The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-11
MONTPELIER

county, has accepted position as chiei
of police of Bellows Falls and will very
likely resign, within few days, the
position of sheriff. Mr.. Tracy has seen
considerable experience along that line.
DR.. C. II. Burr, district health off
Ger, was in Chelsea yesterday and
closed the high school because of scar
let fever. There were a couple OF cases
in school at the time.
Mason s.. Stone returns this eve
ming from New York, where he attend
ed a conference relative to aid in the
Far East. Some 100000 persons need
help in the Balkan states, especially
Armenia, where most of the assistance
will go. To-day he met in Burling-
ton delegates from the different coun
ties relative to the matter, and the
drive viii shortly be on in Vermont.
Supt. c. w. Wilson of the industrial
school has installed new feature in
the school which is working with a
great deal Of assistance to the children
there: namely, that each Thursday att
ernoon the clergy of Vergennes conduct
Bible study in the school. The children
take a lively interest in the study.
Probably the majority have not had
this study in the home from which
they came.
Miss Marion Martin of the COVER
nor's Office is in as good condition as
could be expected, at Barre City hos
pital, where she was operated on a
few days ago for appendicitis.
State Highway Commissioner T. w.
Dix returned to Montpelier this att
ernoon from Ludlow, where he was
yesterday on business connected with
the highway department. He gave an
address at banquet given by the Ran
dolph board Of trade on Thursday.
Freeman K. Walker, who has been
employed as structural engineer in
Boston, returned this morning to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Walk
er.
Gust r. Berg has been appointed adj
ministrator OF fhc estate of the late
Clara +. Berg of Barre. Mr.. Berg has
also been appointed guardian Of Stan
ley w. g. Berg OF Barre.
r. Forrest Harding and Mrs. Nettie
Holt Harding of Somerville, Mass, will
be the speakers at services under the
auspices of the First Spiritualist So
ciety of Duxbury TO be held in Odd
Fellows hall in Montpelier to-day and
to- morrow. Mrs. Jennie Southworth
of Fall River, Mass, who was to have
been one of the speakers. is i'll with
a threatened attack Of pneumonia and
viii not attend the meeting. All lee
lures will be followed by messages.
Melva Wheelock of Randolph will sing
several solos.
Theron s. Dean Of Burlington adj
dressed a meeting of the Mems Beth
any club last evening on the Green
Mountain club and the Long Trail.
w. n. Theriault was a visitor in
Burlington Friday.
Some 20 members of the Odd Fell
lows went to Waterbury last evening
and conferred the royal purple degree
in the encampment of that organiza-
tion.
Miss Marjorie Sears is in Mortified
to attend the annual freshman week
Of Norwich university.
Harry E. Bremen of the state depart
ment Of agriculture has returned from
Grand Isle, where he went on cream
cry busaess He went to Barre this
afternoon TO attend the annual meet
ing of the Granite City Cooperative
creamery.
V. r. Jones of the state department
Of agriculture will attend the annual
meeting of the MorrisyiIle Co-opera-
tive creamery shareholders in Morris
Vile Monday night and on Tuesday
will be in Rutland on cooperative
creamery matters.
A Jury was drawn before acting City
Judge II. c. Shurtleff this morning for
the trial by jury Of the case Of r. 6.
4 Dun & Co. vs. John Dobbs, a local
candy dealer The case was tried by
I jury in city court sometime ago and
the Jury reported Disagreement. The
case concerns an alleged contract on the
part Of the defendant TO subscribe to
the company's services. Theriault &
Hunt appear for the plaintiff and L. Z
Gleason for the defendant.
A. G. Preble. deputy FIRE marshal, has
returned from Newport where he Oh.
tained a confession from woman for
starting = fire. II is claimed that the
woman i also implicated in another
suspicious Gre. She il now in jail
The funeral Of Henry Martin King
was held in the Methodist church il
Worcester this afternoon AZ 2 O'Clock
Rev. Z. y. st. John officiating Burial
viii fe in the cemetery AZ Worcester
The i.esrers were. William Hall For.
Mt crav. Arthur Johnson and FFsnk
{ Hathaway.
A large and enthusiastic. audienrs
hard the enncert bv the Lotus NsIs
quartet of Boston given In the Nett.
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