The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-09
MONTPELIER
Forty Towns Have Not Paid Direct
State Tax.

In spite of the fact that the payment
of the direct state tax was due in the
state treasurer's office on or before Nov
|. there are still 40 towns that have not
paid their allotment of the tax as based
upon their grand list. The only county
in which every town has paid is Grand
Isle. There was due in the same office
on or before the same date the taxes
from the banking institutions in the
state, OF these all of the national banks
have paid, while the savings bank and
and trust companies and the savings
banks have not all made their payments.
Supt. j. f. Maun and Atty Charles
Black of the Central Vermont railway
were in conference with Supt. HI. +. Fol
som of the Boston & Maine and Supt.
A. A. Stebbins of the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad Thursday evening over
matters in which each company is inter
ested.
II. T. Sands of Boston was in the city
Thursday on matters relative to the bond
issue Barre and Montpelier having de-
cided by their city councils to place the
matter OF granting new franchise be-
fore the voters, the officials of the COM
pany are seeing the bond holders before
the city meetings are called. For they
do not want the cities to go to the ex-
pense of calling meetings if the bond
holders will not agree to the new fran
chise and extend the bonds. 1t is neces-
sary that each bond holder be seen be-
fore the matter is closed up. 1t is not
enough that a majority of the holders
are seen, but every bond must be repre-
sented through its holders. Mrs. Sands
is meeting with good success.
Russell c. Collins of East Montpelier
was appointed administrator in the es-
tate of Arthur Fl. Wells, late of East |
Montpelier, in probate court this morn
ing. F. F. Wilder of Waitsfed settled |
his account as administrator of the es
tate of H. j. Freeman, late of Duxbury, |
on Thursday afternoon. The estate of |
A. g. Comolli, late of Barre, has been |
presented for probate and Armando CO. |
molli has been appointed executor of the
estate James Mackay and c. M. Wiley
of Barre have been appointed appraisers
State Fuel Administrator H. J. NJ.
Jones has appointed as the fuel com
mittee for South Royalton, Amos Eaton,
chairman, Charles Tarbell and C. w.
Gov. Fl. F. Graham, accompanied by
zen, L. s. Tillotson, left this morning
for Burlington, where they attend the
annual Red Cross meeting of the state
organization. Governor Graham is the
speaker of the session.
The dance given in city hall Thursday
.vening by Miss Berman to raise money
or the use of the boys at the front from
Vermont was attended by about so cou-
lies.
Merrill Freedom and Joanna Freedom, !,
hildren of Edward Freedom, were
'rought into Juvenile court this morning '
IN the charge of being delinquent and
eglected children. The testimony of the c
amily was taken and the matter was a
eft with the court for investigation and 9
rider. The infant child of George Pat. I
erson, ir., was also before the same 5
ourt this morning as a neglected and a
elinquent child. This case was contin Q
ed until Monday.
Chief Gunner's Mate John Alvin goes b
D Barre Monday to spend a few days a
EXPLAINING the big torpedo that has been /
isplayed in a drug store in that city and >
'hich will on Monday be removed to the b
paulding high school. Z
The condition of Mrs. L. o. Sherburne, a
.ho has been very i'll for some weeks, &
as critical to-day She had bad spell N
st night and it was feared she would CO
OF survive the night. She is the wife of
ey. L. O. Sherburne, who has for many ct
ears been very prominent in the Meth q
list church of Vermont. IN
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