The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-18
MONTPELIER


Rev. Gilbert Latte of Boston, of the
Evangelical church, viii be in this city
tomorrow and win preach in the Odd
Fellows hall at 1890 o'clock in the
morning and again at o'clock in the
evening.
The returns of the Montpelier commit
tee on the Red Cross drive for member
ship show that 4,lS5 have become mem
bers in Montpelier The returns are now
all with the county chairman excepting
Barre, which is expected in few days.
Walter Ordway, who is employed as
driver Of the Cross & Son delivery cart,
slipped and fell Friday morning, breaking
his left leg just above the ankle. He is
about 90 years of age. He was taken to
Heaton hospital, where the fracture was
reduced.
Sergt. G.. DeForrest Banci oft, ir., is ex-
pected home the first of the week from
his military service at Camp Mead, where
he has been in the signal corps. He has
been appointed official reporter of the
Senate.
Fackler & Son of New York have ar
rived and commenced for the insurance
commission the annual examination of
the National Life Insurance company.
It will require several weeks to complete
the job. The insurance commission still
is in possession of keys to the different
apartments in the vault.
A meeting of the board &C directors of
the Board of Trade with the bankers in
the city and some of the business men of
Montpelier occurred Friday evening,
when the matter of trying to secure a
| foundry was under consideration. There
seemed to be considerable enthusiasm
about the matter and it was voted to ask
Benjamin Harris Of Stamford, Conn, who
represents the concern wanting to come
here, to meet with the directors in the
near future so that better understand
ing may be gained. Those attending the
meeting seemed to feel that the project
was a good one.
The will Of Bridget Tehan has been
proved in probate court. E. r. Davis has
been appointed administrator of the es-
! tate of Ottayio Granai, late Of Barre, and
Eiselico Ermoh has been appointed
guardian of Joseph, Paul and Angelina
Barquin, minors, living in Barre.
Mrs. Annette Parmelee of Enosburg
Falls arrived here last evening. Mrs
Parmelee is much interested in the suf-
frage movement and for a few sessions
had charge of the work in the interest Of
the movement in the Vermont legisa-
ture.
Prof. G. H. Perkins, state geologist,
was at his office here to-day relative to
some of his exhibits.
Edward Willett arrived home this
morning, having been discharged from
the army He enlisted. in Company II
when the war broke out, going to Fort
Ethan Allen and was transferred to the
l0lst ammunition train, with which he
went to France. He served through the
hardest part of the war and then had
pneumonia. This occurred two months
ago. He recovered from that and came
| TO New York and this week to Camp
Devens, from which camp he was dis.
charged as a soldier One Of the inter
esting things il that on Thursday his
| family received a notice from the war
| department that he was suffering with
pneumonia in France and in the same
mail received advice from the son that
he was going from New York TO Camp
Devens 1t is apparent that the notice
of his illness was couple of months de.
| ayed.
Senator W. P. Dillingham; arrived home
last evening for a few days with Paul
Dillingham;, his son.
Henry Bowers and Albert Boulrice
who live in Montpelier, appeared before
Judge T. NJ. Harvey this morning, each
pleading guilty to intoxication Bowers
ease was left with the court pending an
investigation, while Boulrice was given
30 days in Jail Both made disclosures
which were interesting, Boulriee dis.
closed on a saloon in Barre and probably
copy Of his evidence will be placed in
the hands of the states attorney