The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-07
MONTPELIER

Many persons in Montpelier who saw
the article in the Rutland Herald Tues
day, are wondering who the Montpelier
nurse alluded to in it may be. It is
letter from Charles w. Squires, who has
been injured and was in a hospital in
France He wrote his family in Rutland
that July 8 he was still in the hospital
recovering from wounds and gas injuries
which he received about June /, and also
that he Is being attended by Red Cross
nurse whose home is in Montpelier.
Among the nurses there are Miss Kath-
crime Crozier of Heaton hospital, Miss
Katherine Liddell of this city and Miss
Daisy Mcdonald of Barre.
A new flag floats from the top of the
county courthouse. Judge G. H. Dale
was here Tuesday afternoon relatise to
some improvements that are TO be made.
These include the placing of steel cell
ings in the county clerks and Judge OF
probate Offices. The county officers have
the ceiling steel and will be able to get
the work done in short time and before
county court eonvenes.
In probate court yesterday Mrs. Min
ME Megrath settled her account as adj
ministratrix of the estate of the late
George E. Megrath Of Montpelier; the
wills Of Timothy Holland Of Mortified
and F. H. Tanner of MaTshfield were
presented for probate; D. 7. Harvey Of
Waterbury settled his account as execu
tor of the estate Of Mary Mcmahon, late
of Waterbury.
Col. Fl. T. johnson, adjutant general,
has announced several changes in COM
missioned officers in the Vermont Volun-
teer militia, some of which have already
been published, but among those which
have not are Harry F. Pike of Co. F, pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant, and John l..
Jones Of the same company, promoted to
second lieutenant.
W. Fl. Jeffrey, state probation officer,
left to-day for Wells River, where he
has a justice hearing, and will then go
to the Kurn Hattin home, where he is
taking son of Elmer Bennett of Wa
terbury. The youth is the boy that 1t
was alleged his parents abused by max.
| ing him sleep in the barn during cold
weather last fall. Bennett was in city
court a few weeks since, pleading guilty
to the charge and was fined. The youth
viii remain at the school until he ma
lures enough to 60 10 an academy
| Edgar Foster Of Stowe, an probation,
and who was arrested by Chief Barber
of WinoosIxi at Mr.. Jeffrey's request, has
been released again because the man paid
$50 on the mortgaged property he had
sold He was found guilty of the offense
at Hyde Park and placed on probation
providing he paid for the property. He
failed to comply with the order and so
the probation officers warrant was is
sued and placed in Chief BARRIERS hands
for service. He found Foster moving
hay on a farm in Colchester, Foster did
not like the officer coming after him and
| advised the officer that he had had
enough annoyance from him on that
matter. He stated he would cut of the
officers feet, but Chief Barber drew his
gun and discharged couple of shots
into the ground sufficiently close to Eos
ter 80 that he suddenly changed his mind
and went TO the county jail, where he
waited until Mr.. jeffrey appeared the
following day. Mr.. Jeffrey was taking
the man to Hyde Park. When they
reached Essex Junction, Foster "coughed
UP" $50 and told the state probation
officer he would be good If allowed to
join his weeping wife and children.
Miss Ella Brown is taking q vacation
| from her work in the National Life Of
fees and has gone TO Cape Cod for an
outing.
R. w. Simonds has written the boards
Of trade in the different towns in tn I
state asking them to select from the
manufacturers in their communities del
egates to attend conference that will
| take place in Montpelier at $50 o'clock,
Aug. l5 It viii be held in the State
House. probably in the representatives
chamber. At that meeting the matter
of organizing the state advisory board
will be under consideration and Mr.. ST.
monds viii explain to the delegates the
work of the q. S. employment service.
| The representatives Of labor viii also be
named at the same meetings If the Sc
lection Of the employers representatives
is made.
Checks were mailed by the referee in
bankruptcy to-day TO the creditors in
the bankrupt estate Of W. O. Chapman.
II is the ANAL dividend amounting to
3.T5 per cent. Notices have been mailed
/ to creditors that the final meeting OF the
creditors in the estate Of Alfred Bill
ledeau Of Williamstown win take place
Aug. IL.
Ray Coppins is carrying one arm in
sling as result of blood poison. He
blistered the left hand while working,
and infection in the blister developed
the poison.
In probate court the will of Marietta
Peck, late of East Montpelier, has been
presented for probate, while G. A. Stan
ford Of Hardwick has b-sa appointed
administrator, with will annexed in Yer.
mont, of the estate of William H. Far
rand, late Of Murray, N. Y.