The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-05
MONTPELIER

Inc AuOnJptIleT military Ddilu gave It's
weekly concert from the Pavilion portico
Thursday evening before large crowd
of people, including many automobile
loads from Barre. The feature of the
concert was the solo, LET Us Have
Peace" sung by Dennis Lawson of Barre
with band accompaniment.
Ensign Ernest Niles, of the navy, is
spending a vacation at his home here.
Theodore Wood of Adamant is in Hea-
ton hospital as result of an accident
at the quarries in Adamant Wednesday,
when the fingers on one hand were
pinehed SO that amputation was neces-
sary.
Under new appointment made by the
federal government, DR.. G. II. Burr is an
assistant surgeon in the medical corps,
as are other district health officers in
Vermont. DR. Burrs real title is assist
ant collaborating epidemiologist of the
United States public health service. This
is part of the general plan for bring
ing the health department Of the Unit
ed States closer to the work which is
being done in the different states, and
it helps materially in the mailing of cor
respondence connected with the district
health officers work
The rains Of the last few days have
not materially helped in the water con
dition in Montpelier SO that the water
department has to pump every other
night. This year wood is being used in
stead of coal.
w. +. Scott, state treasurer, is about
ready TO have the issue of bonds, which
was authorized in the session of 1913.
printed after which, under the provisions
of the statutes, bids will be received. He
may reject any bid if he wishes and
sell the bonds as he sees fit The issue
will be Sl,500000 and the whole issue
will be printed at once.
The cow matter which has attracted
good deal of attention in Montpelier
for some days was closed up this morn
ing when n, Monti paid the incidental
expenses and for the keep of the COW.
Auditor Benjamin Gates has received a
letter from Prof w r. Gray of the Tuck
school of administration, who make the
audit of the state officers, asking for
certificate 10 sign showing the result Of
the investigation. In the letter Mr.. Gray
compliments Mr. Gates upon the method
of his office and the assistant upon
their activities in the work. The official
report Of the auditing will be made
shortly to Governor Clement, who made
the appointment. The work is done I'M
der the new laws in 1919. The expense
of the audit was S473.39.
The driver of some heavy rig, Thurs
day, started the fire alarm box at the
corner n Elm and State streets from
its moorings by hitting t. This morn
ing the firemen were making repairs on
the box.
T. b. Thomas has settled his account
as administrator of the estate of Sarah
f. p Heath, late of Montpelier, while
l.. G. Moody has been appointed admin.
istrator of the estate of NJ. T.. Smile,
late of Montpelier No will has been
found yet among Mr. SMILES papers.
States Attorney Frank Thompson Of
Barton was in the city to-day, accom-
panied by friends,
The special term Of Essex county
court which was called Wednesday at
Guildhall has taken recess for one
week while the states attorney prepares
his matters for presentation The term
was called by Judge T. S. Stanton be-
cause Of an investigation that had been
conducted by the board of charities and
probation in which they found that some
10 men were involved in statutory
matter.
William karpan Dean, representing the
Country Gentleman was in conference
yesterday with +, L. Brigham Of the az
ricultural department.
Wesley Irwin has recovered his din
ner pail He is a brakeman on the Cen
trail Vermont railway and left his din
ner pail in the station at Montpelier
the morning following the robbery Of the
Moore & Owens store in Barre. He
missed the pail about dinner time and it
was not until Wednesday Of this week
that he recovered it. II had been found
near where the men were caught at
Montpelier Junction. The two men told
policemen in Montpelier that. they were
in the Moore & Owens store five hours,
and that they had plenty OF time in do
ing the Job.
The state engineering department has
sent to the Montpelier city council plans
for construction Of piece Of roadway
along the side of the Pavilion hotel and
which, according to the plans, viii cost
SO 1856. The proposal is that Montpelier,
T, H. Heaphy and the state each pay
third of the costs. Some suggestions of
additional work for each party has been
made so that Montpelier's portion would
cost 1919 These plans are more exten.
sive than were originally expected, so
that the matter Of the construction can.
not be settled until the plans have been
studied by those interested in the work.