The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-12
MONTPELIER.
Frank M. Cory Doesn't Want to Sell
Loomis Street Property.

The announcement by Frank NJ. Cory
to the school board last night that he
did not care to sell his LOOMS street
property practically eliminates that a.
a site for the proposed new high school
IA the same meeting II, w. Park wrote
that his mother had set a price OF So
500. which was $500 less than previously
fixed. The board voted last night to
have Wilson Potter, an architect, come
here at once and look over the proposed
Main street site and to see what changes
would have 10 be made in the plans to
conform with that site.
The fire alarm was tested yesterday
and found to be in perfect order. l.. G.
Bills, the German representative, made
the test with Chief Pattee.
Elizabeth Farrell sustained a second
shock last Sunday and is in critical
condition, at the home of her brother,
Patrick Farrell, who lives in the Jones
brook neighborhood.
| The Vermont state board Of pharmacy
will hold its April meeting at the State
House on Tuesday, April Q, at 10 a. m.
for the giving examinations 10 candidates
who desire license to practice pharmacy
in the state.
The parents and teachers conference
in the memorial room Of the city hall
yesterday afternoon was largely attend
ed, and an article on Habit" was pre-
scented by Mrs. r. +. Bliss and another
on Right Thought by Mrs. J. B. Es-
tee.
J. w. Atwood of Randolph and T. j.
Moher Of Rutland are in town making
the usual tests OF the weights and meas
ures standards used by the state depart
ment. The standards are kept at the
State House and have to be tested semi
annually.
The city teachers met yesterday after
noon and decided to take a quarter Of
mile of the penny slips" to be distrib,
uted in the interests of the Teachers
Retirement Fund association. There are
sixteen pennies to foot and each strip
of paper is to be filled with pennies and
returned to the teachers for the fund
In city court yesterday afternoon Rod.
ney Mcdonald took sentence OF 80
DAYS for intoxieation; James Dalton
pleaded guilty to non-support and the
case was continued for sentence; and
Jacob Lyman was adiudged guilty Of
breach Of the epace and fined $40, after
which he took an appeal j. G. Wing
represented the last named,
The Ministers Monday club met at /
the seminary yesterday, and Rev. W. c. |
Johnson read paper on "Modern Educa- !
tional Movements and the Proper Atti- |
tude for the Clergy toward Them" There |
were fifteen clergymen present. On ac-
count Of the Methodist conference, it |
was decided to hold the April meeting /
on the first Monday instead OF the
second Monday OF the month.
A meeting for permanent organization
of local tribe of the Red Men viii be /
held on March is, when the state organ.
izer, G. A. Twitchel OF Brattleboro, will \
be present, together with the great chief
OF the state organization. The Barre and
East Barre degree teams viii also par
ticipate in the meeting The officers OF
the provisional organization, recently
elected are as follows Prophet, G. \.
Lang; sachem, DIR. Il. G. Barrett senior
sycamore, James Jerome; junior saga
more. Fred g. Ninton: keeper Of records,
Henry Jeromei collector OF wampum,
Albert Moore; keeper of wampum, Ar.
thur Whitcomb; one. two and three year
trustees. Horace Farnham, John G. Wing
and James Crimmins
At special meeting of the executive
board OF the Woman's club last night,
plans were made for the entertainment
IF the State federation which comes here
in June. The chairman of che social
was authorized to take charge
lf the preliminary arrangements, and
she was empowered to name assistants
Tor the details OF the work. Also last
night the club voted S25 for the Yer
mont Teachers Retirement fund Two
lew members were elected, and an
was made that c. d. Howe,
tate ornithologist, is to give a lecture
IN birds in Montpelier next month under
he auspices of the club.