The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
MONTPELIER
Board Of Trade Considering the War
Chest Idea.

Board Of Trade Considering the Wal
| Chest Idea.
The first meeting of the Montpelier
Board of Trade since the new officers
took hold of the work was held Tuesday
evening with a small attendance. The
principle matter under consideration was
a war chest fund for the purpose of tax
ing care of all finances to be raised dur
ing the present year for any and all pur-
poses connected with the war; and a
committee composed of John Adams, II.
ID. Larrabee, Il. NJ. Cory and Rev. +. II.
Leach, with Pres. G.. III. Almon, was APP
lpointed for the purpose of further dis
cussing the matter and reporting to an
early meeting, probably of the Montpe-
lier public safety committee and the
people of the city. The proposition was
presented by John Adams, who explained
how Syracuse, n. Y, and other New
York cities are handling the matter and
the ease with which the finances are tax
en- care of. Brattleboro is working out
plan along the same lines. If this plan
| is instituted all solicitations of funds
having anything to do with the war will
be stopped. There will be one solicita-
ton and the amount person contributes
will be paid monthly, the sum that he
gives for the year being divided If he so
elects. The following new members were
accepted: r. w. Ryder, III. W, Davis,
H. w. Baker, p H. Hoadley, Clarence
Haskins. A. e. Theriault, G. c. Cowan,
Warren Lowe, +. J. Marshall and r. B
Jones, although the membership commit
tee has been named but week. The
plan of work was presented fer the con
sideration of the membership, and the
following are the ehairmen OF the various
committees: Finance, j, b. Estee; mem
bership, +, A. Harris; banquet, r. G..
Bowers; merchants. c, Il. Kingsbury; /
manufacturers, Fred Blanchard; new in i
dustries, +, II. Tracy; rural relations,
n. A. Goodwin: tours of acquaintance,
s. s. Ballard conventions, l.. I'll. Greene;
war committee, f. NJ. Cory.
Judge r. ?. Slack has filed the decree
in three suits brought by Maryland
fidelity companies against j. &. Brown
as insurance commissioner, in which
they attempted to avoid the payment of
$500 license fees, each, to do business in
this state The decree sustained the
states point of law upon long unused
statute which provided that where a ,
state demanded of Vermont insurance
a certain fee that Vermont ,
nav demand like fee from the com ,
Danies of that state. Mr.. Brown tried to I
,olIeet the same fee of each of the three
MARYLAND companies that the National
Life Insurance company pays in Mary
and. with the result that the suit to en-
DIN him from collection was brought.
That has failed, but it is understood the !
asses are to 90 to supreme court on ex-
eptions. =
William Carey, who has been employed \
Is operator for several years in the local \
Office of the Western Union
ompany, has been promoted to manager .
# the office of the company in Littleten, =
T. H., and left to-day for that village TO n
ssume charge of the affairs. Mr.. Carey, +
Ike Edward Carey, the new manager OF n
he local office, commenced work as =
Messenger boy. They were promoted to =,
about the same time and have 1,
yorked together. They are not relatives ~
he new manager Of the Littleton office IL
as earned the promotion, for he is re- "
able operator who has done great deal h,
D help in the efficiency of the local of h,
ce in his several years as operator.
Rev. C. A. BOYD Of Burlington, general Il
seretary of the state Sunday school as oil
ociation, spoke at 3 o'clock Tuesday OF
fternoon to the students of Montpelier
upon "A Challenge of A
hance," in which he told the student
,dy of the opportunity they have to
, Sunday school work. appealing to -
lem to get into this work so that they
ay help along the religious work, of
hich there is much need at this time in
e country's history. Tomorrow after |
non he will meet the executive commit
e of the Washington County Sunday
hool association relative to holding its ,,
nual meeting in this city May s. It is
pected at the meeting Thursday that ;
e plans win be perfected. r
The ward committee met Tuesday {
ening and it was decided that the eau S
ses would be held ON Feb 20 and 81, G
E ward caueuses the Goth and the gem &
II caucus the 2lst.
Newspapers from Columbia, S. c.. re 2
to the excellent basketball playing of II
vi Kelley. formerly of this city, who U
a member of the quartermasters bas- I
ball team at the camp near there. |
e team, of which Roy Sanbom of
rthfield is also a member, has defeated
,rything in the camp and tonight il
" against the college team in Column
!. Mr. Kelley. who played guard with
championship Montpelier high school
m last winter, is playing forward on
quartermaster team, while Mr.. San
n plays guard. The Others were col
e players.
The Glover Riviere Auto Sales COM
". Inc. OF Rutland, has filed articles
the Office of the secretary of state for
purpose Of conducting an automobile
iness in Rutland with a capital stock
s. O00 The subscribers are Ira A.
yer Of Dorset. Eugene and Elizabeth
iere Of Rutland
ov. II. =. Graham arrived at the ex
tive chambers this morning. Major
-vey Goodeli accompanied him here
night.
lsurance Commissioner J. q. Brown
iefaiupd Al home with 4 hard cold q