The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
MONTPELIER

While working on upper River street
Wednesday afternoon the street depart
ment saw an automobile almost in the
Marvin pond across the road from the
Marvin buildings near the Berlin town
line but Thursday morning the machine
had been drawn out and taken towards
Barre. The number taken from the ma
chine was 1895, which, according to the
automobile book, belongs to Dewey
Stone of Barre.
Henry and Fred Merlin, who were ar
rested Monday night as result Of
fraeas that took place near the foot Of
Scribner street on the Barre road, APP.
peared in city court Thursday afternoon
and furnished bail OF $500 each for their
appearances next week at trial. Their
father furnished bail for them and then
they went to their home in Groton Eli
Carter, who has been in Jail on the
charge of breaking into the Little Gem
barber shop, appeared in court to-day
and was released on his own reeogniz-
ance.
A message from l.. II Greene from
Philadelphia states that W. Freeand
Kendriek, imperial potentate, will be at
the joint Shrine outing of Mt. Sinai and
Cairo temples on Aug, Ia at Shelburne
Point. 1t is also expected that J. Put.
nam Stevens of kora temple Lewiston
Me-, and Imperial Marshal Clarence w
Dunbar of Providence, X. l., will be pres
emit
T.. G. Lewis of St. Adams has com
meneed work as craftsman in the state
engineers Office. He has spent two years
in Norwich university and will return to
the college later for further study
Miss Ethel Butler has completed her
services in the office of the board of
charities and probation.
H. M. Mcintosh, state engineer, is in
Burlington to-day.
Miss Myrtle Price is visiting in Frank.
lin
II. L. Hindley, editor Of the Rutland
Herald was in the city to-day
Louis Barker, manager Of the Capital
City Shine and Billiard parlor, left last
night for New York City, where he will
embark for Alexandria, Greece, TO stay
this coming fall and winter, returning in
the spring to Montpelier.
Mrs. Carrie Nichols Of Montpelier was
to-day appointed Administrative Of the
estate of Edward NJ. Nichols, late of
Montpelier, while NJ f. Heating Of Mont.
peiier was appointed guardian of Mary
Coughlan, who is in the state hospital for
treatment.
The body Of a Mrs. Demell, who died
at the state hospital was brought here
last night and the funeral took place
this morning from st. Augustine's
church,
George T. Lackey, L. S. deputy mar
shal, this afternoon served papers upon
the secretary Of state in the case of
United States against II. r. Hood and
Sons. who are charged with breaking the
food and drug act on four counts, name
" on adulteratng evaporated milk, and
misbranding the same, May 4, 1918, and
two similar counts on June IL, 1918.
Both of these shipments were to Vogel
& Co. of New York Under the federal
laws, this being corporation founded
out of the state, the service is on the
secretary of state, It is criminal pro-
cess, the trial of which occurs at the
! October term of district court.
r. w. Simonds, who has been federal
director of the u S. employment serv-
| ice in Vermont since the organization
was made most two years ago, has re.
! signed and Edmund T, Hamilton Of st.
Johnsbury, who has been assistant in
the office in Montpelier for over a year,
has been appointed his successor Mr..
| Hamilton was several years connected
with the Fairbanks Scale company so
! that he is well accustomed to labor prob
lens. Miss Helen Burbank, who has
been junior examiner, viii remain in the
same capacity. All the sub.ofiiees in
Vermont have been closed now, and the