The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20

= Florence Margaret McGovern, Doroth
: Helena McKenna, Catherine Elizabet
! Portal, Florence Bernardette Poulii
Mary Ellen Sullivan, Irene Elizabet
Short, Helen Julia Wood, Marion Marth
Wright, Francis John Connolly, Rober
Francis Fraser, Paul Philip King, Thorn
as Patrick Kane, Maurice Austin Lyons
Ernest Dominic Massuco Robert Edwar
OMalley, Clifton Peterson, Robert 1
RYAN, Emile Frederick St. 0nge.
A meeting with Governor Graham, o
the Washington county commission 10
construction of a tuberculosis hospital
as voted at the last March meeting b,
the several towns, is taking place thi
afternoon. IL is understood that tn
commission has investigated several site
for the hospital and will have recommen
dations TO make to Governor Graham
who has to approve their plans before
they can locate the hospital.
Private Thomas McNif of the army
recruiting office here went to Waterbury
this morning on campaign for recruits
| He was able TO enthuse half dozen IN
Mad river valley and Waterbury yester'
day who are TO apply in few days
Col. H. T. johnson and Capt. Stephen
Cushing were in Burlington yesterday
They visited the mechanical school SC
that they may better understand the
work that is being accomplished there.
Secretary of State Frederick G. Fleet
wood of Morrisville was here Wednesday
afternoon for the purpose of comforting
with Sergeant at Arms Dwight Dwinell
relative to the remodeling of the new
quarters, into which it is hoped the de-
partment will be moved when the annex
is remodeled and which is under sonctruc-
ton under the supervision OF Contractor
Lane of Barre.
A meeting of the board of control will
take place during the early days of next
week. The matter of assignment OF the
rooms in the new building has been de-
ferred from time to time until the board
could meet here so that they could see
the Law of the land and place those de
partments in the rooms in the new build
ing which are best fitted for them. Prob
ably those departments which have most
frequent conference with each other will
be left in the State House, although the
matter has not been settled. This morn
ing Sergeant-at-A Arms Dwight Dwinell
and H. W. Varnum of the building com
mittee were in conference with Governor
Graham relative to the remodeing of the
annex to the building from which the
state library and educational department
recently moved. The board of control
has named committee to draft a re-
port of the work which it has done in the
last two years. Other matters will also
come under consideration at the coming
meeting.
Gov. Fl. +. Graham returned this morn
ing from Boston, where he attended a
conference relative to the East Richford,
Vt, and Sutton, p O., international
bridge. The state highway commission
n. S. b. Bates, under authorization of
he state legislature, had arranged with |
canada the contract for construction of
he bridge, Canada paying $4,000, while
Vermont will pay $4,000, and 80 citizens
n and about Richford had guaranteed
he remaining $4,000 to match Canada.
But the Federal Reserve bank in Boston
nut its foot in the matter. claiming that
{ believed this should not be done at
his time of the war, with the result
hat Governor Graham went to Boston. I
lie met the members of the committee
vho have the matter in charge, with the
esult that the bridge will be construct
d. Governor Graham having demonstrat
d its need for traffic along the northern
rermont and southern Canadian bound
ny.
A meeting of the state fuel committee,
( which II. j. NJ. Jones is the head, will
axe place this afternoon and evening In
burlington, when Mr.. Jones will place
efore the committee the seriousness of .
he affairs as to fuel in Vermont. Ow-
~ to change in the plans in Washing
on it is not expected now to send out
he order TO dealers that was being pre- ;
AIRED for this week end One of the gov
rnment inspectors is expected here at
nv time TO commence the survey of
lal bins; SO that those who have bought
lore coal than their use requires may
,se some of it.
Reports of the effects of frost were
,ceived quite generally in the city this
corning. On the Nelson place a potato
.op was spoiled. In parts of Berlin
ost did considerable damage. Mont.
slier enjoyed fog which protected con
derable of its garden stutfs. Reports
ON Calais and Randolph were that
lose places were badly affected.
A meeting of the directors of the
ashington County Farm bureau took
ace Wednesday afternoon, at which
alters connected with the plans for the
ming year were discussed Harvey
,dge, who has been in charge Of one of
e departments. asked 10 be relieved Of
: duties so that he might give his time
farming or other vocation. This aft
noon q conference between T. II. Alb
q. county agent, County Agent John
h and Mr.. Richmond Of the farm bu- /
an in that county with Thomas Brad
Of Burlington was held over the com
Z years plans. III
F. H. Tracy has settled his account as
Istee Of the bankrupt estate Of W o.
AMMAN and notices were mailed TO-DAY =