The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
MONTPELIER

AT the recent quarterly meeting of the
trustees of the Kellogg Hubbard library
DR.. A. B. Bisbee was elected a trustee
to succeed the late j. w. Brock.
Probably the Washington county
grammar school enjoys the distinction OF
being the oldest school of its kind in
the state. At its Il5th annual meeting
Friday evening, George L. Blanchard was
elected as a trustee to succeed the late
Andrew J. Sibley. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Fred
Blanchard; secretary, Henry L. Farwell;
treasurer, Fl. G. Shurtleff; auditor Err
win M. Harvey; prudential committee,
Fred Blanchard, Fred A. Rowland, Hen.
ry L. Farwell.
The following item will be be read
with interest by persons living in Wash
ington, where the deceased once re.
sided: Mrs. George w. McAllister has
received notice Of the death Of her sis
ter, Mrs, Warren L. Davis, Of Iowa Falls,
la. Mr.. Davis death occurred last Sep
TENDER.
The following men were changed in
their classification by the district board
as result of the deliberations Satur-
day: Lawrence H. Ford from &c to lE
William r. Somerville from 81 to lE
In addition to these large number OF
questionnaires in which there was no
change have been sent back to-day to
the local board.
Gen. II. t. johnson this morning re.
ceived another call. However, it is not a
very large one and one county will re-
spond to the call, which is one cook to 90
to Camp FOREST, near Atlanta, Ca The
telegram included as many words in
making the call as it would if a couple
of hundred men had been called. At the
same Office has been received change in
the regulations relative TO height and
weight Of men. The height has been re-
duced from 90 inches to go inches, while
the weight has been reduced from ll6
pounds to ITO pounds, so that men who
have been rejected because of the old
regulations will be reexamined and can
go into service.
The classification of the men in Wash
| ington county as a result OF the 1918
registration and the Reconsideration that
took place upon a recent order of the
war department has been completed. The
result is that 402 men were placed in
class /, of which IS have been indicted
or are in the process of induction. There
are two negroes in class ] now There
are 1853 men, of the 248 who registered
in the county June 5, that were placed
in class /, of which IS have either in
Quoted or are in the process of induction
Mrs. Paul G. Harrington and Mrs. Ad-
die Harrington have returned from Phil
adelphia, where they have been visiting
Paul Harrington, who is in the navy.
Stanley Jayne has gone to North
Adams, Mass, TO visit relatives.
Miss Dora Edison is taking a vacation
from her work in the secretary Of states
Office. Miss Margaret Blanchard is tax.
ing her place.
Mrs Marion loyal has commenced
work in the office of the fuel administra-
tor.
Jesse NJ, rebbetts, a professor in FAN
| Haven, was to-day in probate court ap.
pointed administrator of the estate OF
| G. N Tebhetts, late of Cabot.
| The Washington county quota of sup.
plies which the county must furnish in
Red Cross work in July, has been re.
ceived and apportioned to the various
/ UIhHCHeh. Inc slatt Hthuu uhtNcIh nus
received the report of the organization
of the following county chapters; Ben,
nington, chairman G.. B. johnson Of OLD
| Bennington, secretary W. II. Mills, and
treasurer H. II. Webster of Bennington
Lamoille, chairman Mrs G. NJ Powers
secretary Mrs. G.. A. Morse of Morris
vile, treasurer r. Finnegan Of Hyde
Park; Rutland, chairman w b. G. Stick
ney, secretary Nina Cleaver, treasurer
If. G, spencer OF Rutland. This com
pletes the organization of county chap
ters
James Laird of the marines, who has
been in Texas training, Is spending q
| furlough at his home here. he will b.
remembered as the portside twirler fol
the Montpelier high school baseball team
a few years since.
Edward G. Bernard of Keedysville, Md,
this morning enlisted through the army
recruiting Office to 90 into the field artil
lery, while Harold w. Elliott of North
field has gone to the signal corps schoo
at Fort Leavenworth
George Bruno, arrested on Saturday
morning on the charge of assault upor
Peter Rekela, appeared in city court this
morning, retracting his plea of not gull
ty and entering one of guilty. His fine
or sentence will not be imposed until lat
er. Peter Rekela was arrested for as
saulting Bruno and this morning in city
court he pleaded not guilty to the charge
A trial will take place Wednesday morn
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