The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-17
DECLARE PHILIPPINE
ISLAND GOVERNMENT
FACING BANKRUPTCY
MONTPELIER

are without water for domestic use
and with but little fire protection at
night, DR.. C. III. Burr is looking over
the health conditions. II is under
stood that unless the water recedes in
the Winooski river quite a little it
will be some time before the main,
which is leaking in the river, can be
repaired.
DR.. w. G. Woodward, who has charge
of the health department in Boston,
was in conference Thursday with +. 5.
Brigham, commissioner of agriculture,
relative to the work and the ship
ment of milk into Boston. He in
spected the creamery in Barre. He is
in sympathy with the bovine tuber-
culosis eradication which Vermont IS
pushing forward and discussed at con-
siderable length with Mr.. Brigham the
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter and
recent appropriation.
Miss Alice Waite. of st. Johnsbury
were visitors in the city yesterday aft
ernoon.
G. A. Reed of the state engineers
office has returned from Troy, n. Y,
where he has been in connection with
the two federal road projects, one In
Highgate. one in Marshfeld, The lat
ter starts at the top of the hill at
Molly's falls and will continue towards
Danville seven miles There will not
be much change in the contour of the
road until Hookerville is reached Then
two bridges will be eliminated by the
new road, keeping the north of the
brook. Continuing along, the road will
be located in different place on the
grade beyond that village, improving
conditions materially
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Ringland OF Man
chester, n. H., who are on their we'd
ding trip, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs NJ. G. Ferry, the latter Of whom
is brother of Mr. Ringland, who is
a civil engineer in Manchester.
Miss Joanna Park of Providence, r.
l., who is known in Barre, sails this
week for a trip through Europe.
Col. A. A. Aloe Of the first corps
area Of the regular army spoke to
delegation of the students in the high
school Thursday morning and later
spoke to some to whom he was intro
duced on the street relative to their
signing for attending month of train
ing at Camp Devens. 1t is expected
that he win secure several signed APP
plications from those with whom he
talked.
NJ G.. Morse. grand chancellor com
mander, and Grand Keeper Of Records
and Seal Whitaker of Bellows Falls
were present Thursday evening at the
regular meeting of the Montpelier
lodge of Knights of Pythiss relative
TO the annual grand lodge meeting,
which will take place in Montpelier
Aug. "a. A committee was named,
composed of F. r. Dawley, B. c. Brown
and g. W. Luce, who will have charge
of the arrangements for the annual
session on the part Of the local lodge
and will confer with the other lodges
relative to their plans. The Pythian
Sisters will hold a meeting at the same
time il the usual plans prevail and
very likely the ladies' organization
will give a reception the preceding
evening and possibly the Dokies will
have a convention.
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Ethel Mcneil formerly OF Mont
peler, to Robert c. Martin at Akron,
O., has been received in the city. It
appears that the wedding took place
May 2s and the announcement cards
have Just reached Montpelier. The
bride is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Angus Mcneil of Montpelier and a
Red Cross nurse during the war and
was in the local hospital for a time
as active assistant matron before GO
ing to Akron, where she is in the hos
pital The groom is a civil engineer
for the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Miss Anna Welch of East Mont
pelier. a graduate of Montpelier sem
mary last year, and Misses Carle and
Rossi, graduates of Goddard Seminary
this week. have commenced work in
the telephone office in oMntpelier.
The Order of Eastern Star held
its regular meeting Thursday eve
ming when balloting on candidates &C.
Cured after the routine business
was done "The Story of Adah' was
given by the members.
p. n. Merrill, who was formerly
employed in the state forestry de
partment, called at the office in the
State House yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Merrill is returning from a year in
Sweden where he attended the Swed
ish Crown School of Forestry. His
work was 80 good that he was given
the Swedish Foundation scholarship.
Sweden is recognized as having made
the greatest advance in the last 25
years among the nations in forestry.
Miss Vita VanNess gave party at
her home on Court street Thursday
evening TO some 20 Of her friends. The
evening was passed in social man
ner. Dainty refreshments were served.
Miss NanNess leaves tomorrow for
St. Johnshury 10 spend the weekend
and win then 60 to Houlton, Maine,
for the remainder Of the week. and
the arranging for her marriage, which
shortly occurs.
A party Of the graduates Of Mont
pclier seminary who went TO Danville
pond Yesterday were involved in an
accident in which all escaped injury.
One Of the young men was instruct
iug another 20 drive when the car ran
into q tree. damaging the front Of
the machine.
Or. A. j. DeFossctt has completed
! further investigation Of avian tu-
herrtlosis in chickens in q flock in
Orange and fnds no more trace Of
the disease and that the whole flock
j. clear - g. lie viii investigate
another fox Which nay have the
rualady.
A u. smith q Barre Town has been