The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
MONTPELIER

Sheriff f. II. Tracy left last night for
New Haven, Conn, TO get Rodney Gar
rand on the charge of stealing horse
and wagon from the Kent & Smith liv-
cry stable early in the spring. 1t is al
legged that Garland took the horse and
rig to drive to Warren, and that after
several days absence the owners became
nervous in regard to the matter. They
traced the team TO Hartford, where all
track of it seemed lost Sheriff Tracy
did not let up in the matter and finally
located his man in New Haven, Conn,
where he is under arrest, and he will be
brought back here for trial on the charge
of stealing the horse and rig. The man
who stole the horse was accompanied by
a woman, whom he claimed was his wife
at the time the team was hired.
Gov. H. f. Graham has received from
the war department. long order relative
to the delinquents and deserters in this
state. 1t is part Of the plan of the
war department to check up the list Of
these registrants, of whom Vermont has
2ls in the last draft and 433 in the
first draft. But it is believed that many
of these men have gone into the service
and it is expected that the number will
be materially reduced when the reports
from the local boards reach the adiutant-
generals Office Ii is known that some
on this list have gone into service of the
navy or army, some have died, some are
duplicates, and some are in state insti-
buttons which disqualify them for serv-
ice, so that when these figures are com
piled by the local boards 1t is antici.
pated that the number of delinquents
or deserters, as they might be called
will be materially reduced from the above
figures. The local boards will receive to-
day an order to assemble the informa.
ton promptly, so that the war depart
ment may check up before the new draft
bill is enacted.
Z. Z. Blanche, a printer well known
about Montpelier and Barre in former
years, has returned TO Montpelier to
operate linotype at The Argus Office.
Mr.. Blanche has been absent from this
section for 10 years.
H. w. Winslow Of 0akdale, Mass, Is
visiting with W. H. Jeffrey. Mr.. Winslow
is the assistant superintendent of the
Worcester county training school, which
has handled the children who are going
through the process of reformation, re-
sembling the work of an industrial
school He is a native of East Burke and
was among those who were candidates
for the superintendency Of the indus
trial school at Vergennes following the
leaving Of Mr.. Barss
The state highway department has
been moved from the second floor in The
/ Colonial, to the offices formerly used by
the commissioner Of industries.
Gov. H. r. Graham this morning re.
ceiyed from President Wilson the con-
| firmation OF his appointment of DIR. W.
L. WATSON Of Waterbury as the neurolo-
gist of the medical advisory board for
this section of Vermont in place of DR..
Truman j. Allen, who has resigned be-
cause he has been appointed superintend.
ent Of the home for feeble. minded at
| Brandon.
Charles Plumley Of Mortified was in
the city to-day on his way to the north
ern part of the state on grand list mat
tiers. He hoped in the next week to get
the state grand list made up but several
of the towns have made mistakes in
their abstracts which neeessitates a de-
lay. He commences this week the APP
praisal of the public utilities, which in
cludes express, railroad and telephone
companies.
Benjamin Gates this morning received
from NJ. G. Morse, who is in the Y. NJ
Q. A., card stating that he is well and
advising Ben that he had better come ia
London, where Mel is stationed now, and
manage bank, the picture Of which is
on the card.
A. P. Sweet Of Lowell was in the city
to-day
Mrs. NJ G. Roben is visiting her sis.
ters and brothers in the city
The Washington county local board Of
exemption has called some 60 registrants
before them Wednesday for examination
These are some Of the reclassified men
They also will have some 90 men TO re.
port during the day who will leave here
Thursday morning for Tufts college
school Of mechanics.
DR.. NJ. B. Hillegas to-day sent to the
superintendents letter relative TO the
annual conference of these men, which
viii take place az the Vail school, begin
ming Aug. 10. This will not be set
speeches but will be a real conference
in which school management and courses
of study for wartime school work will
| be considered.