The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-01
MONTPELIER

| district OF washington county, and mas
the same ready for the state auditor. He
will pay to the state treasurer for the
quarter Just ended the sum of 1856,
which was collected from fees during the
period. At the end OF the fiscal year
Judge Martin in this district will have
paid to the state more than $500 over
and above the expenses of the probate
Office, including salaries.
@. II. Carpenter of the Volholm I'M
dertaking business Is i'll in Heaton hos
pital. He contracted q cold one of the
hot days following being in charge of a
| funeral. He went to his home and sat
in breeze for short time, getting a
hard cold, which developed into pneu
monia.
The trolley car due in this city about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, was de-
layed for a time by derailment near
the Dodge bridge,
Two Packard automobiles collided near
the junction of the hill and river roads
between this city and East Montpelier
| in the latter town about 3 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. One was New
York car and the other Quebec car,
| The front end Of each was badly dam
aged, but the occupants escaped injury.
The trustees of the Wood Art Gallery
have sold the Athenwood on Mortified
street to Mrs Plumber Richardson of
| Worcester, who expects TO occupy the
| place. The consideration was 81 900.
| The Athanwood was many years the
summer home of the late Thomas Wood,
| the New York artist, who lived there
summers during the last years of his
life.
Politics and military matters dc not
mix and there is certainly little chance
for any political stunts to be pulled off
in the coming muster Of the regiment Of
Vermont volunteer militia, although
Howard Hindley of the Rutland Herald,
Charles T. Fairfield of the Rutland News,
and Frank H. Howe of the Bennington
Banner, will all attend the muster in a
military capacity. Each OF them is a
private in his company. There are also
other prominent men in the different
parts Of the state who will be at muster.
Secretary of State Frederick Fleetwood
OF Morrisville, private in the company
at his home, has not asked any excuse
from muster Among others are George
Stone Of Vergennes, John Buttles OF
Brandon, attorneys; also Thomas Ray,
business man in Brandon, Frank Will
liams, ex-state's attorney in Bradford, G.
L. Holden and w. c. Cushman, two
prominent business men Of Bennington.
Elmer johnson was to have attended,
but has dropped out Of the st. Adams
company. Earl kinsley and Rev. A.
II. Bradford are also priyates,
Miss Margaret Roberts, who has been
assistant in the office of the Washington
county local board, has finished her du-
ties and this morning commenced her
duties as junior examiner in Barre in
the Z. S. employment service. G. n. Til
den is the examiner in the same office.
Miss Iva Poor has resumed her duties
in the office Of the state probation officer
after a vacation, a part of which was
passed in Boston.
The funeral Of Timothy Holland who
died at Heaton hospital yesterday, will
occur from st. Johns church in North
field at 0:3O o'clock Friday morning
Judge f. NJ Harvey of Montpelier
city court to-day settled his account for
the quarter ending last night for the
amount Of business done in the court in
the last three months A total of 80
criminal cases were tried, fines and costs
paid to the state amount to S990.6s,
while the state pays for expenses SS5S,69.
On the civil docket so cases were heard
and $27.25 was paid 10 the state from
that department
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Vermont public safety committee
occurred at ] o'clock this afternoon in
the office Of Gov. Graham. The matter
under consideration was the committees
work along with that Of the education
department.
A meeting Of the county supervisors
of highway with the state highway com.
missioner took place this afternoon in
the office here The making OF tnyen-
tory of work and the starting of the
fall campaign on roads following haying
was discussed.
Eff Cullen, who was many years with
the National Biscuit Co. and is now the
Mr.. Hoover's right hand man, in food
administration, and Louis DeGrotte, a
Belgium soldier, who now is secretary
in the Y. NJ. c. A. at Burlington, speak
in city hall tonight.
Three Vershire boys have enlisted in
the navy. They are w. and n, Morey
and Harold Aidfich, ages 20, Is and 10,
respectively. Chief Master-at- Arms
Charles Mitchell left this afternoon for
st. Johnsbury Friday he viii be in Lyn-
donyille and Saturday at West Danville,
returning here Monday. He expects to
take few rural trips in an effort to get
recruits.
A marriage license has been issued to
William Wentworth of Montpelier and
Miss Lillian Bassett of Barre, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John G. Bassett.
The date Of the trial Of Ed. Lee and
j. S. Merchant OF Elmore has been fixed
for Aug. 10 here. 1t IS expected that
something will also occur in Lamoille
county court.
A. IT, Gleason of the Democratic state
committee was in the city this morning
on his way TO Burlington, where this
afternoon meeting Of the state com
mittee takes place relative TO the com
ing campaign. Mr. Gleason was joined
here by T. F. Callahan of the state COM
mittee and Postmaster B. E, Bailey, who
went to Burlington Mr.. Gleason said
this morning that he had no Idea as to
who the candidates for state officers will
be. There had been no one mentioned as
far as he knew. 1t has been rumored
here that James Kennedy the national
committeeman, was going to be candi
date for governor.
Edward Morrow Of this city has en-.
listed in the field artillery through the
local army recruiting station and has
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