The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
MONTPELIER

The Houston Trout club, Inc, of Barr,
has filed articles of corporation in thu
secretary of states office, with capita
stock of 5000, OF so shares. The sub
scribers are DIR. j. w. Stewart, Johr
IO'Leary, A. G. Moore, J. +. Higgins and
James Mackay of Barre and r. F. Hous
ton of Northfeld They ask authority
to manage a trout club
| The semi-annual payment of the taxes
of the railroads and steamship compan-
les in the state is being made. The pay
ment was due Oct. Is and therefore to-
days mail brought most of them to the
state treasurer's office, while the remain
der viii arrive Wednesday. The rail
roads were prompt in the payment Of
| their taxes. There are 50 companies
which pay, under the statutes, total of
S277 ,99l.22. OF that sum the Barre &
Chelsea railroad pays Ss,7s6, the Barre &
Montpelier Traction & Power Co. ST.,
l3l250, the Central Vermont railroad S62,-
800 and the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad S9,9o5.25.
Commissioner of Education NJ B. Hill
legas is in Lyndonville to-day with other
prominent men of the state, their mum
Der including several newspaper editors.
Mr. Hillegas invited the delegation to
look over the work which is being done
at the Vail school. Among the editors
whe are attending the meeting are H. L.
Hindley of the Rutland Herald, w. j.
Bigelow of the st. Johnsbury Caledonian,
Wallace Gilpin of Barton and C. f, Wal
ters of the st. Johnsbury Republican.
T.. 4.,x, Il.
a member of the party.
Gov. II. +. Graham, accompanied by
Major Harvey GoodelI, his secretary of
civil and military affairs, left last night
for Springfield, Mass, where they are to
attend the eastern states dairy exhibi-
tion. Following the visitation there,
Governor Graham will go to Boston to
attend the meeting of the New England
governors with the fuel administrators
of the different states.
The appointment of DR. J. ?. Clifford of
Randolph as member of the local board I
Of exemption in place of DIR. +. c. Angel /
Of the same town has been received at |
the office of Gov. II. f. Graham. DR.
Angel recently resigned because of hay
ng accepted an appointment in the regu
board in the further work in Orange
county. The appointment was made by
President Wilson and like other appoint
nents was upon the recommendation of
Governor Graham.
Benjamin Bean, for many years a resi-
lent of FaystOn, died at the home of his
laughter, Mrs. Dennis of Elm street, aft
II an illness of four days with pneu-
nonia. He was born in 1886 in St
fimie, p. Q. He is survived by daugh-
er named above and son, d. j. Bean
+ Ashburnham, Mass, and brother and
lister living in Quebec. He came to Fay II
ton in early life, living there some so :
ears. During his residence there Mrs Il
team died. The funeral takes place at Ii
0:30 o'clock Wednesday morning in d
foretown. In
Capt A. E. Williamson of the British '
anadian recruiting mission, representing 4
he British government, as a result of III
be courtesy of Provost Marshal Crowder b
Washington, ID. c., is looking over the \
scords in the Office of the federal dis h
riot board for the purpose of getting in a
for his government relative
, aliens who may be in this country, Il
le purpose being TO give the aliens who b
Jay be British subjects a chance 70 en- Il
st under their own colors. He is gath a
ing such information as NAV show the Il
ativity Of the registrants in Vermont. a
cluding the date Of birth. parents and
le length of time they have lived in
le country. Captain Williamson has
,en in Massachusetts doing similar a
ork and this morning commenced the
ork in the local federal district board
it'll a number of stenogrsphers. most
whom were from the National Life N
suranee company Offices Before those m
hO have claimed exemption as aliens q
e forced into service Of the country of A
cir nativity they viii he offered an op- r
Tor enlistment and each win "
eivea warning before any final ac- q
IN Is taken IN the matter. 81