The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-05
MONTPELIER
Annual Charity Ball Attended BY About
100 Couples.

Carroll's orchestra gave concert pitN'u
ing the dancing, while Misses Marjorie
Estee. Phyllis King aud Margaret
blanchard gave exhibits OF fancy dane
ing. for which they received much APP
plausc. Solos were sung by Louis Baine
with Mrs. +. B. Leach accompanying on
The piano. w II. Jeffrey spoke for
few minutes in the interest of the com
ina Liberty loan. over 800 was re-
ceiyed at the hall, while many tickets
were sold before the ball.
Authorities are investigating night
which took place on the street thursday
evening. The names have not been an
noupced. but two women seem to have
caused quite a racket, calling each other
names and pulling hair. II IS said TO
have heen result of the recent raid by
the officers
Henry Refiner. against whom com.
plaint was made relative to the care OF
hi- horses at Northiield, appeared before
&. +. Iackey Thursday evening, spending
tbrae hours in a conference relative TO
the mans actions He had moved his
horses from Mortified to II. Nj. Farm
hams to have them sold at auction to-
Law Comnlsints were made TO Mr.. Lack
ev indicating that the persons VINO
made them thought the man was here IN
the interests of Germany but Mr. Lack
81 could find nothing to substantiate
hose complaints In fact. the man
while Of German birth, had his natural
ization papers. He also registered IN
Idaho from which place he came fe"
weeks ago He is in class J and IS await
4.
talk with Mr.. Lackey he showed nothing
to indicate that he was antagonlstc 10
the United States
A letter was read at the meeting OF
The Knights of Pythiss meeting lhnrs,
day evening from Eugene Berry grand
chancellor commander of the order, VINO
i now in France at an intermediary ae'
not. He gave much interesting intorna-
tiun as to affairs there, excepting taetS
! connected with the war, OF when ne
could not write Mr.. Berry resigned ms
Office when he enlisted but he was not
relieved of the honor. the past eomman-
der taking up the duties.
The reports upon the amount ct coal
which viii be needed in Vermont are not
arriving at the office of the state inel
administrator very fast and there has
been sent from the administrator Office
letter to the fuel committees A let
ter win be sent also in day or so TO the
cnal dealers which will set forth their
mart in the great conservation OF fuel Tor
the coming winter :.
Charles ". Scott was in Burlington
to-day relative to weights and measures
work
Miss Hazel Warren, who has been at
home for vacation, goes back TO hef
teaching in Ncwfane to morrow
r. w Simonds and Miss Laura Bur
hank Of the commissioner of industries
office are attending a hearing IN Roches'
ter to-day
Thomas Davidson of Barre to-day set
tied his account as guardian OF Percy 4
wilkins. a minor, OF Barre.
The water department has repaired
tbe break which occurred on Mechanic
street the first of the week by laying a
now line of six-ineh water main across
the North Branch river near the Lane
hons They were also working Thurs
day ON break in the sewer on Court
and School streets.
Alexander bowers, who recently made
application for enlistment as a seaman,
second class. in the navy, went to Bur
lington Thursday for medical examina-
tion.
J. w. Taylor has contributed to the
use of the navy through the local recruit
ing office set of field glasses.
The management of the Playhouse
have been troubled a great deal in the
asst two DAYS with water coming into
the cellar. 1t apparently soaked through
the floor and raised high enough SO that
the apparatus for draining the cellar
would not carry away the water, so a
hand pump was installed. The water
was high enough to put out the IRE N
the boiler. SO that it was difficult mat
ter to heat the place sufficiently to be
comfortable for those attending the
movies.