The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-26
MONTPELIER

letter written Mrs. Clara Lowe, his moth
er. he has recovered.
j. G. Frattini, who went to attend an
officer training school, is soon to resume
civilian life and is expected home any
/ day. Harold Smith, who was in aviation
training in the west, is expected home,
having signed an application to return to
civilian life.
| Most of those whose names appeared in
the casualty list of Monday have already
appeared in the papers preceding this
time; but of the others, William j. Ber
saw OF Florence was a selective service
man who went to Camp Devens May 25,
1918. Justine S. Woodcock Of Coventry
! is a son of Mrs Doris Woodcock He
was member of Company i, lst Yer
mont, and was transferred to the l03d
infantry He is slightly wounded
Leo T. Brown of Moretown has bought
the j. w. Brock farm on the Moretown
road. He is holding an auction this
afternoon to dispose of his property at
his home site on Jones brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. G B. Evans If Water.
bury were IN the city yesterday.
Mrs. w. o. Standish, mother of r. H.
Standish, who was very i'll Sunday night,
+. is feeling more comfortable.
The war department has sent to the
adjutant general advices that no longer
are registrants required TO secure permits
when they want to leave the United
States; and the local boards will be no
titled TO that effect to-day.
Col. H. I, Johnson is in Boston, at
tending the Edwards day celebration.
John Avery is sending to the members
of the coming legislature the booklet as
provided by the joint resolution that
such shall be mailed each member elect
at least 10 days before the converting of
| the legislature. 1t includes a list of
members, rules Of both branches, joint
rules and the progress Of bill from in
PRODUCTION to signature, as well as other
material
| The board of control will hold its regu-
lar meeting the first Thursday in De
cember, when the budget committee will
meet with it,
Govemor-elect P. w Clement Of Rut-
land and Howard L. Hindley Of The Her.
aid were visitors in the city to-day.
Boys from Montpelier who were at the
| mechanical school Ia Burlington and
have gone to different camps in this
country are meeting in France. Such is
the case of j. o. w. Galaise and A. c.
Theriault, who separated the night they
left Burlington and met few DAYS ago
in the same camp in France, according to
letters received here
Relatives Of Harry McAllister have re-
ceiyed word from the war department
that he was killed in action in France
Oct. 90 His mother Mrs Elizabeth Me
Allister, in Waitsfeld, received word on
Sunday and Mrs. w. G. Bragg and Miss
Blanche McAllister of Waitsfeld, who
were here yesterday. told other relatives
about it.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Goodrich and baby
Of, South Royalton are visiting with Mrs.
Jennie Ryle, the latter's mother.
Miss Marjory Jones has resumed her
work in the state fuel office after a short
vacation.
Another load of the office equipment Of
the secretary of state arrived here last
night and was placed in the new office
| day. The Office force will be here next
1 AlbtiAAA w AtlltAh lEaHtlVNts blN va Alft
clerks, has been here looking for rooms.
The girls Of the office have completed
their rooming and boarding arrangements
here Other officers are planning TO get
into the west wing the first of the month.
Editor, Times: In regafd TO the con
troyersy relative to the appearance of
| the Norwich jazz band in Montpelier this
week, the article in Mondays Times is
somewhat misleading 1t was not till
after The Times had gone to press that
| the matter was settled in respect to
| Wednesday and Thursday nights. Ac-
cording to my rights / protested TO the
leommandant of the university and with
satisfactory results. | protested as
citizen, as a musician, and as secretary
| of the Musicians Protective union of
this city. Army regulations prohibit
such a practice enlisted men competing
with civilians. Monday forenoon the
committee Of Co. / interviewed me, with
the result that l yielded to their urgent
appeal and decided to withdraw my pro-
test as regards Wednesday and Thursday
nights next, and that withdrawal is but
Temporary. The true situation in the
early afternoon Of Monday is indicated
| by the following telegram from the com
mandant of Norwich university; Nor
witch jazz band will not appear in Mont
Ipelier,' signed Edwards, In yielding to
the appeal Of the committee OF Co, /, the
/ following telegram was sent to Com
mandant Edwards by ME at l:06 p m.
"Reconsidered No objections whatever
to appearance jazz band here Wednesday
and Thursday. Thanks for your cour-
Itesy," This affair has not been con
/ test of wits, but rather an effort TO main
/ tain the rights of civilian musicians.
! The matter will not be settled in Mont
lpeler, nor in Mortified; it will be set
| tied in Washington Jno. L. Stanyan.
| The directors of the Montpelier Indus
| trial corporation have called in the first
payment of stock to be paid by Dec. 2.
! Manager Turner of the DeLue company
will be here the last of the week in con-
nection with the new industry. The
work of remodeling the Green Syrup of
| Tar building Is under way.
| Thomas Lackey, who has been visiting
| q. +. Lackey and other relatives in the
city, has gone back to Holyoke, Mass.
A special meeting of the city council
took place at 9 o'clock this morning when
permits were granted the New England
Tel. & Tel. Co. to reset poles, change
lines little and make repairs on their
lcondut
| John 0'Neill, who had pneumonia dur
ing the epidemic, is recovering and is able
to be downtown with the aid of cane
Fred Chapman, while delivering goods
for H. B, Brooks this morning, slipped
and fell, breaking one leg He was taken
| to Heaton hospital for reduction of the