The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06

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bany, N. Y, to attend a conference
upon the white pine blister rust.
Miss Genevieye Damon is detained
from her employment in the industrial
commissioner office by illness.
w. Trafford Teaehout of the Uni
versity of Vermont is with his parents
here for the week end.
The southbound morning mail train
on the Central Vermont railway was
about 40 minutes late leaving the To-
cal station this morning due to the fact
that it had to make second trip to
this station from Montpelier junction,
the supply of water having been nearly
exhausted in the tender. When the
train was at Montpelier Junction the
discovery Of low water was made, but
the crew was unable to get water at
the tanks in that yard, and there was
not enough water in the tender to
carry the train to Mortified, so the
train had to be sent to this city a sec
ond time. Water was obtained and
then the train left for Mortified, some
40 minutes having been lost in the
meantime.
H. T. Johnson, adjutant general, has
issued another order providing for the
election of captain of the machine
gun company in st. Adams to take the
place of j. A. Eyarts, who died this
week. He has also issued an order
providing for the election of the cap
tain and two lieutenants in Co. M,
which is being organized at Burling-
ton, and in which II men have been
examined. This makes the fourth com
pany organized in the state, so that
Vermont now stands pretty we'll as
compared with the other National
Guard organizations 1t is 18th in
the National Guard strength in the per
cent of organization, which has been
authorized by the federal government
in the last few months. Some encour-
agement is being received relative to
a company in Montpelier, but hus-
tie win have to be made this month,
A. c. Blanchard returned last even
ing from hunting trip. Having re-
ceived an invitation early in the week,
he secured as good a guide as he knew
for the part of the county he expected
to visit, namely, Martin Nj. McAllister
of Barre, and they went TO Moretown
Wednesday. They trailed one deer five
miles and then ate dinner. They there
started up three more and followed
them until shutdown. They stayed at
Mr.. McAllister's sisters over night and
at 6 o'clock Thursday morning started
trailing a three legged deer but shot
none that day. Friday two of those in
the party were more successful and
each shot deer but Mr. Blanchard and
his guide, who had strayed from the
others, did not locate one. They finally
each bought deer, bringing them
home, feeling they had enjoyed a good
time and were well satisfied with the
outing, said Mr., Blanchard this morn
ing.
G. r. Lackey, deputy United States
marshal this morning received notice
from Windsor that the jury in the case
which has been on trial in federal
court this week disagreed at 4 o'clock
this morning. This is the second trial
and second disagreement.
Edward j. Colby of Plainfield has
been appointed administrator of the
estate Of Moses Colby, late of that
town. The win of j. c. Allan, late of
Barre City, has been proven in probate
court.
Arthur Farsnworth appeared in city
court this morning on the charge of
breach Of peace by abusing his wife ear
lier in the week and including fighting
with her He demurred at first to
pleading guilty because the charge in
Guided striking, beating and fighting
with the woman but when it was ex
planned that any one of them might
constitute the alleged misdemeanor al
legged he agreed that they did do some
fighting and pleaded guilty. Upon rec
ommendation of the grand juror, the
matter was left with the court and no
sentence imposed pending an investiga
ton to be made relative to the matter.
The civil suit of Jose Ortez VS.. the
Montpelier Concrete Products company
has been filed in city court. 1t is an
action in tort and trover in which the
plaintiff alleges that on Nov. Is the
defendant converted to its use 800 feet
OF planks which belonged to the plain
tiff, also tenpin alley. The case is
returnable next Monday. This is the
companion case to the one started re-
Gently by the state charging 0rtez with
larceny of plank and boards from the
Concrete Products company. The state
case will be allowed to rest until the
possession of the timber is ascertained
by the 0rtez case.