The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
MONTPELIER
Officials Begin Spring Moving in State
House

ne UIht real lNulIdtinHs VI lut ubN
ing that is TO take place at the Stat
House occurred this morning when ii. J
NJ Jones' Office was moved from what
has been known as the lawyers room
into the attorney generals room. The
lawyers room will be used for storage
of material to be used in remodeling tn,
annex of the capitol to suit the accom-
modations of the secretary of states of
| fee which will be moved here as soon
as the completion occurs. General Cos
sip about the building this morning was
that the educa tional department was Ia
20 into a suite of rooms on the third
| floor of the new building. II is under
stood that five different officials want
one certain room in the new building.
Naturally, four OF them will be disap-
pointed
A brood sow which Charles Leno was
caring for on the farm OF Joseph Leno,
his father. gave birth Saturday to pig
with two heads The pig was natural in
every other wav. Both heads appeared
to be perfectly formed. II was the big
gest pig in the litter. The pig died in
about half an hour there was rumor
about town that he was offered a large
sum of money for the pig, but Mr.. Leno
stated last evening there was nothing to
the rumor.
The many friends of James Milo who
went from Montpelier, are much pleased
over his transfer in service, which prob
ably is in the way of promotion, al
though his modesty allows him to say
little about it. However, he Is stenog-
rapher in the artillery headquarters OF
the first American army in France. He
has not explained the term and his
friends wonder ii that means in Per-
shing's headquarters. Mr.. Milo yolun- |
teered IN CO. II while it was at Fort
Ethan Allen He was q corporal while |
there Later he was selected for over /
seas service and went to France along
with many other Montpelier boys. lie I
speaks excellent French, which may have |
had considerable TO do with his promo
ton. He is son OF William Milo, who (
several years held the state checker
Howard Ryie went back to his duties
N the signal corps sunday morning after
/ visit with his mother here.
The installation of the new telephone
'ystem in the State House does not meet
he demands of the service there, and
o-dav inemen were working upon the
The system started with
wo lines, while third has been added.
The telephones for the governors office
ave been changed. The service after
o'clock in the afternoon particularly
lid not meet the demand of some of the
departments where work is done even
ngs. Il
Dir. and Mrs. w S, Sissons of North
eld on Sunday were the guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. J. G. Norton.
Commissioner of Industries r. w. 81
londs has received from the Staso Mill
ny company of Poultney a statement OF
he death of Alec Wyjik, who was en-
Logged by the company at West Rutland.
A meeting of the prominent men in 4
he state is to take place i'll city hall )
tuesday, evening, having been called by I
. II. Brooks of st. Johnsbury, who is I
hartman of the committee relative to
ne ratification of the prohibition amend !
ent that has been passed by Congress Z
nd voted upon by several of the states.
he meeting occurs at 80 O'Clock and
any of the state officials, as well as I
lsiness men of the state are interested
the movement.
Commissioner of Education NJ. b. Hill
gas this morning received from L. +.
rown, who has been the head of the \
ops department at the state agricul- =
rial school at Randolph, his resignation 2
ON the position. Mr. Brown gave as !
e reason for the resignation that he ;
d accepted position with more salary z
ID a better opportunity for advance <
ent. .
DIR. f. +. johnson is expected here the 2
st of the week for the purpose of meet I
: the teacher training classes of the y
nools in this section relative to the 9
re of children's teeth. DIR. johnson is <
E state dentist appointed under an APP .
opriation of Miss Emily Proctor and v
pervised by the state board of educa- |.
m. He has been meeting with good
ecess in his efforts. This week he is in
.tsford.
Robert Susena. who is in the mainte-
nee department Of the regular army
4 stationed Al Camp Jackson, Column
}. ;. g., is visiting with his parents.
Raymond Ledden. manager Of the
stern Union office in Burlington, was
the city sunday.
Iohn Barlow, agent at Oakland on the
itral Vermont railway. visited his sis
in Middlescx Center Sunday and was
the city last evening.
n. and Mr. V Rossi Of Montpelier
cared in Montpelier city court this
anoon and pleaded guilty to ilIeCzl
ping Of liquor. They we're each sen
eed 20 serve not les than eight Il
lths and not more than 10 months IN
house Of correction after which they