The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-26
MONTPELIER

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The persistence of Peacham regis
trant and his father, along with friend
ly advisor, was shown the middle of the
week when for the second time they ap.
peared before the federal district board
for the purpose of getting a new CLASH
fcation upon agricultural grounds. But
probably in view of the fact that this
appeal was not made until after the call
for the man to go to war service had
taken place, the appeal will amount to
nothing. 1t seems that the registrant
appealed from the Caledonia county local
board once before on the same grounds
but failed Dame Rumor says that fol-
lowing the effort before the local board
to get deferred classification on agri-
cultural grounds, when it was claimed
that the parent was unable to do any
work, that the registrant and his father
walked over seven miles to their home in
Peacham the night after the hearing in
st. Johnsbury and that when they came
to Montpelier Tuesday for the hearing
before the district board they walked
nine miles to the train.
When occasion developed the need of
the Jail commission for the purpose of
listening to the petition brought by Mi
chael Good OF Barre that he be released
from Washington county Jail, it was
found on Thursday that only one com
missioner could act, j. w. Brock being
i'll and A. j. Sibley being deceased, which
resulted in the appointment of T. f.
Callahan. Mr.. Good has been in jail
since last November for failure TO pay
judgment obtained against him by Henry
Russ of Barre, resulting from row at
Jones Bros shed in that city.
While Walter Dutton of the public |
service commission was in town this |
week in the trial of the George Dutton
case, some of those who knew about the |
gas inspection recently made in Spring |
field had considerable sport about the af-
fair; but il seems that the joke was on
the complainants in Springfield relative
to the quality of gas. II appears that
complaint was made TO the public sery-
Ice commission, who, after a reasonable
amount Of information was gained, went
to Springfield for the hearing. Someone
in the defense apparently was
not going to have anything slipped over
and invited the board to inspect the
premises of the complainants, as the
story goes. Rapid use of little wire
brush in the presence of the commission
soon ended the hearing, for the gas re-
'ponded readily enough when the burners
we're cleaned.
C. +. Theriault state director of the
catholic Order of Foresters, and Louis
Y. Provost, state court treasurer, were in
Barre last evening, when they visited st.
Johns court OF the same order, complet
ng arrangements for the holding of the
lnnual state court meeting in Barre June
4 and IL.
A meeting of the war work personnel
,oard in the Y. NJ. c. A. work abroad is
'eing held to-day in Rutland II is the
fermont branch of the work At that
Meeting man who win 90 to France
will probably be selected NJ G. Morse
vent to Rutland this morning, having
een asked by members of the board TO
onsider the appointment to the service.
ir. Morse is a Spanish American war
eteran. who has represented his town
n legislature and his county in the SEN P
te v
Gov. ri. +. Graham, through the adju- S
ant generals office, has appointed as a
econd lieutenant of Co. | of Montpelier, h
ames S. Wood who for some years was
less sergeant of Co. H of the same city, q
fr. Wood is one of the oldest officers of d
he old company and when the new com 81
any in the home guards was formed he o
ecame identified with it. The report of r,
ne decoration of Edward kirkland of
elbows Falls by the French government i
ith medal of honor for bravery when $,
ambulance service has been received A
the adjutant generals Office He is a !,
IN of DIR. Edward Kirkland of Bellows "
alls
A special meeting of the district board
exemption will occur Saturday after
,on, Clerk j. G. Norton to-day having
,tified the members to that effect as II
suit of information received by the
ate officials from the provost marshal
neral. The message was received to-
w. Ii is contradiction of the recent in
der that persons who have been called VI
to service cannot be exempted from be
e call. This order came as a result of We
effort made in Swanton to secure the We
emption of five men who are employed Sc
government work Now the order az
mes that they can be exempted for in un
strial employment, so that the facts
injected with the Swanton cases and NJ
me others which developed from the NJ
me call will be considered at the meet O.,
: Saturday.
The commissioner OF industries has re- P.
we'd report of the death of Walter s. be
ssell, employed by the Fellows Gear We
aper company in Springfield He was flo
ured April II and died April % His
ury originally was bruised thumb
The graduating exercises of the state
ricutural school at Randolph will take n
zee May ?. This is earlier than usual Dy
that the boys may get back to the
ms to help their parents and others. ,
Dfessor Green, who is at the head Of -.
school. will leave May 6 for New ~ ~
rk, where he reports for Y. NJ. c. A. co. -,
vice.
report has been received at the Office -.
the state probation officer of the ar -
{ and CONVICTION of James Bell OF ~
ndon in the Caledonia municipal court -
m the charge Of non-support, and the 80 40
n has been sentenced TO 10 months in ehe
houee Of correction.
his morning in probate court the win
James Smith. late Of Barre. and that Y
Elsie G. Forsyth. late Of Barre, were Lih
sented for probate 600