The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-18
MONTPELIER
Charles B. Silloway Died Last Night of
Pneumonia.

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Pneumonia.
Charles b. SiIlowav, who has been en-
ployed in Springfield, Mass, and who
came home last Sunday, carrying high
fever and suffering with grip, died dur
ing the night, at the age of % years, He
was a native of Middlesex, a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Silloway. He was reared
in that town but had lived for 10 years
on Worcester branch and attended Mont
pelier schools. He was employed over a
year in the Lane shops and had been EN-
ployed a little over month in Spring
| field. He was married last July to Hazel
Billedeau, who survives him. He also
leaves his parents and several brothers
and sisters. These include Mrs. Robert
Thresher Of Montpelier, Frank and Ber-
nard Thresher Of Springfield, Mrs. Mary
Sanders and Mrs. Dewey Gould of East
Montpelier. The funeral viii occur at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Robert Osgood, who was several days
since found guilty of burglary of BIZ
cycle from the garage of George Emslie,
appeared in city court yesterday after
noon for sentence. Investigation had
been conducted as 10 his registration, but
the government did not want him, so
that the sentence was imposed from two
to five years in the state prison. He said
he would rather 20 TO that institution
than TO cut stone at Rutland. Appar-
entity he did not know that a change had
occurred relative to labor at Rutland.
The funeral Of Leon Pembroke, who
died at a naval hospital at Pelham Bay,
took place at . o'clock this morning from
St Augustine's church, Rev. p, j. Long
officiating The service was attended by
many friends The bearers were Charles
Mitchell Charles Sunderland, Earl Law
less and Roy Getman of the navy. The
nterment was in the Catholic cemetery.
The local borads of exemption have re-
eeived from the adiutant general letters
as the result Of complaint made by the
war department that the local boards in
some instances are not paying attention
to the claims made by the ambassador Of
the British nation for deferred classified.
tions of men from that nation and advis
ing the boards to comply with the above
requests.
4. W. DAILY has been called to st. Al
bans by the illness of members of his
family.
Word was received to-day Of the death
in Groton of Mrs. w. w. Pillsbury from
pneumonia. She was formerly a resident
of Montpelier and viii be remembered as
Myrtle Thornton. The funeral will be
held Sunday
j. G.. Brown, as secretary of the Yer
mont public safety committee, has been
invited to attend the meeting of the di
rectors of the allied war workers confer
ence in Boston Oct. %, when several ma
tional speakers will be present.
The funeral of Bernard Lawless, who
died in Springfield, Mass, occurred this
morning from his former home on Vine
street, Rev w. S. Meade officiating. The
bearers were all navy men They includ
ed Harold Earl, Irving Frank and Rich
ard Lawless and Raymond Blanchard.
The interment was in Green Mount ceme-
tery.s
Otto johnson has been appointed ad
administrator Of the estate of Carl G, w
Anderson, late of Montpelier. Clayton ]
Demeritt has settled his account as ad
ministrator of the estate of Lulu Y. De-
merritt, late of Montpelier.
Commissioner of Education NJ B. Hill.
legas has sent letters to the school super
intendents in the various districts in the
state, setting forth that teachers should
have their pay for the first months work
in spite of the order from the state board
of health closing the schools because of
the epidemic and setting forth that they
have been without pay since June; there
fore, although not teaching, through no
fault of theirs, they should be paid,
Everett o. Perkins, who has been super
intendent of schools in the union around
Woodstock, has resigned to accept an APP
pointment as principal of school in
Maine.
Morton Fl. Stiles, whose name ap-
peared in the casualty list of Thursday,
was a member of the 3llth infantry. He
enlisted in New Jersey in September,
1917, and has been promoted to the
rank of sergeant. His nearest relative
is John Stiles of Morrisyille.
Adiutant General II. T. johnson has
received word that Col. Ira L. Reeves,
who was former commanding officer of
the First Vermont regiment, as well as
the president of Norwich university, has
gone to France. He has been connected
with the adjutant generals department
in Washington since the outbreak of the
war, and it is not known in what ca
pacity he hos been sent by the govern.
ment to France. He was the command
ing officer of the Vermont regiment at |
the Mexican border, but resigned short
ly after its return to Vermont.
Mrs. Fred Fassett and son have left !
for the Pacific coast where Mrs. Fassett |
will be engaged this winter in Y. W. G, |
A. work for the national association, of |
which she was secretary for some !
years. Her son has been with Mr.. and |
Mrs. Il. S. FislSe for year.
The work on the new concrete plat |
form at the Central Vermont station is |
completed and Supt. j. Il. Maun, who
was in the city this week, states that it |
is the best platform on the road in Yer
mont. The work has been slow in con-
struction because of the great amount |
of rainy weather. In some portions it |
has been enlarged over the old platform
Especially is this so where the express
l.