The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
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MONTPELIER

One of the shortest city council meet
mgs of the year took place Thursday
evening, but little business being under
consideration. The water committee was
authorized TO prepare a deed for the sale
of piece of land owned by the city near
Berlin pond to S. II. Brown for consid-
Grafton Of 5000. The matter of selling
corn barn and an elm tree owned by the
city on property near the same pond to
A. W. Patnaude was left to the water
committee. The report of the inspection
of the portable boiler used for thawing
water showing need Of repairs, was re-
ceiyed The complaint of W. Q. Estus
relative to water running into his cellar
was placed on file, there being no action
needed in view of the city having no au-
thority in the matter,
Mrs. r. NJ Benway and daughter of
Schenectady, n Y, are visiting with Mr.
and Mrs r. H. Tracy.
j. g. Brown, insurance commissioner,
and Miss Florence Reed of the same Office
are in ST. Adams to-day, holding hear
ing relative TO insurance matters.
Bennett c. Douglass executive clerk Of
the office Of commissioner of education, is
i'll with influenza Miss Marguerite Hunt
ing of the same Office is slowly recover
ing.
Mrs. S. S. Ballard has gone to Chicago
having been called by the illness Of Ed
ward, her son.
b. A. Sumner, who has recently been
appointed district deputy of the Knights
Of Pythias, is completing his arrange
ments for a district meeting in Montpel-
Ter the latter part of next month. 1t is
expected that the Barre degree team will
do the work. This meeting is held in or
der that members of the Legislature who
are members of the order may attend the
meeting.
If the present plan is completed the
governors reception, which is generally
held on Thursday night of the first week
of the legislature, viii take place in the
executive office of the governor Friday
afternoon and win be followed in the
evening by the governors ball TO be given
by the Arab patrol in city hail. for which
plans are being completed.
The body of Lake Daniels, who lived
many years in Calais, is expected here in
few days and the funeral will take
place at Point Comfort, with burial in
cemetery in Woodbury. Private Daniels,
who was a son of Mrs Gardnc- Cclley %
Portsmouth, n. H.. died OF pneumonia
following influenza in Santa Domingo,
where he served with the marine corps.
The radiogram was sent by Brig Gen.
Charles L. Long, commanding the corps
at that place, TO Mrs Celley, who is liv-
ing now in Portsmouth, stating that the
body would be brought back to the Unit
ed States and that unless other arrange
ments were made it would be buried in a.
national cemetery; but arrangements
have been made TO bring it to Calais
Private Daniels enlisted in Boston in
1916 He was native of Woodbury. and
was born March "a, 1897, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles Daniels, and there he
lived until he was dozen years of age.
He went to Boston some years ago and
was employed there when he enlisted. He
is survived by his mother and his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Van 0rnam
of Calais
Sergeant.at.Ar Dwight Dwinel is
getting affairs in shape for the beginning
of legislature, which occurs Jan. s. the
day following supreme court converting.
His men are rushing the work to get
rooms that have been vacated by the fuel
and food administrations in shape The
district board is closing up its work and
moving out material as fast as il can so
that the Senate chamber may be put in
order Some of the data will be stored
awaiting advice from the government.
The commissioner of weights and meas
ures is getting his furnishings retouched
to be moved into the new office on the
front side Of the building and the room
which he has used will be occupied by the
library reference bureau and legislative
craftsmen.
G. Il. Sunderland, who has been visit
ing with Mrs. Sunderland during the holt
day, went back to Pelham Bay last night.
Mrs Inez Bessett is taking vacation
from her work in the bank commission
er's Office Mrs. +. II. Burbank is taking
her place while she is away.
Mr. and Mrs. r. +. brennan of Wood
bury have been visiting in the city.
Miss Jessie Watson, employed in the
weights and measures office, il visiting in
Boston for few days. Miss Agnes
Lynch of the same office is i'll at her
home in Montpelier
The case of Benjamin Gates, as admin
istrator of the estate of Maude Moore,
late Of Montpelier vs. A. l. Green of
Franklin, n H., has been entered in com-
ty court. This is suit brought to re-
cover the face value OF a note to which
mortgage was attached. The note, it is
understood, amounted to about S75.
Charles Plumley is moving the tax
commissioners department from North
field to the office allotted him on the third
floor Of the new state building. The load
of goods came here by automobile on
Thursday afternoon.
John Avery of the library bureau at
the State House has gone to Middlebury,
where he was called by the death Of a
relative.