The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
AMERICANS SMASHED AN ATTACK
ON LINES WEST OF THE MOSELLE:
BRITISH GET NEARER ST. QUENTIN
MONTPELIER

ney and c, +. Lowe, officers of the organ
ization, and the several amounts sent to
the county chapters upon the basis of
population, Each county gets its portion
with the understanding that the money
shall be used only for the dependents Of
soldiers and sailors. Some of the county
officers had thought that it would be
available for general purposes. The allot-
ment by counties is: Addison $500 Ben.
nington $500, Caledonia $3.50, Chittenden
VI, $50, Essex $780, Franklin SS40 Grand
Isle $780, Lamoille $3.50, Orange $500,
Orleans $3.50, Rutland $3.50, Washing
ton ST., $50, Windham s760, Windsor 5000.
The war played prominent part in
the fixing Of dates when the trial of
cases will be commenced in Washington
county court Tuesday morning, no less
than seven cases being affected. These
include the three East Montpelier cases,
two Utley- Phelps cases, Town VS.. Saw
cry, Albin VS.. Cutting case. In the East
Montpelier cases, c, Def Bancroft, IT.,
in service, is a principal witness in two
cases and party in the third. In the Ut
ley cases, M. G. Morse Is in France, In
the Town case, Mr.. Town is in France
In the Cutting case, brother of the de-
tendant is in France. Judge Stanton is
disqualified in the case Of Hiram L. Spar-
row, admir-, VS.. the Vermont Savings
bank, and another Judge will be assigned.
The regular meeting of the board of
control is taking place this afternoon,
ana among the matters under considera-
tion is that of the road between Mont. |
pelier and East Montpelier, which has
been bone Of contention for tourists |
for a few years, especially in rainy |
weather. The legislature of 1917 appro. |
priated $4,000 to expend on that piece |
OF road at such time as the town of /
East Montpelier should appropriate
Ike amount. This was done at the last |
March meeting, and the summer has al.
most gone without any improvement in
the road Conferences have been held,
and now State Highway Commissioner
). b. Bates has reached the conclusion
that to wait longer is waste Of time
therefore, with favorable action upon the
part OF the board Of control this after.
noon, he will commence improvements.
These naturally viii have to be OF such
nature as construction Of eulverts and
widening the road in some places. II is
understood that the delay has to some
'Xtent been caused by the fact that the
own officials cannot agree with a cor.
Ioration that has property in the yicin.
~ p the road where the repairs are tol
De made.
w. i. Stockwell, local manager OF the
Xpress company at Montpelier, who was
Q be promoted to the agency OF that
ompany at Fall River Mass, and had
.rranged to 60 there, has notified the Of
lcials of the company that he does not {
wish to accept the position, and instead i
Will enter the employ of the National
life Insurance company here, in the I
mortgage and loan department, making
he change about Oct. /.
surprise party in honor of her s3d q
birthday was rendered TO Mrs Elmira ]
Alexander, widow of Ambrose Alexander. !
{ her home, Wilder street recently !
he received a shower Of cards, some 7
rom a distance, and many of her friends I
allied, telephoned or wrote letters of /
organizations and well wishes to her.
here was also birthday cake contain 7
ig So candles. Refreshments of ice cream c
nd waters We're served. Mrs. Wilder re. 6
siyed many gifts, including flowers.
prons, handkerchiefs, and q birthday q
ook in which the callers wrote their
ames. The occasion was great pleas :
re to Mrs. Alexander, who Is in excel q
mt health with the exception Of being =
me.
G. S. Forbes of the food Office is ill. :
+. H, Brooks, food administrator, :,
ayes tomorrow morning for Brattle- 4
oro, where he speaks at the fair upon J,
'od regulations. He will speak at sim. =
ar fair in Chittenden county Friday. = .
Dr. NJ. B. Hillegss is in Washington, -
tending conference upon the bows q
orking reserve, as well as vocational %
lucation.
Prof. G. II. Perkins is here looking aft !.
the moving of the cabinet and other !, |.
hlblts to the new state building. The =
ses for his use have arrived, to be q e
aced in the alcove leading to the room -
Nv occupied by the historical society.
ne other cases are being manufactured a.
Miss Bertha Buzzell has resumed her % g
ork in the educational department, aft y
vacation, part of which was passed = =
Portland, Me. nc
K. w Simonds is in Rutland TODAY ~
lding hearings on workingmen's com ~
nsation The cases are: Mrs. L. J. u
eaver vs.. the Howe Scale company Sc
Y. Varney vs.. the Rutland railroad. at
ltland; German Vidal vs. the Steso ~ ~
Illing company, and Nick Saulis VS.. the ~
me defendant at Castleton, the two
ter OF which Were held this afternoon. 10
Mrs. Arthur Huckins, formerly Miss !,
Ina Blair, is recovering from pneu. ~ sh
mia Tn
Papers sent from Denver, Colo, report Ju
2 election of j. G. Brown of this citv ma
frst vice president Of the National pl'
ISOLATION of Insurance Commissioners ac'
. Brown left two weeks ago to attend Tel
annual meeting. He is expected home
morrow. ex
Through the board of charities and l.
'bation, a Moretown boy has been sent -
Barre hospital for an operation to re. ~,
we a long standing defect in his pby. ~ "
ue. rf' pe
The work of remodeling the State hoi
use is going along nicely. The second ca I
thlrd floors viii be ready for occu
lcy shortly. The commissioner Of 40. 4
ulture is arranging for an early NOV
to the building The work on the
t floor is slower. This will delav the
retary Of states moving until well
o the fall
relative to the three Vermont BOYS re.
ted Tuesday as missing from service
France, Seymore Hutchinson enlisted
m Barnet, having gone to Camp
enc in February of this year. follow
the drive for recruits made by Capt.