The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-09
TAX OF THE TOWN
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| Rev. Il. Il. Fortier of MoTrisville, field
secretary of the Universalist churches Of
Vermont and the Province Of Quebec, was
here yesterday and to-day. He was ac-
( companied by Mrs Fortier and child.
Friends of Henry Fasola and Adolfo
! Comolli, who enlisted in a mechanics
unit last summer, wiz be gratified to
learn that news of their safe arrival
| overseas has been received in this city.
/ The vanguard of party of Barre
hunters who maintain camp in the
woods Of Essex county left this morning
for Maidstone to establish lines of COM
munication and to prepare the camp for
the open. season on deer Among those
who were on the grounds early were
George E. Bond and Stanley 0. Marsh.
Others who are interested in the camp
will make the trip to Essex county to-
morrow and Monday.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: S. j. Gompers and
II. j. Gompers of Washington, ID. c., Mr..
and Mrs. NJ w. Abbott and Il. s. Bar.
rows of Waterbury, r. Fl. May of Essex,
Charles r. Grant OF Providence, Il. l.,
Rev. and Mrs G. +. Fortier and child
and Mrs H. L. Stevens Of Morrisyille
Louis Myers of Thetford, c. G. Collins Of
St. Johnsbury, II. N. Arnold of Hanover,
N. H. Il. j. Averill and A. T. Rogers Of
Newport, p. X. Mott of Troy, James f
Cross of Mortified,
Nut day, as designated by Governor
Graham, found many Barre children en-
rolled in the task of gathering nut shells
to be turned over TO the government for
use in the manufacture of gas masks for
the soldiers. Some of the fruit dealers
aided the cause by urging their patrons
TO save the shells of nuts purchased OF
them and of conserving also the pits OF
peaches, plums, etc. New England is fan
behind its quota in the quantity of nut
shells and fruit pits furnished, and
throughout the northeastern section a
special effort was made to-day to make
up the deficiency.
Ripe strawberries, quite as luscious al
the fruit that is picked at the height Of
the season, were brought to The Times
Office this morning by Mrs. A. w. Clark
of Trow hill, whose everbearing straw
berry plants have supplied her with fruit
at regular intervals throughout the sea
son. This week she picked three quarts
Of fine berries and there were enough left
on the plants to insure d sizeable sample
for exhibition purposes. The plants beai
every two months, and were IL not FOL
the cold season they would yield through
out the winter
For tampering with fire alarm box il
manner contrary to the city ordinances
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Main street, was fined IS and costs Of
$3.50 in Judge H. w. SCOTS court Fri
day afternoon. City Attorney William
Wishart, who received the complaint
told the court that Kinney was discov
cred in the act Of tampering with tht
alarm box at the corner of Blackwell
street, opposite the Whitcomb Bros.
plant, so.called. The respondent en-.
tered plea of guilty and is arrang.
ing to pay the fine and costs.
Four respondents paid penalties for in,
toxication ofFenses when arraigned be.
fore Magistrate H. w. Scott in mum.
cipal court this morning. Gust Rsnda
of Woodsville, n H., charged with a
subsequent oifense, was fined SIS and
costs. Complaint in the case was made
yesterday afternoon by an autoist when
the respondent got in the way OF his
car Virgil Coddington Of Graniteville
acknowledging a second offense, paid a
SIS fine with costs George A. Simonds
Of this city, charged with a subsequent
oifense, paid similar fine, with costs
attached Leroy G. Baker Of Montpel.
Ter was assessed the minimum fine of 81
and costs for a first offense
BY reason Of the fact that il has a wal
chest, Barre will not have TO pas
through an intensive drive for United
War Work funds when the national cam
paign is inaugurated next week, Thu
city's quota is s2l 900, and it is the de
cision Of the trustees and the disbmsinG
committee Of the war chest that tn,
money shall be appropriated from tn,
chest. To make good, however, subscrib
ers who are in arrears must remove the
delinquencies, and the maximum of co
operation will be reached if such sub
scribers win make it point TO settle a
once. Elsewhere in the county, tow
committees, acting under the direction o
the county chairman, Harry Daniels O
East Montpelier, have completed plan
, for an energetic campaign.
II. P. Hinman of Orange street, chair
man Of the publicity department Of thu
Vermont united war work campaign, has
. returned from weeks tour Of the west
side of the state, in the course Of which
a number Of county conferences were
, held for the purpose of completing tht
details in the campaign plans. Thu
meetings were In charge OF Earle S
Kinsley Of Rutland, chairman Of tht
state committee, and the speakers in
Guided a number Of out of the state PEG
pie who are active in the work of thl
seven constituent organizations repre-
scented in the united war work move
ment Of next week Wherever count,
conferences had been planned, the work
ers were met by representative gath
erings and much enthusiasm wal
! aroused. The meetings ended with con
ference in Grand Isle yesterday
To-day marks the close Of clean VI
week, and as the street department col
lectors have been favored with goot
weather, it is probable that the schedul,
mapped out by the aldermanic health
committee will be completed by tonight
If any streets or byways remain un
visited, the collectors will be abroad
early Monday to finish their work TIL,
health committee has experienced re
currence of trouble with scavcngers a
the city dump, where most Of the gar
Dish collected is deposited by the stree
department. Two or three efforts t,
catch some Of the scavengers in the &C
Of picking over the refuse nearly me
with success. According to the driver
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