The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-09
MONTPELIER
Great Crowd Attends Britain Day cele-
bratiOu.

~ApNAh A5S1R SfN DhAN
ain day celebration Sunday evening in
city hall, complying with the request Of
the national council of defense to show
appreciation of the yalcr Of The British
soldiers and sailors in the war. DIR. Hugh
Pedley of Montreal, who breaches in the
same church over which Rev George
Adam formerly was pastor. gave very
interesting address and was much COM
plimented for the same at the end. He
was frequently applauded during the dis
course. The mixed chorus of voices I'M
der leadership Of H. D. Hopkins sang sew
eral selections. DR.. Pedley spoke of the
many things tAat America and England
have in common, language, literature and
law. He referred to the general misun-
Outstanding relative to England's efforts,
He regretted Bunker Hill and what fol-
lowed but stated that then England was
ruled by German, that one-third of the
army were Hessians, who fought the col
onies. He spoke of the wrongs of Ireland
but that now King George has told those
people if they viii agree upon some form
of self-government they can have it. He
told OF the damage the German propa-
ganda has done and its success in some
places to antagonizing Americans against
Britain. He said England has been mis-
represented as to what she has done in the
war, He told how the country has sup
piled France and Belgium and that the
women are working in the fields, cars,
factories, giving the things they never
can recover, complexion and beauty, while
all the young men are in the war He
told the story of two empires, Germany
bound by iron bands now broken and
Britain pound only by human obligations
that have been welded together stronger
than ever by this war The fire that
broke Germany's bands bound Britain to.
gether Mr.. Pedley's three children have
been in the war, his daughter as a nurse,
one son as a surgeon, while the other lies
in Flanders fields. He spoke of Britain's
navy and its valiant work. He said YER
mont has much in common with Britain
and rehearsed many names OF towns tax
en- from England. He told how much
more democratic England il than Amer
lea and that ii there ever comes a time
when they have bad king the Office will
be dropped He discussed the results Of
the war from many points Of view and
the other changes that will take place
WHEN httE bNNN itkufHs H1H hutN Will
Britain and American closer together
than they have been.
Delbert Gross, who was employed for
several years in the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company's office, has re-
turned from an army training camp, hav-
ing been discharged, and viii resume his
duties in Montpelier
a
Earl Badger, for some years employed
in the Western Union Office in Mont
pelier, has been visiting in the city. He
is now employed by the Boston & Maine
railroad
Mrs. Guy Bailey went to her home in
Essex Junction last evening, following a
visit with friends in the city.
Miss Mabel Osborne passed the week
end with her sister, Mrs. John Dubois, in
Randolph,
James Dewey has gone to his home in
Quechee, after visit with Maurice Dew
ey, his brgther
Mrs. l. S, Tillotson passed Sunday
with relatives in Sharon.
The following cases have been filed on
the county court docket: William r. Har-
gin VS.. Luluren Hargin, a libel for di.
vorcey and Capital Garage company VS..
Charles H. Thompson, general assumpsit
Judge and Mrs. Il. Nj. Harvey have re-
turned from weeks stay in Boston on
Red Cross and other matters in which
they are interested.
Charles Adams and Chandler Brown,
who have been attending an officer train
ing school at Camp Taylor, have returned
home, having been discharged from sery-
ice Mr.. Brown, for boy II years Of
age, enjoyed unique distinction of hay-
ing been discharged by two governments.
He holds a discharge from the French
government, given him a year ago this
month, and one this month from the
United States government.
The will Of Emmeline Alden Wilson
has been proven in probate court John
A. Frontini of Barre has been appointed
guardian of Mary and Nellie Grassi, mil
nors, living in Barre.
II is expected that the state fuel Office
will be moved the last of the week to
offices in the Union block in order that
the state may have the offices it has used
in the State House.
W. A. Wood, Inspector in the state
food administration, has returned from
Lvndonvile, where he has been looking
after claim Of profteering,
Miss Bernice Holton and Mrs w. X.
Huntoon returned to-day from spending
the week end in Mortified
Miss Ruth johnson and Miss Helen
Paine went back to their studies in Mid
dlebury college to-day after a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. r. I Johnson
Allard H. Pollard received a message
this morning announcing that his niece,
Rachel Pollard, aged IS, died in Buriing.
ton this morning Of pneumonia. She
formerly lived in Montpelier. She leaves
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w, j. Pollard,
and three brothers.
The case Of State vs.. Harry Bellyille
was tried in juvenile court to-day, the
boy being charged with shooting chick
en- belonging to neighbor, Patenaude,
in Berlin, with swimming in Berlin pond
last summer and with irregular attend
ance at school The boy claims that his
mother told him to shoot the chicken as
the Patenaude poultry had been scratch
ing in the Bellville garden quite bit.
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