The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-19

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] Time 80, "a, 80, 33k.
Class y.
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Time 80, 80, 80.
Judges, Lille Scott and Gillette,
Traffic was blocked on the main line o
the Central Vermont railway for fou
hours Monday aftetnoon, due 10 the de
railmcut of a car near the station il
Waterbury yard. a train which lef
Montpelier after the arrival of the south
bound New England States Limited wa,
going through the yard when one set ol
wheels of an empty coal car was thrown
off the iron in such manner that the
crew had to come to Montpelier Junction
for Il repair car and equipment TO replace
il. However, the passing track was clear
so that the northbpund passenger train
was able to 60 over that without delay
as did the southborad evening trains, due
here around d o'clufk.
| Charles DEF Baacroft, jr., who went
to Burlington last week to enlist in the
signal corps, was accepted Monday morn
| ing. When he reached the offices in Bur
| lington he found tliat there were many
to be examined, witha general complaint
among the officers about lack of help.
Mr.. Bancroft offered to occupy his time
while waiting for medical examination
by helping them, With the result that
one of them volunteered the information
that he would be retained in some capa.
city whether ne passed the examination
or not However, he passed the examina-
tion and has commenced his training in
the signal corps. j. Raymond Allen also
passed, while Maurice Alexander was re-
iected.
Commissioner OF Education N. b. Hill
legas is weIl pleased with the results of
the efforts OF Pref, L, NJ Beach in secur
ing pupils for the night schools which
the state has commenced operating un.
der the vocational education appropria.
tion. However, Montpelier seems to be
the sticker in the plan. for hardly any
thing has been accomplished; the young
men who are liable to the draft appear
to take no interest in the matter in spite
OF the wide publicity which the depart
ment has given the matter. In Burling.
ton, as soon as il was announced that |
something WIS to be done, some 20 ap. |
peared, or more than could be handled at |
that time. The work has commenced i'm |
the Packard Cadillac garage. with 20
men and as soon as it can be arranged |
this win be increased. As soon as a suf- |
ticient number have applied for the train
ing the district manager of the Packard |
company has promised that Liberty
motor will be sent to the garage for the
young mems training. Until that ar.
rives. however, he has sent the blueprints
If the motor and the students are using
his now. II. h. Smith, the federal agent,
on his way to Burlington, stopped at
Proctor because OF desire to see the I
yas Welding training The Vermont
Marble company has one of the best
equipments in this part of the country
md the company placed it at the dis
losal OF the department and Mr.. Smith
ound that the young men in that town
we're alive TO the situation SO MIR Beach
vas sent Immediately to that town, al
hough 1t had not been selected as one
If the towns in which the training
would be given at first. Thus far these
wo places have gone far in excess of all /,
ther towns in the state. Barre Is to
ave a visit from Prof. Beach soon, for !
he automatic tools which are used in /.
he granite business with little substi- \
ution are said to be perfect for riyeting ,
sc in shipbuilding. Mr.. Hillegas hopes 9
fhen Prof. Beach can explain the train
ne and get interest in the matter, that
iontpelier will rally and the young men,
fho want TO secure a trade which win l
clip them materially in the coming draft,
hen they find out the worth of the
raining, will respond as they have in
ther cities. Prof. Beach will visit the !
lrger towns of the state as fast as he l
IN.
Mrs. Harry Morse, with her daughter,
1T this morning for Hattiespurg. Miss. :
here she joins Sergt. Morse. her hus-
and, who is stationed at Camp Shelby. \
he has been visiting for two months I
ith Mrs Mabel McGibney, her sister. d
Word has been received here that Leo y
IcGibney, who is at the naval training Q
alton at Newport, II. l., is recovering y
ON a trouble with his cars He has u
zen for two weeks in the base hospital
GOV. Fl. +. Graham this morning APP u
,inted Louis Camp of Swanton as JUS p
&c of peace in place of Michael O'Day, ',
ho recently died in that village He y
as a former Central Vermont railway u
W. H. Jeffrey, state probation officer, =
it this morning for Bennington, where ~
speaks at a women's club meeting. y
Major Harvey Goodell has recovered ssss
om an abscess on one check He went ~ -
Wells River the latter part of last p p
eek -
Deputy Commissioner OF Weights aud 4;
"a sures Charles Scott left this after. m
on Tor Windsor on inspection OF scales r.,
Rev. Fraser Metzgs- Of Randolph was Sc
the city to-day in connection with the tn
ans for the agricultural effort the com M
> summer by the Vermont public safe-l
committee He received q message in.
endav of the death Of CeuFad Hszen cf eri
W. York. his brother IN law. Who uss iNs
aviation service for the United states Ia
yerumcnt IN France Cadet Hazen had sv
IN fiViug = month and II IS not known N
ether or not he had spent the required be,
ae 10 obtain his commission ss first an
utenant. He was with the expedition thi
! forces ct the regular srunv. He wa Ne
rried last fell and spent shoFt time me
Randolph He was 3 lrst lieutenant 10
the 10th New Nort regiment ukra the eos
r broke out and resigned his conanlis. ths
q 20 enter the svisiion serriee lgr ~
ty-er hss also received another ~,rs Ia