The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-08
MONTPELIER


Charles Martin, who had been many
years a resident OF Montpelier, died at
the home of A. A. Reed in Williams
town during the night. The body will
! be brought to Montpelier for the funeral
The deceased was about "a years of age.
He was a native of Wolcott His early
life was passed in Middesex, where he
was farmer; then he came to Mont
pelier and for some years was in the
trucking business, after which he opened
a livery stable which he operated until
three years ago, when failing health
caused him to give up that business
His wife, who was Eta Hill, died three
years ago. Their three children died in
years gone by. He leaves sister, Mrs.
II. E. Badger, living in Middlesex.
Lieut.. Frank l.. Cory, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank NJ. Cory, arrived home Mon.
day from France, where he has been in
service for year. He was member of
the l06th field artillery, which was
known as the Yale battery. He went
to Buffalo for training and last year
went to France, participating in the
lighting in the st. Mihiel salient.
1t will be of interest to Barre readers
to know that the arrangements for Yer
mont delegations to go down Boston har-
Dor to meet the arrival of each boat
bringing Vermont soldiers in the 26th
division were made by General II. 7.
johnson with David Montague, who is
president of the Vermont association in
Boston James Ford of this city has
been down TO attend the arrival OF each
boat, arrangements having been made
by friends so that he could be on the
official press boat One of the interest
ing features was meeting his brother,
Thomas, on one of the boats that ar
rived.
Dr. Frederick Fassett, who was the
head Of one of the hospitals in Edin-
burgh, Scotland, during the last year of
the war, has returned to this country
and is visiting Mrs +. S. Fiske, his
mother, before he goes to his home in
Seattle, Wash. DR. Fassett is an este
cpathic physician and had large prac-
tice.
r. s. Grayelm, who has been eight
years superintendent of the Capital City
Press, has resigned and gone to Spring
field, Mass, where he expects to locate
in the publishing business. His success
sor has not yet been selected.
John Sogorka, who was on the Presi.
dent Lincoln when ii went down, is
spending a few days furlough at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Jerome. He
is now on the New Mexico He has pie
lures Of several OF the French battlefelds
and Notifications taken in France, many
g al 49,,
fiaging.
Frank Lamere, who has been employed
by Patrick Blanchard in his shoe repair
ing shop, is TO open shop in the Cory
block on State street.
Miss Florence Jameson, who was re-
Gently placed on probation, was again
before the court Monday afternoon,
charged with breach Of probation, it be-
ing alleged that she has not returned
some of the articles she had taken AT
first the girl would not admit taking the
articles but finally when they were pre-
sented one by one to her she admitted
that she took them and the court has
taken the matter under Amusement One
of the features of the same is TO ascer-
tain whether she shall be sent to penal
institution or to home for treatment
Who owns the Central Power com
pany = is the question some folks are
asking However il does not materially
interest Charles II. Thompson, who was
one of the principal owners, according TO
statement made by him Monday. The
charter was revoked by order of the tax
commissioner few days since, probably
for non payment of the license fees. It.
appears that last October Mr.. Thompson,
as manager of the Central Power com
pany, sold its rights to the company in
Rutland of which l. NJ. Frost is man
ager; but the papers have not been com
pleted Those associated with Mr..
Thompson have moved their field of ac
tiyities to northern Vermont and, there
fore, are not 80 much interested in the
business at Middlebury; so that they
did not pay the license fee Mr. Thomp-
son has returned from Detroit, Mich,
where he held conference with Henry
Ford relative to the concern coming to
Montpelier The matter is purely one
of cheap power. Mr. Ford will locate an
automobile factory in New England any
way. Mr.. Thompson was asked to fur
nish data concerning the rates of cleo
tricity developed from Vermont water
power, so that it is possible that some
other Vermont town may receive the
business if this section of the state does