The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
MONTPELIER

AHe regular HettlHg OF the Guy cOun-
Gil took place Wednesday evening, 10
minutes being occupied ID handling the
different matters. j. P. Gallagher was
designated as president in the absence of
Mayor Mitchell and President Shurtleff.
The matter of accepting Chapman road
as a street and the matter of discon-
tinuing street between George Law
renee's and Gilbert Pereaus were left UNI
til the next meeting, while the matter Of
paying for securing the school census was
referred to the city attorney as to wheth
er the money should be paid from the
general or school funds.
The Misses Marion Pine and Laurel
Pine Of Court street left the city this
forenoon for New York City, where they
expect to spend visit of few days
with friends Before returning to this
city they expect to make a visit with
friends in Rutland, whilS attending the
annual Rutland fair.
The funeral of Victoriano Riyero, who
died Wednesday at Heaton hospital, oc-
CURED at o'clock this afternoon from
his late home on Barre street with burial
in Green Mount cemetery. He was ma
| tive of Spain, where he was born July s,
1898, and had been living in this country
for few years. He is survived by a
sister, Mrs. Manuel Gomez, q brother,
Angel, of this city, a brother Jose, of
Graniteville, and a brother, Belisario, of
Quincy, Mass
DR. NJ. b. Hillegas and Prof. L. Nj.
Beach were at Randolph last evening.
They organized an Industrial school
there which will be conducted evenings
in the Sargent, Roundy & 0sgood ma
chine shops and foundry. The school
board is cooperating with the industrial
vocational edueati5a board Eleven stu
dents enrolled last evening and it is ex-
pected that more will.
A hearing took place at the State
House this morning before the public
service commission relative to the fatal
ity that occurred at West Berlin a few
weeks ago when Percy Brown and Peter
Goethe were injured so that they died
within a short time after TIE accident
and in which Mrs. Goethe and Mrs.
Brown and two children were injured.
All four are making successful recoveries.
The full commission was present. j. +.
Maun and other officials of the Central
Vermont railway, as well as the train
crew and the persons who saw the acct
dent were before the commission.
The food administration office is very
busy sending out supplies to local food
administrators relative to sugar distribu-
tion. The special permits for canning
sugar have gone to each town. The local
| food administrators are advised that
they must not give permit to get can
ming sugar to anyone living outside their
town. After the person has obtained the
permit the sugar may be bought any
where The September sugar certificates
are being sent to grocers,
The adjutant general sent to the va
rious local boards in the state to-day a
/ copy Of telegram received from the war
department which provides that the
members Of the board are to receive not
to exceed $40 day or more than $500 a
month. For the work done between
March | and June 30 this year the board
will receive SO for each registrant who
| has gone into service. This may be d.
yided as the board sees it, For the work
/ from July l to Aug. 81 the board will
/ receive SO for each registrant actually
gone into service, in addition to the 30
cent fee which has been already allotted
them The pay after the last named
date win be as above,
Nothing new has developed in the
matter of consolidation of the freight
business in Montpelier. Robert c. Ba-
con Of the public service commission
stated to-day that no consolidation will
take place until after the railroads had
brought a petition in the matter and
/ that they have not done thus far, SO that
his commission is waiting for that action.
As soon as the petition is filed with the
commission the dates of the hearings viii
be fixed Three of them are to occur
when the public will have chance to
set forth any objections 1t may have to
the Encouragement of conditions.
c. NJ. Wiley Of Barre has been APP
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
| G. S. Larkin, late of that city, in probate,
while II. w. Kemp has been appointed
| trustee of a fund created from the last
win and testament Of Christopher G..
Putnam in place Of Christopher c. Put
nam, jr.
The second days hearing in the case Of
G. L. Haseltine and others VS. the Lane
Manufacturing company took place to-
day before Z, c. Mower of Burlington as
special master The morning was largely
occupied with surveyors testimony pre-
sented by Walker & Walker, +, H.
Dewart Of Burlington was also here to
testify in the case, which was brought
in chancery to have the dam of the de-
PENDANTS pond reduced to its original
height, as alleged by the plaintiffs, aud
then recover damages if the plaintiffs
are found entitled to damages.
This afternoon nine young men from
this county and six from Orange county
will report, to leave here Friday morning
for Camp Upton, where they enter spe-
cial service in the army.
G. w. Groom of St. Adams was in the
city yesterday
Mrs Herbert Smith of Waitsfield has
been visiting in the city.