The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26

ing flowers.
In county court, the case of Mabel
Herbert VS.. Armidis Herbert has been
filed.
Il. w. Coburn of East Montpelier this
morning settled his account in probate
! court OF the estate of Fred /. Farnham
of Plainfeld, of which he has been ad-
ministrator.
The suit of L. j. Redman VS. w. H.
Lombard was not tried in city court this
morning because arrangement for settle.
ment is pending. The suit is to recover
Sl4 for wages, and it is expected a set
Element win occur before Thursday.
Oscar Martinson of Barre was in the
local board of exemption Office this morn
ing for his papers to go to Fort Warren
Tuesday, where he enters the coast ar
tillery.
Mrs. f. Ala, whose house was raided
Friday night and who appeared in city
court Saturday morning, will appear
again Tuesday morning for hearing. She
was released on bail of $500 Saturday
morning, pending the hearing on the
charge OF illegal keeping of Intoxicating
liquor, which resulted from the raid
Mrs. Mary Smith of Prospect street
received a letter Saturday from Perley,
her son, who is corporal in the l04th
infantry in France, in which he told Of
the drive made July II, during which
he was wounded and added that he win
be in the hospital for some time. His
was an interesting story Of the beginning
of the big offensive, which has not yet
stopped on the western front in France.
Harold Jackson, formerly of Montpel-
Ter. who is an adjutant of an organiza-
ton in France, has written friends in
Montpelier that he saw the members Of
the Old Co. n, now Co, G, of the l0lst
ammunition train few days before
he wrote and that they had suffered no
casualties, which makes the relatives Of
those in the company feel easier, assur
| ing them that the boys were not cover
ing up anything.
Louis Gagnon passed Sunday with rel
atives in Granville.
| All trains stop at the Central Vermont
crossing near the station of the same
company now and whistle before APP
preaching the station This has been a
bad crossing for many years and often
| have the people Of the sity tried to
have some rule of this nature or a flag
man; but until the consolidation Of the
works in Montpelier, nothing was ac-
complished.
The board of civil authority met Sat
urday evening for the first time and
placed eight names on the checklist.
Another meeting will take place in a
few days.
DIR. and Mrs. w L. Tindall have sold
| their house on Guernsey avenue to Mr..
and Mrs William Baker, who will move
into it in a few days. DR.. Tindall has
| offered his services to the war depart
ment and expects to leave soon for med
| ical service.
Miss Mary Morton, who has been visit
| ing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Oryille
Pine of Court street during the past
three weeks, returned this forenoon to
her home in Rutland Miss Morton, who
was member Of the 1917 graduating
| class from Rutland high school, has ac-
cepted a position as an assistant at the
office of the principal of the high school
and expects to commence her new du-
ties within a short period of time.
Capt, G. B. Walton of Montpelier will
60 to Camp Perry, O., as the captain
Of the l6 men who viii represent the
state in the annual rife and pistol shoot.
He is selecting some of the men who will
go along, while the captains in the diff
ferent towns where there are militia
companies are sending names of men
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