The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-16
MONTPELTFR
Teachers Convention Given Up for a
Year.

the state, so that it will be impossible to
have the meeting at the adjourned date
that had been fixed in November, and
conference with the Montpelier Board of
Trade was held, with the result that the
convention will not be held this year, but
will be held next year in Montpelier.
There are so many homes in that city
which the grip and pneumonia have Wis
tied that while they are making nice re-
coyeries they do not feel able to under
take the task Of entertainment, SO that
the local parties We're agreeable to the
postponement
The annual meetings of the Vermont
Mutual and Union Mutual Fire Insurance
companies took place at 2 o'clock this
afternoon at the home offices in Montpel-
Ter. As far as could be learned before
the meetings convened this afternoon
there was to be no change in the list of
directors in either organization, or in the
offers, while the routine business of the
annual meetings was to take place.
Fred Fuller of Mortified has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
! Mark S. Howard of Roxbury, while Eda
Berganti Of Montpelier has been appoint
ed guardian of Walter Berganti, a minor,
in that city, and Emma Lacchelle Of
Barre has been appointed exeeutrix of
the estate of Theodore Lacchelle, late of
Barre.
John Gowdey, who has been suffering
with grip, is recovering, and was at the
office to-day for the first time
Raymond Cullen, John 0yNeill and Err
nest Dillon, who are i'll at Heaton hos,
pital, passed comfortable night and are
considered better.
Col. H. T. Johnson was in Bradford
yesterday, looking after his farm.
Miss Madge Warren, who has been i'll
for several weeks and detained from her
work in the secretary Of states Office, is
gaining. She has suffered tonsilitis, grip
and is now recovering from plenrisy.
Rawson Myrick, deputy secretary Of
state, is Ill with grip.
DR. NJ. b. Hillegas, commissioner Of
education, was in Burlington to-day as
was Commissioner of Industries r, w.
Simonds.
! j. NJ Boutwell, Of Montpelier, who was
named as chairman of the Vermont com
niittee on non-war industries, has de-
elined TO accept the duties owing to his
health, and T . L. Laird Of Montpelier has
been appointed by l.. p Slack to take his
place as a member and chairman.
Florence, the six-year-old daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Peter Lucic, died at Heston
hospital about ! o'clock Tuesday night
following a few days illness of typhoid
fever She was born here and had al
ways lived in the city, and leaves her
parents and one sister, age four years.
The funeral win take place Thursday,
with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
The body of Leon Rembrook, who died
at base hospital at Pelham Bay, is ex-
lpected here on the afternoon train Thurs
day. 1t win be sent here by the naval
! department 1t Is expected the funeral
will take place the following morning
II. J. Volholm has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of Emily, AN
derson, whose funeral occurred Sunday
?. w. Clement, A. Il. Cudworth and
Others who are candidates for office in
! the coming election. were in conference
to-day at the Republican headquarters
| here with Mason S. Stone, manager of
the campaign, relative TO statements that
probably will be made by the different
candidates. Last evening conference
was held in the office formerly occupied
by A. c. Theriault and whose office, it is
understood, is to be the headquarters In
view Of the fact that no platform can be
drafted by the Republican state commit
tee. it is understood that the candidates
for state offices in that party win shortly
make statements relative TO their atti
tudes on different matters, which in part
will take the place of the regular plat
/ form.
| Thus far only three local boards Of
exemption have filed their completed
1 list az registrants, showing the order in
which the men viii be called by the adj
/ iutant general, as provided by the or
! aers from the war department, These are
/ Rutland, No. 2, which was the first local
board to file its list, Addison and Grand
1 Isle counties in the order named Wash
ington county probably viii file its list
| this afternoon. The officers have been
working upon ii for several days and the
copying was being done yesterday and
last evening, extra help from the State
House and other Offices assisting last
evening
Reports received from Jack Mitchell,
who was wounded in France, indicate
that he is making nice recovery. He
i in the British flying corps and got a
| Hun machine before he was wounded,
according to information received by MIR.
and Mrs. James Mitchell, his parents,
here.
| The will of the late DR.. Warren D.
Turner of Worcester was presented for
probate Tuesday afternoon, and Charles
Richmond Of Mortified settled his ac-
count as executor of the estate Of j.
E. Dole, late of that town.
News was received Tuesday Of the
death Of Moses McGovern, which took
place in a Springfield, Mass, hospital, Of
pneumonia following the grip. He was
80 years of age and a native Of Under
hill. son Of Mr., and Mrs r. I. Nc
Govern. The most OF his life was en-
ployed in the granite cutting working
IN Barre, Montpelier and Hardwich. He
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