The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
MONTPELIER

| Capt G. b. Walton, 1918, Vt. State
Trap Shooters association" The Gene is
given by the association in appreciation
of Mr.. Walton's service from the time
he was the president of the state organ
ization. Captain Walton has been large
| ly responsible for the interest that has
been developed in the state also for the
I far-reaching effect of the last state shoot
at which two shooters from each town in
which there is company of the Vermont
Volunteer militia participated. He was
recently rendered q reelection as the
state president, but declined it because of
his duties in the militia Captain Wal
ton ia the oldest active trap shooter in
the state and was instrumental in the
committee was authorized to purchase
the gift at the recent meeting of the
state organization.
In the window of the A. d. Farwell
store is to be found a German helmet,
the property of George Pell Along with
| it is the cartridge belt which Capt.
Charles Pell, brother of George Pell, has
sent him, the helmet having been taken
from German prisoner.
In eight days W. H. Jeffrey, state pro.
baton officer, who has been given a sum
of money for the purpose of removing
the defects of children, has sent as many
children to hospitals. The operations to
remove these defects are paid through
Mr. Jeffrey's department. Yesterday he
arranged for a Shady Rill girl to 90 to
Heaton hospital
John II. Stone, upon his return from
Chelsea Wednesday, received quite a sur
prise, for he had expected to leave next
week for Camp Upton along with others
called from his county but he was in
formed that a review of his physical ex-
animation by the local board physician
cording to regulations, with the result
that he was transferred from class to
class s. He recently resigned as grand
juror after serving almost two years, ex-
pecting to go into service, and was clos
ing up his practice of law. However an
effort will probably be made to secure
his services for some local board in one
of the new clerical departments.
John Maun, superintendent Of the Cen
trail Vermont railway, was in the city
yesterday relative to railroad matters
including the consolidation Of the passen-
| ger and freight business here. Nothing
has been heard from the public service
commission since its order two weeks ago
preventing the consolidation of the bust
ness here
Secretary of State Frederick w. Fleet
wood, under the laws of 1917, has diff
cult task on his hands in making up the
ballots for the primary for governor
Under the law. the candidates positions
will be changed and he must make as
many combinations as possible, inter-
changing the candidates so that one man
win not be at the top of the list all OF
| the time. There are three candidates in
the Republican party; therefore, +. f.
| Howe will head the ticket once, G. II.
| Darling once and p, w. Clement once,
making total OF six combinations. This
law pertains only to the candidates for
governor. The expense will be material
ly increased for the ballots cannot be
arranged in blocks by machine counting
and it will have to be done by hand
r. w. Simonds left this morning for
| Bellows Falls, where he meets the ex-
aminer of the u. s. employment service
/ in that village. He is visiting the diff
/ ferent employment bureaus and giving
/ them advice relative to handling the
work He will also form local commu-
nifty boards while be is away. These are
to be composed of representative men in
| the general counties instead of towns
1 but there will be man from the public
safety committee representing each town
in labor problems.
! Col. H. L. johnson, Sheriff f. ii Tracy,
Auditor Of Accounts Benjamin Gates and
1 State Treasurer w. II. Scott were among
those who left this morning for Newport
! to attend the funeral of ex-Gov. G. H.
Prouty, which took place this afternoon.
! The work on Smugglers' Notch road is
well nigh completed on the Stowe side
of the notch, and il Is expected that this
week the men will finish and then COM
mence work on the Jeffersonville side
Although the road is not yet opened to
public travel, there is seldom a day that
less than 10 automobiles do not 60 as
| far as they can. Provision for their
turning around near the top of the notch
/ has been made Last Sunday some 25
machines, loaded with spectators, went
to the top of the notch. One day last
week 35 machines were seen there by the
workmen, which goes to show that the
place has already become we'll known to
the people Of the state and some Of the
/ tourists.
Mason S. Stone left this morning for
Monroe, N H., which is across the river
| from Mclndoes in this state, where, this
afternoon, he delivered the Old Home day
address. He spoke there last year, too
Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Ruth Dutton
and Mrs Desiez loyal of the fuel admin
istration Office went along for picnic
party.
State Food Administrator +. Fl. Brooks,
following the hearing relative to the
Mortified cases this morning, accompan-
led by Elmer johnson, the executive sec
rotary of the office, left this morning for
Newport to attend the funeral of G. H.
| Prouty.
Forrest Bancroft, formerly a reporter
in Montpelier for The Times, now signs
| his name as sergeant, which means
that he has received his appointment to
that service He is detailed in the ma
/ iors Office of the battalion in which he
! is a part. Some weeks ago he wrote his
mother that he expected the appoint
ment. He is now stationed at Camp
Meade, Md, where he is in the signal
corps service.
r. W. Simonds and Mason S. Stone
| were in East Braintree last evening
where they spoke at the annual outing
Of the fish and game club Of that section
of the state.
Mrs. A. c. Taplin, who has been visit
ing in the city, went back to her home in
Middlesex this morning,
Howard Selbv of Snrinpfield Mass