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

Village Trustees Organize and Appoint
Officers.


Village Trustees Organize and Appoint
officers.
The village trustees, G. G. Reynolds,
A. NJ Battles and G. w. Danyow, met at
the village Office and organized by elect
ing G, G. Reynolds chairman, A. M. Bat
ties, clerk, and G. w. Danyow, superin-
tendent of the water department and the
streets, in place Of NJ G.. Ferry, who re-
signed. The board of health was also
organized at the same time, with Mr..
Reynolds chairman, Mr.. Battles, vice
president, and G. w. Danyow, treasurer.
DR.. A. G. Bailey was chosen for health
officer, N. w. Bromley was elected chief
Of police, and G. S. Booth, A. M. Battles
and Frank Sargent, assistants. G. c.
Reynolds was chosen to prosecute and
defend suits for the village. N. c. Buck
was elected chief of the fire department,
and the trustees will act as fire ward
ems, the village being divided into three
districts, Mr.. Reynolds to have charge Of
the district the north side of Main street,
from the covered bridge; Mr.. Battles the
south side, and Mr.. Danyow the east
side from the bridge.
The directors of the Randolph sanato-
rum at recent meeting decided to keep
the sanatorium open for the present. Be-
cause of the fact that DIR. j. p. Clifford
had entered the medical reserve corps,
it seemed at first doubtful, but it is now
decided to run the institution as long as
they have sufficient patronage to war
rant its maintenance, which it is hoped
will be permanent. The board viii en-
deayor to encourage patronge, and sup
port the institution with the expectation
that the hospital will continue to be Of
service to the public.
Mrs NJ. f. Tilson OF Maiden, Mass,
guest of Mrs. Z. o. Blanchard for sew
eral days, left for her home on Friday.
Rev j. w Chesbro, former Baptist
minister here, and later of Bellows Falls,
has accepted a call to the Second Bap-
tist church in Fall River Mass, and will
enter upon his duties this week Mr..
Chesbro expected to enter Y. NJ. G. A.
work abroad, but this call coming,
changed his plans.
A daughter was born June % to Mr..
Leroy Merrill, who enlisted in the
First Vermont and is now sergeant, is
on a furlough till July o. and is passing
the time at Bethel with his parents and
at this place with friends. Sergeant Mer.
rill has been i'll in a hospital at Spar
tanburg, s. c., for ten weeks, having had
mumps, tonsilitis and an abscess in the
ear.
Miss Florence Neill, who was recently
rejected by the Red Cross for overseas
work, has been qualified in the home de.
Tense department.
w H. Gladding went to Montpelier,
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. j. F.
Chadwick, on Saturday to attend the
Cutler Corner association picnic, which
was held at Dewey park. This is an an
nual outing the number belonging TO
the association being small and com
posed of schoolmates of former years.
Miss Grace Applebee and her mother,
Mrs. Applebee, who have been passing
month with Mr.. and Mrs O. b. Cope
land, returned on Saturday to their home
in Littleton, N. II.
Richard Grant, who has business head.
quarters in Rutland, was in town one
week ago with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
V. A. Grant, and finding it necessary to
return before the 4th, he made the trip
across the mountain, inviting r. b. Osha
TO accompany him there. On their re-
turn, while coming down the mountain,
the car which was a rlInabOut, got into
a rut, and in making an attempt to take
it out of there, the steering gear be-
came misplaced, and the car went over
the bank, pinning Mr.. 0sha underneath.
1t was sometime before he could be re-
leased from his dangerous position, as
reliance upon help, which came along,
was the only alternative. After q time
he was extricated, and was brought to
his home here, where he has since been
confined for the most of the time to his
bed. 1t was found that no bones we're
broken, but the ribs on one side were
started from their place and he was well
bruised and famed up otherwise Mr..
Grant escaped in bruised condition, but
has been about most of the time since.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Flint and son,
Stanley, Of Gaysville were the guests
Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Gould.
NJ. w. Locklin of Mortified Falls, the
guest of his daughter.in-l Mrs. Claude
Lockin, last week, returned home on
Friday morning.
Mrs. Z. T. Sault returned from sew
eral weeks stay in Boston on Friday,
where she had been with her sons.
Mrs L. A. Atwood came Saturday
from Boston to pass the summer with
her sister, Mrs. r, r. Tilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Hebard of White River juno
ton have also been guests in the same
home.
Mrs. j. B. Adams went to Fairlee Sun
day to pass several days at their cottage,
with Mrs. Charles Adams Of Waterbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beedle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Beedle of Keene, n. H., are
being entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs A. H. Beedle.
Child welfare week is due this week,
and on Sunday in the different churches
there were sermons appropriate to the
week. A union service was held on Sun
day night with Rev. r, H. Moore for
the speaker.