The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-26

mention for cleverness of acting. The |
parts taken by Miss Dorothy J. Smith,
Miss Roberta Brock and Miss Abbie j.
Smith were also exceedingly well taken.
Brooks Post and Allied Bodies Addressed
By Rev. F. B. Leach.
Brooks post, G. A. r., attended Christ
church Sunday morning, accompanied by
delegation of the Woman's Relief corps,
Sons of Veterans and other allied bodies,
listening to Memorial Sunday sermon
given by Rev. f. B. Leach which was
very fitting for the occasion. Suitable
music was sung by the choir. The pro-
gram in Montpelier for next Friday
is not materially different from that Of
recent years excepting that the parade
viii occur about an hour earlier, namely,
at o'clock. This will give the band a
chance to 60 TO Barre to play for the
parade in that city the same morning
and will give each city a good band.
The speaker Friday will be Frederick L.
Gleason of Montpelier, formerly states
attorney of Washington county. The
rest of the program is about the same
as last year. There have been five deaths
in the last year, namely, Charles Common,
S. w. Benjamin, Carlos Rich, Lucius
Goodwin and Prentiss Kent. There have
been two mustered into the post, Ira H.
Evans and John Rollins, making A mem
bers of the post.
Fred Deslaurier, policeman at Spring
| field, visited Sunday in the city.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Dolof went to
| Lancaster. n. H., Saturday, where Mrs.
Doloff will visit for a few weeks.
James Mclean appeared in Montpelier
city court Saturday, pleading guilty to
| the charge of intoxication, and, being
unable to pay fine, went to the county
Jail for 90 days. He was entertaining
the people near Meigs' saloon when OH
Ger Baldwin asked him TO take All auto
mobile ride with him which resulted in
AlcLean's landing in jail.
Harold HOLSTER, who has been secre-
/ tarv of the Community club since its
organization last fall will complete his
work in few days and after taking
short vacation, will go to Richford, where
he win be employed by the Quaker Oats
company. He will have charge of some
work in the shipping department. The
executive committee of the club lis look
ing for Il successor to Mr.. HOLSTER to
take up the work next September.
William Teachout of the secretary of
states office is looking up the party who
was heard driving an automobile on
Main street in Montpelier Sunday even
ing with the cut-ou open. He has also
investigated the reckless driving on the
same street, several reports having been
made to him that racing was taking
place on that portion of the street. Mr..
Teachout was in Burlington Saturday.
He collected quite a sum Of money from
persons who had not paid their license
fees. He also reported to the states
attorney of Chittenden county qaite a
list of names of persons who are operat-
ing cars contrary to the laws OF the
state.
w. f. Scott, state treasurer, Thomas
H. Cave. jr., deputy, William Davis, Ben
iamin Gates auditor, and John Wallace,
bookkeeper in the same Office, left this
morning for Augusta, Me, where they
/. will look over the financial system of
Maine. Messrs Scott, Davis and Gates
are the committee from the board of
control to recommend a new system for
improvement Of the system between the
l. treasurer's and auditors offices. They
have made several recommendations and
are now looking at the Maine system
because it appears to be the nearest to
! what Vermont needs.
Harold 0'Brien was very low Sunday
night but was little more comfortable
to-day. He strained his heart nine weeks
, ago while employed at the Capital ga
! rage by lifting on an automobile.
Arson Barber of the navy is visiting
. at his home here
r. w. Simonds has received notice
from the internal revenue collector that
: certificates given by Vermont, as a state
! TO manufacturing plants where minol
! children are employed will be accepted
by the federal government and that the
same will be in effect as though fedora
; certificate had been issued. This is Of
particular interest to the manufacturing
interests Of the state because If they
= do not have the certificate and employ
: minor children illegally a 10 per cent ta1
upon their output will be imposed by thu
! federal government as penalty for tn,
e illegal practice ii they have the stat,
certificate issued by Mr. Simonds it ex
! empts them from securing federel Ger
!, tificate.
w. A. Ellis is moving his office from
: the Heaton block TO the Colonial, whiel
G is to be the new Office of the Greer
8 Mountain Fire Insurance company, o
2 which Mr.. Ellis was recently elected
n managing underwater. Arthur Ellis vii
have desk room in the same office.
The band concert that was to hav
been given Thursday evening in Mont
Z pelier will take place Tuesday evening
: providing it does not rain. The concer
: begins at 1880 o'clock. The same pro
gram that was to have been played las
week will be given Tuesday evening.
The police department this mornin
. received notice from the chief Of polio
!. Of Hartford, Conn, to arrest bo
, named John H. Duquette of that city
r he appears here, the need of the arres
being elopement with'Charlotte Brown,
daughter of Mrs. Alice Kimball of thi