The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17


-Four Montpelier boys have completed
their training at the Newport training
station, while the fifth bids fair to com
plete his with credit. The four who have
finished are Paul and Luke Harrington,
Albert oligney aid Leo McGibney, while
the fifth boy, who is on the way through
the school now, is William Heney. Paul
Harrington marked 37s points out of a
possible 400 points and ranks among the
highest who have finished at the school.
lhls l. all the more creditable to him
because OF the fact that he was compel
ing with college graduates. while he did
not have entire high school training. In
fact, none of the Montpelier boys previ-
Gus training has been more than high
school, So that they are entitled to no
small amount of credit
Miss Lillian King has commenced work
as stenographer for A, G. Theriault, tax.
ing the place of Miss Elsie Forgue, who
has commenced work in the state library.
j. j. Wilcox, who is suffering with
rheumatic fever, is feeling little more
,
Nilfred Ledden, who has been i'll for
several weeks with in6ammatory rleu.
matism, is able TO be out again, but il
will be some days before he can resume
his work as operator at the Western
Union telegraph Office
Mrs. Bernard Lewis of Boston was
called home Tuesday by the illness of
Miss Doris Emery, her sister.
Miss Geneyieve Damon, who has been
visiting with relatives in Island Pond, re.
turned to her duties in the commissioner
VI industries office Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bruce Mcdonald left this morn
Dg for Burlington, to attend the meet
ng of the Charlotte Morris association.
# which she is the presiding officer.
From the Office of the state treasurer. |
". F. Scott, this morning. was an.
lounced the payment of the state'pay to |
he assignees of the soldiers who are in |
france, which amounts to Sl6.5l7 SO. The |
otal amount of state pay distributed |
Imong the Vermont soldiers 20 date |
mounts to s259,003.97.
j. g. Brown, insu.nce commissioner,
s in Boston on conference relative 10
matters.
Commissioner Of Education NJ. B. Hill /
agas left this noon for Lebanon, Y. H.,
There he speaks this evening at ban
net of the Lebanon Chamber of Com
lerce. Gov. Graham was to have spoken,
ut he was called to Washington. ID. c.,
nd Mr.. Hillegas speaks in his place. He
ill leave on the night train for New
'ork, where he attends a meeting of the
rustees of the teachers college of Co
imbia university.
X. w. Helm, federal agent in agricul.
nral education, arrived this morning and
ent over the work which is being done
J Vermont under the Smith Hughes APP
ropriation
Junius Well2, who is here relative to ,
ne construction of a memorial to Hyrum
NTH, to be set in Salt Lake City, Utah, !
If to-day for few days in New York.
w. j.. Smith was today appointed ad :
Illustrator of the estate of G. w Barnes, .
tie of Montpelier, while F. \. Smith !
as appointed in probate court as execu- =
n of the estate of A. J. Sihley, late of !
!
Coal is coming to Montpelier of late q
itn great deal more regularity than :
has been, and about 100000 tons was | /
t on sidings in Montpelier Tuesday h
this, eight cars were for H. NJ odell, a
lille one car was for G. II. Andrews. Six n
RS of coal in the shipment went to f
ARE. d
Attorneys representing the Boston & "
aine railroad and Mrs. Levi Norway G
day took dispositions ut the Pavilion n
lative to the claim made by Mrs Nor h
iy for damages because Of the death of
vi Norway in Laconia, n. H., last ID
inter, when the boiler in the engine d
ION which Mr.. Norway was employed II
ew up. Among the attorneys present Il
e W. NJ. Haggett, f. I. Silloway and b
In NJ Stark of Concord, \. H. e
One of the most interesting deeds that il
$ been filed in the city clerks office is J.
at which was recorded to-day, deciding OF
certain piece of land from Jose and p,
uisa Ala, who formerly lived in Mont
lier. to the Capital Savings Bank &
ust company The deed was signed in