The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-30
MONTPELIER

Robert Simonds, commissioner OF M
dustries, has returned from Boston,
where he has been in the interests OF the
public service reserve work.
Miss Mabel Wilson of the Boston office
of the Red Cross, has been here looking
after civilian relief work.
| T.. II. Lawrence, who was here Friday
ON matters connected with the district
board of exemption, has gone to ms
home in Ludlow,
Ralph Virgins went back to his teach
| ing in Gloversville. y. ", this morning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall who
have been visiting here for week, have
gone TO their home in Middlebury.
Mrs. II. D. Gibson, formerly Miss Nan.
! CIV Puffer. has accepted the position as
index clerk in the ordnance department
| at Washington d. G., and will leave
| shortly to assume her new work.
| The appointment of the new telephone
| operator in the State House was made
Friday afternoon by Sergeant at Arms
Dwight Dwinell. After the matter was
referred by the board Of control to Mr..
| Dwinell he took the matter up with John
| H. Gowdey, manager OF the local tele.
phone office, and Miss Linda F. Crane
was selected for the appointment. Miss
Crane has seen several years telephone
service, having been two years toll OPP
orator and supervisor in Burlington and
three wears in similar capacities IN the
Montpelier office of the company. She
begins her duties Monday morning.
The Grand Isle Orchard company, lncy
with capital stock Of $4,000, for fruit
growing in Grand Isle have sled articles
OF corporation in the secretary OF states
Office. The subscribers are G. ID Ordway,
| G. L. Woodbury.. Henry Todd. Clarence j.
Ferguson and Arthur s. Gallup OF Bur
| lington.
Gov. II. F. Graham has received from
Colfax Grant of Minneapolis, Mimi, an
appreciation Of HE telegram which was
sent to him expressing sympathy to the
family at the time OF the death OF ten.
L. A. Grant his father. This telegram,
with those Of w. II. Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt, was read at the service. Lat
err a photograph of General Grant will be
hung in the adjutant generals office, It
will be presented by the surviving mem
bers of the family.
Capt Stephen Gushing of the adjutant
generals office was in Boston this week,
attending the wedding Of sister
Col. II. 7. johnson was in Bradford to-
day looking after his farm.
Charles w, Scott was IN Burlington TO.
day on weights and measures business
In city court this morning appeared
Joseph Bushey ard Ebert Montgomery,
who pleaded guilty to intoxication, and
each was given sentence of 20 days in
the county Jail Bushey, who lives IN
Plattsburg, n. v. was found on the
steps of the Stone meat market about
1880 o'clock Friday night suffering from
cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durkec OF Fair
Haven are visiting with Mrs. NJ, heile'
her
The returns from Burlington rs TO the
amount of Red Cross clothing which Was
gathered there in the campaign show a
substantial increase in the amount over
the figures announced Friday; namely,
they now have $40 pounds. There is
another carload OF clothing here ready
for shipment rs soon as il can be loaded,
and clothing continues TO arrive
The occupancy of the police station
was interrupted this morning, for time
at least, by the breaking of gas pipe,
Workmen were trying TO locate pipe
through which the electric wires are run
to operate the red light used to attract
the attention of the police when either
of the night patrolmen is wanted in the
office. when they broke of the gas pipe,
so the department vacated the room un-
til repairs were made, which II WAS cX-
pected would be completed this after
noon.
A meeting of the directors of the st.
Bernard club took place in the office of
~. G.. Brown this morning II was at
tended by Mr. Brown and l.. Fl. BiXby of
this city and 4. b. Tcnncy of Boston.
The other directors were unable to be
present, although they understood and
agreed with the action which was taken
at the meeting this morning, namely,
that of reconstruction of Camp Henry.
which burned last summer. II is planned
to have the camp ready for use by June
|, when the members commence to 90
there
4 complaint was made to Chief of Pc
lice ?. J. Connolly Friday afternoon that
Wildon Legrave. soldier. had stolen
from Mrs Henry Galaise his cousin, a
mileage with about 100 miles IN IT. He
had been visiting here and left town
Friday afternoon. After he left she
missed the mileage He was en- route to
Fort Hancock. from which she claims he
had deserted and that letters had been
returned to him SO marked.
Albert Baker. who went from here to
Burlington to enlist in the navy "a a
second-elsss seaman, Friday was enlist
ed. having passed the examination.
William j. Gibson of Barre. who en-
listed through the local office and has
been on transport duty. called at the
nav, .i;cc to-da,- 10 /. visiting Mrs