The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-30
MONTPELIER

! suited IN Henry Bell, his father, coming
to Montpelier and, after conference
with the state probation officer, he ar
ranged that the child shall 60 to his
father. 1t appears that his father was
| in the south a couple of years and that
when he came back Harley's mother had
died and the father understood that Har
ley was dead. He had so believed until
q friend of his in Groveton, n H., saw
| the publicity that was given and told
| Henry Bell about the matter. An order
was signed Tuesday allowing Harley to
go to South Paris, Me-, to live with his
| father, who is man of standing in the
community. Harley is the boy whom a
man named Smith whipped few months
ago.
! Martin Norton, who is night watch
man at the State House, is i'll with a
kidney trouble
! Edward Gill, who was operated upon
at Heaton hospital Sunday, continues to
recover.
! The probate court appointed Robert
Fraser as guardian of Mrs. Carlo Bianchi
| Tuesday, as result of the hearing that
took place that forenoon.
Harry A. Black, who has been in the
| field work this week in connection with
| the automobile end of the secretary of
states office this morning suspended
three licenses so that the persons who
held them cannot operate their automo-
biles any more this year These are
l.. G.. Cole of Pomfret and Paul Brooks
of Barton for reckless driving and John
Bishops because he was convicted in
Montpelier city court on the charge of
operating car when intoxicated.
Miss Eileen Burns passed the day at
Thompson's Point.
George Reed has returned from Sher
burne, where he started the conyicts
from the house of correction at work on
the federal aid project for 4.3 miles of
| road in that town. Supt. X. H. Walker
of the institution was present yesterday,
assisting in getting the work under way.
AT present there are II men working.
One guard was brought from the institu-
tion and will be a foreman, assisting
Charles Munson on the work. II is ex-
pected to increase the gang of men in a
few days They have built camp into
which running water will be laid.
The secretary of state is sending to
some 10 towns and cities in the state a
request that they comply with the stat
utes relative to the report upon the num-
Der of silos and amount of livestock on
each farm in that town of which Mont
pelier ia one Of the 10 communities in
which the town clerk has failed to com
ply with the request of the law regard
ing the matter. In some instances this
is due to neglect of the listers, while in
! others it is due to the neglect Of the
town clerk
The state board Of education this
morning received notification from the
board of control that it had approved
the request of the board relative to the
teaching stats in schools in the state.
At the Vermont School Of Agriculture at
( Randolph Center, Leland Green, who re-
signed when he went to France, has hsen
re.engaged. Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Barrett,
who have been engaged, have been APP
proved by the board, the former to teach
science. while the latter is to be in the
Office. The salaries of the other teachers
are approved AT the Vail school the
engagement of b. w. Barrett, instructor
in farm machinery, and ". K. Lebanon
in dairying has been approved, while the
sdlhIits VI int btuti lHSAlhtbtiS art al
proved The schedules Of the normal
schools have been approved.
+. f. Campbell and son, Harold, who
have recently returned from France to
their home in Waterbury, were in the
city to-day.
Thomas Ferris and Frank Buckley Of
Moretown visited in the city to-day.
The workmen in the street department
are spreading the second car of oil on
the streets in Montpelier This time it
is being spread on some Of the streets
where it was not spread when the first
carload was obtained, The work on low
er State street is delayed while this is
being done but the city truck is being
used instead of teams, so that six horses
are left available to use in street work,
which is saving of no small amount
An appeal has been filed in probate
court against the decision of the court
made Tuesday when it appointed Robert
Fraser as guardian of Caroline Bianchi,
wife of Carlo Banchi, claiming an error
in decision The will of William +.
SMITH of Barre has been proven in pro
bate court.