The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-18
MONTPELIER
M. L. Wood Won First Point in I'M
portant Suit

AtCuNeI portion OF the salary WHICH
Mr. Wood had been paid by the Lane
corporation between 1907 and 1917, as its
president and general manager, and other
money paid him, total of $4,000. 1t
was set forth in the bill that at a meet
ing Of the stockholders Mr.. Lane asked
that the corporation itself endeavor to
regain the money, but the stockholders
at their meeting declined to do So Then
Mr.. Lane as a minority stakeholder,
brought action, citing the corporation
into the case. w. N. Theriault wanted
the corporation dismissed from the case,
but later, by agreement, the motion was
waived H. G. Shurtleff, as attorney for
Mr. Lane, argued that the Lane corpora
tion would be cited into the case if dis.
missed and wanted the case to be set.
tied on its merits, to which other attor
neys agreed w. B. c. Stickney con-
tended that the plaintiff had failed to
make out case,
This case came on TO be heard upon
motion to dismiss and demurrer of the
defendant, the Lane Manufacturing Co.
Motion to dismiss waived, Upon hearing
upon demurrer, the demurrer is sustained
pro forma and it is adiudged and de-
creed that the bill be dismissed as to
the Lane Manufacturing Co., and the
plaintiff may be allowed an appeal.
Upon announcement of said decision
and decree, the defendant Wood asked
and was granted leave to demur orally
on the ground that no fraud or miscon.
duct on the part of the corporation is
alleged in the bill and the same having
been dismissed as to the corporation, the
plaintiff has no equity as against this
defendant Wood, which demurrer is sus-
tanned pro lorna and it is ordered and
deereed that the bill be dismissed as
to defendant Wood with costs and that
the plaintiff may haze his appeal"
Gov. and Mrs. A. E. Sleeper of Ian,
sing, Mich. arrived at the Pavilion on
Wednesday afternoon while on their way
through Vermont They motored here
from Bradford, where they have been
attending the wedding Of Miss Frances
Clark, who has been friend Of the fam.
lily since childhood and with whose ia.
Their Gov, Sleeper was associated in
Bradford.
Misses Lillian Wallace and Alice Rip
ley Of Boston are stopping with Mrs.
John Mclean while demonstrating new
printing equipment at the National Life
building
Edward d. Field and Mrs Grace Haw-
kins Of this city were married at 8
o'clock this morning By Rev. Stanley F,
Bloomfield at the Bethany parsonage in
the presence Of Mrs. Marion Hartman,
sister in law of the bride. and Fred A.
Field, jr., of Rutland The bride was
gowned in a travelling suit, Following
the wedding they left for a wedding trip
to be taken by automobile. The groom
is superintendent Of agencies in the Ma
tional Life Insurance company. while the
bride lived in Hanover, n H., for many
years until coming to Montpelier.
DR.. A. B. Bisbee has received advice
that Elliot Bisbee, his nephew, who is
in a training camp near Louisville, Ky,
is critically i'll with pneumonia. He had
been at the camp for a short time. He
is a graduate Of the University Of Michi-
gan native Of Barre and son Of Daniel
Bisbee, now living in Waitsheld He en-.
listed in the Ohio National Guard while
employed by the Goodrich Tire company.
Adit Gen II. T. johnson has allotted
to Washington county five more men to
90 in the call for l55 men TO 90 to Tufts
college about Aug l5 in addition TO the
Is which the county was to furnish
These are by self-induction and at the
end Of the first day Is of the Is men had
registered in this county, lacking but
two who could register before July %
Addison county which had TO- has been
relieved Of five Of these and these have
been assigned to Washington county,
Gov. II. +. Graham this morning re-
eeived another call for registrants from
Vermont to go into general service. II is
for Is negroes, which is the number that
were qualified for general service under
the 1917 draft, two Of whom have gone
to Camp Deveus, so that probably the
two that registered in Orange and Wind
ham counties in the 1915 draft, ii they
can qualify, will be called to go in to
make up the number The number Of
negro registrants by counties is Addison
/, Bennington ,, Chittenden 4, Orange /,
Rutland 3, Washington 3, Windham' g.
Windsor /, total Is, Of which two have
gone These regstrants also go TO Camp
Deyens.
Later information received in the city
Wednesday afternoon was that il was
Thomas Ward who was killed in More.
town instead Of William, as first report.
ed. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, Rev Stanley f. Bloomfield
officiating. He was born March 10, 1854
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Ward
He was twice married, his second wife
surviving him. His sons in France are
William A., who is in cavalry service
and Edward, who is a member of Co. G.
lO3d infantry. Joseph A. and Forrest
live in Moretown and Clifford in Marsh.
field. He also leaves brother, George
and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Ross, living in
California; also sister, Mrs. Fred II
Shontell Of Moretown.
The district board has sent back to
the Washington county local exemption
board several questionnaires, in which
there are some changes of status among
the registrants. For instance, Alfred A,
Barnard has been changed from &c to
FL, Asa s. Picard, from 3k to Al Jo-
seph R. Gasrow, &c to Ell; Carl Dickey
B2 to Al; L. ]. Rulfo, B3 to Al; but
most of the papers WHICH were sent to
the district board have come back to the
local board without change in classified
ton other than those the local board
mad.
The secretary of state and legislative
reference librarian have received from
Augustus S. Shearer copies Of the report
on the archives of the state of Vermont
which was made part of the annual re.
port of the American Historical associa.
ton. The work was done by Mr. Shearer
at the expense Of the Carnegie founda