The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-01
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County Officers Baked in Effort to Get
Arthur Holden.

Arthur Holden.
Sheriff i. II, Tracy and States Attor
ney l.. X. Davis returned this morning
from Hartford, Conn. where they at
tended hearing relative to extradition
of Arthur Holden before Governor Hol
comb, Extradition was granted and the
sheriff of Hartford county was ordered
To deliver the man TO the Vermont off.
GERS, but this did not take place. for the
friends of Holden started habeas corpus
proceedings. Under the law of Connec-
ticut there is a provision that before a
man can be taken out of the state hab-
eas corpus proceedings may occur, so
that the Vermont officers will 30 back
next week for hearing on that matter.
Holden's claim is that he tried TO have
his wife 60 to that state to live with
him.
The reports OF the corporation in
Vermont have been received at the office
OF the secretary of state in the last
few days in large numbers. Blanks were
sent to the different corporations the
first of the year, TO the amount OF $50,
while there probably are some concerns
which made their report to the public
service commission, and the banking in
stitutions make theirs to the bank com
missioner. Under the laws of 1919 each
corporation in the state having a capital
stock, must make an annual report ON
or before March |, showing the status of
the company on the last day of the pre-
ceding year, giving the capital stock, the
indebtedness, the income, capital stock
| paid up, assets and other data wanted by
the officials of the state. There is pen
atty for failure to report,
The management of the Lane Manu-
| featuring company, by the election of
! officers Thursday afternoon, passed again
into the hands of the Pitkn interests.
c. y. Pitkin, who was elected president,
had held the office for few weeks since
the resignation of NJ. l.. Wood BY his
election the majority management goes
back into the family where it existed
for many years, By the election OF Per |
lev p. Pitkin, the son of the late Frank |
T. Pitkin, that branch of the family is |
again represented in the official roster of |
the company, for Mr.. Pitkn was long |
an officer Of the company G. A. Pitkin, /
the new vice president, is a descendant
tof General Perley p Pitkin, former |
owner of the company Henry T. Fren
ier, the new treasurer. has been many
years connected with the company as a
clerk The election of +. NJ. Cory to
the board of directors adds a man of
long established business ability, who
while he will not take an active part IN
the everyday business of the company,
will be available for advice al all times.
A. ID. Lane who has been connected with I
the management OF the company for
many years. remains on the board of di-
reetors. James Canning, who was re-
elected superintendent of the company, /
was many years employed in that ca
pacity. Perley pitkin has commenced
work in the foundry of the company and
will learn the business.
r. W. Simonds went to St. Johnsbury
Thursday afternoon.
Everett Shono suffered an injury TO
one hand while employed in the Lane
Manufacturing company's plant Thurs
day forenoon.
Winooski Valley Pomona grange, No.
%, will meet in grange hall in East
Montpelier. Saturday, March 2, at 1890
a. m. In place of the regular program,
the fifth degree will be worked. All
grangers invited.
At the board of civil authority meeting ,
last evening II names were added to the
checklist.
William II. Jeffrey state probation of
ficer, is in White River junction.
Howard Ryle has enlisted in the signal
corps and gone to Burlington, where he q
is taking training !
Chief Master at Arms Mitchell, who r
has been in charge of the navy recruit d
ing office in the Union block in Montpe | Il
lier and who has made a good record +
since coming to Vermont, has been Of q
fro t,.D Day I b,ob Il,
he has declined That is a larger office
but there is no. certainty that the Office
will be retained and Mr. Mitchell prefers
in Montpelier with the Yer
mont territory, unless, of course, the
navy department should see fit to trans
Ter him to some other station. The Pat
,rson recruiting office is under the New
lrk, n. j., office and while it would be
nearer the receiving ship, from which
,1r. Mitchell is detached, Mr.. Mitchell J
las selected Vermont as his home and
Unlisted from here last summer when his =
discharge, after several years of service,
lad occurred His enlistment is credited
% Vermont, although he is carried on =
he receiving ship as from New York. Il
lie has come to like Vermont summeI Z
Innate and its people, so he prefers the a
'ffice here TO the Paterson assignment. s.
This morning five young men went Ii
rom the local navy recruiting station to n
Burlington for final examination and en- 81
istment in the navy if they pass They c,
we're James A. Mortimer and Leo c. En- q
light of Barre. w. =. Waldo of VIII +,
George Lille of Barre and
ieorge Il. Adams of Stralrord.
Twelve carloads of coal arrived here
o-day, four of which are for Barre. n
hey are about evenly divided between
ard and soft coal. The latter has been
much harder to get lately.