The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-24
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
TAKES MOST RIGOROUS
STEPS AS TO SILESlA
MONTPELIER


with school work, were visitors IN the
city Monday afternoon.
c. H. Dempsey, commissioner OF edu-
cation. has returned from trip to the
northern part of the state. be was at
Newport over the week end.
Miss Sarah Ryan Of Rutland arrived
in the, city last evening in. connection
with some court work Judge Stanton
had under consideration to-day.
Mrs. Ellen Stevens takes the place
of Miss Katherine Morse, who has com.
pleted work in the secretary OF state s
office to go to the state engineers Of
fee.
William Nesbit, who was arrested
bv Deputy. Sheriff T.. +. Campbell on
the charge of horse stealing, was
brought into Montpelier city court
Monday afternoon and was given a
sentence of not less than two nor more
than four years in the states prison,
where he will be taken later in the
week. He stated in the morning that he
did not have any money but that he
wanted counsel and the court desig-
mated J. G. Frattini TO represent HIM
Mr.. Frattini had conference with the
respondent in the matter and after
getting at the facts he advised the
man that a trial would avail him moth
ing more than a plea of guilty would,
and the man pleaded guilty. Witnesses
were here to testify and identify Mes
bit if needed, but they were not used,
Nesbit, after the sentence was imposed,
stated that he had child IL months
old. that he did not know where its
mother is, that she left him when they
lived at Barnet few months ago and
that the child is now with Mrs. Abair
in Waterbury.
George Tupper of the tax commits
sioner's office has returned from assist
ing listers in several towns in Rutland
county.
The viii of Charles Harran was
proven in probate court Monday, as
was the will of Ellen Palmer, late Of
Moretown.
A. +. Niles has commenced work as
shipping clerk for the Cross bakery. He
has been several years employed by P.
j. jerome in his grocery store and is
well acquainted with the mercantile
business.
Timothy Lynch, John Gallagher
James Dobbs, Andrew Tomasi and Ar
thur Kane appeared in city court this
morning on the charge of taking an
automobile without the owners con-
sent and operating the same for joy
ride. The matter was discussed at
some length and finally, upon recon-
mendation of John Fl. Stone, grand
Juror, who was prosecuting, sentence
was suspended for month and each
boy reports to Chief of Police Connolly
once each week as to his conduct and
whereabouts. At the end of the month
a conference on their conduct will take
place and then the matter of sentence
will be under consideration again.
A. W. Daley goes Wednesday TO
Plattsburg, n. Y, where the presidents
and superintendents of the fairs in Ma
lone, and Plattsburg, \. Y, Middlebury
and Rutland meet.
S. B. Bates of the highway commits
sion was in the city to-day. The com
mission will hold meeting here op
Thursday afternoon The board of
control will also hold its regular meet
ing that afternoon.
The village of Waterbury in special
meeting last evening voted to lay ce-
ment street in the village. They want
ed to do the work last year but the
lack of cement deferred the work.
H. p. Sheldon, fish and game com
missioner, left this afternoon for North
Craftsbury, where he speaks this eve
ming to the members of the Mems club
of that town.
John Burdick of Wallingford report
ed to the secretary of state that the
driver of truck number 1868 collided
with his car and that the man was
saucy to him when he complained
about his manner of driving. When
Mr.. Burdick called attention to the
fact that there was no tail light on
his truck, the man replied he did not
use a tail light to see to drive by.
james A. Hoadley of Brsttleboro re-
ported that a car crowded his ma
chine off the road near East Randolph.
Amos Eaton of the forestry depart
ment, with crew of men, is repair
ing the steel tower on Stratton noun
tain. This tower was about So feet
high and during the winter 1t fell,
probably due to the heavy storm in De-
eember when sleet attached itself to
steel work and wires. The new tower
will not be as tall as the old one. The
old one was erected several years ago
by the Strstton Mountain club Of West
Wardsboro.
Allen Fletcher. adjutant of the Yer
mont department of the American Le-
gion.' has sent to the national depart
ment vermont's portion of the fund
collected for the purpose of decorating
the graves of American soldiers who
are buried in Frsfce OF other countries
in Europe. Vermont sent $500. Com
mander John Sullivan has asked the To-
cal post commanders to have their
members cooperate with the G. A. X.
in the services next Monday and as
sist in decoration Of graves and that
delegations go 20 towns where there
are no posts 80 that the day may be
fittingly observed.
John Sullivan. department command.
er, and Allen Fletcher. adiutant Of the
Vermont department Of the American
Legion. have been in Rutland relative
to the arrangements for the annual ses.
sion in September. The executive com.
mittee and the departmental executive
ofiees will have a conference June :
on the matter The executive commit
teee Is composed Of Leonard r Wing
Rutland. r W. McCuen. Middlehury
Jutton Longmore. ST Johnsbury. g. A.
Mathers. Bennington. Max G. Fisher