ones will
take place, so that the local boards are
advised to get their work in shape TO
provide the quota upon the basis of 1000
men from the state. The men will be
called upon the number of men in class
instead of population, as they have been
done heretofore.
James P, Taylor of Burlington was APP
pointed this morning by ]. b. Densmore
Of Washington, d O., the third member
Of the state board Of organization rela-
tive to the Z. S. employment service Mr.
| Taylor was in conference this morning
with R. w. Simonds of this city rela.
tive to the organization of the state
advisory board Of the same organization.
This work has been somewhat delayed,
but win be ready for the campaign Aug,
| |, most of the examiners connected with
the service having already been appoint.
ed
| Publicity given last week relative to
Marshall Dennis being the only man who
was delinquent in the registered men
of June developed a report upon the
young man which was made by his
mother Saturday afternoon. 1t appears
! that Mr.. Dennis is in Heaton hospital for
care and treatment and that his family
had not taken care Of his QUESTIONABLE;
but the report received by the local
board cleared up the situation, so that
now Washington county joins Windham
county in not having a single delinquent
registered in the last registration.
Washington county fills three calls this
week, two of which win be credited to
August. They are Henry Tossit of Mid
dlesex, who goes to Camp Devens as a
part OF those called from the colored
mems class, while Robert Hawkins, who
is now chef for the mechanical training
class in Burlington, has been given a de-
/ ferred position until the end Of the
school He was the other eolored man
to 60 to Camp Devens this week from
| this county Harle Ladue, who has
signed elf.induction as a painter, leaves
Wednesday for Kelly Field as one Of the
five painters called in the state. Four
men leave Tuesday for Syracuse, n. ~
They are Arthur Adams and Bernard
Mcclure of Montpelier, Guy X. George
of Barre and Dean Hall of Worcester.
George Bruno appeared in city court
/ a. 4 = l.
Judge +. NJ. Harvey Of three months in
the county jail, which was suspended,
and he was placed on probation until
further order of the court. Bruno was
also fined $40 and costs, which he paid.
This is the second time that Bruno has
been penalized for breach of peace, The
two occasions taking place between six
days of each other, and on each occasion