The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-31
MONTPELIER
John H. senter Home from Long Service
in Canadian Army.

tu4hVu uotht Iiils lnOEHlls. lie mas been
in the country for short time and this
morning arrived from Burlington. where
he visited Miss Clara Senter, his sister.
He will go to Boston in few DAYS. He
went from Montpelier when Canada first
went into the war and saw service dur
ing the time that the Germans were
fighting the Canadians with gas and
the latter did not have gas masks TO
protect themselves For a couple of wears
he has been in service in England He
tried to get a transfer into the Amer
lean army last March, but could not.
He was in some of the worst battles
of the early part Of the war. 1t was
generally expected here that he was bad
ly marked from his wounds. but Ser
geant Senter is in better shape than
many boy who has never seen a bat
tie. He was wounded in the nose, but
shows little evidence Of IT,
+. n. Smith OF Montpelier and G. G.
Kellogg Of Worcester, Mass, have been
appointed in probate court as admins
traitors of the estate of Rachel Johonnott,
late Of Montpelier.
The body of Thomas Carver was tax
en- to Waterbury this morning for the
funeral, which occurred from ST. An
drew's church It was accompanied by
the sons and Mrs. Campbell, daughter
Of the deceased. Mr.. Carver died on
Thursday evening at his home in West
| Berlin
James Lynch, who has been visiting
here, has gone back to his work for the
! Central Vermont railway.
S. B, Bates left this morning for Ben
nington, where he commenced his series
of county road meetings connected with
the state highway work
Alderman Harris Yeti arrived home this
morning from New York, whMe he has
been in the interest of his stores He
was surprised to find conditions in Mont.
! pelier as good as they are for they were
even worse in New York than here. A
heavy gale accompanied the snow storm.
1t was hard TO get about. Many people
lost their hats. Mr.. Yeti found a r.
markabe reduction in the wholesale
price OF clothing and looks for a further
| drop in some lines shortly.
County court will convene again this
| afternoon when the trial of the case OF
Hallett and Davis VS.. K. G. Robinson
will be commenced. Saturday after.
noon the judges heard the evidence in
| the case of Sadie Sawyer vs. James
| Sawyer, libel for divorce on the
/ grounds of intolerable severity, J. Ward
Carver appearing for the petitioner New
| entries on the docket include, dscontin-
ued with cost, Peoples National bank vs..
! f. b. Martin; settled, Cook and Wat,
4 lins company va 4. G. Glysson; Van
/ Deusen vsh Hubbard H. NJ. Farnham vs.
! c. +. Emmons; new case entered, G. A.
| Foley vs.. Mary Mcfarland, general as
/ sumpsit.
Chief P. J. Connolly worked out the
| facts connected with burglary when
on Saturday afternoon he forced Nal
colin Lamery TO tell his story OF rob
| berry in which he, and John Magne and
| John Gitehell were participants last
/ fall. All are on probation and viii prob
ably be brought into court to-day or to-
morrow. The result Of the story told by
Lamery is that three shot guns, nine re-
| volvers and $40 wOrth-of cartridges were
/ returned to Wheelock and Dawley, from
! whom they were stolen about Halloween
| time. In addition to this, Chief Con-
| molly was able to learn that some Sl6
worth Of cartridges, stolen BY the boys,
had been exploded in revolver practice
| They were not so fortunate with the
| shot guns, for they took rim fire shells
while the gums were center FIRE, so the
shells would not work in the guns Pine
Bros, in looking under their shop Fri
! day afternoon, when the water was com
| ing up, found boxes Of cartridges and
| notified the police OF the find, with the
result that Chief Connolly conducted an
| investigation. This brought Iamery to
the police station, which resulted in TAX
/ ing Magne and Gitchell into custody.
| Both. after considerable quizzing on the
part of the police admitted that they
| had part in the affair. Lamery. when he
was asked where he obtained the re-
volyer he was using the night of the
armistice celebration, admitted that it
came from tie Dawley store
Word has been received from a couple
of Young men that they have returned
from France and viii shortly be at their
homes. They are George Brooks, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. B, Brooks, the former
merchant in Montpelier, and William
B. Cory, superintendent Of the Barre
and Montpelier Traction and Power Co.,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs T, NJ. Cory, the
former the president of the Wetmore and
Morse Granite company,
Miss Alice Bushnell went to her home
in Waitsfeld Sunday, after visit with
relatives in the city,
]. P. Gallagher, agent for the Central
Vermont railway, was in Boston last
week. Cornelius Lawrence was acting
agent while he was away.
David Burns has bought c. a. Iang's
interests in the firm of Lang and Burns.
Mr.. Lang retired from the insurance bust
ness in the firm. The new sole owner with
j. F. Frattini and G. A. Lang, formed
an insurance agency in December, 1916,
which has been conducted with success
since that time Mr.. Frattini retired
when admitted to the practice of law.
Mr.. Burns was six months in the army.
The firm has six companies on its books
and is general agent for the National
Surety company. Mr. Burns was for
merly connected with the American FL
deity company.
Webster Miller, who has been en-
ployed in the state highway office, left
to-day for Ludlow, where he resumes
his practice Of law in the Office Of Stick
ney, Sargent and Skeels. He has year
and half left to study,
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