The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
MONTPELIER
City Is Thought to Have Gone Over Top
on Loan.


buttons have taken what they have ar
ranged for; and the promises made taken
up he expects that we'll towards 100000
worth of bonds will be sold. However
the committee will not stop now and will
complete the week. The city's quota is
1921 900. OF that amount the Wetmore
Il Morse Granite company subscribed
| 100000 at meeting held Wednesday
in Montpelier, to which is added the $20,.
600 subscribed in Barre Town the preced-
ing day. +, M. Cory of the company
took $4,000 worth of bonds,
The only change in the board of di-
rectors Of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance company that took place in the
annual meeting, which occurred Wednes-
day afternoon, was that of the election
of Arthur G.. Eaton OF Montpelier to fill
| the vacancy that has existed for two
years because George Briggs of this city
has failed to qualify as director owing
to i'll health. Mr.. Eaton has been cash
Ter of the First National bank for many
years and is recognized as an able bust
ness man. He win make valuable addi-
| tion to the board of directors The other
| Washington county directors are George
: o. Stratton, Hugh Phillips, James 7. Sa-
| bin, l.. ID. Taft and Fred L. Laird, while
! the other directors elected were; Addi-
son county, j. Il. Weeks; Bennington,
j. K. Judson; Caledonia, il. T. Ide; Chit
tenden, David Marvin; Essex, Kyle 7.
Brown; Franklin, +. H. Kelley; Grand
| Cheney; Orange, John II. Dubois; Or
leans, j, N. Webster; Rutland, II. L.
Clark; Windham, A. L. Cudworth; Wind
sor, w. w, Stickney. The board Of Off
GERS elected by the directors were: Presi-
dent, Mr. Stratton; vice president, Mr..
Phillips; secretary, Mr.. Sabin; treasurer,
H. d. Hopkins.
The annual meeting of the Union Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company took place
Wednesday afternoon in its offices in
Montpelier, the only change in the list
of officers being the election of Hartman
+, Leslie of Montpelier as assistant Sec
rotary. Resolutions were adopted rela-
tive TO the demise of the late James w,
Brock, who was long time director of
the company. The officers elected were:
President, II. w. Kemp; vice-president,
II. f. Brigham; secretary and treasurer,
r, b. Denny; and assistant secretary,
Mr.. Leslie. The other directors are :
A. d. Farwell, Fred Blanchard, +. A.
Rowland, H. L. Farwell, G.. M. Campbell,
Henry NJ. Mcfarland, C. s. Emery, ]. N.
Woodfn and Fred g. Field.
Notices have been sent 10 the several
papers in the state that upon the sug-
gestion Of the state board OF health Chief
Justice John w. Watson has announced
that there will be no October term Of
supreme court and that the work will be
done at the November term, which con
yenes the first Tuesday in the month.
The board of pharmacy held q meeting
at the State House Wednesday morning
which was of short duration, only one
candidate appearing for examination,
which was conducted and an adjourn
ment taken. The meeting was called be-
cause some men from New York wanted
to take the examinations. They did not
appear.
Chief r J. Connolly was called to Fred
Gates Wednesday afternoon upon the
complaint that Tucker Chandler had sold
him cabbages upon which there was a
quantity of paris green. Chief Connolly
investigated and found substance, and
that when some Of the heads were opened
a teaspoonful could be gathered up. Chief
Connolly reported the matter to Health
Officer II. c. Shurtleff, who instructed
the chief to get after Chandler. This
was done He refunded the money, while
a dozen eabbages bought by an Italian
farther up the street were taken back
and the money refunded Chief Connolly
followed Chandler to his home and the
Iatter's explanation was that the hired
man must have used the substance, but
one member OF his family said they were
going TO use the cahbages themselves and
that what was on them would do no
harm. The matter is still under inyesti-
cation.
c. b. Adams Of Waterbury has been
appointed in probate court as admins
traitor Of the estate Of Carl Muzzey, late
Of Waterbury. Della NJ. Patch of Barre
has been appointed guardian Of Ada
Patch. minor in Barre Town, while
Cora d. St. Jock of Stowe has been APP
pointed guardian of Doris and Vera Mar
shall.
The local board Of exemption has re-
turned to its work of classification of
the registrants who filled their cards
Sept H. having completed the number
ing of the registrants as provided in the
master lists They have nearly l000
classified now and will continue the work
as fast as possible No examinations
are being made excepting in few in
dividual cases.
Mrs. John Crossett has resumed her
work in the local exemption board office,
having recovered from grip.
Gov II. F. Graham went to his home
in Craftsbury last evening after looking
after the work in the Office here,
Miss Mollie Beals, secretary to j, G. |
Smith, president Of the Central Vermont
railway, is visiting in the city.
Benjamin Gates was in Burlington to-
day.
w. S. Fenton, who has been spending |
a couple Of days looking up some law in
the state library. left this morning for
his home in Rutland.
The funeral of Miss Florence Lucic oc-
CURED this morning, while at Q o'clock
this morning occurred the funeral of
Moses McGovern, and that of Clifford |
Blair, who died here Tuesday occurred |
from St. Monica church in Barre at 9
o'clock this morning.
The body of Leon Pembroke arrived |
from the naval hospital at Pelham Bay
last evening The funeral occurs Friday
The Brattleboro News company, Inc,
has filed articles of corporation in the
secretary Of states Office for the purpose
Of conducting news and stationery
business in Brattleboro. The capital
stock is $4,000 while the signers are
Henry +. c. Toedt, Gertrude r. Toedt
and .lnsnnhinn Tnedt Of Rrattlehnrn