The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-28
MONTPELIER

!. While he was in the city Monday
afternoon the matter OF q statement
made by w. +. Tracy in the House OF
Representatives in 1919 was called to
his attention. II WAS that a fight
would be made to save the johnson
Normal school in 1921 He remembered
il and said that G. II. Stevens was
coming here to make that fight. Mr..
Stevens was in the city last week and
it is understood he gave some people
to understand that such course
would be pursued Mr.. Tracy said that
for a time he considered asking for a
re denomination but that it seemed best
that Mr.. Stearns be the candidate for
the House. There is a great deal OF
local pride in the school that has been
conducted at johnson so that one OF
the matters that bids fair TO entertain
the next legislature for some time is
gradually shaping itself. Under the
laws of 1919 the johnson Normal
school was closed August last
States Attorney w. f. Tracy Of
johnson was in the city Monday after
noon to see about extradition papers
for GAYLORD Bombard, who is now in
Jail at Augusta, Maine, awaiting any
officer to go after him to bring him
back to Hyde Park, where he will be
paced on trial for Kidnapping his own
child according to the warrant. 1t
appears from the statement OF Mr.
Tracy that he has been looking for the
man since last November and that the
case develops ont OF divorce proceed
ing. in which the court ordered that
the child of Mr. Bombard and his wife
was to be supported at a certain house
and that il WAS not TO be taken from
there; but lombard took the child TO
Maine with him and now Mr. Tracy
has sworn out warrant on thf-charge
OF kidnapping his own child.
Col. John B. Bellinger, who was with
General d. c. Shanks. Monday, at the
adiutant generals Office, was looking
about the office while General Shanks
was talking to those in the room and
on one side of the room he saw the pic
ture of Col. d. ID. Wheeler, who was
one Of those who received medals Of
honor II recall him very we'll, said
Colonel Bellinger. - knew him well,
and he was a good friend of mine. +"
Col Wheeler, at whose picture he was
looking was the acting adjutant gem
eral of the 25th army corps in the
Civil war, but he and Col. Bellinger
were in the quartermaster department
during the Spanish American war and
when Colonel Bellinger was ordered
on leave to recover his health, it was
Colonel Wheeler who took his place at
Chattanooga
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Mckinney and
son, who have been spending the sum
mer here, left last evening for Wash
inrton. D. c., where they will make
their home and where Mr.. McGibney
i employed in the public health service
OF the federal government.
A. B. Shepard left last evening for
the middle west in the interests of the
National Life company.
The clerical force in the State House
are becoming so used TO hearing blast
ing nearby that many of them do not
look up from their work now and
most of them have stopped jumping
W hen a blast is set off within ten feet
of the windows at which some of them
are working. The blasting is being
done By f. w Hunt of Danville, who
has charge of digging the ditch in
which the water main viii be laid
from Western avenue in Montpelier to
the State House Only a foot or so
under the surface Of the ground is
much rock, so that blasting is frequent
At fret il used to annoy the clerks.
but now they do not seem TO care as
much about ii as they did at first with
the noise of the automatic drill. The
blasting takes place within few
feet Of the secretary OF state and state
treasurer's Office on the ground floor,
executive office and other offices on the
second and third floors.
A. w. Daley has secured city hall
from October f>to IL 10 present the
Paragraph OF the world series in
baseball.
F.. X. Foster Of the State forestry de-
part ment has gone TO Lanesboro 10 do
some tree planting.
Mrs. Charles Granfeld q! II Adams
is visiting with Mrs. r. 5 Going, her
daughter
The Salisbury Brothers company,
Inc. Of Randolph has filed with the
secretary Of state certificate that
the company intends TO increase it,
capital stock from $4,000 10 $4,000
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