The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
MONTPELIER
Charles Conner, Civil War Veteran, Died
Yesterday Afternoon.

born in Plymouth May 10, ls4l, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Conner, and his
early life was passed in the western side
Of the state, He lived for some years in
South STAFFORD and came, after the close
OF the war, TO Montpelier to live. He
was married Dec. 80, 1863, to Miss Alice
Everett OF Montpelier, and to them eight
children were born. OF these the follow
ing survivor Mrs. Alice M. Collins OF
Montpelier, George Il. and John Conner,
Miss Agnes Connor and Mrs. Mabel l..
Mackin OF Montpelier. He also leaves
four grandchildren. He enlisted twice in
the Civil war. the first time being for
nine months in the 10th Vermont regi-
ment, and he was mustered out in
1852. He re-enlisted in December, 1859,
in the 9th regiment and served until the
end of the war. He was twice promoted,
finst to corporal, and then to sergeant,
both of which were for meritorious con-
duct. He was also color bearer of the
regiment for some months. The funeral
will take place from st. Augustine's
church at o'clock Saturday morning.
Notices were sent by Referee In Bank
ruptcy w, N. Theriault that the final
meeting in the bankrupt estate of Eben
| @. Gitchell of Montpelier will be held in
Mr.. Theriaults Office June "a. No divi-
dends have been been paid in the estate.
Capt. Stephen Cushing, who has been
in southern Vermont on work connected
with the draft regulations, has returned
to his duties in the adjutant generals
office.
Mayor F. w. Mitchell to-day completed
the arrangement for the send off which
will be given the Washington county and
Orange county boys Saturday morning
The citizens were asked to congregate
at the Montpelier house, where the boys
stay over night, at 7:l5 o'clock and then
60 to escort the boys to the Montpelier
& Wells River station. II. b. Moulton is
marshal, while the Home Guards do the
official escort duty. The Montpelier band
will play for the parade and will fur
nish music at the station. Mayor Mitch
ell will speak briefly at the station. This
evening the members of Co. | have open
house to the drafted boys and dance
will be conducted in their armory. They
could not change their plans for city
hall because their advertising was placed. |
No special attention was paid in Mont |
pelier to-day to the honoring OF the an
niversary of Italy entering the war. Sew |
eral of the public spirited citizens of the |
city displayed the Italian flag.
John Harrington, John Duffy and |
Moses Duffy, who have been in county |
Jail for several weeks, having been tax
en- shortly after John Hobart was muir.
dered in his home in Middlesex village,
we're brought before Acting Judge L. c.
Moody this morning and were placed I'M
der 81 900 each, after which they were
allowed to go on their own recognitions.
The technical charge against the men
was the larceny of 81 900 from the house
IF John Hobart.
r. j. Weaver, who has arrested on
Wednesday night, was sentenced in
Montpelier city court this morning to 20
lays in the county Jail Weaver appeared
1t the jail Wednesday night and asked
o be incsrcerated for two weeks. Mrs
Tracy, wife of Sheriff f. H. Tracy, was
he only person in authority who was
present at the time and she told Weaver
hat she didn't feel like granting his re-
Iuest. She referred the case to Chief
# Police Connolly, who, after question
ng Weaver, locked him up. To-day
Weaver had his request granted.
Luitpold Nuissl has been relea sed from
puHlN ldiis BG was P4aNth hihtN |
weeks ago on a presidents warrant Dep :,
Ity u. S. Marshal Iackey notified the
heriff's department to release the man
Until further notice. Nuissl is Ger
nan.
Herman Holmes, a child of three sum ,
ners, who lives on Woodruff avenue
ear the end Of College street, disap- | 4.
cared from home about q o'clock Thurs.
IL faIt1xx |
long College street to Barre street, then
own that to Main, and was found by
timothy Doyle on the Bethany church
lcluding the police, were looking for
ear the child's home. The circuit made
v the child WAS considerably over a
lille.
Judge +. NJ. Harvey has gone to Tren
on, n. j.. where he will take deposit t
ion in case in which he is connected. a
ttorney S. II. jackson of Barre rep A
SCENTS the other side and has already
one to Trenton.
Miss Louise Lemay, Harold Stranahan
nd John Gowdey OF the local depart
tent of the New England Telephone Co., -
ere in Burlington last evening to at
'nu UhHuStft, tHltl uJtidtViS anu | z
ire chiefs meeting.
The officers of the Montpelier Gun club -
re completing their arrangements for
lie annual shoot which will take place -
their range May rs. Instead of two in
ays being used this year, only day =
i'll be enjoyed Several of the pro-
ssionals who have been here for the ~ ?,
st few years, have indicated that they a.
i'll attend the shoot, including Messrs. ol
aiming and Wheeler. st
NJ. j. Lorimer, who has been en-
Dyed as assistant to the bank commits IS
oner. has gone to New York, where he -
poets to complete his enlistment in the
dnance department of the war depart ~
emit St
The Vermont Historical society COM =
enced on Thursday moving its equip n,
emit and exhibits from the State House
the new building.
Perley Jerd of the battleship Lake
amplain is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
ares Jerd, his parents. :
The clerk of the Washington county
al board this morning received a re-
TT from Burlington of the examination
the men who went to the mechanical
iool at the University of Vermont
It week, in which 45 of the 46 men |
re reported as accepted. leaving one
IN, who is understood to be Robert
ven, and who is healthy young man.
obably he will be accepted. IL is a
stty good record for the examining (;