The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-20
MONTPELIER

DR.. M. b. Hillegas, commissioner of
education, has received from the Col
orado School of Mines at Golden, Colo,
the announcement that Vermont is en-
titled to four scholarships in the school
and that one of these will be available
July this year, the applicant to be the
man who is recommended by the com
missioner of education. The scholarship
practically amounts to 5000 and gives
/ the appointee the right to attend the full
course of study in the school, which has
to do with the different branches of min
ing engineering, and to be exempted from
tuition and laboratory fees Any stu
dent in the state who has high school
or academy standing that will warrant
recommendation can be a candidate for
entrance. 1t is four-year course. Young
men should Immediately advise DR.. Hill
| legas of their desires
| Sergeant Jiro Morita Of Baltimore,
Md, and Sergeant Raymond Axtel of
Honolulu are visiting at the home Of
G. Fl. Shpman. Sergeant Morita recent
ly returned from France and has been
discharged from service He was mem
Der of the 330th regiment in the 10th
division. He is native of Honolulu
and was member of the clubs in which
Miss Shipman was instructor during the
time she was teaching in Honolulu.
Brothers and sisters Of Sergeant Morita
were also members OF the clubs OF
recent years he has been employed in
| Baltimore, where he enlisted Sergeant
Axtell goes back to the Photographic de-
partment of the army and is still sta
toned in Washington, D. G.
! M. B. Hillegas, commissioner of educa-
ton, was in st. Adams last evening at
tending the graduating exercises of the
high school in that city.
Montpelier seminary will play Burling-
| ton high school baseball team here Sat
urday. Montpelier seminary won by a
substantial score Tuesday in Burlington.
Deputy United States Marshal G. +.
Lackey, accompanied by Officer Frank
Baldwin, left this morning for Brattle-
boro, having in their charge Albertus
Schpitzer and Maxwell Auerbach, who
viii be taken to Atlanta, Ca, for com
mitment to the federal prison
Rev. A. w. Hewitt of Plainfeld, prcsi-
dent Of Montpelier Seminary Alumni as
ISOLATION, was in the city yesterday.
s. b. Bates, state highway commits
sioner, returned last evening from CON
ference in Essex junction over roads.
The viii of Albert Johonnott was pre-
scented this morning for probate Mrs.
Minnie Emerson of Barre this morning
settled her account in probate court as
guardian of Merton j. Emerson, who has
reached his majority, and Mrs. Emerson
was discharged as guardian.
/ The body of Mrs. Vernon Slayton, who
died recently in Marshfeld, was brought
to Green Mount cemetery Thursday for
4 interment.
The rain Of last night was very graft
| flying to the forestry department of the
state government because the forests
were getting very dry. Owing to this
] fact, three fires occurred recently, the
most serious of which was in Waterbury
and Duxbury.
h The clerks in the secretary of states
office are reading proof on the automo-
! bile book and as soon as the paper ar
rives, which was purchased by the state,
the printing can be done.
The Lake company, me- of Rutland,
with a capital stock of $1,000, has filed
articles Of association in the office of
the secretary Of state for the purpose Of
conducting a camp on the shores of a
lake near Rutland. The signers of the
papers are Riford r. futile, j. A. Well
wood and Leonard +. Wing, all OF Rut-
land.
Adit. Gen. II. 7. johnson is in Bur-
lington to-day on military matters and
tomorrow viii attend the commence
ment OF Middlebury college.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Gates of Franklin
have been visiting in the city with
| friends.