The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-06

spoken but was called away Mr.. Har
vey said he could not tell the story O
probation from Mr.. Jeifrey's department
of Justice, but he would tell them how
| probation worked in the municipal anC
juvenile courts, in which he is Judge II,
gave a very interesting talk. w. c. Col
ton explained TO the members of the
grange th work which the committees
are doing in the sale of thrift stamps.
The call men of the Montpelier fire de.
partment held meeting Saturday even
| ing and from their firemen's fund voted
TO purchase a 500 Liberty bond of the
third loan. This makes total of $500
| they have purchased Chief w A. Pat
tee has met the members of the fire
committee relative To the appointment
of an assistant chief to take the place
of f. A. Powers, who has resigned. II
will be difficult matter to make an
appointment because of the fact that
the assistant chief must have consider
able knowledge of electricity and in view
Of the fact that he is wire inspector and
has the final word relative to the in
stallation of wiring in the city This
has done much toward eliminating the
large number of fires which formerly oc.
CURED. There are only two or three men
among the callmen who are qualified for
the job, and these men are getting bet.
ter salaries now than they could expect
rs assistant chief, and their hours are
more enjoyable than those of fireman
constantly on duty. So il looks as though
someone outside Of the present fire force
will be selected for the position
The interment of the bodies of persons
who died during the winter months, and
whose bodies were placed in the tomb at
the Catholic cemetery, took place Sun
day afternoon. Priests said prayers over
the open grave of each Of the nine per
sons.
The fire department was called out
about O'Clock Sunday evening for fire
in the house occupied by Fred Fearing on
Main street. Mr.. Fearing's family left
the house earlier in the evening with
good fire in the stove and some wood III
the oven, which caught fire. +. Cohen,
who lives near the house, broke in the |
door and threw some water on the wood |
after which he removed ii to the yard |
The fire was out when the department
reached the place.
Word was received here SATURDAY of |
the marriage of Frank Pike who was |
formerly occupied by the Tenney com |
pany, and Miss Annabel Bresett of |
Barre. which took place in New York |
Friday. Mr.. Pike was called from La
noble county some time since and was
IN his way to France when he stopped |
lf at a seacoast town and then came to
New York, where he met his bride TO be.
The following information was given
,ut at Gov Graham's office Saturday
afternoon: ut is expected that the as
iistant secretary OF agriculture, Carl
frooman, will be one of the speakers at
he war convention to be held in Mont
,elier MAY TO- Governor Graham extend
d an invitation to Secretary Houston
o attend this meeting. The head of the
department. is unable TO be present but
$ sending the assistant TO represent
i'm. Secetary Nrooinan has been with
he department since 1914. Scientific
arming is being demonstrated on his
,300-acre farm at Centrally III"
Mason S. Stone went to Burlington
tmday to attend the annual commence
ient Of the University of Vermont.
Miss Hilda Sheridan has returned from
oston, where she was called by the i'll
ess of her mother.
A. B. Shepard left this morning for
iehford.
Charles ". Scott Is in st Johnsbury
nd surrounding towns in the interests
the commissioner of weights and i
easures.
DR.. and Mrs c. +. Chandler have re- T
rned from a seacoast city, where they l.
sited DR.. c. p Chandler, their son, who
a surgeon in the army, and leaves
a short time for France
The Christian Science society of Ben -
ngton, Inc, has filed articles of corpor-.
ion in the Office of secretary of state,
conduct their form of worship in Ben
ngton. The papers are signed by Mrs.
!. j. Hicks, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Mrs
ma Carpenter, Mrs. Ruth Carrier, Mrs.
Uric Hyrick, Mrs. Conrad Hyrick, Mrs
larIes Cooper, Mrs. L. c. lockwood,
rs. S. A. Uphsm, Mrs. Jennie d. Car
sr, and Miss Fanny ). Carrier, all of
,nnington.
Jim Donovan and George McSwayne
ere lodged in the county jail last night
the charge of intoXication and will
pear in city court this evening, it is
Iderstood, Judge Harvey being out OF
WI to-day. The two men were making
ore disturbance than TO the officers
emed necessary. McSwayne is serving
ne in the county Jail aud il is under
pod was out for short time An in
stigation Of the matter is being made
day as well as a fight which took
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