The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-29
MONTPELIER
Conference on State Building Friday Did
Not Amount to Much.

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The members of the state hnilding
commission, composed OF Gov. II. +. Ora.
ham, G. w. Gates of Franklin, G. p
Smith of Burlington, W. w. Stickney OF
Ludlow, and IL. w. Varnum OF Cam
bridge, held a meeting in the State House
Friday afternoon. 1t had been arranged
that discussion at considerable length
on the new building and other matters
pertaining to the remodelng of the cap
itol to comply with the recent legisla-
ture would take place, but owing to the
trains being late, some OF the members
OF the commission did not arrive until
after o'clock, so that but little was
done and adjournment was taken until
Jan. 10.
The alumni basketball team of Mont
peler high school and the varsity team
OF the same school played a game in the
armory Friday evening in which the
alumni Won by score of 80 to "a. II
was fast game, the teams being evenly
matched, and they see sawed back and
forth as TO the one leading in scoring,
until a few seconds before the whistle
blew for the end of the game, when
Harold Smith, who has recently enlisted
in the aviation department, threw
basket, tying the score Five minutes
extra was played to decide the honors
In that period the alumni had the bet
ter of the match, Clifton Smith throwing
three baskets, while Clark threw a cou.
pie for safe measure, winning the game
The varsity played good game and
while the boys are much lighter than
those OF a year ago, they look like com.
ers. Donnolly at guard, McAvoy at cen
ter, kenfield, Smith and Ledden at for
wards, looked like regulars ON the team
although Coach Edwards has not yet Sc.
lected the regular men. lie tried out |
several OF them last evening with good |
showing for each of them. The sum
mary:
Alumni High School |
Clark, fe ................,. (, X. Smith
,ulieh' I,st... +, Ledden
H. Smith, fg ............,, 4, Mills
Bailey, Ct ...,.......c McAvoy, Lackey
=. Smlth, z, c,...........e Whitcomb
rape, ........... &. Connolly, Milo /
Score Alumni 30. high school "a: 1
baskets, Clark 7, G. Smith 4, Cullen. II. Il
Smith 2. ~ Smith 5, Ledden 4, Mills. Il
Whitcomb, McAvoy l. time, Commute 4
periods, and five minute period.
Gov H. f. Graham left last evening toI
spend the week end at his home in
craftsbury
Misses Beatrice Holton and Mary Wat. /
son of the federal district board are
working for the local exemption board
or few days. The questonnaires have
commenced to arrive from the local ex
'mption boards at the Office of the dis
rict board, but the board will not work 1
ipon them until enough arrive so that
me person caIi>giye all of his or her time
o the work. Next week they viii come
aster il is expected. Il
Col. H. 7. Johnson and Capt Stephen /
'ushing of the adiutant generals office
re at their homes in Bradford and st
Albans for the week end
Miss Julia Holland will commence on
1onday a short leave of absence from
er work in the governors office.
Manager John H. Gowdey has in
tailed the selling station for the thrift
lamps in the Office of the New England
telephone company IN Montpelier and
xpects as soon as the necessary blanks
nd advertising matter arrives 70 do the
anne in Barre This VII give the EN-
loyes Of the company and patrons of II ]
chance to buy the stamps. II is under
-ood that the same thing is to occur in :
her Vermont Offices
Mrs. NJ e. Roben Of Auburn, Ne, ar
we'd Friday evening for visit with :
,latiyes in the city. .
Mrs. L. J. Hathaway and baby, who :
ave been visiting here, have gone to =
leir home in Middlebury =
Miss Ruth Lamson has gone to st. .
TO visit with relatives until 2
ter the holiday. !