The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-09
MONTPELIER
Whiskey and Beer Found By Police In
Putnam Street Raid.

Determined that illegal liquor traffic II
this city shall be curtailed, II not entirely
stopped, local police officers, armed with
a search and seizure warrant issued by
Grand Juror Theriault engineered the
fourth raid within 10 days yesterday
afternoon, the house OF G. Monti on Put
nam street being the objective point
The raiding party consisted OF Chief Con-
molly, Officers Sloan and Baldwin and
Special Officer Mcdonald They were sue
cessful in their hunt for contraband
goods, finding two and half quarts OF
whskey and half barrel OF bottled beer.
Mont was placed under arrest and taken,
together with the liquor, to the county
jail. Later in the afternoon he was ar
raigned before Judge Harvey in city court
and bail was fixed at $500. He failed to
furnish the amount required and passed
the night in jail. A hearing will be held
next Monday morning.
The state board of education continued
its meeting at the State House to-day
after having held a meeting last evening
with all the members present. The board
is discussing plans for the supervision OF
school work as mapped out by the new
school law and many letters have been
sent to school directors throughout the
state so that when appointments are
made by the board, satisfaction may be
had by all parties so far as possible. The
many changes in the school system mean
a great deal of work for the new board,
especially in perfecting the organization.
1t is asserted that no choice will be made
by the board of new commissioner OF
education until another meeting. When
this will be held has not been decided. |
George Bagley, who suffered a shock |
while running his engine on the Montpe |
lier & Wells River railroad some months
ago, is out and recovering slowly.
Owing to the fact that Governor Gates
will be busy for the next two weeks. a
meeting of the state building commission
will not be held probably until the last
week in this month. Governor Gates, to-
gether with Horace Graham and w. w.
Sticknev, subcommittee of the commits
sion, conferred last evening at the State
House in regard to plans, but nothing
definite was done.
At bridge party last evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank II. Puffer of
100 Elm street, the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Nancy c. Puffer, to Her
bert d. Gibson of Mortified was an.
nounced. The announcement came as a
surprise to the small party of friends
who had assembled. Miss Puffer is en-
ployed in the state library and Mr.. Glib
son was formerly employed in the Reed
ewelry store in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter n. Crockett left =
his morning for Burlington, where Mr.. :
rocket has some work to do in eonnec- !
ion with his new position with the Uni
gersity of Vermont. Before returning
hey will make preparations to occupy
heir new home in Burlington.
Wesley Erwin left this morning for st.
Adams to report for duty at the Central
Vermont Office. Mr.. Erwin is one of
many who were temporarily dropped J
rom the payroll because Of business con- i
itions, but business is rapidly improving \
m the line and the men are being re.
allied. If,
A baseball game between the varsity Il
cam and nine picked from visiting
lumni OF Montpelier seminary will take i,
lace this afternoon on the campus. T