The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-28
MONTPELIER
Chief Psttee 10 Leave Fire Department
Middle of Next Month.

Middle of Next Month.
Montpelier Is practically without
head 10 It's fire department, Chief w. A
pattee, who has been In that eapaeit.
since the organization of the paid depart
ment In the regime of S. s. Ballard. hay
ing this morning presented his resigna
[ tion 10 Mayor i. w. Mitchell TO TAX
effect on july Ia. This has been in Thu
! wind for some weeks, for Chief Patte'
appeared before the city council at thu
time the council had under consideration
the scale Of wages Of the department
and stated that he was not satisfied will
the wages his men were getting, asking
them how much time they wanted frtn
him when he came TO give his notice OF
leaving the service. Following the coun
oil meeting Wednesday evening he told
Alderman Ryan that he would be giving
his notice Mt some near date. He has
completed arrangements for new EN-
ployment and will commence work the
middle of the coming month. He would
have finished before but In view of the
fact that Assistant Chief +. A. Powers
resigned few weeks ago he did not feel
that he should leave until new man
had been shown something of the work.
Therefore he delayed until this morning.
Chief Pattee is generally recognized as
the most efficient head the fire depart
ment has had since Montpelier became a
city and the loss of him as the head and
Mr.. Powers as assistant, with the fact
that George Ladd, the old driver, has
been offered another position and has IL
under consideration, leaves the depart
ment in an uncertain condition.
4
] Mrs. Nettie i, Lackey, wife of Deputy
United States Marshal George f. Lackey
of Montpelier, died at her home on East
State street at about 3 80 o'clock this
morning following a long illness of can
Ger. Two operations had been performed,
one few years ago which improved her
considerably, while the other was few
weeks ago, from which she rallied and
was later taken to her home. She failed
fast in the last few DAYS. The deceased
was born in Morristown Dec. 20, 1859, a
daughter of w. J. and Maria Page Will
son. She was educated in the schools of
Morristown and Morrisville, after which
she went TO Hampton, Ia, where she was
a successful teacher for some years.
Twenty eight years ago she was married
TO Mr.. Laekey, who, with four children,
Thomas of Holyoke, Mass, Ellen, Ruth
and Howard of Montpelier She also
leaves two daughters by former mar
riage, Mrs. II. T. Ferguson of Braintree
and Mrs. II. J. Brock of Stoneham,
Mass also half-sister, Mrs. Della Farr |
of Montpelier and half brother, Walter |
Wilson of Montpelier, as well as broth
er, Herbert Wilson of Detroit, Mich. Mrs.
Lackey was a we'll known woman in
Montpelier because of her philanthropic
work among the less fortunate residents
of the city. She was recognized as hav.
ing a sound business mind. She had a
large circle of close friends. She was
member of the Woman's club until her
health failed her and took an active part
in Bethany church work until for the
same reason she could not carry on the
work. Her ancestors were among the
early settlers of Morristown, John J.
Wilson, her grandfather, and the grand
father of Thomas Cheney being among
the principal farmers in that community
in their days. Mrs. Lackey traced her
ancestry back to the early days of the
The funeral arrangements are
not completed.
The final meeting of the bankrupt es-
ii 1
ng. No one appeared in opposition to .
he discharge of the bankrupt
The announcement through The Times |
yesterday of the call numbers of regis !
rants in Washington county caused sew |
raj applications in the navy office this /
morning. These include Charles f. Hull {
# Washington, accepted Arcade Fer /
and of Mortified, rejected; James Hur- ( |
ey of Mortified. rejected, and Carroll
'eck of Cabot, rejected.
Miss Leola Pease has commenced her
luties as pianist Mt the Playhouse, where I
he will be engaged this summer.
c. II. Nichols, an inspector for the
ederal government, who has been in con
erence with r. w. Simonds relative to
he manufacturing plants in Vermont p"
nd the war work in this state, finished u
hat conference yesterday and visited !.
he Lane shops relative to the work be II
1g done there.
r. G. Reynolds, director of the Vail
gricultural school, who has been in ].
barge of the boys school there this {
was in the city yesterday after 1
Don in conference with Commissioner r.
T. G.. Hillegas. The school finishes Sat i
rday night, and the boys will then go Il,
, farmers for the summer. 1t is the /.
My school in the country of which the X
formation bureau has taken any film N
ictures, and Thursday man from that n
apartment of the federal government =;
as taking 1000 feet of then~ The "
'hool has been a success in every way la
nd the plans are now being completed n,
" next year. One hundred and fifty ii,
,ys have received training and the re- K,
,rts from both farmers and boys have p,
zen very satisfactory to both so
Prof. L. Fl. Beach of the educational X,
.partment left last evening for New Ri
ork, where he was called in connection 81
it'll conference of the federal board Bs
vocational training, the department Bs
which he has charge in Vermont's ST
stem. The meeting is relative to war
aiming and the rehabilitation follow pc
g the war. After the conference he Ds
III go to Syracuse and Alfred. n. Y, pc
lative to the securing of teachers for n.
e coming seasons work. DIR. Hiilegas Ba
no has been in Washington, D. c., at III
nding conference of the commission sta
5 of education of the various states CIR
'on the same subject, returned last
ening ia
Gov H. f. Graham went to Burlington 10
Il evening. where he spoke at con
'ence and tonight will 81 ak in st. PEI
sh,trxy unon fha savings eam- all