The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12


The weekly session of the district
board of exemption is taking place to
day They have under consideration
large number of registrants whose papers
have come to them from the local boards
under the work or fight order from the
war department.
The returns of the primary contests
are being sent direct to tine secretary of
states branch office in Morrisville, where
there is larger clerical force than Mt
the State House The committee viii
canvass the votes before next Tuesday,
This committee is composed of the sec
rotary of state, a superio-z judge, who is
expected TO be Judge z. S. Stanton, be-
cause the Judge presiding in this county
is generally appointed by the supreme
court, and the chairman of each party
represented in the last general election.
This year the Socialist and Prohibition
parties have no ticket thus far, but un
der the law they have the right to can
vass the vote.
Owing TO a change in arrangements,
the trolley conductorettes did not begin
their training Wednesday morning as
expected The regular closed car, in one
instance, was in the barn for repairs and
il was not advisable TO start the con.
ductorettes on open cars at first, so that
the matter is deferred for few days.
Slowly but surely, after considerable
effort on the part of the state fuel ad-
ministrator, the number of towns in the
state where coal embargoes exist, are
being reduced Recently ii embargoes
were removed and this week six more
have been reduced The last mentioned
are the villages of Norwich, which sup
plies coal for Dartmouth college, East
Highgate where the lime works are To-
Gated, South Hero New Haven Junction,
Georgia and Hydesyille.
The state military headquarters re-
ceived from the war department a re-
quest for removal of the IL cannon which
are in different towns in the state. On
the records with each monthly report
are the figures showing that IL cannon
which belong TO the war department are
located in different parts of the state.
These include the two at the State
House, two at Mortified, cannon at
Bennington, one in Thetford and others.
1t appears that the war department
wants them as a part Of the fourth
Liberty loan campaign, hut the call for
them came in such a manner that they
could not be shipped under the directions
given Therefore, they are not in tran
sit
The will of Ellen Quinn, late Of Wa
terbury, was proven in probate court
yesterday.
President Wilson has appointed as a
member of the medical board in Windsor
county Dr. d. J, Burnett of Hartford toI
take the place Of DIR. M. d. Stanley, who
recently resigned
Frank c. Williams, bank commission
err, left to day for Rutland and will leave
in few days for a two weeks trip
through the northwestern states IN the
investigation Of companies under the
Blue Sky" law
The regular city council meeting was
held Wednesday evening with President
II. G. Shurtleff presiding and Aldermen
Mills, GaIleher and Ryan present. The
nav Of the ballot clerks on Tuesdays
work was fixed and the payrolls and
bills ordered paid. The matter of Mrs.
John Warren's claim for a rebate on her
taxes because they have been assessed
on timber land under law exempt was
referred to the claims CON mittee. Chap.
man road, street in the southern part
of the city, was accepted and ordered
open to the public
Joseph w. Trombley, whose name APP
pears among those injured in France in
to-day's list, lived in Montpelier for
some years, being son of j. L. from
bley. He Joined Co. H, April 5, 1911,
when there was call for recruits, and
went with that organization to Fort
Ethan Allen, later to Camp Bartlett,
where he was transferred to the l02d
U. S. infantry and with which he has
been serving in France over six months.
His father lived here for time and then
left the city He has several brothers
and sisters.
Brandon Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs.