The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-05
MONTPELIER


Earle Billings who received broken
Jaw bone last week white playing base
baIl II gaiDing ii nice shape, Bat he still
has considerable trouble il tdclsling il
square meal.
As a result of a house to house can
vass Of the city to tabulate the NUM-
Ter 81 faucets using city water, the
water tax bills due October ! will Snow
about 200 changes, mostly an increase
The additional revenue the city win
derive from this canvass will more than
doubly pay for hiring extra men 70 do
the work.
1t Is reported, though unofIically,
that Rev. Andrew GilIies, pastor severai
years ago of the Methodist church 81
this city and who has since given his
well known lecture here, English, Az.
She Is Spoke win accept call III the
near future To the Trinity church of
Minneapolis Mimi. If conference before
which the Watter win have to come, de-
cides fayorably. Rev. Mr.. Gilhes is one
Of the most able preachers III New Eng
land
AtNA* III ildHlClS 1JbtCteHltfa Oi u AltSf
burg, Pa, pastor Of Christ church there.
accompanied By Mrs. Dorchester, visited
at Montpelier seminary Tuesday after-
noon. DR. Dorchester was at one time
q student at the seminary graduating
at Wesleyan university IN 1s74, came
here and taught Latin and Greek at the
seminary for a few years, married his
wife here she being a Rydgste giri and
a gTaauatc OF the seminary, and was
professor Of English literature in Bos-
ton university for several years.
n. r. Merrill, leader Of the Monfpel,
Ter Military band, received letter this
morning from Senator Fred i. Davis of
Windsor county notifying him that the
Montpelier Military band had been se-
lected 10 furnish music at the first state
fair To be neld in White River Junction
on Oceober /, 2, and 3. There were
several applications for this Job and II
Is highly ilattering 10 Montpciief'a
musical organization that it was selected
from among the finest.
Somebody broke into the gate house
at the Montpelier reservoir The 0tncf
day and stole grindstone. The grind
stone has disappeared, at any rate, and
Is believed to be stolen, although pos.
sibly IL may have been dumped into
the Tacewav or pond. The water DEPART
ment has been troubled so mlien BY mis-
chief makers or maker recently that Il
has reached point where patience
ceased to be virtue. The department
finds Il almost impossible 10 keep the
wire fence intact. Every time ii Il re-
paired someone comes along and cuts IL
down.
The DiCkerman. Whitney Lumber COM
pany Of Braintree nave filed articles Of
association IN the office Of Secretary Of
State and are 20 do an kinds If lumber
business. consisting Of selling, manu-.
featuring and shipping. The timber will
be cut in Bralntree. The capital stock
OF the company Of $4,000 divided into
100 shares. The subscribers Of the cor
poration are William +. Chapman Of
New york; A. G. Whitney and G. r..
Diekerman of Braintree; M NJ Wilson
and Catherine Metzger Of Randolph.
Football prospects at the seminary
are rosy this year and the boys hope
to make first rate showing in the
game. Practice will be commenced The
latter part Of this week and it il ex-
pected that there viii be some % or 30
out for drill Not only Is there large
number Of men but they are good ma
terial for the game and can be brought
into excellent shape, with the aid Of
THE football coach, MCGOWAN, who Is to
have charge Of The team This idea Of
director for the athletic teams Of the
school IS well liked by the students and
better teams are hoped for s. a result.
The city clerk has received q supply
81 blanks for licensing nonresident
hunters II reports are true several per.
SONS in EaAt Montpelier and vicinity
aave violated the law since September
by shooting partridges The Law this
year on game birds is on till September
Is Non-residents must pay license OF
SIS to shoot game birds, SIS 10 nunt
deer with horns or SIS for double
license 20 hunt game birds and deer.
The 25 employees Of the Central Yer.
mont railway named BY States Attor-
ney Benjamin Gates in his original COM
plant against the road for ignoring the
weekly payment law received their pay
yesterday The rest Of the employees
here and in Barre are listening foY the
whistle Of the pay car.
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