The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-27

Gallaher, alderman from ward 4, and
H. G. Shurtleff, alderman from ward 8,
are suggested on the street as likely can
/, didates for that honor. The former has
served almost five years, while the latter
is completing his fourth year. The for
mer has another year to serve in his
present term, while the latter completes
his term on March meeting day. Both
have made good records on the city coun-
ell.
! From present indications no choral I'M
ion concert win be given in Montpelier in
the coming spring Last year il was Civ
| en- up because of the war and since that
! time A. j. Sibley, who was the father of
the project, has died, taking from the
management of the institution one of it's
| best supporters In the last few years
/ the outside singers have been a heavy
expense and Mr.. Sibley had considered
| last summer urging this coming spring
having some of the best Vermont talent
as the leading factors in the program in
stead of prima donnas or nationally
| known singers as has been practiced for
years. The rehearsals generally com
mence the latter part of January or early
in February and thus far no effort has
been made If such artists as Mrs Julia
Gross Hudon and Perley p. Pitkin of
Montpelier and others from some Of the
other Vermont cities and towns were OBJ
tanned, an excellent program could be
given
At the last city council meeting the
council voted the pay of the fire police,
which amounted to 800. This is consid-
erably less than the fire police drew for
the same length of service in the preeed-
ing fiscal year, in which period the sum
amounted to $S5. The attendance at
fires by the fire police was much better
in the last year than in the preceding
year. OF course the number of fires was
reduced by about two-thirds in number.
Two women at the Control Vermont
railway station complained to the police
last evening Of the loss Of the money
from the poeketbook of one Of them.
They had been talking with two ''re-
turned" soldiers and believed that one of
these took the money. They thought
they dropped tie book and felt that it
must have been picked up by one of the
soldiers. The two men were called to
the police station but investigation
showed that neither Of these had taken
the pocl5etbook
d. X. SortweIl of Boston is visiting in
the city and Barre. ..
Roy Mcmillan has been discharged
from the aviation branch OF the army.
w. II. Jeffrey and Benjamin Gates of
the State House and Representative Aus
tin Of Reading went to Plainield Satur-
day afternoon. They spoke at a Pomona
grange meeting. !
The deed Of the sale Of one third of
the Willard property has been filed in the
city clerks office It is from Ashton
Willard to Mary and Eliza Willard, his
sisters. The deed was made in 1883 in
Boston and arrived this morning for rec
ord some 80 years after it was completed.
The recent election of Col. Herbert T.
johnson as adjutant general viii prob
ably make a vacancy in the ranks Of the
Vermont Volunteer militia. 1t is not
customary for the commanding officer of
the regiment OF the commanding officer
of the National Guard to be the adjutant
general. IF Colonel Johnson should re-
sign, which is likely. it is probable that
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Hadley Of
Bellows Falls would be, the next man in
line for colonel of the regiment, for he is
the senior commanding officer, If his
promotion takes place, then it Is likely
that a promotion of some major would
take place and it is understood that
Aaron Grout OF Newport is the senior
major,
Arthur ]. 0rmsbee of East Montpelier
died at the home of Mrs. George Butler,
his sister, about noon Sunday after few
days illness of grip and complications.
He was a native of East Montpelier, born
June Z, 1894, and had lived in the town
all his life. He attended the school ~
the Center and had been employed at
farming since that time He was well
liked by the people of that, community.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs, Lot
tie NJ. Ormsbee, and three sisters, Mrs,
Butler, Mrs, Edna Morse and Miss Olive
Ormsbee.
It is understood that the furniture
which was bid off by D. n. Hunt at the
auction held in MiIler's inn Saturday
afternoon viii not go or, sale, at least at
present, as Mr., Hunt has a prospective
customer who wants TO make selections
from it and which sale will be more
profitable to Mr.. Hunt than if sold in
small lots. The sale in bulk was a sur
prise to many and it Is generally con-
sidered that the mortgages obtained more
money from it than if the sale had been
otherwise conducted; also that Mr., Hunt
made a bargain in his purchase, the price
being S2,005. Three persons bid on the
goods, r. II. Deayitt and I. J. Hesphy,
beside Mr.. Hunt.
The Gladys Klark company completed
Saturday evening one of the most sue
cessfu weeks of entertainments that
they have presented in Montpelier and
left this morning for Lisbon, n, II, They
have improved their repertoire since their
last appearance here.
The birth of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. William King of New Britain,
Conn, results in the unique situation of
the baby being one of five generations
living at the same time. The baby is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William King,
the former of whom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse King of Montpelier, the latter
of whom, in turn, is daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Theriault and Mrs. Their
ault is a daughter Of Mrs John Gigard
of Montpelier, who recently passed her