The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
MONTPELIER

| Y. w. Scott has completed the moving
OF the weights and measures office into
the front of the State House. Miss
Agnes Lynch has recovered from her ill
ness and returned to work
Walter ). Fenton, executive clerk, ar
rived last evening and this morning com
meneed work in the governors office.
Miss Bernice Holton, who has been EN-
ployed by the district board is to be ste
nographer in the same office.
Miss Doris Emery has commenced work
in the office Of j. w. Avery on the library
reference bureau.
w. c. White was this morning APP
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
Joseph Madden late of Mortified. T. A.
Mehuron Of Waitsfeld was appointed
guardian of Ruth and Elmer Mehuron,
minors living in that town; Jesse Can.
erdy, guardian of Helen Canerdy, a minor
living in Duxbury
Charles Weisenbach Of Monkton. men
toned in the casualty list yesterday as
wounded, degree undetermined, died in
action, according to a report received at
the adjutant generals office. That Office
received a letter from the young mans
family, stating that he was killed ii ac-
tion and that notation, along with 9th
ers, is made on his record. He enlisted in
battery B, 302d field artillery, at Camp
Devens, and was later transferred to the
headquarters company Of the 325th in
fantry, BE was reported missing in ae-
ton Sept, Is and later reported as hav.
ing died in action on the same date.
A recent statement made in circular
I puQilad ont hry ha l..
caused considerable questioning Of the
highway commissioner by those who
know that money from the federal gov
eminent has been spent by the state and
are well posted upon what the state is
doing with the federal aid money. AS
far as the government is concerned, Yer
mont spent S22,s44. 40. because four pro
iects have been approved by the govern
ment, one of which is completed. On
| this S5,096.23 was paid by the govern
ment as its share of the expenses, while
the other three are ready and would have
been completed last year had not the
government stopped the work because Of
the war. Contracts for the expenditure
Of S45,68S.04 more viii be signed before
| July |, while estimates are being re-
ceived upon .S6S, 1882, which will be
signed before July /, 1920. so that it is
| seen that the state has done all that it
could since the enactment of the law.
: The body of Luke Daniels arrived on
Monday from Santo Domingo, where the
young man, died while in the marine
corps He was q member of the 2Sth
teompany, 4th provincial regiment, and
died early last month, The body was
taken from the Central Vermont station
TO the Barber undertaking rooms and will
be taken tomorrow to Camp Comfort,
where the funeral will take place on
Wednesday afternoon. He was son of
Mrs. Bell Van 0rnam Celley, now living
in Portsmouth, N. II.
A marriage license has been issued TO
Thomas j. Goodwin, formerly national
bank examiner, and Miss Katherine j.
Dunleavy, who is employed in the state
purchasing agents office 1t is expecter
that the marriage will occur at Brattle
boro about Nov 20.
The public safety committee last even
ing made arrangements for the enter
tainment Of General Edwards when he
arrives here next week. F, NJ. Cory
has charge of the reservations of seats,
L. Fl. Green of the seating, j, B. Estee
and II. D. Larrabee of the reception of
General Edwards and J. P. Adams, en-
tertainment of General Edwards Jan. 49,
He will speak in city hall the evening
Of the 18th and then be entertained by
the city until the next afternoon, when
he goes to Barre,
About 700 exhibits Of birds and rab.
bits were to be seen at the opening of
the Capital Poultry association in Mont
nnlier CITY ball to-day.