The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-02
GERMANS LOOK FOR VULNERABLE SPOT
FURTHER SOUTH ON FLANDERS FRONT;
MERRIS SECTION BEING BOMBARDED
MONTPELIER


dustrial school, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 4. Week
of Middlebury and j. j. Hickey, over
seer of poor at Rutland, who were il
the city last evening 10 listen to tn
lecture by Herbert Parsons Of Brooklipe
Mass, went 10 their homes to-day.
i l.. II. Bixby has returned from Flint
Mich. He was one of party of 81,
automobile owners who drove their owr
automobiles from the manufacturing
plant of the Buick company TO Yer
mont.
J.. II. Greene, chairman Of the loca
| food committee. notified the owners OF
restaurants and eating places to-day
that they must not serve crackers or
bread on the tables and only when asked
for by the patrons. The accurate fig
lures as 10 the material used in baking
must be kept.
Under the direction of the director OF
railroads for the federal government a
uniform bill of lading for freight ship
ments was placed in force throughout
the country Wednesday. This is sim
liar to that used by the express com
pany. Under the new idea there is no
delay in obtaining rates; the shipping
clerk fills the shipment to destination,
but rates ii as far as he has the rates;
the clerk at the receiving station COM
pleting the rating. This means that
shipments go direct to destination with
out re billing or delay. The local Office
commenced using these bills Wednes-
day.
Sheriff F. H. Tracy on Wednesday aft
ernoon settled his account with Benja-
min Gates, auditor of accounts. which
shows that his department cost the state
S534.3S. OF this sum $400 was salary
of the first quarter of the year, while
the rest of it was for service of papers
and movement of prisoners. This does
not include Jail board, etc.
Julian b. Gale, a former Montpelier
young man who used to eb employed by
Arthur w. Daley. voluntarily inducted
himself into the United States service
at Norwich, Conn, and has gone to Bos
ton to take up special instruction. The
young man has been living in Norwich
for a time. and his mother is also there.
Winooski Valley Pomona grange, No.
y, will meet with Capital City grange
May T. The morning session
opens at 10 o'clock. Dinner at III 80 |
The afternoon session, which is open to |
he public, begins at 1915, as the prin |
.ipal speaker is obliged to leave town |
,n the afternoon train. The program |
consists Of music, reading and address |
~ W. H. Jeffrey, state probation Off
er, O. L. Martin and others. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Word has been received of the death
# Jose Canthera, who died Sunday at
he Proctor sanatorium in Pittsford, aft
r long illness Of tuberculosis. The
'ody was brought to Northfeld, where
uneral and burial took place. Mr.. Can
era was a native of Santander Spain,
nd was born about 35 wears ago, and
anne TO this country about l3 years ago,
wing most of the time in Montpelier.
Te was naturalized as soon as possible
fter arriving here and was employed ,
5 granitecutter. He has no relatives. ,
.ndrea Cassani, who came home two !
-eeks ago, was much surprised this week !
hen he learned of the death of Mr. Can Z
IRA, who was feeling better when he !
1T the institution. Z
c. J. Wilson, superintendent of the in s
ustrial school, who went to his home I
Vergennes this morning, took Harold @
ulham and Clyde Brunell, the two
ouths who escaped from the school and s
ave been in the county JAIL back TO the n
stitution to await their trial in United C
tates district court on the charge of a
-eaking into a postoffice. b
Prof. Clyde Hill leaves tonight for G
oringfield, Mo, where he meets the a
hool commissioners of that city rela Ct
We to-another year extension from his il
ork as principal of the junior high p
hool of Springfield the city which h
iginated the work in the country. If Il
is not granted it as he was last year, e
will probably resign and return to u
,rmont to continue the work he has ol
pervised for two years. III
At the meeting of the Eastern Star
Id Wednesday evening a nice program
Is presented which included a reading
MRS. George Barber, dancing by Is
sses Mariory Estee and Phillie King,
tn accompaniment on the piano by
SIS Marion Tewksbury, a solo by Bruce -
Donald and patriotic salute to the o.
g by Mrs John Peck. Mrs. c. H. .;
lies and Mr.. Mcdonald. ~ ~
Virgil Kent, of Springfield, Mass, who ~
visiting Mrs. c. d. Reams, his sister, ~,
-e today, made application for enlist, =,
mt in the navy, so that Vermont gets ;Ii
dit on one of her native sons. nr
9hief of Police Connolly is taking a u;
' days vacation from his duties, and si
icer 4. d. Sloan is working days while 10
former is away. Officer William Me br
oy is taking Officer Sloan's place fo
hts. lin
The records of Montpelier city court Nc
W that the charge of adultery, upon ma
ieh Miss Marion Bombard has been III
d since the raid in the Hazen sblock, sh
; mol pressed by order of Grand Juror of
in Stone May !, and her bondsman wi
been discharged as to bail in the bu
E. This action was based upon the col
{ that there was not sufficient evil
ce TO secure a conviction. Sl(
n probate court this morning the will dis
Peter Moriarty, late of Warren, was ln'
sented for probate. Clark Sibley of enI
It. Montpelier was appointed admins ito
tor de bonis non with will annexed 9th
the estate of Austin ;. Foster and Su
of the estate Of Sarah H. wa
Frank ;. Foster both late of East wa
1tpelier Edison +. Foss Of Water q
' has been appointed administrator SUI
the estate Of Carolin Foss, hate Of Tor
terbury.