The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-16
MONTPELIER.
Banquet Given TO Visiting Agents OF the
National Life.

National Life.
The officers of the National Life In
surance company gave dinner 10 th'
agents from away who attended the an
nual meeting. IL took place at the Noun
try club last evening, The party went
10 that place In two large barges witt
four horses attached 10 each. President
j. A. Rowland presided over the after
dinner remarks, while the arrangement
were in charge OF T.. ID, Field and A. u
Shepard. Col. T. G, Thompson, recently
mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn, and {, G.
Gilman of Boston were the speakers. The
former gave a very interesting talk upon
the war conditions while the latter en-.
tertained with humorous recitations.
NJ. Il. Uillegas returned this morning
from Bellows Falls, where last night he
attended meeting of the state board OF
education relative to school matters. The
meeting was held there SO that the mem,
hers of the board could more easily as
semble. Routine business was discussed,
The matter OF the teacher training
courses for next year were under con
sideration while the matter of securing
a man to handle the trade employment
education, which the schools are TO take
on for the federal government, was also
considered The transfer OF superlntend,
ents TO fill vacancies was also discussed
Gov. II. II. Graham ON Tuesday issued
his warrant for the arrest of Frank Laro,
who is now in the county jail at st. Al
bans. having been committed there for
short sentence. Information to that ef-
feet came to the governor this week, re-
sulting in the warrant which Will place
Laro back in the state prison. Laro had
served his minimum sentence for a small
ofrense in that institution and last Au-
gust was released, but, according TO the
information, he did not comply with the
provisions of the parole and will now go
back to the institution for the maximum
sentence.
Information connected with setting
aside this week by the director OF rail-
roads as the week in which the con
sipnees are to unload cars has been re-
ceived at Governor Grahams office The
railroad companies are urging that the
consignees comply with the advice of the
director of railroads to help in clearing
up the congested conditions before the
new demurrage regulations go into effect
next week.
For the first time in the history of the
Office the state flag and gov
ernors flag are both displayed in the ex-
ecutive's office Two new standards have
arrived and were ON Tuesday placed, one
on each side of the large radiator in his
office, where they may be seen by the
public when the office is open to the pub
lie.
Mrs John Chamberlain of Moretown
was operated upon at Heaton hospital
Tuesday for an abdominal trouble.
Miss Iva Poor of the charities and pro-
baton office is i'll with grip
Mason S. Stone returned last night on
one of the belated trains from Bethel,
where he went on coal matters, State
Treasurer Deputy Thomas Cave, jr., was
N Randolph Tuesday. Late trains in
part favored him, for he was able to meet
Judge Stow and get back here at last
but fortune was then against him, and
he rode back and forth between here and
junction all night, both hotel
clerks stating that the rooms were filled
because of the belated trains. Several
Barre men had to do the same stunt.
Immediately following the annual
meeting of the policyholders of the Ma
,ional Life Insurance company yesterday
he board of directors met, with the fol-
owing members present: Senator W. p.
H. M. Cutler, w. w. Stick
icy, George H. Olmsted, Charles p.
Smith, Fred A. Rowland, Charles w.
lannon's, Col. Osman ID. Clark, Frank
J. Partridge, Dr. A. B. Bisbee and Col.
I. Gray Estey. The board considered
md adopted reports from the several de
,artments of the company Analysing the ]
esults set forth in its annual statement,
The National Life Insurance company is
purely mutual company now entering
Ipon its sixty ninth year. All of its
belongs to the insured There
no stock and the company issues only
anticipating policies. OF life insurance
| has paid policyholders since organiza-
ion sol ,397 ,393.07, which, with assets to
heir credit, exceeds the premiums re-
eived from them by 81 ,24l ,S65.04.
hose present from out of town in at
enhance upon the meetings of the com
any included United States Senator w. Z
). Dillingham; of Washington, D. c., 3
George H. Olmsted of Cleveland, Ohio, :
harles w. Gammons of Boston, Frank !,
!. Partridge of Proctor, Col j. Gray Es- /,
ny of Brattleboro, w W. Stickney of =
ludlow, c. p Smith of Burlington. James
:. Wellman of Manchester, n. H., Charles i,
. Gilman of Boston, l.. P. Brigham of
oston, r. G. Thompson of Chattanooga, !
enn, and i. S. Kinsley of Rutland A i
lumber of the company's agents from
ne Pacific coast, Middle West and the :
outh who were en- route to Montpelier h
ere delayed by the storm and did not i
zach here in time for the meeting. Ii
The Klark Urban company opened
eek's engagement at the Playhouse on {
Ionday evening by the presentation of )
The Misleading Lady" which was given
afore an audience that taxed the ca
acity of the house.
When F. d. Nelson was brought into Y
tv court for the second time Monday, in
; was placed under $500 bail for hear
g to take place Jan. % on the Charge
non-support. In the morning an effort
as made through his attorney to settle
, the matter by his giving consent to