The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-25
MONTPELIER
First National Bank Sues the Montpelier
Turning Works.

First National Bank Sues the Montpelie
Turning Works.
In county court this morning the cast
of the First National Bank OF Montpele
VS.. the Montpelier Turning Works ct a
was entered. This is an action to recover
| 81 200 on notes, with C. &. Putnam
| Son as trustee. Sarah c. Slayton has
brought libel for divorce against An
drew j. Slayton, with +. i. Laird at
torney for the libelant.
In probate court this morning the will
of w H. Farrand of Murray. n. y. was
presented for probate. The deceased has
property in this probate district. The
will of Lucelia Thayer, late of Water
bury, was presented for probate. i. w.
button Of Mortified was appointed trus-
tee of a fund recreated by the last will
and testament of W. j. Plastridge late
of Northfield and Hiram l.. Sparrow OF
East Montpelier was appointed trustee
of a fund created by the last will and
testament of Philena |. Willard, late OF
East Montpelier.
The board of civil authority held a
meeting Saturday evening at which 40
names were added to the checklist to be
used at March meeting. Another meet
ing will be held at 7:l5 o'clock Thursday
evening. There are still about 80 per
sons whose names can be added TO the
list.
The work of the federal district board,
in spite of the fact that the war depart
ment seems to think that it is almost
completed, is far from that, because
there is limit to human ability TO do
the work and the amount of help which
the government allows. week ago
there were 5,5l3 names in class | before
the board and more arrived during last
week, while 2,492 have been finally clas-
sified by the board.
Miss Agnes Lynch has commenced
work in the Office OF the deputy com
missioner of weights and measures.
Commissioner OF Education NJ. Il. Hill
Iegas arrived home this morning from
attending the annual banquet of the
alumni OF the teachers college OF Colum |
bia university, which was held Saturday. |
Mr. Hilleras was elected an alumni
trustee of the college at the business ses-
sion held during the day The exercises /
we're attended by about 500 of the alum |
nj.
Notice was sent from the adjutant |
GENERALS office this morning to the local !
boards of change relative to the men
Who can self .induct into the federal serv-
ee. Men cannot 60 into the land de-
,artment of the signal corps service for
1ort Leayenworth. Those who have al
eady started their self induction are
,ermitted to complete it, The same is
rue of the engineering branch at Van
int "a N l.
medical corps. spruce division and any
in which the individual Sc
ures a waiver from the head of that de
artment.
The distribution of cards so that the
eople of the city might get an equal
mount of sugar occurred this morning
4 the city council chambers. The work
Yas in charge of L. H. Green, chairman
{ the local price interpreting board, as
isted by A. L. Chandler of Randolph.
ONE 800 persons appeared up to IL
clock this morning although the doors
ere not opened until o'clock. Half
ound lots will be sold this week for each
,ember of the family 1t is estimated
here are 600 families in the city Some
incidents took place, one of
-hich was a woman who had certified
ped one of the four was her cat. A
IAN from Berlin came in with two cards
n his family, one of Montpelier and the
her of Berlin.
Deeds of the sale of her interests in
on lower State street from Bes
e Bowers to Blanche Bowers and Sara
Gland. her sisters, have been filed in the
ty clerks Office
n 1. Il f..,, 1
lspital Sunday for an operation. He is
rer 30 years of age and is as comfort
Die to-day a. can be expected.
Miss Harriet Nelson. a nurse, is criti.
lily in with pneumonia.
Fred Carrow, who is advanced in age, J
very low at Heaton hospital with
Mrs. IL. !. Nolholm Is suffering with
She Is doing as well as can .
expected. Q
The state officials are taking little in
rest in the news story which appeared
the Boston papers Sunday that the
; men who went from Vermont 20
mp Greene were not allowed 10 enlist
the lst Vermont infantry because the
after Is not settled yet. An inyestiga
IN Is still in progress 10 ascertain why
ose rlen did not 20 to the lst Vermont
giment The affair took place while
neral Dickman. who is the command
2 officer of the camp, was away from
? camp. aud a. far a. can BE- learned 4
e order sending them to the regular
my did rot originate in the adiufsnt
ncral's offer At Washington. There
Re, that official has not vet. according
information az the state Horse. given
decision N the matter. The explars
as which have come to Vermont have
{ settled he matter. accordlng 10 all