The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-22
MONTPELIER
Town of Waterbury Sues Elmer Bennett
in County Court.


in County Court.
In county court the town of Water
bury has brought suit against Elme
Bennett of Waterbury, with c. /. Cush
man as trustee The suit is brought L
recover money which the town has ex
pended in care OF the Bennett family
Bennett and his wife are respondents IL
state case against them in which they
are charged with neglect of their chill
dren. They are under bail amounting tC
81 900, and it is understood that Mr.
Cushman is their bondsman.
Miss Gertrude Smith of the local tele-
phone force has gone to Waterbury for
two weeks work as chief operator. after
which she will return TO the Montpelier
Office to begin her duties as supervisor,
taking the place of Miss May Merck,
who finishes May /.
Prof II. II. Gibson. who has been i'll
for several weeks with an abscess in his
head. was at the educational department
Offices Saturday. Frank Reynolds OF the
same department, who has been Ill with
grip. has recovered.
The work of moving equipment from
the state library to the new building has
commenced Last week newspaper files
were moved.
Rollo q. Reynolds, manager Of the Vail
school at Lyndon. arrives in Montpelier
this afternoon from the southern part OF
the state, where he has been relative To
the summer school This evening he
meets those students of Montpelier high
school who want to go to the school, and
Tuesday goes to Barre for similar pur-
pose.
DR. i. +. Johnson arrives in Montpelier
Tuesday He is director of rural dental
clinics and will hold clinics in Montpelier
and Barre He has made arrangements
to hold these at Montpelier seminary
and Goddard seminary and Spaulding
high school. These will be attended by
the students who are taking the teacher
training courses.
O. r. Benson of Brattleboro was in the
.ity Saturday in conference with II. ID.
Hopkins of this city relative TO the drive
Tor Red Cross funds Mr.. Hopkins has
accepted the appointment as county
Hartman and will commence his work |
aying out the campaign as soon as the
Material arrives. There will be no work |
n Montpelier because the war chest /
axes care OF the drive. With favorable .
Indications of similar fund in Barre,
he county chairman will not push mat
ers in that city until the certainty, of /
whether the war chest fund plan is to be |
dopted, is settled.
r. A. Cooper of Augusta, Me, spent
sunday at the Pavilion He is the newly
ppointed national bank examiner, TAX
no the place of Jefferson Goodwyne, who
as gone to South Carolina. He will A
make his headquarters at the Pavilion
nd expects to bring his family here next
finter. In company with his assistant,
Iarod Ledden. he left this morning for
of banks on the western
ide of the state.
In probate court this morning the will
+ Roy c. Bugbee, late of Barre, was
for probate, and c. A. Adams
/ Waterbury has been appointed ad
illustrator. with will annexed, of the
state of Sarah f. Davis, late of Water
urv. A license was given William
rishart this morning to sell property in
ne estate of Leroy S. Norris, late of
ARE.
Twin daughters were born Saturday to
IT. and Mrs. Worden Saleba of upper
ARE street.
Francis Sheridan has commenced work
the First National bank, taking the
ace of Louis Heney, who has been
lied in the draft and who completes
5 duties April 20.
While Governor Graham and Col. II. I.
,hnson were in Washington, ID. C., they
w some novel ways in which those in
arge Of the third Liberty loan are sell
g bonds in that city Nearly every
chit. after they had gone to bed, they
Duld hear considerable noise outside
a upon investigation would learn that
was another drive TO sell Liberty .
nds One night the movie actors pulled o
the program aud the morning follow n
? the papers related a novel manner in
itch some Of the bonds were sold. 1t
pears that when the sale commenced
lag. one Of the popular actresses an \
unced that to each person buying 500 4
nds a kiss would be forthcoming The
nd sale was large. according To reports.
The fire department was called to Cap
} hill Saturday afternoon for a fire
ming in the grass. Maurice Dewey 4
d touched of = little pile Of rubbish
his lot near the Niles pasture and the
nj carried the FIRE into the adjoining 4
ds with the result that Il went beyond
control and the fire department was
Jed. No damage occurred
Hiss Eva Yeti is IN with tousilitis
a. an Indication that Montpelier has
- over the top in the third Liberty i
q drive a flag AS hung from the cen
81 fhe arehuav over the eutrance TO
: haIl saturday afternoon ~ 4 Hl~