The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-03
MONTPELIER
Bernie Pecor Put in County Jail on Forg-
cry Charge.

Bernie Pecor of Waterbury was com
mitted last night to the county Jail to
await trial in county court. Pecor Is
alleged to have been the companion Of
DeForge, who was arrested last Thurs
day on the charge of forging checks
which were taken from the Union Gran
tie company's Office the proceeding Sat
urday night 1t was known there were
two Of them in the job but Pecor's name
was not given out until he was arrested
and Monday evening at Waterbury he
was charged with burglary and forgery
and was bound over to county court, go
ing to Jail in place of bail. This morn
ing it was expected that the states at
torney would file information against
the pair in county court during the day
Frank Cory has gone to Savannah,
Ca, to attend the wedding of college
chum. William Cory, his brother, has
returned from Milton, Mass, where he
attended similar function.
Mrs. Ralph Richardson, who was shot
by her son in Worcester last week, is
improving at Heaton hospital and un-
less something new develops she will be
able to go home shortly.
Judge 4. M. Harvey was in Chelsea to-
day to attend the opening of county
court in that village. There was a man
arrested last night on the charge of in
toxication but owing to the absence of
Judge f, NJ. Harvey the man was not
brought into city court to-day.
Mrs. V. L. Cox, who has been visiting
with Mrs. f.. L. Laird, her daughter, has
gone to her home in Randolph, Me-, ac-
companied by Miss Alice Doyle, who will
remain with her during the summer.
Some Is of the boys from Montpelier
who were in the Yankee division went
to Newport this morning TO attend the
celebration that the people of that city
to-day gave the boys who went into the
world war Gen. II. I. johnson also
went to Newport for the same purpose.
The employees in the road department
at the State House on Monday afternoon
received news of the death of Patsy
Donahue at East Haven, where he had
been i'll for short time. Mr.. Donahue
had been employed on state road work
in recent years great deal and was one
of the best road builders in the state.
He had charge of the construction of the
road between Island Pond and Norton,
and last summer on the new construction
of the Smugglers Notch road. He leaves
a wife and at least two sons, one Of
whom, Dale Donahue, works in the high
way Office. The funeral takes place on
Wednesday afternoon.
State Highway Commissioner s. b.
Bates is in Grand Isle county to -day
looking over roads in that section. Re-
ports to him are that the roads are fast
getting into shape but that the heavy
rains of the last few weeks have greatly
impaired them in some sections of the
state. This is true of the cross road
from North Randolph TO Randolph, which
is well nigh impossible.
Mrs. Mary Badger of Middlesex died
during the night at the home of Edward
Foster in Moretown after a few days
illness. Death was due to a shock She
went TO the Foster home for visit and
was taken i'll on the way there. The de-
ceased was native of Wolcott, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Martin, born
Dec, o. 1850. She was the wife of Henry
II. Badger and they had lived in Middle
sex Center for great many years. Be-
ter, Mrs. Bertha 0sgood of Montreal.
The funeral viii occur at ! o'clock on
Thursday afternoon from her late home,
Burial in the lewis cemetery.
G. L. Blanchard has sold to William
and Mary Holmes a lot of land on Wood
row avenue. The land adjoins that OF
l.. H. Pollard on the same street
Miss Iva Poor is taking a vacation
from her work in the office of the state
probation office.
The annual meeting Of the Lake Mans
field club will take place Wednesday,
when several persons from here expect
to participate in the annual dinner.
Wesley Lewis Of East Montpelier was
brought into city court yesterday morn
ing on the charge of larceny of street
not guilty and the case was continued
for trial to occur later. The arrest was
made on States Attorney Il. r. Davis
warrant. A. M. Snow furnished bail for
Lewis appearance.
Mrs William Kelleher has completed
work as stenographer for S. S, Ballard,
after several years in the same office,
and has commenced work in the National
Life Insurance company's office.
Charles II. Cross Of Boston has settled
his annual account. in probate court as
trustee OF the estate OF l., Bart Cross,
late of Montpelier.
A new law went into effect yes
terday relative to the persons who are
found guilty of intoxication three times
in the same year, namely that sentence
to the house of correction and fine of
500 may be imposed. Originally it was
sentence in the penal institution.
The rear end of the automobile Of w.
f. Harlow was smashed to some ex-
tent Sunday evening while the machine
was standing in front of the John Adams
house on State street. The driver of
another machine came along and with
the full width of the street ran into the
Harlow car, smashing the front end of
the car and the rear end of the Harlow
| car
| Miss Mary O'Brien, teacher in the
Montpelier schools, has received a copy
of San Francisco paper in which is an
interesting account of DR.. Stanley E
Berry, former student and athlete al
Goddard seminary during the time he
was living in Richmond. Or. Berry went
to France as a first lieutenant in the