The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-09
MONTPELIER

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a native of this city, whose father was
many years sergeant-at.arm at the
State House, have received message
from him that he has arrived safely in
France, where he was recently assigned
for three months training at a staff Off
GERS school. II is not known whether
he is to return to this country TO train
other soldiers or remain in France. Ma
jor Phinney has been in charge of the
training of the Goth infantry and is ex-
ceptonally well qualified for that work,
so that he has been detailed TO that duty
much of the time in recent years, He is
graduate of Norwich and was commits
stoned major last summer.
+. o. Heller of Helena, Mont, general
agent for the National Life Insurance
company, is visiting the home office of
the company.
W. b. Lance, union school superintend-
ent from Plainfield, was in the city Fri
day afternoon to confer with the mem.
bers of the school board from Middlesex,
laying out plans for the coming years
work
Daniel Roach. member of the vaude
vile team OF Roach & McCurdy, now
nership with NJ j. DOYLE of Montpelier
to run yulcanizing and repair shop at
40 Barre street, and they expect to open
the shop about April !, according TO in
formation from Akron, where Mr.. Roach
is putting in his spare time each day
learning vulcanizing and tire repairing in
the Firestone plant.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Ellis, who
died at Heaton hospital, Montpelier, Fri
day afternoon, following long illness,
will take place from her late home on
Main street at . o'clock Monday after
noon, Rev. S. f. Bloomfield officiating, and
the body will be placed in the vault at
Green Mount cemetery. where il will re.
main until spring, when interment will
take place in that cemetery. Mrs. Ellis
was born Oct. 90, lS47. in Canada, but |
for 10 years had lived in Montpelier. |
Among her surviving relatives are her |
husband and five children-Mrs. o. A. |
of Barre, Mrs. Bertha Webster |
Of Burlington, Mrs. Martha Maynard of |
New York, Miss Addie Ellis and George
Maynard; also three sisters. Mrs. Addie
Dagtie of Eden, Mrs. Almira Cady of |
Worcester and Mrs. Emily Shaw of Mas
also one brother living in
Worcester.
The Epworth league of this city en-.
Dyed ride in the Smith & Kent barge
Friday evening to Worcester, where they
,artook of supper, after which they re-
urned to the city
Commissioner of Education NJ. B. Hill
egas has gone to Boston, where he is at
ending a meeting of the New England
,oard on college entrance requirements.
Until the new state building is com
'lete telephone exchange has been in
tailed in the office of Capt. Leroy Hall
n the capitol and in few days it is ex-
'eeted that an operator will commence
Ter duties. The appointment is made by
he sergeant at arms, with the approval
i the board of control, and it is expected |
hat the operator will give some of her i
lme to clerical work, which will help in
ling up the day. II
Mrs. L. c. Moody has returned from !
isit with her father in Richmond, also
nth relatives in Stowe. s
c. NJ. Wiley in probate court this
lorning was appointed administrator of !
he estate of John Brown, late of Barre
ity and Herbert kelton of East Mont
tiiei pH Iiludf MdS dpppiuttu Suhl uldH
t Louisa A. Hurlburt of Plainfeld.
Alton Weeks of Calais, whose post !,
flee address is Plainfeld, left to-day
,r Fort Slocum, n. y, having self-in
ncted through the local exemption board !
ito the coast artillery. I
The services of Bethany church will be i,
nld in the main auditorium Sunday, n
ith special music at the evening service o
Y the quartet, which will include Sir il
,hn Stainer's God So Loved the World" .
nd Faures "Crucifx." Morning wor {
zip occurs at l0;30, with sermon by
lie pastor. All sessions of the Sunday
hool occur at noon. Young peoples
Getting occurs at $3.50 o'clock. Y
Officer Frank Baldwin on Friday even
& received message that Senator p. G.
aldwin, his brother, who lives in Chi -
go, is critically i'll with scarlet fever. (
e is 81 years of age and has been quite l.
ointment in politics in that city, having /
presented a district of the city in the :.
ate Senate. Mrs. Baldwin was visiting =
Brattieboro until recently and it is :
lieved that the disease was carried =,
ON that town. =
A seven-pound daughter was born to- HI
" to Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Lawrence b,
this city. Mrs. Lawrence formerly r
fed in Barre. lfc