The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-21
MONTPELIER

The official letter from the chairman
Of the Republican state committee rela.
tive to the resolution adopted by the
committee at Burlington Friday night
was received by Gov. Graham at hi.
home in Craftsbury Monday evening. II
is expected thas no reply will be made
thereto during the present week Al
least, that is the impression that the
reporter is able to secure in the matter.
Mrs. Harrie Getman, who has been
visiting in Saratoga, n y, has returned
to the city. She was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Getman, her hus-
bands parents.
Maurice Gould has gone to Gulf Point,
Miss, where he has enlisted in the navy.
He made his application some months
| since and was called while visiting his
brother, Daughly, here.
Mrs. Alice johnson and son, Harry, of
Jamaica Plain, Mass, are visiting with
Miss Hilda Shredian, her daughter.
Harvey f. Goodell has gone to Yer.
gennes to visit with Benjamin Fisher, his
classmate, and chum whose marriage
win take place shortly in Rutland.
DIR. Harry Trask Of Aver, Mass, ac-
companied by his family, was in the
city yesterday. DR.. Trask has been one
Of the surgeons at Camp Deyens and
has recently been advised Of his accept.
ance in the medical corps. He has made
application to go to Italy. He is for
mer Waitsfeld boy.
Mrs. NJ Goslant and Miss Irene. her
daughter, of Lanesboro, have been visit
ing in the city.
X. w. Simonds returned last evening
from ST. Johnsbury, where he opened a
United States employment service bu-
reau Tuesday afternoon, naming Arthur
Stone as examiner and Mrs. Marion
| Adams as junior examiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Colburn and chill
dren of Albany, n. Y, who are motoring
through Vermont, are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. E. 7. Seguin, Mrs. Seguin and
Mrs. Colburn are sisters.
! James Peek went back to Middlebury
to-day after a visit in the city.
Miss Sarah Lawrence left this morning
for Brandon, where she will attend the
wedding Of Luke Conner. her cousin,
who formerly attended Montpelier sem
mary.
Prof T. NJ Beach, Prof. Hutchinson
and DR. NJ B. Hilegas and Miss Hunt
ing Of the educational department are
attending the superintendent confer
ence this week at Lyndonyille.
Rev. A. w. Hewitt OF Plainheld was
in the city yesterday.
Gov. H. +. Graham this morning re-
ceived from the war department a call
for good stenographers They must be
white registrants who are in special or
limited service and they may self-induct
until Aug 81, when the war department
viii state how many of these registrants
are needed They are to be employed
in the Judge advocate generals and pro-
yost marshal genrals department in
courtmartial and general military serv-
ice where they are needed. The war de-
partment has announced that the navy
needs 1000 men at once and that regis
trants who obtain the signature Of
Enoch Crowder, the provost marshal,
win be released by local boards to 90
into naval reserve training for marine
engineer officers.
The state treasurer is receiving large
number Of letters asking why the delay
in the soldiers assignees getting the
state pay this month. 1t Is due to the
fact that many registrants, who are not
entitled TO state pay, have been trying
to get it, claiming they self.inducted and
the checking Of the records must take
place, which Is delaying the paying a
little, Franklin, Bennington, Orleans
and Grand Isle counties have not yet
reported the information needed in this
matter
Prof G. H. Perkins, who has charge of
the mineralogy department and cabinet
in the new state building, was here on
Tuesday relative to moving the exhibits
TO the new building. The boxing is tax
ing place and as soon as the new show
cases arrive the transferring viii occur.
Col. H. T. johnson was in Burlington
to-day.
Mrs. Kenneth Kirk is helping with the
work in the office of the state treasurer
for a short time
Oscar Martinson OF Barre, who is one
Of the registrants in this county, has re-
ceived from Noch Crowder, the provost
NldieAl1Is auAiNttA3 Abi MN W tAlttNN III
the coast artillery He sigad the papers
at the local board office to-day, and will
leave some time in the next sven days
for Fort Warren, Boston
Mrs Florence Emerson Of Barre Town
has settled her account as executrix of
the estate of j. Fred Emerson, while
Lillian Tassie of Woodbury. has been
appointed exeeutrix of the estate of Ru-
fus Pray, late of Woodbury..
George Pape, who has been suffering
from a cut in one hand. is not gaining
as fast as he desires. Infection has de-
veloped in the wound.
Harry Pratt of Proctor, the president
of the Vermont state chapter of Red
Cross, visited the local office to-day.
A hearing took place this afternoon in
the city council chamber relative to lay
ing out Guernsey avenue as street. 1t
was upon the petition of H. c. Boles and
other property holders in that section of
the city, and was held before Fl. w. Scott
Of Barre, Henry Nichols of Middlesex
and D. B. Dwinell Of Calais, as courts
committee.
Gen. U. S. Grants Son Gets Divorce.