The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-11

!. pelier for next year because Of the cen
trail location and the increased interes
r that would develop for poultry raising
g He spoke highly of the local show. Harry
Stackpole, one of the youngest exhibitors
Y in the show, displayed some $50 ribbons
! he has won in the last few years. II
checking up the special prizes Thursday
: afternoon il was found that III. A. Vida
had also won the So cup for the best dis
play in White Wyandottes. j. NJ. Bal
lou the $40 setting of eggs from the
, Owen farms for the best pen of old in
, Single Comb Reds II b. Daniels the s.
cup for the best display in Dominiques
j. j. Flansburg the s. cup for the display
in Single Comb White Leghorns,
When Mary Morse was brought into
city court Thursday afternoon on the
charge of larceny from the person, she
was not ready for trial and hearing was
set for next Monday morning. 1t is
possible that change will be made in
the charge so that it can be disposed of
in city court for either grand larceny or
larceny from the person are simply bind
ing-ove proceedings to county.
In the case of the Montpelier National
bank VS.. the Cotton Manufacturing com
pany, the receiver of the defendant has
filed petition for authority TO sell real
estate. New cases which have been en-
tered in county court are; Waterbury
Savings Bank & Trust company VS..
George and Levi Swift; Leon Daley vs.
Town Of Aliddlesex, which is an appeal
| from another case to prevent the seeur-
| ing of a right of way across Mr.. Dailey's
property; Joseph Bartlett VS.. Thomas
Cave, jr., administrator, which is an ap.
peal TO protect the interests of the plain
tiff in another matter, but no trial will
occur; Mary Barton, libel for divorce
from G. H. Barton, and alimony;
When Stephen Cushing was ready to
mail to the local boards the change in
the manner in which they will be paid
Thursday afternoon, he received mes
sage from the provost marshal general
advising him that the order would not
20 into effect until further order was
received from his office, SO that the same
manner of paying the local boards is in |
force that has existed.
Chief OF Police p. j. Connolly left this |
morning for Lowell, Mass, to get +. d. |
Nelson, who was arrested by the author
tiles OF that city Thursday evening for
the local authorities on the charge of /
non support. He expects to bring the
man home tonight and that a hearing
will take place Saturday on the matter.
Nelson left here a short time after the
settlement of his insurance on that por.
ton of his house which burned II is
alleged that he took all of the insurance
money with him. leaving his wife with
out means of support and practically
penniless at the time. Although he had
decided the house TO Mrs. Nelson. under
the laws of Vermont she was unable to
dispose of it because a woman cannot
deed property without the signature of
her husband although the property is in
her own name.
The annual conference of Bank Com ,
missioner Frank c. Williams, Tax Com
missioner Charles A. Plumley and State
Treasurer Walter +. Scott took place ]
his morning in one of the offices of the i,
State House. The laws Of 1915 provide /
hat early in January of each year these l.
officials shall meet for the purpose of 7
Ippraising the bank stock in the several .
ranks OF Vermont. This fixes the worth v
VI each share of stock, and If not APP
,ealed from by the banks, is the basis .
lpon which the listers do their work in !
April relative to listing bank stock. 1t e
rings about uniform value on shares !,
# the stock of the same bank as listed n
n the different towns. d
Dennis Coryea left this morning for L
Burlington. t.
Edward Swift, who has been at the c,
- agi, &c ind, f,~fa oil
or a couple of days, left this morning to o
esume his work in connection with as II
ertaining knowledge through that de- Il
artment for the federal government of /;
he number of skilled employees in the n
tate. There are seven branches upon II
'hieh he is placing his efforts at present. y
lie has completed the canvass for one of "a
hem and will work on the others. Since ie
e has started in the work il has been 10
,und that there are 81 different branches i,ss
pom which the government wants infor- IL
ation. 10
Secretary of State Frederick G. Fleet
God of Morrisville was at his office here 10
esterday. 90
Probation Officer W. Fl. Jeffrey re- 20
lrned last evening from Groton, where 90
. was called for the investigation of 90
e alleged breach of probation by Nal 20
lin Page of that town. The man has On.
zen placed in the Caledonia county jail 20,
lille other charges are being investigat-
which are similar To those of Mr.. zo'
I'd Mrs. Moses Page, who were recently
to the house If correction.
lge was ON probation instead of a sen -
nee for breach of peace, and it is set i
nth that he has broken the provisions.
is sentence in the house Of correction,
it is proven he has broken the pro-
sions, will be from four to six months
Commissioner of EducatiOn NJ. Il. Hill
yas leaves tonight for Providence. II. |
where he speaks before the quarterly i
seting Of the school superintendent Of .