The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-03

Rev. Mr.. Webb of Colchester, Conn,
supplied the pulpit OF the Second Con-
gregational church in Hartford last
Sunday. Mr. Webb comes as a candi-
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Gibbs and Miss
Lucille Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Ashley and Mrs A. B. Wright left Mon
day for Lakeland, Fla, for a vacation
of three months.
A. b Hayden of Manchester, n. H.,
was in town Saturday on legal bust
ness.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Stoekwell was in
Springfield and Boston, Mass, last
week on business.
Lyman A. Gibbs, who recently bought
the L. ID. Wheeler block, located on
South Main street and occupied by
4. d. Edison & Son, has also bought
! out the Edison grocery store and has
taken possession Of the same. The
store will be closed for the next week
or 10 days for the purpose of painting
and reftting and purchasing new
stock Of goods. Mr.. Gibbs has pur-
chased this business for his son, Alfred,
and will place him in charge.
Ii was so cold last Sunday that it
was impossible to heat the church TO
make it fit to enjoy public worship, 50
the Universalist society suspended their
services.
Henry Emo OF Enfield, \. H., who
assaulted the young son, Philip, OF Mr..
and Mrs James A. Alien of West Leb,
anon, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
| in the Lebanon court last week to serve
| Ave years in the state prison at Con-
| cord. ". H. This sentence is the limit
according to the law of the state of
| New Hampshire. Mr.. Emo was on pa
role from a l2-year sentence imposed
upon him by the state OF Vermont and
when he has finished his time IN the
Concord prison he will be taken by
Vermont officials and compelled to
serve three years more in Vermont fof
breaking his parole.
James A. Allen of Thomas T. Allen
4 Co. with his son, Philip, has gone
on business and pleasure trip TO Bos.
ton for a few days.
States Attorney Ernest Moore OF
Ludlow and w. II. Jeffrey secretary OF
the state board of charities and proba
ton. were in Bethel Saturday for an
all day session OF the Hartford mu-
nicipal court at which a number OF
| juvenile cases were heard, including
| four Donahue children, six Warren
/ children and one Bland boy. Fred
Aiken and Julia Donahue of Barnard
were before the court on criminal
complaint and were put under bail FOL
trial. The state board recommended
that the two older Donahue boys BE-
sent to Vergennes and the two younger
ones were put into temporary custody
of the overseer OF Barnard until further
laction. Both the younger boys are
without palates and unable to talk. Al
agent Of tho state board reported that
| she visited the Warren home on cold
January day in the afternoon and
found the SIX small children alone IL
the house with insufficient clothing on
and lacking proper furniture in the
house and the house in very unclear
and unsuitable condition. The oyerscel
testified that he visited the house il
the evening and found the six littl,
ones locked in the house alone. with q
mattress on the floor for a bed. and III,
house in unsuitable condition. and with
out proper furniture or bedding. tn,
oldest child is small girl eight year
old. The Warrens moved TO Barnard
from Hartford in October, last. ant
Mr.. Warren has work as a sawyer OF
a lumber job and gets good pay. Eyi
dence tended TO show that the family
would be charge on the town Of Hart
ford. The state board gave notice thai
unless they made immediate arrange
ments TO properly house and care fol
the children they would be taken il
charge by the board of charities, an'
prosecution would follow against thu
parents for neglect of the children. Thu
case of the Bland boy was continued
two weeks to give the father an oppor
tunitv TO provide a suitable place fo
his son. Mr. Bland testified that ~
and the boy were living alone. his wifi
having left him, and that she had ha'
FIVE other husbands before he married
her and he understood she had marrie'
another man since she left him. !'rac
Gushea Of White River Junction wa
bafore the court on a probation war