The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
MONTPELIER
City Treasurer Merrill Received ss4,s27i4
In Taxes Saturday.


City Treasurer r. r. Merrill kept his
office open Saturday until midnight e
afford persons chance TO pay then
taxes without an extra assessment ioi
collection. A total OF $50 persons paio
their taxes on Saturday and the amount
OF money received was $54,S27l4. There
are 1906 taxpayers in Montpelier and
OF this number $40 have failed to make
their appearance at the city clerks office
The total amount Of taxes due is slight
ly less than $4,000, and during the
month $l4s,42l.sl was received, leaving
about $4,000 which must be collected
This amount is somewhat reduced, how
ever, as checks made out Friday and
Saturday are being received from resi-
dents who were out of the city and UNI
able to appear in person.
Robert Hawkins, employed at the Elks
home, left this morning for Atlantic
City, N. j., to pass two weeks.
Miss Clara Senter went to-day to
Keene, N. H., after few weeks visit in
the city vita relatives.
Miss Maud Hatch returned this morn.
ing to her home in Randolph, after max
ing a brief visit in the city with friends.
Miss Louise Bernadini has completed
her duties at the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
John n. Harvey, who is assisting Lieu
tenant Governor Hale X. Darling in re-
yising the statutes, returned Saturday
from Chelsea, where the work has been
going on fC.-stwo months. Mrs. Harry
Calcagni is employed as stenographer IN
assisting Mr.. Harvey.
Assistant Chief Ernest A. Powers OF
the fire department commenced to-day a
two weeks vacation from his duties and
with Mrs. Powers and tleir little daugh-
ter left for Woodbury. to pass week
with relatives.
Captain Coughlan and 81 members OF
Co. ii, v. n. G., left this morning on
the Central Vermont train for. Essex
Junction for the annual muster OF the
state militia. Most of the equipment
was sent last wck and everything has
been prepared for the gathering OF the
various companies.
BENJAMIN London is taking vacation
from his duties in the American Clothing
store and left this morning for Saratoga,
IN. Y.
II. S. Lowe returned this morning to
Littleton, n. H., after passing the week
end in this city with relatives.
A meeting OF the state board OF educa :
ton will be held at the State House
this evening to consider routine mat
tiers.
Thomas II. Cave, IT,, assistant state
treasurer. commences this evening two
weeks vacation from his duties.
Ned Marshall, remembered by residents
of Montpelier of two score years ago as
a former clerk at the Pavilion hotel, was
visitor in the city Saturday. Mr.. Mar
shall has been employed as clerk OF the
Randall hotel in Morrisyille for the past
few years.
George Barber of Glens Falls, n. Y, is
making a visit in the city. Mr.. Barber
resided in Montpelier for many years,
leaving II years ago.
Dawley Gould of Mortified street left
yesterday for Saratoga Springs, \. u,
where he will make a two weeks visit
with relatives.
William SGfiaig returned last evening
to his home in Waterbury after a visit
in the city with relatives. Mrs. Craig
will make weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. David Spicer.
Charles II. Barton visited Sunday in
Nor.bGald with reIafives
n. n. KAISER and wife of Waterbury
were visitors in the city Sunday.
Pounding the ball to All corners Of the
diamond and aided in the scoring by a
multitude OF errors, the Y. M. G. A. team
of the City league annexed their sixth
straight victory Saturday afternoon IN
a weird game, the Clerks being over
whelmed by q TO s score. The game
was called at the end of the eighth in
ming, the Y. NJ. c. A. players being ex'
hausted running the bases and the Clerks
nearly dead from chasing the ball. Milo
was pounded hard and was wild, passing
six and hitting two. Umpire Pierce was
selected as good subject to crab by
the PLAYERS and received some unde-
served knocks. A triple play was nearly
completed in the fourth inning, being
spoiled when Laird failed TO keep his
foot on the bag.
LAFAYETTE b. Allen Of Miami, Fla,
passed Saturday and yesterday IN this
city and Barre, leaving last night for
New York City. Mr.. Allen is a native
Of Bristol. his parents having removed
to Missouri when he was but year old.
For nearly 20 years Mr. Allen was an
editor of a newspaper in New Mexico
and az present Is identified with a sugar
and land company IN Miami. He came
to Vermont 10 look up his ancestry and
left. much impressed with Vermont seen
cry and hospitality.
Chairman Robert W. Simonds Of the
industrial accident board and the other
members Of the board, Messrs. Pease and
Daniels, are expected in the city tonight.
Mr.. Simonds has been 80 for a month,
but has recovered 80 that be viii be able
TO give attention 70 his duties again. A
total Of 275 accidents were reported 20
the board during July.
Robert johnson. employed by the Cap
ital Citv Press. sustained serious injury
10 three fingers 81 bis right hand while
feeding q Job press saturday afternoon.
some paper became caught in the press
and while be- vas removing The paper b
got his fingers caught. Dr. Psrmenter
vas cslied 30 dress his wounds.
WASHINGTON