The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18

coming year following out the advance
Information that has been given by the
federal administration. The Office here
also received advice this morning rela'
tive To the profits which will be allowed
the dealers this coming year and the eN-
penso which win be allowed for handling.
Hard coal Is arriving In the state now
with great deal more promptne.s than
II did a few weeks back, but there l.
stu a shortage of soft coal for industrial
purposes.
Mrs. William McClauskey is employed
~ the office of the insurance commission
upon some special work in that depart
ment.
William H. Jeffrey, state probation of
ficer, was in Wheeosk and Sheffield to-
day looking up some complaints which
came TO his department.
Col II. I. johnson was in Bradford
to-day.
A report has been received at the COM
missioner of industries office to-day from
the Rising and Nelson Slate company
of West Pawlet that Steve Chesney was
killed in their quarry March l3 1t APP
pears from the report that the man was
hit ON the head by stone slipping from
the top of the quarry, ii having been
loosened by the warmer weather
The will OF Adelaide DUDE of Barre
Town was presented for probate in that
court this morning. Claude l.. Morse
OF Mortified was appointed admins
traitor de bonis non, with will annexed,
Of the estate of Rhode II. Severance, late
OF Mortified, while John l.. Spaldng
OF Warren Saturday afternoon was ap.
pointed special administrators of the e.
tate OF Ida l.. Foley, late OF Warren. Ii
appears that the administrator forgot
to present bill he had against the
estate so the special administrator Is |
appointed so that the administrator may |
petition the commissioners TO reopen the |
estate in order that he may present his
bill.
A hearing took place this afternoon
before Judge + l.. Fish in county court /
ON contempt proceedings in which Mrs.
Orena fStanai Smith sets forth that
Angelo Stanai, her former husband, has
not complied with the order OF the court
in providing care for the minor child.
They were grated divorce and the or
der was that Stansi should provide care
for the baby. the custody of which was
given to the mother.
The arguments in Barclay y. Wetmore
& Morse granite company case We're com.
pleted this afternoon. Il. A. Hoar pre-.
senting the closing argument for the de-
iendants, while j. W Gordon closed for
the plaintiff The next case is that of
George +. May ", Fred K. Morse, general
lssumpsit, in which the jury will prob
IDLY be drawn late this afternoon. Sev
sral applications have been made by the
lew venire of jurymen that they be ex
used.
Prof. II. Fl. tibson Of the educational d
department. is very i'll at his home here a
With an abscess in his head Commits
ioner of Education NJ. b. Hilegas left /
his morning for Burlington on a con
erence relative to transportation mat /
ers Miss Marguerite Hunting Of the
anne Office is taking vacation. a part Y
# which she is spending in Boston. Prof,
;. NJ. Beach has gone to Rutland. where !
e expects to form a class for evening
raining for the drafted men.
The reports of the foreign corporations y
! fast arriving al the office Of secretary A
{ state. These are due on or before the /.
list day of this month. &C
w. |. Brown appeared in city court :,
aturday afternoon on the charge of
reach of the city ordinance by driving
n the sidewalks, to which he pleaded y
nilty and was assessed a fine of So st
nd costs, which he paid A few min r.,
ties afterward he took Officer McAyoy :
, 81 nyba t,-,, trt1alr- ~
en were alleged to have been on the -
dewalk. These were not in the road
ay, but the investigation this morning M
7 City Attorney @. l.. Hunt developed :.
lat they had not occupied enough of VI
e sidewalk to warrant prosecution.
Christopher Henderson, who on Satur-
" morning paid q fine for intoxieation, ev
as arrested during the same night fol- is
wing, and was committed to jail on m;
e charge of intoxieation. At noon to- FRI
y he had not appeared in court an
Capt. G. b. Walton. who has been in 49, .'
Getting the various companies of the bo
rst Vermont regiment of volunteer 10,
litia, has completed his series of in. or,
eet ions and finds the companies in ma
cd shape for the short length of time oh,
eN nave DeeH organized. some changes
II be made. He also advised target Tn
acticing and care OF the riot guns with ba
lieh the men are equipped. He viii che
Ike another inspection in little while. su,
Two men applied to-day for enlist D9
mt in the navy. They were Ernest WI
Narrithey of Saugus, Mass, who is y
ending Montpelier seminary, and who
s rejected The second one was Paul 'i ne!
Colmar of Mortified, who was ac- t W.,
tied and went to Burlington to-day r.,
physical examination. He expects - -
accepted there 10 enter the hospital ,,ra
ps. Far
9heeks for the first dividend in the Dor
1krupt estate of l.. G. Derrick were rep
lied from the office OF W. y. Their riet
L, referee in bankruptcy, to-day. They the
cunt to 10 per cent. ing
ear
are being completed in mo,
headquarters Of the Vermont chap due
of the Red Cross for the institution .roi
the county chapter which were decided YES,
IN last week by the executive com cult
tee. Each county will have its chair -
n and secretary and treasurer, aud
] be in its work a duplicate of the
to branch excepting on a smaller sale. 49,
" will have charge Of the work in W
county instead OF the stale chair. WOO WOO
n having charge Of each individual
pter. This viii materially help IN the -
lie branch work. The big drive for - q