The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-01
MONTPELIER

During the presentation of the after
noon performance at the Hagenbeek Wal
lace circus Friday. Miss Hattie McCree
one of the bareback riders, was thrown
from her horse and was carried from the
ring by attendants Miss McCrec, with
her male companion had Just started
her part of the entertainment when she
was thrown. She landed on her back on
one of the equipment boxes lying outside
the ring. She rolled from this into the
ring, where she laid until lifted by at.
/ tendants, who removed her TO the dress
ing tent IL was stated later in the day
that she was not much injured but was
considerably famed, 80 she did not appear
in the evening performance. Her COM
panion did not complete the performance
and the horses were led from the tent.
Secretary of State Frederick G.. Fleet
wood, who was in the city Friday after.
noon, stated that the owners and drivers
of automobiles are paying more attention
TO the laws this year than they appear
to have in bygone years, that thus far
he has revoked only about dozen IL
censes because the drivers have not com,
piled with the regulations.
Word has been received here that Clay
ton Robins has offered his services to the
British army in Palestine. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robins will be recalled here as having
sung several times in Montpelier. They
had been travelling professionally through
India, China, Japan and finally TO Egypt,
where he was when he wrote the letter
and also offered the British army his
services.
The local branch of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has
completed its organization, which took
place the middle of the week. and the
following officers have been elected: |
President, William Harmon, Montpelier
vice president, Earl Lull, Montpelier;
secretary. G. W. Shannon, Barre; fnan.
cial secretary, j. NJ. Frasso, Montpelier; /
treasurer, Don DeColaines, Montpelier; |
first inspector, j. III. Curtis, Barre, sec.
ond inspector. G. O. Clogston, Barre;
foreman, Victor Knapp, Montpelier. Two
increases in pay have been received since
the organization was commenced
The directors of Heaton hospital have
raise in prices for treatment
In that institution. Private rooms in
the main building are now $3.50, OBJ
,tetrieal rooms S25. private rooms down
stairs SIS, and ward rates $3.50 Operat
ng fees and N-ray fees have been raised
about 25 per cent.
George w Groom. assistant superin-
endent of the Central Vermont railway,
vas in the city Friday looking after the
handling of the circus trains. Mr.. Groom
aid that the summer schedule of trains
) practically completed and that there
will be but little change in these from {
he present running time. The north
,ound afternoon mail will be about 20
minutes earlier leaving Montpelier. which 9
will help ont in the handling Of the bust r.
ess, and it is possible that the noon I
rain viii go few minutes earlier than '
has. There has been a report among d
he railroad men that trains and 3 a
rere to be placed in service again. but /
here seems to be nothing to the report. t
,ame Rnmor says that the Central Yer il
lont was agreeable but that connecting /
Dads were not. a
t. s. Brigham of st. Adams was in N
he city yesterday ON his way to Lynn a
onville to look at the work which il
eng done there with the boys n
Dir. III. H. Lawrence of Springfield has 81
cen the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. II
aztec. He was on his way to Fort a,
than Allen, where he takes the exami
alton for surgeon in the army. DR.. Law
nee is one OF those who offered their
rvices to the country in response to the =,
IL made two weeks ago for physicians.
Creighton Shedd formerly of this city
Id member of the 57th pioneer regi
emit at Spartanburg, s. c., is enjoying r,
ten DAYS furlough He arrived here on q,
-iday and viii spend Sunday in Albany. til
e il cousin Of Private Sweetland of al
Ibany, who was drowned in the English be
annel. he
The adjutant generals office has re isl
lived copy of letter from the adiu- Fl,
MT generals office in Washington to Sc
". c. r. Bliss of McIndoes, stating that TO
ivate John Larvey of Co. B, l02d ma,
inc gun company, was not taken pris
err as reported last week
NJ. H. Kelley of Barre leaves this even
Z for Camp Dix, where he will enlist RI
response to the call for railroad men.