The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-15
MONTPELIER

Joe Michulic, the globe trotter, who
was in Montpelier Monday, is a ma
tive OF Broatia, one of the countries
which are now under the new govern
ment, part of which is formed from
Austria. He started globe trotting in
1901 and expects to complete the stunt
next year He is preparing data for a
book he will write. One of the fca :
lures Of it is that he gets the sigma
ture OF prominent men in office. He
also gets the seal of their office sand
Monday was record day, he said, hav-
ing obtained nine seals, from the gov
ernor down to the city clerks seal in
Montpelier. He also obtained the sig
nature of many prominent men in the
city.
j. Capio, who has been chef at the
Elks in Montpelier, gave dinner to
a party of his friends at Barre sun.
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Capio short
ly go to Coney Island to locate.
The Montpelier and Wells River
railroad train coming to, Montpelier on
Monday morning hit COW on the
track between Plainfield and East
Montpelier, and much to the surprise
of the passengers after the train had
been stopped the COW got to its feet
and aside from limping little. did
not seem injured. IL walked along the
track by the rear end of the train.
Gordon Harvie, who has been
teacher in the high school for two
years, will not return next year and a
Mr. Smith from Fairfax has been en-
gagged to take his place. Mr.. Smith
comes well recommended to the school
There are also two other teachers that
come from that town to Montpelier
the coming school year. These are the
Misses Mitchell, both of whom are rec
ognized as strong teachers. one espe-
cially so in drawing. Another teacher
also comes from that section of the
state TO fill one of the vacancies is Miss
Locklin Of Franklin, daughter of Sen
ator Bocklin. She is considered a very
well qualified young woman, who grad
yates from Mddlebury college this
year.
II. o. Hutchinson of Burlington su-
peryisor of tile junior high schools in
the state, was in the city yesterday
afternoon in connection with that de-
partment. He finds that the plan which
DIR, NJ. b. Hillegas has placed III his
hands for execution is working finely
and that probably several thousands
Of dollars that has in years gone by
been paid by teachers to the CONNER
cisl agencies who place teachers in |
schools is being saved for the teachers |
who have come TO this state. The to-
tai salaries of teachers that have been +,
placed now amounts TO over Sl50.00g: /
about $4,000 has been saved
to the teachers, The high schools in |
the state are well supplied with teach
,rs and Mr.. Hutchinson only knows Of /
4 half dozen vacancies at present. The
graded and rural schools are also well
supplied. Mr. Hutchinson, who was
recently at the Washington, D. G.,
conference on the shortage of teach
FRS, was surprised to find that Yer
mont and California are in the best
'hape of any states in the union. All
,ther states are suffering from a short
lge of teachers.
Thomas Cooley, inspector of the
Mass, police department,
was in the city Saturday, rela
i've to the arrest of Beatrice Shonio,
,aid a nice compliment to II. r. John
on, adjutant general, when he said
hat Mr. johnson handled the work of
lis Office in connection with the' draft
equations as well as any sdjutaut
General in the country. He said he
ad to do business with these officers
n every state and that Vermont and